New Church Planning

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New Church Planning

• Todd Wilson
• Director, Passion for Planting

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Why not launch this Sunday?
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Balancing Act
Health
Prevent future problems by planning today!
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Healthy Tension
Cooperating with God
Money
Faith
Tasks/Process
People
Delegation
Time
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Fastest House
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What is Health?

• Occupancy (are you allowed to move in) and lack
  of problems after you move in.
• You dont move in until the house is done.
• How does it work in church planting?
• What if we had equivalent standards for opening
  day (i.e. cant start until)?

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Building a house?

• Cost (100,000 )
• Actions / Tasks (500)
• Sequence (foundation, framing, plumbing, drywall,
  etc)
• Expertise (skilled workers)
• Duration (6 - 12 months)

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Church PlanterorGeneral Contractor?
Jesus owns itwe help build it!
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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind!
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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind!

• Noah and the Ark Make a boat from resinous
  wood and seal it with tar, inside and out. Then
  construct decks and stalls throughout its
  interior. Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide,
  and 45 feet high. Construct an opening all the
  way around the boat, 18 inches below the roof.
  Then put three decks inside the boatbottom,
  middle, and upperand put a door in the side.
• Gen 614-16

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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind!

• Noah and the Ark Make a boat from resinous
  wood and seal it with tar, inside and out. Then
  construct decks and stalls throughout its
  interior. Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide,
  and 45 feet high. Construct an opening all the
  way around the boat, 18 inches below the roof.
  Then put three decks inside the boatbottom,
  middle, and upperand put a door in the side.
• Gen 614-16
• What does opening day look like?

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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind!

• Noah and the Ark Make a boat from resinous
  wood and seal it with tar, inside and out. Then
  construct decks and stalls throughout its
  interior. Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide,
  and 45 feet high. Construct an opening all the
  way around the boat, 18 inches below the roof.
  Then put three decks inside the boatbottom,
  middle, and upperand put a door in the side.
• Gen 614-16
• What does opening day look like?
• Vision or blueprints?

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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind! Step 2
Develop Strategies
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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind! Step 2
Develop Strategies

• Nehemiah Principle - Break it down into smaller
  pieces

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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind! Step 2
Develop Strategies

• Nehemiah Principle - Break it down into smaller
  pieces

• Prayer
• Staffing Plan
• Marketing Plan
• Fundraising Plan
• Small Group Plan
• Facility Plan
• Equipment Plan

• Core Group/Launch Team Development
• Demographic/Contextualization Plan
• Outreach/Service Plan
• Community Networking/Partnering
• Finance Plan (Budget)
• Ministry Teams/Processes Plan

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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind! Step 2
Develop Strategies

• Nehemiah Principle - Break it down into smaller
  pieces

• Prayer
• Staffing Plan
• Marketing Plan
• Fundraising Plan
• Small Group Plan
• Facility Plan
• Equipment Plan

• Core Group/Launch Team Development
• Demographic/Contextualization Plan
• Outreach/Service Plan
• Community Networking/Partnering
• Finance Plan (Budget)
• Ministry Teams/Processes Plan

• Content of Strategies

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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind! Step 2
Develop Strategies Step 3 Grouping Sequencing
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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind! Step 2
Develop Strategies Step 3 Grouping
Sequencing Step 4 Scheduling
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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind! Step 2
Develop Strategies Step 3 Grouping
Sequencing Step 4 Scheduling Step 5 Budgeting
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The Planning Process
Step 1 Start with the end in mind! Step 2
Develop Strategies Step 3 Grouping
Sequencing Step 4 Scheduling Step 5
Budgeting Step 6 Assigning Tasks
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Planning Products

• Launch Plan
• A written description that paints a picture of
  opening day
• A scheduled list of actions with people assigned
  to them and cost estimates which will help you
  achieve this goal

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