I have been reading about how the church got started in the book of Acts and I have to tell you I am not so sure I would have wanted to be a church starter back then. It did have its highs and lows, like almost everything in life.
On the high side, Peter gave one sermon and the church had 3,000 people. Not quite working like that today. On the low side, they argued over who was going to get their way. Who would get the food offering and who would be left out. On the low side, if the towns people did not like what you were saying they would stone you, not a bad option today some might say. On the high side, if the leader knew you were lying, he could call you into the office and you would die, and so would your wife.
On the high side, you got to live a lot of places because you were always being scattered throughout the region. On the low side, your enemies always seem to know where you went and they would follow you.
So there were lots of ups and downs when starting a church in Acts. There still are today and it is so much fun.
~Grace & Peace~