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  • Preparing for Church Planting

    Getting off to the right start is critical.  There are many things that a planter can do to prepare both him and his family for the church planter adventure. 

    The Nehemiah Project offers a great opportunity for college and seminary students interested in church planting coursework.  Download

     

    Available Resources

    Bivocational Church Planting (PDF) Reaching North America will require new bivocational and lay church planters.  This book looks at the challenges facing bivocational ministers as well as some ideas for bivocational/lay ministry success.  Download

    Preparation for Church Planting (PDF) This self-study guide helps prepare potential church planters for the Basic Training workshop. Download

    Straight Street Straight Street for Church Planters is a spiritual preparation guide for the church planting team member.  Download

    The Learning Place This link brings planters to the Church Planting Groups online learning system featuring Basic Training and Basic Training II. Download

    Basic Training for Church Planting Basic Training for Church Planters is a resource designed to walk a church planting team through an intensive journey of exploring the strategic issues of a church planting process and of assisting them in developing a customized strategy for planting healthy, reproductive churches.

    Basic Training Online Basic Training is provided online through the Learning Place.

    Basic Training II Online Basic Training II helps a church planting team assess their health six to 18 months after the start.

    Bivocational Ministry Certificate Seminary Extension now offers The Certificate in Bivocational Ministry Studies.

    Church Planter Network A Church Planter Network (CPN)  is a grouping of church planters, their spouses, other church planting team members, and mentors from multiple church plants who meet monthly for the purpose of prayer, networking, and group learning.