For many PCA pastors, they know how to preach the gospel and minister to people, but they haven’t been taught things like how to build a leadership pipeline, how to establish a strategic vision, or practical church finance skills.

The joyous celebration was, in the words of planting pastor Chris Talley, a remembrance of God’s faithfulness. “It wasn’t to celebrate ourselves but to worship Jesus and tell the story of what He’s done among ordinary people.”

"Events like this which seek to care for and keep church planters cared for and on mission is one of the reasons we chose to be a part of this movement.”