Shownotes
Lee Stephenson, executive director of Church Planting for Converge, talks with Randy and Amy Moore of Revolution Church, McKinney, Texas, about how to protect your marriage as church planters.
1:14 Amy says the No. 1 thing is making sure your marriage is healthy. She recommends going to counseling to work on any issues you might have in your marriage before you start to plant.
3:35 Randy says, "We know that God’s called us to our marriage first. Before he gave us this call [to plant], he gave us that call."
4:44 Amy talks about the importance of designating a date day with your spouse.
5:27 Randy discusses the emotional stress he and Amy endured after decided to plant their church, including the loss of her father.
6:38 Amy and Randy say that it’s invaluable to have relationships with people you can genuinely trust and pray with.
8:58 Lee asks Randy and Amy about what it’s like working on the same staff together.
9:48 Randy says a huge thing for couples is to realize that your biggest cheerleader should be your spouse.
11:09 Amy talks about how she felt called into ministry before meeting Randy.
12:34 Randy says one of the initial challenges they faced was him not giving Amy a voice during staff meetings.