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Church Planting Survivability and Health Study 2007
Compiled by the Center for Missional Research, NAMB.
Church Planting Church Planting Survivability Survivability
and and Health Study Health Study
20072007
Best PracticesBest PracticesEd Stetzer Ed Stetzer Phillip ConnorPhillip Connor
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METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY• Following the multi-denominational study for church planting Following the multi-denominational study for church planting survivability and health, further surveying and analysis of other survivability and health, further surveying and analysis of other denominations was requested. The goal of this over sampling was denominations was requested. The goal of this over sampling was to learn what particular denominations are doing well among their to learn what particular denominations are doing well among their church planting systemschurch planting systems
• Over 100 factors for higher attendance and baptism were tested. Over 100 factors for higher attendance and baptism were tested. Complete list of statistically significant factors by denomination in Complete list of statistically significant factors by denomination in Appendix BAppendix B
• Statistically significant factors were grouped together to form best Statistically significant factors were grouped together to form best practices for church planting by denomination. In most cases, practices for church planting by denomination. In most cases, these best practices are unique to the particular denomination.these best practices are unique to the particular denomination.
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THIS PRESENTATION CONTAINSTHIS PRESENTATION CONTAINS::
• Data prepared by the Center for Missional Data prepared by the Center for Missional Research studying multiple practices by Research studying multiple practices by different denominations.different denominations.
• Presentation slides shared at the National Presentation slides shared at the National New Church Conference by New Church Conference by denominational leaders who were found to denominational leaders who were found to have statistically significant results in this have statistically significant results in this study.study.
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PRESENTATION INCLUDES PRESENTATION INCLUDES SLIDES FROM:SLIDES FROM:
• Evangelical Free: George KlippenesEvangelical Free: George Klippenes• Foursquare: Rod KoopFoursquare: Rod Koop• Presbyterian: Steve ChildersPresbyterian: Steve Childers• Assemblies of God: Steve PikeAssemblies of God: Steve Pike• Baptist General Conference: Tom Baptist General Conference: Tom
Nebel and Gary RohrmayerNebel and Gary Rohrmayer
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DENOMINATIONS/NETWORKSDENOMINATIONS/NETWORKS• Response rate for the over sampling of denominations Response rate for the over sampling of denominations averaged around 20%. (* indicates sample)averaged around 20%. (* indicates sample)
DenominationDenominationContact Contact
List CountList Count
Number of Number of Completed Completed
SurveysSurveysResponse Response
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Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) * 879 255 29%
Baptist General Conference (BGC) 255 55 22
Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)
338 66 20
Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) 161 34 21
Assemblies of God (AG) * 728 127 17
Foursquare International (FSQ) * 174 36 21
Leadership Network (LN) 184 38 20
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Figure 1 - Mean Annual Church Plant Attendance - All Denominations
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Factors for higher attendanceFactors for higher attendance(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)
• meeting in a school in the first year meeting in a school in the first year • meeting in a theater in subsequent years meeting in a theater in subsequent years • meeting in a school in subsequent years meeting in a school in subsequent years • conducting a special children’s event (i.e., Fall Festival)conducting a special children’s event (i.e., Fall Festival)• mailing invitations to services, programs, events mailing invitations to services, programs, events • conducting new member classesconducting new member classes• using a church covenant signed by new members using a church covenant signed by new members • starting at least one daughter church within three years of the starting at least one daughter church within three years of the church plant church plant • having a proactive stewardship development plan enabling the having a proactive stewardship development plan enabling the church to be financially self-sufficientchurch to be financially self-sufficient• having multiple staff members rather than a single staff members having multiple staff members rather than a single staff members at the beginning of the church plantat the beginning of the church plant
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Factors for higher attendanceFactors for higher attendance(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)
• being financially compensated as the church planterbeing financially compensated as the church planter• receiving health insurance as the church planter whereby the receiving health insurance as the church planter whereby the majority of the premiums were paid for by the church plant, majority of the premiums were paid for by the church plant, sponsoring church, or denominationsponsoring church, or denomination• conducting a block party as an outreach eventconducting a block party as an outreach event• delegating leadership roles to church membersdelegating leadership roles to church members• conducting leadership training to church membersconducting leadership training to church members• working full-time over part- or half-time as the church planterworking full-time over part- or half-time as the church planter• being assessed prior to planting the church as the church planterbeing assessed prior to planting the church as the church planter• having the church planter’s expectations realizedhaving the church planter’s expectations realized
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E. Free. Reproduction FactorE. Free. Reproduction Factor• Higher
attendance church plants look for missional opportunities and start within three years of their own plant.
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Figure 2 - Mean Annual Church Plant Baptisms - All Denominations
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Factors for higher baptismsFactors for higher baptisms(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)
• engaging in ministry evangelism (i.e., food banks, shelter, engaging in ministry evangelism (i.e., food banks, shelter, drug/alcohol recovery) drug/alcohol recovery) • starting at least one daughter church within three years of the starting at least one daughter church within three years of the church plant church plant • having a proactive stewardship development plan enabling the having a proactive stewardship development plan enabling the church to be financially self-sufficientchurch to be financially self-sufficient• conducting a mid-week children’s programconducting a mid-week children’s program• conducting a children’s special event (i.e., Fall Festival)conducting a children’s special event (i.e., Fall Festival)• sending out mailers for invitation to services and church eventssending out mailers for invitation to services and church events
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Factors for higher baptismsFactors for higher baptisms(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)
• conducting a block party as an outreach activityconducting a block party as an outreach activity• conducting a new member class for new church membersconducting a new member class for new church members• conducting leadership training for church membersconducting leadership training for church members• receiving church planting training in terms of a boot camp or basic receiving church planting training in terms of a boot camp or basic training by the church plantertraining by the church planter• working full-time over part-time as the church planterworking full-time over part-time as the church planter• being assessed prior to the beginning of the church plant as the being assessed prior to the beginning of the church plant as the church planter church planter • delegating leadership roles to church membersdelegating leadership roles to church members
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Factors Associated with SurvivabilityFactors Associated with Survivability(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)(Church Plants Surveyed in Phase One)
• Church Planter ExpectationsChurch Planter ExpectationsIncreases survivability by 400%Increases survivability by 400%
• Church Member Leadership DevelopmentChurch Member Leadership DevelopmentIncreases survivability by 250%Increases survivability by 250%
• Church Planter Peer GroupChurch Planter Peer GroupIncreases survivability by 135%Increases survivability by 135%
• Stewardship PlanStewardship PlanIncreases survivability by 178%Increases survivability by 178%
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Church Planting Church Planting Survivability and Health Study Survivability and Health Study
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What Can We LearnWhat Can We Learn and How Can We and How Can We
Learn it?Learn it?Ed Stetzer Ed Stetzer Phillip ConnorPhillip Connor
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CHURCH STRENGTHENING SYSTEMFigure 4— Mean annual church plant attendance, SBC
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Southern Baptist church plants that did NOT have a new member class,planted a daughterchurch or have a stewardship planSouthern Baptist church plants that did have a new member class, planted a daughter churchand have a stewardship plan
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CHURCH STRENGTHENING SYSTEMFigure 5— Mean annual church plant baptisms, SBC
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CHURCH STRENGTHENING SYSTEMFigure 6— Mean annual church plant baptisms, BGC and SBC
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Baptist General Conference church plants that did NOT have a new member class or have a stewardship plan
Southern Baptist church plants that did have a new member class and have a stewardship plan
Baptist General Conference church plants that did have a new member class and have a stewardship plan
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CHURCH STRENGTHENING SYSTEMFigure 7— Mean annual church plant attendance, EFCA and SBC
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Southern Baptist church plants that did NOT use a church covenant for new membersEFCA church plants that did NOT use a church covenant for new membersSouthern Baptist church plants that did use a church covenant for new membersEFCA church plants that did use a church covenant for new members
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SUPERVISION/PEER/MENTORING SYSTEMFigure 8— Mean annual church plant baptisms, FSQ and SBC
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Southern Baptist church planters w ho met monthly w ith a church planting supervisor and mentor
Foursquare church planters who met monthly w ith a church planting supervisor and mentor
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SUPERVISION/PEER/MENTORING SYSTEM Figure 9— Mean annual church plant attendance, FSQ and SBC
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Foursquare church planters who did NOT meet monthly with a church planting supervisor, mentor, and peer group
Southern Baptist church planters who met monthly with a church planting supervisor, mentor, and peer group
Foursquare church planters who met monthly with a church planting supervisor, mentor, and peer group
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PUBLIC PROCLAMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMFigure 10— Mean annual church plant attendance, SBC
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FULL-TIME CHURCH PLANTER SYSTEMFigure 11— Mean annual church plant attendance, SBC
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FULL-TIME CHURCH PLANTER SYSTEMFigure 12— Mean annual church plant attendance, AG and SBC
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Southern Baptist church planters who did NOT work full time, did NOT feel their compensation was adequate and did NOTreceive medical insurance Assemblies of God church planters who did NOT work full time, did NOT feel their compensation was adequate and did NOTreceive medical insurance Southern Baptist church planters who worked full time, felt their compensation was adequate and received medical insurance
Assemblies of God church planters who worked full time, felt their compensation was adequate and received medical insurance
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PUBLIC MINISTRY SYSTEMFigure 13— Mean annual church plant baptisms, AG and SBC
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Southern Baptist church plants that did NOT have a mid-week children's program or have ablock partyAssemblies of God church plants that did NOT have a mid-week children's program or havea block partySouthern Baptist church plants that did have a mid-week children's program and a blockpartyAssemblies of God church plants that did have a mid-week children's program and a blockparty
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ASSESSMENT SYSTEMFigure 14— Mean annual church plant attendance, PCA and SBC
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Presbyterian Church of America church planters who were NOT assessed
Southern Baptist church planters who were assessed
Presbyterian Church of America church planters who were assessed
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STAFF TEAM SYSTEMFigure 15— Mean annual church plant attendance, EFCA and SBC
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Southern Baptist church planters who did NOT feel their compensation was adequate and did NOT began thechurch plant with a funded staff teamEFCA church planters who did NOT feel their compensation was adequate and did NOT began the church plantwith a funded staff teamSouthern Baptist church planters who did feel their compensation was adequate and began the church plant witha funded staff teamEFCA church planters who did feel their compensation was adequate and began the church plant with a fundedstaff team
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CHURCH PLANTER EXPERIENCE SYSTEMFigure 16— Mean annual church plant baptisms, LN and SBC
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Southern Baptist church planters who were NOT part of a church planting team prior to beginning the churchplantLeadership Network church planters who were NOT part of a church planting team prior to beginning thechurch plantSouthern Baptist church planters who were part of a church planting team prior to beginning the church plant
Leadership Network church planters who were part of a church planting team prior to beginning the churchplant
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Creating a Culture of Generosity
BGC Presentation
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Fear and Neglect of Money Issues
• Convictions you must have– God blesses generosity.– It’s not about what the church needs, it’s
about what the Lord wants. – A tithe is an appropriate standard to challenge
people toward.
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Fear and Neglect of Money Issues
God’s Guarantee Card
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.” Malachi 3:10
My part: By God’s grace I will contribute 10% of my income for the next 90 days to Community Church.
God’s part: To bless me according to Malachi 3:10.
Community Church’s part: If at the end of 90 days I feel that tithing has been a mistake, has not resulted in the blessing of God, or has created a financial hardship, Community Church will refund to me all that has been contributed during that period of time.
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Church Growth: AttendanceChurch Growth: Attendance
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Conversions Per YearConversions Per Year
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EFCA Vision
• The EFCA church planting vision is to mobilize a church planting movement in the United States where every healthy EFCA church will reproduce at least two daughter churches and no EFCA church planter will be left alone.
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Reproducing Vision
• Reproducing Reality: Sterile Churches
• Reproducing Clinics: Blow up CP Myths– Hurt mother church– Enough churches– Large church– Most plants fail
• Reproducing Vision: Plant two– One daughter church to replace itself.– One daughter church to advance the kingdom.– Reproduction normal & natural outflow of health.
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Planter Vision
• Planter reality: Stranded– No Planter Left Alone
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EFCA BootCamp
1. Built on a life-cycle model2. Built on a 4R model3. Principle centered4. Trainers are practitioners5. Church Growth 101: 100, 200, Repro.6. ABC Integration7. Relentless refinement
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EFCA and FundingShow Me The Money!
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Fourth Question
1. Assessment: Is he a planter?2. Training: Does he have a good
plan?3. Coaching: Does he have someone
to help him stay on target, on time, and in balance?
4. Funding: Does he have adequate funding to be successful?
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ABC-D Integration
• Assessment– Vision caster- People gatherer- Fund raiser
• BootCamp Training: Proposal– Good proposal: Realistic funding projections
• Coaching– Know planters want to skip fund raising.
• Development: – When ABC is in place, we can confidently invest
in planters.
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EFCA Resources
• National: Revolving Fund (CPRF)– Very small: $250,000– Large estate gift: 10-12 year process
• 18 Districts: All over the map– Some districts have CPRF: Road kill– Some districts have no money– Most districts in-between
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Revolving Principle
• Encouraging districts to develop CPRF– Not a grant, but an investment– We invest in you– You tithe back to the CPRF– You invest in the next generation
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Funding Models
• Adolescent: Full Support
• Pure Pioneer: Missionary Support
• Combination: 90% of EFCA plants– Planter, Area Churches, District, National
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Balanced Approach
• Strong subsidy: Weak churches
• No support: Planter alone
• Strategic Partnership of Equal Sacrifice
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Matching Principle
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$upport Building
• Train planters to raise missionary support– Negative: Don’t cross salt water, not real – Positive: Short Term Commitment: 2-3 years
• Two Support Building Resources– People Raising (ww.peopleraising.com)– Body Builders (www.thebodybuilders.net)
• Result: Raise $100,000 to $150,000
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$upport Building
• Credibility– Many of our district leaders raise support
• Best Practice– GLD: Use former missionary to coach
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Team Church Planting
• Emerging leaders: Team oriented
• Lead planter: Funded• Teammates:
– Bi-vocational or $upported
• Plants: Grow larger, faster
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Foursquare Church Multiplication
Best PracticesRod Koop
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Coaching• Duration
– funded for 18 months• Timing
– assigned as early as assessment debrief, no later than the start of training
• Tools– coaches have access to both the assessment
and the church planter’s proposal
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Coaching• Training
– 1 hour, 12 minute DVD and 16 page booklet – using the G.R.O.W. model
• Reporting– mandatory, monthly online report that speaks
to a planter’s personal life, family life and ministry life (in that order)
– ongoing coach/planter support & training informed by the quality of monthly reports
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Funding • $20,000 per plant, or 5 churches
for $100,000• Extraordinary funding available
for proven, fruitful leaders or breakthrough opportunities, to a high of $60,000 for a single plant
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Process versus EventChurch Multiplication systems are crucial for success. But unless they
are process rather than event oriented, they will not work.
We value relationships more than we do systems. Our processes work best
through relationships.
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Flexibility Question• “In order to be fair, you must treat
everyone __________.”– Dad, 52 years at Rockwell, said “the same”– Russ, 40 years old and a disaster relief
construction manager, said “differently”.
• Both claimed to be right, saying mutiny would happen in the workplace if they did otherwise
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Flexibility Question
• But both were right in their context • The question is…what is right in yours?• Our process and funding theology comes
from the Parable of the Talents• You must be ready to live in ambiguity, and
have a high comfort level with conflict
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Flexibility Question• Fulfilling objectives and outcomes
for assessment, training and coaching is required for funding
• Flexibility allows us to accomplish this in many different ways
• Flexibility equals TRUST in the Field. Trust comes through relationship
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Coaching• Objectives
– to provide personal, family and ministry support
– help the planter stay on track, avoiding pitfalls– to accelerate the progress of the church plant– to be the planter’s best advocate in navigating
organizational culture
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CoachingA business-like session… or flexibility in Relationship
• Examples– Diane Thomas – Takes a cohort of planters to
multiple site visits, looking closely at one another’s ministries
– Pete Akins – Does phone call and email coaching appointments, then takes the planters into Zion National Park for an annual weekend canyoneering and hiking trip
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Global Church Advancement (GCA)Training Systems
(Presbyterian)
Advancing Church Planting Movements
Through Kingdom Partnerships
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A Church Planting Movement
A A MovementMovement is a work of God’s Spirit is a work of God’s Spirit that produces indigenous, healthy, that produces indigenous, healthy,
growing, reproducing growing, reproducing Gospel-Centered Gospel-Centered ChurchesChurches that result in the that result in the spiritual, spiritual,
social and cultural transformation of a social and cultural transformation of a communitycommunity..
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The Tactical Approach
An intentional, multi-year process that equips leaders to develop the Essential Components necessary
for a Church Planting Network
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Farming & Parenting
Recruiting &
Assessing
ResourcingCoaching
&Training
Renewal
Vision
Leadership
Church Planting
Movement
Essential Network Components
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PreliminaryEvaluation
Six Critical
Competencies
CandidateInterview
Appren-ticeship
Assess-ment
New Church Network
Basic &Advanced Training
A Church Planting Movement Ecosystem
Multiplying Church Network
Readiness Seminar
Recruit-ment
Initial Assessment
ApprenticeLearning ContractDeveloped
1-2 daySeminar
DevelopCompet-encies
ApprenticeLearning ContractExecuted
1-2 years
EvaluateApprenticeCompet-encies
Church Planter
Learning Contract
Developed
2-4 days
Church PlanterBasic
Training
3-5 days
CoachBasic
Training
1-2 days
Church PlanterTrench
Training
1-2 years
CoachTrench
Training
1-2 years
Develop Essential Movement
Components
LeadingVisionizingRenewingCoachingTraining
ResourcingRecruitingAssessingFarming
Parenting
Ongoing
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Planter Assessment ProcessPlanter Assessment Process
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• ObservedObserved Information (3-5 days) Information (3-5 days) – Calling ExerciseCalling Exercise– Case Study ExerciseCase Study Exercise– Evangelism ExerciseEvangelism Exercise– Philosophy of Ministry ExercisePhilosophy of Ministry Exercise– Strategic Planning ExerciseStrategic Planning Exercise– InterviewsInterviews
Planter Assessment ProcessPlanter Assessment Process
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Final Evaluation CriteriaFinal Evaluation Criteria
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Assemblies of God Church Planting
Steven M. PikeNational Church Planting
Director
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Church Planting BootCamp
• What Does God Want To Do?• Who Am I?• What Am I Called To Do?• Who Will Do It With Me?• How Will We Do It?• How Will We Evaluate Our Progress?
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What Has God Called Me To Do?
• Ministry Focus Group (WHO?)• Needs (WHAT?)• Ministries (HOW?)
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The Body Map
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Ministry Focus Group (Who?)
• Ethnicity; language; cultural descriptors
• Socio-economic traits• Age; gender; family distinctives
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Ministry Focus Group (Who?)
• Community size• Commonly held values• Hopes and fears
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Ministry Focus Group (Who?)
• Examples: working poor; blue collar workers; families of prisoners; college students; stressed out suburbanites; up and outers; first generation emigrants from Central America; hopes for a brighter economic future for their children; etc.
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Needs/Assets (What?)
• Spiritual• Emotional• Cognitive (Intellect)• Physical• Social
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Needs/Assets (What?)
• “Needs” examples: want to find purpose in their life; desire for intimacy in their relationships but afraid of it; healthy lives for their family; improved economic status; Looking for someone who cares; Secure a better future for their children, etc.
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Needs/Assets (What?)• “Assets” examples: Healthy
community service agencies (shelters, youth homes, etc.), business clubs (Rotary, Lion’s, etc.), Cultural attributes (museums, performing arts, zoo’s, etc.), Schools (public, private, etc.)
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Ministries (How?)• Big Brothers• Car care on Saturdays• Twilight Dinners• Tutoring• Daycare• English as a second language classes• Soup kitchen• Exploring God groups• Job search service• Bible studies
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Best PracticesBest PracticesEd Stetzer Ed Stetzer Phillip ConnorPhillip Connor