Zach de Vaux, Part 2: Planting a Church from Nothing
February 21, 2020
From Orchard Church’s first service, Zach has witnessed God’s favor and providence for this church plant. In this episode, Zach walks through the evolution of Orchard from a family Bible study to a small but purposeful congregation.
When his pastor suggested starting a church, Zach balked – and then God began to show him the people in his life who needed the kind of church he was going to plant. With the support of his family, Zach began meeting with others in his parents’ house until the opportunity arose to meet at a local YMCA. God had told him that Orchard would be a place for those who had never been to church or had been hurt by the church, and that’s exactly who showed up to the first official service.
Listen in to this episode to hear more about Zach’s calling, and find out about his niche small business.
Jump Through the Conversation
[1:17] Disclaimers to this episode
[2:10] Comparing Zach’s church plant vs a denominational church plant
[4:39] Zach’s life before starting a church, including his pet marker business
[8:51] Zach’s call to plant a church and encouragement from pastor and father
[13:33] The start of Orchard Church
[16:32] Early growth at Orchard Church
[17:41] Zach’s advice to start taking up an offering
[18:57] How God’s hand was evident in the people He brought to Orchard Church
[21:41] Adam’s epilogue on bivocational pastorship
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