Church Planting

Church Planting

A Biblical Model for Mission

3 Types of People

• CP is unnecessary• CP is great• CP is great and know why

Reasons for CP

• True to Biblical mandate

Reasons for CP cont …

• True to Biblical mandate• True to Great Commission

Reasons for CP cont …

• True to Biblical mandate• True to Great Commission• Exercise in Kingdom-mindedness

Reasons for CP cont …

• True to Biblical mandate• True to Great Commission• Exercise in Kingdom-mindedness• Foster church renewal

ACNA Strategy

Bp. John Guernsey

ANiC Strategy

• November 2008Projects - 1Plants - 2 Parishes - 18

• November 2009Projects - 10Plants - 6 Parishes - 26

ANiC Strategy

• Organic nature of CPBiblical languageChurch – ecclesia

ANiC Strategy (cont …)

• 5 year sustained vision• 2 streams

reactiveactive/strategic

ANiC Strategy (cont …)

• Active/StrategicIdentify 6 major urban centresDemographic researchLists of people for core groups

ANiC Strategy (cont …)

• Develop ProclamationRecruiting tool

The 1000 Churches Proclamation

ANiC Strategy (cont …)

• Develop CP SummitLate Spring 2010CP BasicsEssay

Generates a pool of interested candidatesIncreases understanding of various CP’s

ANiC Strategy (cont …)

• Recruiting TourSeminariesSchoolsChurchesCross denominational

Pray for 20 people

ANiC Strategy (cont …)

• Use Summit to begin assessmentidentify 10 candidatesindependent assessmentbegin to align planters with projects

ANiC Strategy (cont …)

• Raise $ for projects3 year matching fundsyr 1 60kyr 2 40kyr 3 30k120k per project over 3 years = 720k over 3-5 yrs

ANiC Strategy (cont …)

• Prelaunch Work

A Biblical Model of Mission

Bp. Doc Loomis

A Biblical Model of Mission

• Movement not Institution• Revival and Repentance• Anglican realignment as a footnote

A Biblical Model of Mission

“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest” Jesus (Luke 10:2).