Team Leader
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John Mark Clifton Pastor Wornall Road Kansas City, MO |
Churches have planting churches since the church at Antioch sent Paul and Barnabas out to the Gentiles. The Association seeks to keep Church Planting a priority because new churches reach the lost at a faster pace than established churches. Without new church starts, our witness would not be as strong or effective.
Goal: The Association will help to catalyze our churches to start 30 new churches in the Association by 2020.
Action Plans:
Finances
- The Associational Church Planting Ministry Team (see 5 below) will seek to enlist 3 to 5 churches (per church plant) to become support partners in various capacities.
- The Associational Church Planting Ministry Team will designate associational budget money for assessment, start-up, and the on-going support of church plants.
- The Association will create a fund for church planting to which individuals, businesses, and churches can contribute for the financial support of these church plants.
- The Associational Church Planting Ministry Team will seek to develop a network of business owners who can provide part-time jobs for church planters.
Identifying, Assessing, & Coaching
- Associational staff will create an Associational Church Planting Ministry Team comprised of appropriate Associational Staff and 2 non-staff volunteers to assist with the task of identifying, assessing, and coaching church planters.
- The Associational Church Planting Ministry Team will develop systems for identifying potential church planters.
- The Associational Church Planting Ministry Team will designate appropriate entities for the assessment of potential church planters in addition to the MBC Church Planting Assessment.
- The Associational Church Planting Ministry Team will develop an on-going coaching and mentoring structure for the benefit of church planters and potential church planting coaches.