CHURCH

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CHURCH PLANTING BASICS
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Why plant Churches?
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13 Reasons to Plant a Church

• Its Biblical
• Spirit of Prophecy supports it
• Most effective form of evangelism
• Churches have life cycles
• Saves the Denomination
• Stimulates growth in the Mother church

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• Leadership Opportunities
• Reaches Present Generation
• Adventist Presence
• Mobility of society
• Ethnic Populations
• Finances
• Someone planted your church!

Which of these 13 reasons was new to you?
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Medical Ministry p. 315

• Upon all who believe God has places the burden
  of raising up churches.

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• 3 types of church plant starts
• Cold
• Warm
• Hot
• What is the difference?

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COLD PLANT

• Acts 84-7
• PHILIP

Was adopted by a mother church--- Acts 815
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WARM PLANT

• Acts 131-3
• PAUL

The most effective church planting occurs when a
sponsor/mother church is actively involved! Each
year the attendance of a new church is 2x higher
than those without the participation of a
sponsoring mother church. Ed Stetzer, Planting
Missional Churches p.79-80
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Role of Mother Church

• Encouragement
• Coaching
• Financial Assistance
• Core Team
• Facilities
• Accountability
• Love/Unity
• Prayer

Why should you never plant without a mother
church or sponsoring church?
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HOT PLANT?

• If you are disguising a church split by calling
  it a church plant than you can expect Gods
  judgment and not his blessing!

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FREEPORT CHURCH STORY
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1) CREATE THE CLIMATE

• Already established churches DO NOT naturally
  move toward church planting
• True or False?

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Churches DO NOT naturally move toward church
planting

• LOSS of Fellowship
• LOSS of Finances
• LOSS of Ministry Leaders
• LACK of Kingdom Focus
• LACK of Health

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Despite obstacles, most churches can be LED
toward birthing daughter congregations.
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How can you help prepare your church to plant?
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Nehemiah 217-20

• Sound the Alarm
• Cast Gods Vision
• Show the Benefits
• Answer objections

Can you present the above to your church? What
would you say, how would you say it, and when?
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Sound the Alarm!
Southeaster European Union Year Churches 1999 21
2 2000 206 2001 208 2003 208 2004 209 2005 20
9 2006 218 2007 218 2008 215 2009 211
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• Studies Show that if a denomination wishes to
  reach more people the number of new churches it
  begins must equal at least 3 of the
  denominations existing churches.
• Ed Stetzer, Planting Missional Churches p. 5
• 6 Churches per year should be your minimum goal.

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Cast Gods Vision

• I saw jets of light shining from cities and
  villages, and from high places and low places of
  the earth. Gods word was obeyed, and as a result
  there were memorials for Him in every city and
  village. His truth was proclaimed throughout the
  world Test 7, p. 105

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Show the benefits

• Church Age/Salvation Ratio
• 10 years old 851
• 4-7 years old 71
• 3- years old 31
• Starting a House Church, Larry Kreider and Floyd
  McClung p. 31

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• The single most effective evangelism methodology
  under heaven is planting new churches.
• Peter Wagner, Church Planting for a greater
  Harvest p. 11

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THE DENTON STORY
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Answer Objections

• We first need to build up the church we have
• Planting will harm the mother church
• We will loose our loving fellowship
• We already have too many churches
• Cant afford it
• How would you answer these objections?
• What other objections might arise?

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Easier to make babies than raise the dead.
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Nehemiah 218

• Then I told them of the hand of my God which was
  good upon me as also the king's words that he
  had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up
  and build. So they strengthened their hands for
  this good work.

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2. Pick Your Planter
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SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION!

• Everything rises
• and falls
• on leadership.
• John Maxwell

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MUSLIM OUTREACH CHURCH PLANT

• Success is inspirational but failure is
  educational.
• Is this statement true or false? Why?

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Luke 612

• And it came to pass in those days, that he went
  out into a mountain to pray, and continued all
  night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day,
  he called unto him his disciples and of them he
  chose twelve, whom also he named apostles

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Matthew 937

• Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest
  truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few 38
  Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that
  he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

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Where do you find a planter?

• Pastor
• Member
• Seminary Student
• Harvest

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The most successful church planters share 13
behavioral characteristics

• Visionizing capacity
• Intrinsically motivated
• Creates ownership of ministry
• One who relates to the unchurched
• Spousal Cooperation
• Effectively builds relationships

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• Committed to Church Growth
• Responsiveness to the community
• One who uses the giftedness of others
• Flexible and adaptable
• Builds group cohesiveness
• Demonstrates resilience
• Exercises faith
• Ed Stetzer, Planting Missional Churches p.82-83

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CRAZY!
In every group of three people there is always
someone who is a little nuts. Look around you and
if everyone else looks normal you might be a
church planter!
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Assessment NADEI.org

• 35 succeed without
• 83 succeed with

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Self Assessment

• Spiritual Gifts
• Heart Passion
• Abilities
• Personality
• Experience

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3). Building your team

• Summary
• 1). You have created the climate (Conception).
• 2) Picked a leader
• 3) Start building your team! (Prenatal Phase).

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Determine the type of plant

• Hiving Off
• Colonization
• Partnership
• Multiple services
• Which do you prefer?

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Win Parent Churches Approval

• Write a Letter
• Appreciation
• Vision
• Permission
• Make a board appointment
• Personally communicate your God given vision
• Remember if created the climate this will be
  much healthier
• Remember you will also need Conference approval

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Recruit Your Team

• Where to look for your core team?
• Mother Church
• Sister church
• Conference
• Spirit led contacts
• Members living in target area
• Hint majority of your team should reflect the
  age, gender, race and culture you are trying to
  reach!
• Acts 161-3Timothy

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Building a Core Group

• 1. Shared passion/vision.
• 2. Individuals who put mission first.
• 3. Individuals who are a magnet to others.
• 4. Individuals who match the demographic to be
  reached.

Prioritize the above list
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Team Meetings

• Start 6-9 months before Launch Date
• Meet every Sabbath afternoon
• Purpose
• Prayer
• Vision Casting
• Discussion/Reporting
• Assigning Ministries(SHAPE)
• Church Planter, Worship Leader, Assimilation
  Coordinator, Evangelism Networker, Childrens
  ministry coordinator.

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Incubate 6-9 months as a core group of leaders.

• -Create Community (Get to
  know one another)
• -Prayer Fasting
• -Study of Acts ReKindling a Lost Passion by
  Russell Burrill
• -Establish core values
• -Develop Strategic Plan (including target
  demographic and evangelistic methods)
• -Ministry assignments
• -Practice worship

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4). Choose your location

• Path of Growth (Cities)
• Homogenous
• New Developments!
• Rent do not buy! (5 years)
• 3x annual tithe saving
• Rent space you half fill
• 80 rule
• Ideas Store fronts, Churches, Day Care

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5). Funding Your Church Plant

• Core Team
• Mother church
• Business People
• Conference
• Harvest (Coins in the fish)

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NADEI.ORG
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6. Attracting a Crowd

• Direct Mail
• Multiple mail outs (10, 5, 1)
• Mass letter identifying with needs of focus group
• Telemarketing
• Tell Start (automatic call system)
• Personally/letter Invite former SDAs
• Small Groups
• Core team Divides
• Invites
• Ministry

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• BroadcastingT.V. Radio
• Public Service Announcements
• Evangelistic Series
• Movie Theater Slides
• Facebook, E-mail announcements
• Word of Mouth
• Creative Local Paper Advertisement
• Crossroads is coming
• Crossroads is coming with logo
• Crossroads is coming with logo and time
• Crossroads is coming with logo and time and that
  it is a great new church!

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• Hand out flyers around church
• Bumper Stickers
• Business Card Invitations
• Challenge members give away 12 each month
• Door Hangers
• Cheaper than mail outs

75 of people who are in the church today are
there because a family member or friend invited
them. 90 of people will say yes to attending
church if they are invited by a friend.
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7). Your First Service

• Start on time
• Friendly and Accepting Atmosphere
• 3 minutes comfort
• 10 minutes return
• Gift Bag
• Visual
• Vibrant Worship
• Seeker Sensitive
• Biblical, Practical, Christ-centered
• Fellowship Meal
• Response Cards

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8). Keeping Your Crowd

• Response Cards
• Sunday
• Call all phone numbers thank you
• Send out letters
• Tuesday
• Mail invitational cards
• Thursday
• Planter calls and invites each family

Evangelism Coordinator oversees this
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Assimilation

• New Members need 6-9 friends
• Identify their gifts
• At least one ministry
• Small Group Involvement
• Give Regularly
• Refers to church as mine.
• New Members Class

Overseen by Assimilation Coordinator
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Natural Church Development

• Most Important ResearchChristian Swartz
• Healthy Churches Grow!
• Empowering Leaders
• Gift Oriented Ministries
• Passionate Spirituality
• Functional Structures
• Inspiring Worships
• Holistic Small Groups
• Need Oriented Evangelism
• Loving Relationships

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10). Keeping Your Core Team

• Celebrate Often
• Continue Meeting Monthly
• Cast and Re-Cast Vision
• Expect desertions
• Escape Clause Concept

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11). Coaching

• Difficult for church planters!
• If not willing to invest in leadership wont make
  it!
• Meet regularly with Pastor-Coach
• Friend, Confidant, Advocate, Intercessor
• 5 Rs
• Relate How are you?
• Reflect what can we celebrate?
• Refocus What do you want to accomplish?
• Resources what resources do you need?
• Reflect what working, what is not working?

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Our Message!
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4 Step to PlantingHealthy Core Group
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5 Step to PlantIncubation
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Incubate 6-9 months as a core group of leaders.

• In-home meeting
• 1x a week
• Note You wait to worship on Sabbath mornings
  UNTIL you have incubated!

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6 Step to PlantCOACH
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Requirements

• 1. Every Lay Planter is assigned a coach.

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Equipping Lay Planters for Excellence in Ministry

• Definition of coach
• --A full-time minister employed by the Conference.

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Equipping Lay Planters for Excellence in Ministry

• Qualifications of a coach
• Proven soul-winner
• Excellent listener
• Empowering (will not take
  over the plant).
• Familiar with the techniques of coaching and
  self-discovery.
• Willing to commit (this is
  voluntary!)

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Requirements

• Personal Coaching Relationship.
• Lay Planter and Coach will meet on a
  monthly basis for a coaching appointment. Lunch
  or supper is recommended and will be reimbursed
  (up to 20.00) by the church planting department.

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Content of Coaching Meeting

• --Ask Questions
• Examples
• What successes/victories have you
  experienced recently? What can you celebrate?
• What challenges are you currently encountering
  that we can pray about?

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Content of Coaching Meeting

• --Ask Questions
• --Listen
• --Encourage
• --Accountability
• --Resource
• --Prayer

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Requirements

• 2. Coach meets with church plant group on a
  monthly basis.
• --Only 1x quarter on Sabbath morning.
• Options include board meeting, business
  meeting, social, youth outing, etc.
• --Coach conducts baptisms and ordinations.
• Purpose A relationship is built with the coach.
  The coach can resource the lay planter more
  intelligently.

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Requirements

• 3. Coach holds a one week (two weekend) reaping
  evangelist meeting with the plant on an annual
  basis.
• -- The coach has a relationship with the group so
  they will be well prepared and supportive of the
  meeting.
• -- This provides an affordable evangelistic
  endeavor on a regular basis for the church.

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Added benefits of a coach

• Coach encourages planter and plant to
• -- move toward company and then church status.
• -- stay focused on the mission of the church
  through regular evangelistic endeavors.
• -- be realistic regarding facility needs and
  requests.
• -- keep a positive relationship with the
  Conference.

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Contact Information

• Tom Evans
• tevans_at_txsda.org
• 817-307-4026