Paul admonishes young Timothy that godliness with contentment is great gain 1Tim. 6:6. I hope that as church planters we are all in this thing for the right reasons. In verse 11 he says that we shold flee the things, and consequences that come with wanting to be rich: temptaion and a snare, foolish and hurtful lusts, destruction and perdition, loving money, erring from the faith, and having many sorrows. He follows up by saying that we should follow after righteousness, faith, love, patience, meekness, and that we should fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life whereunto thou art also called. If we as leaders of the church would only follow this advice, I believe that our churches would be more healthy, grow, and reproduce.
Wayne
New York Church Planter 