Day 5: Six Critical Startup Ministries

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Ministry Development

Developing Your Ministry Systems

The day finally arrives when the planter is ready to publically launch his new church.  The planter has six to twelve months to develop the critical mass to ensure a healthy public launch. When a church radically loves God and people (Mt. 22: 37-40) it creates an authentic worshipping community where growth naturally takes place (Mk. 4:28). In most church plants, there are critical startup ministries that need to be in place to ensure a healthy launch that will carry momentum beyond the grand opening.  These startup ministries are worship, assimilation, technology, children’s ministry, intentional living, realistic timeline, and a system of creating change that allows health, growth, and reproduction to naturally happen.      

Startup workbook: Startup Ministries Plan

25. Health and Growth Systems: How will you create and manage change?

     PowerPoint: Growth and Health 101

     Coaching Articles: 10 Factors Higher Attendance, Breaking Growth Barriers,

     Process Managing Growth-Keller, When Formulas Don't Work-Stetzer

26. Worship: How will you attract crowds?

     PowerPoint: Worship: Front Door

27. Children’s Ministry: How do you establish a healthy children’s ministry?

     PowerPoint: What do we do with the Kids

     Coaching article: Children’s ministry manual

28. Assimilation: How will you close the back door?

     PowerPoint: Assimilation

     Coaching Article: Church Customer Service

29. Technology: How will you use technology to accelerate your growth?

     PowerPoint: Technology

     Coaching Article: On Line Social Networking

30. Intentional Living: How do you plant a church and stay spiritually healthy?

     PowerPoint: Intentional Living

     Coaching Article: Culture of Balance

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