Sponsorship Models                          Parenting Models Pioneering Models Partnering Models Propagating Models

In developing the strategic plan for your church plant, you will need to choose a Sponsorship Model.  In some cases, this sponsorship model will already be chosen for you.

These sponsorship categories have been taken from the book, Starting Reproducing Congregations by Daniel Sanchez, Ebbie Smith and Curtis Watke.

Parenting Model Description

Usually, when you think of the parenting model you use the idea of a mother/ daughter church relationship. This is where the mother church assumes responsibilities of starting daughter churches. Some modern day parishioners use the term "hiving off" of a new congregation, but the design is the same.  An existing church contributes to the new church plant by providing certain resources -- people, monies, guidance, coaching, and sometimes the use of facilities.

Parenting Model Examples

• Offspring Congregations Model

• Split Cell Based Church Plant Model

• Mother/Daughter Based Church Planting Model

• Mission Sunday School Based Church Planting Model

• Second Generation Based Church Planting Model

• Satellite Congregations Models

• Mother/Daughter Based Church Planting Model

• Multi-Housing Based Church Planting Model

• House Church Based Church Plant Model

• Revitalization Congregations Models

• Sponsoring Church Revitalization Plant Model

• Reclamation Congregations Models

• Sponsoring Church Reclamation Plant Model
   

Pioneering Model Description

When the planter starts from scratch (no core group), this is a Pioneering Model.   This model often has no sponsoring church, so the planter does not have much in place when he begins.  Team members are usually slow to follow, thus the task of gathering people falls to the planter.  It is critical to start gathering quickly.  
Pioneering Model Examples

• Planter Initiator Models

• Pioneering Based Church Planting Model

• Planter Developer Models

• Planter Multiplier Models

• Planter Strategist Models
  

Partnering Model Description

The partnering model consists of individual or groups coming together to start a new work. This cooperative effort is at the heart of being Southern Baptist. History has demonstrated that this cooperative effort between churches and churches, churches and denominational agencies can result in the beginning of many new works for kingdom expansion.

Partnering Model Examples

• Multiple Sponsorship Models

• Multi Congregation Models

• Preaching Points for Deacon Plant Model

• Cluster Partnership Plant Model

• Adoption Models

• Key Church Models
  

Propagating Model Descriptions

Closely akin to the pioneering model and designs, the Propagating Model seeks to expand kingdom growth through new churches.  This model usually launches on church, to only move forward in starting another.  

Propagating Model Examples

• Leadership Training Planting Models

• Purpose Driven Based Church Planting Model

• Team Based Church Planting Model

• Church Planting Movements Models

• Minister of Missions Based Church Planting Model

• Associational Based Church Planting Model