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Welcome to the Seminar Planting Healthy Churches
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Creating this Seminar

• 22 authors
• 11 countries
• Theory Practice
• Models
• Interviews
• Essays
• Graphs
• Study Guides
• Bibliographies

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Dedicated to the unknown Sower of Seed
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Sessions
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Session 1
Why plant healthy churches?
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Objetive
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The Thesis
The Biblical motivation for planting healthy
churches resides in the mission of the loving and
merciful Triune God (mission Dei), who desires
that men and women become disciples of Jesus
Christ, whose congregations are signs of the
coming Kingdom of God for the praise of his
glory. (Dr. Carlos Van Enge)
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Biblical Foundation
GOD
CHRIST
HOLY SPIRIT
LOCAL CONGREGATION
GLORY OF GOD
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Theological Foundation
Stuart Murray Laying Foundations
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Missiological Foundation
The Church
Plans, Implements, Evaluates, Changes
Announces, Incarnates, Participates
Proclaims, Serves, Ministers
Essence - Nature
Function - Purpose
Structure - Organization
Craig Van Gelder Essence of the Church
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Reasons for Practical Foundations
Planting Churches
Dr. Daniel Sánchez
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Reasons for Practical Foundations
Planting Churches
Dr. Daniel Sánchez
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Objections
1. Starting new churches weakens established
ones. 2. Its expensive. 3. We may lose many
people. 4. We already have so many needs.
5. We cant force church planting. 6. We wont
be able to preserve our doctrines. 7. Planting
churches creates denominational competition.
8. One church for every city is a New Testament
practice. 9. Starting new churches wont help my
ministry career.
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A Vision for Church Planting
Neither the growth of the church nor the
planting of churches is the final goal. Both are
subordinated to the theological principle of the
advancement of the Kingdom of God. (Stuart
Murray)
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Reflection
God is already involved in this and He invites
us to participate!
Will you participate in this so that it becomes a
reality?
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Session 2
Who should plant churches?
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Objetive

• Provide a basic profile of some characteristics
  that a successful church planter should possess.
• Provide a tool for the planters self-evaluation.

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Paradigms
Two opposing paradigms
FormalEducation
No Preparation
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Selection of the Church Planter

• One mandatory principle
• The church planter mustbe called by God.
• Acts 131, 2 Cor. 518-20, 1 Cor. 41-2
• Dispenser (Oikonos)
• You cant give what you dont have
• Ambassador
• Represents the Kings interest

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The Call
Arturo Robles Pallares
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Self-Motivated
Visionary
InvolvesOthers
Practicetheir Faith
Reach Non-Believers
Have SpousalSupport
Adapt to theContext
Successful ChurchPlanters
MaintainUnity in theChurch
Relate wellwith others
AreFlexible
Dedicatedto Holistic ChurchGrowth
Use the Giftsof Others
Respond tothe Community
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Self-Evaluation

• Each person should evaluate themselves.
• Use your answers as a starting point for
  discussion with a person you trust, for example a
  mentor or leader, to help you determine if you
  really should be involved in planting a church.

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Two Truths

• The experiences of various planters, both those
  who were successful and those who failed, allow
  us to better define some of the characteristics
  that God uses to plant healthy churches.
• Paul said, Neither he who plants nor he who
  waters is anything but only God, who makes things
  grow (1Cor 37). The church can be planted only
  if we collaborate with God. He will build the
  Church.

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Session 3
What does the church we are going to establish
look like?
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Objetive

• Describe some of the essential characteristics of
  a healthy church, the goal of church planting,
  with special attention to the kind of leadership
  needed.
• First we will look at four vital questions and
  then their five functions.

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Start with the end in mind
What are we shooting for? Toward what
end are we working? What does the church we
desire to establish look like? What are the key
ingredients necessary to have a healthy and
growing church?
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Five Vital Elements
Healthy Church
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Visionput on Gods lenses

• Having vision means looking toward the future to
  see what God wants to do through you to achieve
  his redeeming purposes.

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Leadership
Christian leaders are people committed to God
(character), who know where theyre going
(vision) and who have followers
(influence). ExamplePaul

• Two Dangers
• A Messiah Syndrome
• The know-it-all planter

Prof. Aubrey Malphurs
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Leadership
Four Characteristics of Transcending leadership

The Leader as Apostle
The Leader as Servant
The Leader as Visionary
The Leader as Empowerer and Equipper
Dr. David Ramírez
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Mobilized Body

1. Prepare your leadership to mobilize the entire
   congregation.
2. Teach about spiritual gifts and the stewardship
   of talents.
3. Identify the gifts and the areas of interest of
   each believer in the congregation.
4. Put each member to work in a ministry or area of
   service.
5. Keep an eye on how the different areas of church
   life are going make the necessary adjustments.

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Resources
How do I finance the work? Two important
concepts
Contentment
Trust in God
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Resources
Ways to Finance a Church Plant
Denomination, Mission, Organization
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Five Vital Functions
Evangelism
Healthy Church
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Acts 241-47
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1. Proclamation (Evangelism)

• The Church announces the Good News of Jesus
  Christ in word and deed and invites people to be
  part of the Kingdom of God.

The Great Commission is not an option to be
considered it is a command to be obeyed.
Hudson Taylor (missionary to China)
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1. Proclamation
Engel Scale

• - 8 The person has some knowledge of a supreme
  being.
• - 7 Finds out a bit about the gospel.
• - 6 Starts to understand the basics of the
  gospel.
• 5 Starts to understand the personal
  implications.
• - 4 Has a positive attitude about the gospel.
• - 3 Considers what making a personal commitment
  to Christ will cost them.
• - 2 Takes a step of Faith.
• 1 Finds repentance and Faith in Jesus Christ.

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1. Proclamation
Engel Scale / Regeneration
1 Evaluates their decision to follow Jesus. 2
Is incorporated into the body of Christ. 3
Starts a life of discipleship and service.
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Five Vital Functions
Discipleship
D
Evangelism
Healthy Church
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Acts 241-47
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2. Discipleship Education
The Church helps people to see God more clearly,
get to know his will for their lives and equips
them to follow him in all aspects of life.

• The Four C
• Conduct
• Character
• Content
• Commitment

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2. Discipleship Education
Segmented Faith vs. Integrated Faith
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2. Discipleship Education
Biblical World and Life View
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Five Vital Functions
Discipleship
Service
D
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Evangelism
Healthy Church
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Acts 241-47
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3. Service

• The Church addresses the needs of people in the
  name of Christ and invites them to be his
  disciples.

Three types of relationship between service and
evangelism
Result
Bridge
Accompanying
Only a life in service to others is a life that
is worthwhile. -Albert Einstein
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Five Vital Functions
Discipleship
Service
D
S
Evangelism
Healthy Church
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F
Fellowship
Acts 241-47
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4. Fellowship - Communion

• Members help carry each others burdens,
  showing the love and compassion of Christ.

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Five Vital Functions
Discipleship
Service
D
S
Evangelism
Healthy Church
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Fellowship
W
Worship
Acts 241-47
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5. Worship

• The Church gathers as the family of God to meet
  with the Father in worship, confession and
  gratitude, as well as dedicating themselves to
  service and prayer.

Evangelism is not the ultimate goal of the
church. Worship occupies that place. Evangelism
only exists where there is worship. -John Piper
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5. Worship
Prayer. Practical Steps

• Begin a practice of private personal prayer.
• Get a group of people to support you in prayer.
• Pray regularly with the leaders of the church in
  small groups.
• Develop a prayer ministry in your local church.

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5. Worship
Analysis / Worship Style
Example How Is the Worship style developed in
our congregation?
Planning
Spontaneous
Detailed
In this case the planning is not that detailed,
which shows that the worship occurs spontaneously
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Five Vital Functions
Healthy Church
Acts 241-47
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Session 4
What steps should we take to plant a church?
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Objective

• The church planter must be like a wise master
  builder who assures a good result.

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Before Planting the Church
Daniel Sánchez
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Five Steps to Planting
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WORSHIP SERVICE
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LEADERSHIP
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MEMBERSHIP
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DISCIPLESHIP
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EVANGELISM
Timothy DeVries
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Chapter 8 Is there another way to plant a
church? By Ken L. Davis
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Independent Pioneer Model
In this model, the church is started in a place
not previously evangelized. The church is started
by a planter that does not have institutional
support (for example, a mother church or
denomination). Once the church is planted, the
pioneer looks for a new place to plant a church.
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Independent Pioneer Model

• Lack of advice accountability
• Strained family relationships
• Lack of adequate finances
• Pride and control issues
• Discouragement

• Motivation of the pioneer
• Loyalty, enthusiasm
• Opportunities to lead and to serve
• Freedom to make decisions

Disadvantages
Advantages
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Mother Daughter Model
This is the most commonly used method to plant
churches. A mother church sends families and
leaders to a new place and provides them with
economic resources and support. It is a very
successful model.
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Mother Daughter Model

• Shared ministerial philosophy
• Available resources
• Forced development of new leaders
• Support and supervision
• May achieve more in less time
• Immediate visibility and stability

• Much planning, preparation and sacrifice
• Overdependence
• Tendency to clone and not be different
• Difficulties when members are lost to the new
  church plant

Advantages
Disadvantages
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Colonizing Model
This is identical to the mother-dughter model
with the exception that the group starting the
church moves to a place far away, paying their
own expenses, finding new jobs and establishing
themselves in a new place.
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Colonizing Model

• High level of commitment to Christ and the Great
  Commission
• Members offer their homes to get things started

• At the beginning, the number of members is small
• Physical distance makes adequate supervision
  difficult

Advantages
Disadvantages
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Multi-Congregacional Model
An urban church uses the same building at
different times for different ethnic groups with
their own pastors and autonomous leaders (Anglos,
Hispanics, Asians, etc.), where each group
contributes economically to maintain the
facilities.
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Multi-Congregacional Model

• Strict scheduling needed leaving little margin
  for additional activities
• Congregations must be prepared for challenges
  diversity brings, different values of things,
  communication, etc.

• Makes sense economically
• Maximizes facility use
• Attractive evangelistically
• Options for language and worship styles
• Breaks down racism and discrimination

Advantages
Disadvantages
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Satelite Model
This model has one single church meeting in
several semi-autonomous groups. The satellites
have a close relationship with the mother church,
although they have a great deal of freedom.
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Satelite Model

• Combines the characteristics of large church
  cell groups
• Opportunities for seminary students to get
  experience teaching and evangelizing.
• Reproduction, reach and growth is amplified.

• Use of different properties increases expenses.
• Roles of mother church and satellite churches can
  become confused.
• (The roles should be well defined from the
  start to possible autonomy)

Advantages
Disadvantages
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Missionary Model
This is the model most familiar to North American
Evangelicals. A missionary pastor starts a church
with the support of the churches in the
missionary agency. As soon as the church is
formed and established, the pastor resigns and
leaves a leader in charge.
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Missionary Model

• Works well in pioneer situations
• Missionary sent usually has experience
• Pastor and family have financial support
• Economic support for the church may allow them to
  build a sanctuary sooner

• Dependency on sending mission support
• Missionary pastor often must leave work to go and
  raise finances
• Planted church may become dependent
• Difficulties in transitioning from missionary
  pastor to a permanent pastor

Advantages
Disadvantages
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Denominational Model
This is the association kind of model. It occurs
when many churches unite in a covenant to start
churches, uniting resources and sharing their
experience in order to do studies, select areas
and set goals for church planting.
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Denominational Model

• Little room for initiative and participation at
  the local level
• Planter feels limited by established programs
• Provincialism planters can become focused on
  one region and not others

• More available resources
• Financial burden shared
• Effective administration
• Wide network of people and ideas available

Advantages
Disadvantages
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Cellular Model
This is the way of organizing a church using
small groups and meetings in homes as the central
axis of the churchs work. It anticipates the
multiplication of cells and, therefore, of
leaders.
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Cellular Model

• If the leadership is not dynamic, it tends to
  stagnate and kill the church
• Requires large numbers of leaders to develop
  model
• It can create resistance to growth because of
  comfort

• Develops leaders
• Friendly environment for non-Christians
• Opportunities for more direct interaction

Advantages
Disadvantages
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Three Important Ingredients
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External or Structural Support
Support of a Mentor
Accountability
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