The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

includes index and biblioraphy

Part 1 Preparation for Church Planting
1. What Is Church Planting? The Definition 17
2. Who Plants Churches? A Church Planter Profile 27
3. How Much Will It Cost? New Church Funding 37
4. What Are the Foundational Assumptions? Important Concepts 49
Part 2 Process of Church Planting
5. What Drives a New Church? Core Values 63
6. What Are New Churches Supposed to Do? Ministry Mission 81
7. What Kind of Church Will It Be? Ministry Vision 97
8. How Will You Accomplish the Mission and Vision? Developing a Strategy 113
9. Who Will Be Reached? Engaging the Community 121
10. What Is the Goal? Making Disciples 137
11. Who Will Implement the Goal? Mobilizing a Congregational Team 151
12. Who Will Equip the Implementers? Building a Staff Team 159
13. Where Will the New Church Locate? Establishing a Ministry Beachhead 173
14. What Will It Cost? Raising the Finances 185


Appendix A: Spiritual Gifts Inventory 197
Appendix B: Passion Audit 203
Appendix C: Temperament Indicator 1 207
Appendix D: Temperament Indicator 2 209
Appendix E: Leadership Style Inventory 213
Appendix F: Men`s Character Assessment for Leadership 221
Appendix G: Women`s Character Assessment for Leadership 225
Appendix H: Principles of Seeking Support: The Conversation 229
Appendix I: Is Pastoral Care the Primary Role of the Pastor? 233
Appendix J: Church Core Values Audit 237
Appendix K: Personal Core Values Audit 239
Appendix L: Sample Core Values Statement 241
Appendix M: Jesus`s Command to Make Disciples 243
Appendix N: Sample Mission Statements 247
Appendix O: Vision Audit 249
Appendix P: Sample Vision Statements 253