Church Planting 101: Fundamentals

Overview

Brought to you by Passion for Planting

You’ve been called to plant a church – now what? This Introduction to New Church Development course provides valuable “next steps” for the incredible journey you’re about to embark on. You’ll receive practical nuts and bolts knowledge and learn “how to” methods for church planting from the ground up. Topics include: calling, vision, planning, oversight, fundraising, volunteer management, and operations for the new church (e.g. marketing, outreach, facilities, equipment, legal requirements, worship/teaching).

This course is “free”; however, there are several required reading books that will greatly enhance your learning experience. These books (available on kindle) will be valuable resources in your church planting journey. Links for these books (and other resources) are provided within each of the course units. If the price of any books scare you consider buying a used copy (amazon.com is one place to search) or see if your local library has them.

Course Outline

Module 1

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Introduction to Church Planting

Why Church Planting?

Calling

Profile, Competency and Assessment

Planter Health

Coaching

Module 1 Quiz

Module 2

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Developing a Ministry Philosophy

Target and Contextualization

Church Planting Models

Multi-Ethnic Church Planting

Disciple Making

Philosophy of Ministry

Module 2 Quiz

Module 3

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Planning

Starting with the END in mind

Develop Strategies

Grouping and Sequencing

Scheduling

Budgeting and Assigning Tasks

The Launch Strategy

Module 3 Quiz

Module 4

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Funding the Dream

Overview of Finances

Budgeting

Financial Systems

Fundraising

Module 4 Quiz

Module 5

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Organizational Structure and Systems

Leading an Organization

Church Governance and Structure

Building a Launch Team

Staffing

Legal Requirements

Module 5 Quiz

Module 6

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Pre-Launch Phase

Structuring and Building Ministry Teams

Marketing

Outreach

Equipment

Facilities

Community Networking

Module 6 Quiz

Module 7

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Discipleship and Multiplication in the New Church

Assimilation

Discipleship

Reproducing Leaders

Church Multiplication

Module 7 Quiz