Planting Space

Sometime in the last year I heard one of those ministry stories that may be evangelical legend, but makes a good point:
2 teams of relief workers arrived on site in a famine-stricken third-world area. Both teams were immediately pressed by crowds as they got off the plane. The first team, seeing the need, started handing [...]

Research from multiple sources shows a clear correlation between solid church planter training and long-term health of church plants.  Church Coaching Solutions, a Passion for Planting ministry partner, is now offering a multi-site track at it’s bootcamp.  There are so many common factors when launching a second (or third) site to launching a brand new [...]

A new resource has been published and made available on www.newchurches.com. It is an assessment tool that helps determine how well a planter fits with a particular location.  Tom Nebel graciously allowed us to use parts of materials that he has developed.  This is just one of several FREE church planting resources available for download [...]

I watched about 20 minutes of American Idol last night. I was struck by the similarities between the show and church planting assessment. Randy, Paula and Simon use their expertise to tell self-diluted idol hopefuls that they do or don’t have what it takes to be a pop star. Assessment is sort [...]

An Ed Stetzer study on church plant attendance (click here) shows a direct correlation between the training received by a church planter and attendance. There are many training options (often called Church Planter Boot Camps), each with their own strengths. Some are more theologically based, some very practical, some very inspiring, each [...]

Formal assessment can be as short as one day, but is more often 3-5 days in length. A formal assessment is often done in a group setting with other potential planters and includes a combination of interviews, group exercises, essays, and assignments. The evaluation team observes the potential planters in a number of different situations. [...]

Assessment is the process of discerning whether a potential church planter is called to plant a church and whether the person is right for a specific new work. Research conducted by Dr. Charles Ridley identified 13 performance dimensions on success factors for church planters. (read more)
It is crucial for the church planter to understand their [...]