How to Start & StrengthenA Church Planting Network

Steve Childers Global Church Advancement

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3 Workshop Sessions

Session 1: Intro. & Foundations– Wednesday: 11:00 AM Session 2: New Church Network– Wednesday: 3:00 PM

Session 3: Parenting Church Network– Thursday: 9:00 AM

Church Planting NetworksFoundations

A Mission for Your MinistryBeyond Your Local Church

Church Planter AND

Church Planting Movement Leader

A Missional Mindset

Our mission is not merely tohave a great church…but

to have a great city!

Movement Mentality

We are not just a church…butwe are part of a movement!

Biblical Perspective:Paul’s Regional Mission

Gal 1:1,2, 1 Cor 16:1

“Paul at Ephesus was making tents, conductinga great course of apologetics for Christianity,fulfilling the function of the pastor, watchingover the flock, admonishing with tears and

teaching from house to house; but he was alsodirecting a great missionary enterprise to that

whole region round about Ephesus.”G. Campbell Morgan

Missiological Perspective:Clusters of Churches Impact Culture

The goal is not one small sealed-offconglomerate congregation in every people.

Rather, the long range goal (to be heldconstantly in view in years or decades when

it is not yet achieved) should be a cluster(NETWORK) of growing congregations in

every segment. Donald McGavran, Missiologist

Practical Perspective:Best Way to Train & Support Planters

A healthy, growing, reproducing ChurchPlanting Network is not only the best way toadvance God’s Kingdom in a region but also

the best way for church planters to betrained and supported.

ACTION POINT

What is a Network?What is a Network?

A Formal Definition

An association of individualshaving a common interest, formedto provide helpful resources and

mutual assistance.

A Church Planting Network (CPN)

A Kingdom Partnership betweenregional church leaders from at least 3new churches (or parenting churches)

to pursue a Kingdom Vision for thatregion and to resource one another to

fulfill that vision.

Church Planting Networks (CPN)Two Types of CPNs

New Church Community (NCC)– 3 Church Planters Minimum (Pediatrics)

Parenting Church Community (PCC)– 3 Parenting Pastors Minimum (Obstetrics)

A New Church Community (NCC)A New Church Community (NCC) is an

intentional kingdom partnership between newchurch leaders (clergy & laity) from a

minimum of 3 new churches (including 3church planters) who share a common

kingdom vision for church planting in theirregion and a strong commitment to resource

one another to help fulfill that vision.

CHURCHPLANTER

CHURCHPLANTER

CHURCHPLANTER

New Church Community (NCC)For Equipping Church Planters

Parenting Church Community (PCC)A Parenting Church Community (PCC) is an

intentional kingdom partnership betweenestablished church leaders (clergy & laity) from

a minimum of 3 established churches(including 3 Parenting Pastors) who share a

common kingdom vision for church planting intheir region (e.g. 3 new church plants) and a

strong commitment to resource one another tohelp fulfill that vision.

Parenting Church Community (PCC)For Equipping Parenting Pastors

PARENTINGPASTOR

PARENTINGPASTOR

PARENTINGPASTOR

Vision & Renewal

Coaching & Training

Mobilizing Resources

Recruiting & Assessing

Raising Up Leaders

NCC PCCCHURCH PLANTINGNETWORK (CPN)

=NCC &/or PCC

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Farming &Parenting

Recruiting &Assessing

Resource(Mobilizing)

Coaching &Training

Renewal

Vision

EssentialNetwork

Components

Network ComponentsNetwork Components

Essential Network Components Vision: Unified Vision & Strategy

Renewal: Spiritual Renewal & Prayer

CoachingCoaching: : Equipping to Coach TrainingTraining: : Training Planters & Coaches

Essential Network Components

ResourcingResourcing: : Mobilizing Laity & Funding Recruitment: Recruiting Planters Assessment: Assessing Planters

Essential Network ComponentsEssential Network Components

Farming: Farming: Raising up new PlantersRaising up new Planters Parenting: Parenting: Churches planting churchesChurches planting churches

Essential Network Components

Training

AssessmentCoaching

Typical Network Components

Vision

Spiritual Renewal

Assessment

Training

Coaching

Parenting

Recruiting Farming

Funding

The Essential Movement Components

Action PointWhich components are strongest?

Which ones need to be strengthened?

Farming &Parenting

Recruiting &Assessing

Resource(Mobilizing)

Coaching &Training

Renewal

Vision

EssentialNetwork

Components

Which Components are Which Components are StrongestStrongest??

Farming &Parenting

Recruiting &Assessing

Resource(Mobilizing)

Coaching &Training

Renewal

Vision

EssentialNetwork

Components

Which Components are Which Components are WeakestWeakest??

How to Start & StrengthenA Church Planting Network

Q & A

3 Workshop Sessions

Session 1: Intro. & Foundations–Wednesday: 11:00 AM Session 2: New Church Network–Wednesday: 3:00 PM Session 3: Parenting Church Network–Thursday: 9:00 AM

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