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Resources for New Church Development -
Research sources that can help church planters as they prepare for their church plants.
Direct Mail - Links for direct mail efforts
Outreach Marketing INC
Outreach Marketing is the premier leader of church marketing materials in North America. This organization provides pre-printed materials a new church may use to advertise. It also provides training for an overall strategy of marketing the church.
Churchplants.com
Ideas How Your Church Can Support Church Planting - Even if your church is not ready to daughter there are numerous ways the church can be involved in fulfilling the Great Commission through church planting in Michigan
- Offer prayer Support
Contact a church plant and ask them how you might prayer for them. This is needed to combat the spiritual warfare a new church faces. It will also be a great source of encouragement to the planter and core leadership.
- Offer Practical Ministry Support
New congregations have ministry needs that you can provide. New churches in your area that do not have their own building yet will periodically need a baptistery, or sanctuary for a wedding. Consider sharing leadership for a specific period of time until the new church gets on its feet.
- Host a new church in the private phase
New churches generally spend six to nine months in a private phase building the infrastructure for the new church. During the private phase they do not hold public worship. A neighboring church can provide their facilities for small group meetings and training session during the private phase.
- Plan Joint Gathering Events
If your congregation is near a new church, consider planning joint outreach gathering events with the new church. Through the joint efforts of both congregations there will be more financial resources for the event and hence potentially greater impact on the community.
- Financial Support
Your support for both the general budget and Michigan Kingdom Builders goes to the support of new works.
- Become a Partnering Church to a New Church
If your congregation has shown exceptional strength in areas of leadership development, raising funds, developing an efficient structure, or been a leader in caring for it’s pastoral staff, these practices can be have help to a new church. Take the initiative and contact a new church at the New Plants Link and offer your services.
Research - Research sources that can help the church planter prepare for planting.
Demographics
U. S. Census Bureau "http://www.census.gov/"
The official Web site of the United States Census Bureau. This site provides the raw census data to the user. Go to “Access Tools” then “Quick Facts” to find basic data on a county, city, or Zip Code in Michigan.
National Center of Educational Studies "http://www.nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/"
The School District Demographics Web site provides access to school district geographic and demographic data useful for describing and analyzing characteristics of school districts, children, and K-12 education.
Check Institute for Servant Leadership materials for demographic resources.
Steps to Daughtering - The steps an established church can take to daughter a new church.
Ideas how your church can get involved in church planting enterprise even if it is not ready to daughter.
- Assess the Health of the Parent Church
A common concern of a church considering the possibility of planting is, “are we healthy enough to plant a new church?” This is a valid question. It is a question that can be answered with some degree of objectivity. The four measuring sticks of a daughtering church are a) annual growth rate, b) actual assimilation ratios, c) leadership development practices, and Natural Church Development assessment.
- Understand the Phases of Daughtering and the Parent Church’s Role
Reproduction (12 - 24 months)
Conception Phase (6 months)
Prenatal Phase (6 – 9 months)
Birth (2 months)
Growth to Maturity (1 – 10 years)
Reproduction by the daughter (12 – 24 months)
- Study Potential Models
Daughtering
Second Campus
Partnering
Multi-Cultural Plant
House Church
Pioneering
Here is a collection of resources that you will find invaluable in your preparation to start a new church.
Church Multiplication Training Centers
The Church Multiplication Training Centers exist to multiply reproducing churches through equipping and empowering planters, pastors, spouses and leaders of sponsoring agencies. There premier resource is church planting bootcamps
Outreach
Provides outreach mailers, website design, networking to Christian Comedians, and training on how to market your community.
Servant Evangelism Ideas
Provides training and books on servant evangelism ideas to impact your community.
Topfive.org
Practical ideas and great information on church planting, evangelism, church administration, church growth, and small groups.
Touch Outreach
Resources on how to start a cell church.
CoachNet P.O Box 1353 Alta Loma, CA 91701-1353
A web-based church planting resource and much more designed to walk the church planter through the cycles of church planting. The Web site provides training, books, assessments, and coaching. This is a subscription-based resource. A church planter’s proposal should include a subscription to this service.
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