The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church
- Michigan Baker Book House 2011
- 269p
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