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​10 PRACTICAL STEPS TO
​PLANTING A CHURCH

​Following the Lord to launch out and start a church is exciting. The following steps are a practical guide to help the plant to be healthy and enduring.    

PLANTING WITH PERSONAL AND FAMILY PRIORITIES

​Planting a church will be very difficult without having the proper priorities in place.

​5 NEEDS FOR THE
​RIGHT MEETING PLACE

​The right building to meet in can be challenging. It has proven to be one of the most determining factors for guests as they decide to visit and/or return. 

​THE CHURCH PLANTER’S WIFE – ASSISTANT OR ASSISTING?

​One of the greatest blessings of church planting is for a church planter to be able to serve together with his wife.

​ADDITIONAL BLOGS

​FROM PIONEER TO PASTOR

​Many times a church planter, because he is naturally a pioneer, will have a difficult time adjusting to the composition of a more established church.

​WHAT’S NEXT?

Walking a new church through the early years
 1. Focus on three priorities
 Evangelize 

LAUNCHING A CHURCH PLANT

It is 2020, and we are still struggling with what is the best method for launching a new church plant. 

​BIBLICAL INNOVATION FOR CHURCH PLANTING

​Innovation is defined as the introduction of new things or methods. Some call it “cutting edge”, “state of the art”, or “contemporary”.

​WHY CHURCHES SHOULD REPRODUCE CHURCHES

​Now consider another question for a moment. How are we doing in this process of church planting?

​10 REASONS TO HAVE GET-ACQUAINTED MEETINGS

When we think of the birthing of a baby, we recognize what a precious thing it is for both parents to participate in the birthing process.

​BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES FOR CHURCHES REPRODUCING CHURCHES

​Baptist Church Planting Ministry believes that new churches should be reproduced by a local church and not by a church planter.

FINANCING A CHURCH PLANT

The number one reason church plants die prematurely is because of the lack of finances. Insufficient funds will strangle a new church from the beginning and cause immense stress to you and your family. 

​USING AN INTERN IN A CHURCH PLANT

​The biblical example is for local churches to reproduce local churches. This example is for both an established local church and for a local church in the process of being established.

Handling Church Finances

One of the best ways a church plant can gain its credibility is by how they handle the church funds. Sadly, one of the main areas the world feels the church is corrupt is in how churches keep their books. Sound financial policies will...

​THE POWER OF CHRIST

Many pastors spend a lot of time on what they feel is the next big thing they need in their ministry or developing the plan that will take them to the next level. 

THE CHURCH PLANTING WORK

If church planting were easy, everybody would be doing it. While church planting is not rocket science, it is a lot of old-fashioned hard work. ​

​STICKING WITH THE CHURCH PLANT

​Planting a church is a difficult business, filled with problems, pitfalls, and perils. Though every church plant is different, almost all will encounter a significant amount of adversity.

TOO OLD TO GO

Several years ago, while preaching at a church planting conference in Spokane, Washington, I had the opportunity to field some questions from the preachers who attended the conference.

TIME

God is never in a hurry, and He is never late. He is working from the perspective of eternity. Church building is not swift or immediate.

SCAFFOLD-
​ING VS. FIRST FRUITS

Most if not all church planters have heard the word scaffolding used by preachers to describe many of the people who were attracted to their church plants during their early days.
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