Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Part 1 Preparation for Church Planting
1 What Is Church Planting? The Defenition 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 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 Beachead 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
Notes 259
General Index 263
Scripture Index 267
