Could God Use Me to Plant a New Church?
DISCERN
Find a quiet place and explore this Discernment Guide designed for leaders exploring if God could use them to plant new faith communities.
LEARN
Check out Winfield Bevin’s teaching on Why Start New Churches. Below is a link to Bevin’s book, Church Planting Revolution
Church Planting Revolution
The pages of church history are full of amazing stories of men and women of faith who changed the course of history and influenced the world through church planting.
Regardless of whether you are in a city, in a rural community, or on an island, this book will outline general principles that will help you develop a unique church-planting process that fits your context.
Simply create a Church Planter Profile account, answer the questions honestly, and evaluate your readiness in the areas of entrepreneurial leadership, ministry experience, church planting experience, and relational evangelism. Based on your own self-assessment, you will decide to walk further down the church planting path. Typically, a score of 60 or above means you should continue your exploration.
Don’t think of this test as an A, B, C, D, F type of scoring–this is just to get a feel for your passions and how God tends to use you. Many of the testing categories are areas in your life that you can grow in.
Keep in mind, eventually you will most likely want to go through an extensive 3-day Church Planter Assessment Center, which is typically a pre-requisite for church planting organizations.
SHARE
It is important to invite others into your discernment journey asking for prayer and wisdom. We’d love to know more about why you’re curious about church planting.
EXPLORE
It is important to know that there are multiple church planting models. Truth is, we need all kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people. Check out this 6-part article by Ed Stetzer on Church Planting Models.
PRAY
Without a doubt, prayer is a vital part of the church planter’s discernment journey. Consider taking a multiple day prayer walk with your spouse, family, or close ministry friends, through the community God might be leading you to influence.
