01/12/2026
We have all met *that* guy. He has a freshly minted seminary degree, a killer logo he designed on Canva, and a vision statement that uses the word "authentic" three times. He is absolutely certain that his church is going to be different. He isn't just going to plant a church; he is going to "take the city for Jesus!"
If you’ve ever felt even a hint of that energy in your own bloodstream… congratulations. You’ve visited the summit of what psychologists call the Dunning–Kruger Effect: the tendency for people who are new at something to overestimate how good they are at it, mainly because they don’t yet know what the skill actually requires.
This isn’t a character flaw. It’s a human flaw. And for church planters, it’s not just awkward—it’s expensive, exhausting, and sometimes fatal to the work.
We have all met that guy. He has a freshly minted seminary degree, a killer logo he designed on Canva, and a vision statement that uses the word "authentic" three times. He is absolutely certain that his church is going to be different. He isn't just going to plant a church; he is going to "take t...
