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Day 1: Six Preparation Questions

Preparation: Six Preparation Questions (Day 1)


It is critical that a planter takes the time to establish a solid foundation for his plant (Luke 14:28-32).

 Startup Workbook: Foundations

1.  Orientation: Have you done the basic preparation?

     PowerPoint: Startup Vision

     Coaching Article: Prayer Action List

     Videos: Good Soldier-Complete

     Toolbox: Additional Resources

 
2. Planter’s Profile: What is your potential as a planter?

     Startup workbook: Personal Growth Plan

     PowerPoint: Planter Profile

     Coaching Article: Three Overlooked Leadership Roles by Alan Hirsch

 

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3. Apologetics:  Why do you want to plant?

     PowerPoint: Church Planting Apologetics

     Coaching Article: American Church In Crisis

     Videos: Church Pirates, Why CP

4. Biblical Foundations:  What are your biblical essentials?

     Power Point: Biblical Foundations

     Coaching Articles: Ecclesiological Guidelines-SB, 

      Video: Organic or Organized, My Church, What is the Church?

     Key Books:  Church Planting--Laying Foundations: Stuart Murray, Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: David Hesslegrave

 

5. Missional Context: Where do you want to plant and how will that impact your ministry design?

     PowerPoint: Missional Context

     Startup workbook: Community Exegesis

     Coaching Articles: 10Q, Christ and the City, Sample Ministry Area Profile, Neighborhood Research

     Videos: Wrong First Impressions, City Vision-MSP, Candian-I'm American, Missional Voices, Wrong First Impressions

     Demographic web links

 

6. Design:  Design your church model. How will you design your church?

     PowerPoint: Church Design, Church Design (2010)

     Coaching Articles: Church Innovation Matters, Innovation 2007, Biblical Paradigm Multiethnic-Mandes

     Videos: Church Shopping: King of Hill, Cowboy Church, Don't Go to Church

     Toolbox: Additional Resources