The Nitty Gritty of Congregational Partnership

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The Nitty Gritty of Congregational Partnership
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How MMFs Will Assist Partners

• Paul Krentz

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How Your Mission and MinistryFacilitator Can
Help

• Come along side missional pastors and leaders to
  share the vision of church planting by
  congregations or partnerships of congregations
• Help potential planting congregations or
  partnerships study the demographics of potential
  targeted communities using tools from Percept
  Demographic Services
• Help potential planting congregations ask the
  right questions

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the Right Questions?

• Do you and your people have a burden for lost
  people?
• Has your congregation shown a willingness to step
  out in faith?
• Do you have a vision for your community and
  region?
• Has your congregation practiced a generous
  spirit?
• Are you willing to risk?

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the Right Questions?

• Does your congregation have a genuine kingdom
  mindset?
• Are you willing to invest resources (people,
  finances) outside the walls of your local church?
  
• Why do you want to plant a church?
• Who do you want to reach?
• Who are the people in the area?

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the Right Questions?

• What is the growth potential in the area?
• What Ministry DNA from your present ministry do
  you want to carry over to a Mission? What
  Ministry DNA would be better left behind?
• How are you asking people to pray about this?

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the Right Questions?

• How do we work toward finding the right person
  (mission planter)?
• How do we make sure we have the right place?
• How do we make sure we have the right plan in
  place?

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Once you are moving toward planting

• Work with the planting congregation or partners
  in designing a Mission Plan
• Pray for and with the planting congregation and
  partners
• Connect planting congregation or partners to
  appropriate resources (print, media, real people
  and mission starts) which will be helpful
• Help congregation locate appropriate planter if
  needed. (Dr. Hirsch involved)

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Once you are moving toward planting

• Meet regularly with leaders as they revise and
  finalize their Mission Plan
• Sign-off on the Mission Plan (Right Person, Right
  Place, Right Plan)
• Walk with the planting group as they apply for
  funding with the Texas.
• Function as advocate to the Board of Mission
  Administration

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Once Mission Plan is approved

• Meet regularly with Mission Planter and
  leadership core
• Help Mission Planter find appropriate mentor(s)
  if needed
• Monitor growth, (spiritual health, numerical
  growth, community impact) as appropriate
• Help facilitate charter process when time is right

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Once Mission Plan is approved

• Help new Mission Plant already begin thinking
  about when they will be ready to plant!
• Continue to work with originating planting
  congregation or partnership on their own
  spiritual vitality as well as help they plan for
  their next opportunity to plant!

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Financial Partnerships

• Bruce Wurdeman

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Texas District Financial Assistance

• For Non-English Speaking Congregations
• 100,000 loan
• Interest Free
• Repay 50 over 20 years
• For English Speaking Congregations
• 200,000 loan
• Interest Free
• Repay 100 over 20 years

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Potential Synodical Assistance

• Grant - ?
• ? CEF Loan at 4? Or 1? Or something in between?

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Texas Partners in MissionReach the Lost in
TexasOne Mission at a Time

• Michael Fuchs

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Texas Partners in Mission

• Why RED?
• PentecostActs 2
• Diverse cultures languages
• Disciples empowered
• 3,000 baptized

The passion for spreading God's Word to the Lost
is the engine which gives purpose to all the new
mission starts.
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Texas Partners in Mission

• Why NOW?
• 320,000 / year moving to Texas
• Many unchurched
• Manycultures, languages
• God has brought the nations to Texas

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Texas Partners in Mission

• Why NOW? It is time to
• Build a missional spirit
• Build a fire/passion in our belly
• Build personal ownership

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Texas Partners in Mission

• Why NOW?
• Prayers are needed
• Involvement is needed
• Funds are needed

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Texas Partners in Mission

• Why ME personally to lead?
• Development Experience
• Christ the King - Kingwood
• Shepherd of the Hills - San Antonio
• St. John - Cypress
• Trinity - San Angelo
• Zion - Abilene
• Zion - Dallas

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Texas Partners in Mission

• Why I said YES?
• God has given us a huge
• mission field in our back yards
• God has equipped us already
• Much experiencemany new starts
• Many gifted peoplemany gifted planters
• Abundant resourcesGod's blessings!!!
• Texas District has great congregations

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Texas Partners in Mission

• Why I said YES?
• Great leadership
• District Board of Directors
• Rev. Robert Preece, 1st Vice-President
• Rev. David Shroder, 2nd Vice-President
• Rev. John Davenport, Secretary
• Board of Mission Administration
• Rev. Steven Sohns
• Rev. Patrick Miller
• LCMS Board of Directors
• Mr. Ed Trapp

• District Staff

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Texas Partners in Mission

• What is the POTENTIAL?
• Number of donors?
• Total for fund?

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Texas Partners in Mission

• Can you say YES?
• Number of donors in room?
• 10...40...70???
• Personal Partnership
• Prayer Partners
• Area Partners
• Financial PartnersCEF's 100PLUS1 matching!!!
• Congregational Partnership
• Texas Partners in Mission SundaySeptember 23
• Schedule personal visit

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Texas Partners in Mission

• At least one packet per congregation
• Will you help?

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Church Planter Assessment

• John Hirsch