Check out this post from Perry Noble: 4 Questions  Church Planters Must Answer.  The main points are below – you can see the entire post here.

#1 – Cool or Called? - do you have a genuine call from God to plant? will

#2 – Problems or Potential? – are the problems of other churches your basis for planting?

#3 – Vacation or Vision?- if you aren’t willing to work…church planting isn’t for you!

#4 – Imitation or Revelation? – are you becoming who God called you to be or a repeat of who someone else is?