Church Planter Resources

Media, Publications and Directories
Multiply (MNA's quarterly newsletter)
The Movement: Global City Church Planting (Redeemer NY Newsletter)
Bibliography
Ministering to the Changing Cultures in North America (PDF)
Pastoral Letter on Racism (PDF)

Church Plant Survivability and Health Study 2007

Center for Missional Research, North American Mission Board

Full Report (PDF)

Best Practices (PDF)

Best Practices PowerPoint slideshow

Report on Presbyterian Church in America (PDF)

Church Planter Orientation Manual

MNA Staff (PDF)

MNA Vision (PDF)

MNA Worship (PDF)

Ministering Among Changing Cultures (PDF)

Presbytery Cash Flow Agreement (PDF)

Financial Procedures (PDF)

Potential Funding Sources Worksheet (Excel)

Overall Project Budget Template (Excel)

Outside Support Templates (Excel)

Group Listing with IRS Info (Word)

EIN Authorization Form (Word)

Incorporation of PCA Churches (PDF)

Fundraising Manual (PDF)

Apprenticeship (PDF)

Training (PDF)

Church Planter Fundraising Manual

Fundraising Manual (PDF)

Potential Funding Sources Worksheet (Excel)

Overall Project Budget Template (Excel)

Outside Support Templates (Excel)

Church Planter Wives
Church Planter Wives Study (PDF)
Church Planter Spouse Study Slide Show (Powerpoint)

Multi-Site Church Planting:
Notes from the 2007 Conference

Plenary Lecture 1 - Why Multi-Site Ministry? Introduction

Plenary Lecture 1 - PowerPoint Presentation

Plenary Lecture 2 - Why Multi-Site Ministry?

Plenary Lecture 3 - Models of Multi-Site Ministry

Plenary Lecture 3 - PowerPoint Presentation

Plenary Lecture 4 - The Gospel-Centered Church

Plenary Lecture 5 - To Launch or Not to Launch

Plenary Lecture 6 - Team Ministry and Q&A

Breakout Lecture 1 - Multi-Site Models

Breakout Lecture 2 - Harbor Presbyterian Model

Breakout Lecture 3 - Leadership Structure

Breakout Lecture 4 - Centralized and Decentralized Functions

(Excel file)

Breakout Lecture 5 - Impact of Mira Mesa Multi-Site

Breakout Lecture 5 - Mira Mesa One-Year Action Plan

Breakout Lecture 5 - Mira Mesa Pre-Conception Handout

Breakout Lecture 6 - Developing Leaders

Breakout Lecture 7 - Sample Multi-Site Budget

Breakout Lecture 8 - Centralized vs. Decentralized Ministry

January 2008 North American Church Planing Conference

The conference, designed to equip church planters, spouses, core group members and coaches with the principles and strategies needed for starting and developing healthy, growing, reproducing churches, offered lectures, discussion and interactive exercises in a wide variety of workshops. Participants learned how to develop a biblical vision for ministry, philosophy of ministry and church development.

Click here to order CDs. The entire conference as well as individual sessions are available.

Staff Resources
Regional & Church Planting Ministries Coordinators (PDF)

Resources for Church Planting Leaders

Critical Factors In Church Planting

What Kind of Churches Are We Looking to Plant?

Preparing a Site Report

Becoming a Missionally Focused Church - Jim Bland

Becoming an Evangelistic Church

Twenty Ways to Plant Churches

Church Planter Leadership Funding

Timothy Fund
Worship Guidelines for MNA Sponsored Church Planters

Keys to Being and Effective MNA Chairman

Steps in Effective Recruiting

Guidelines for Dividing Presbyteries (26th General Assembly)

Giving - John Bash

Perspective - John Bash

Process - John Bash

Whatever Happened to the Gospel?

Assessment Resources

What Is Assessment?

Is Church Planting for Me?

Who Are We Looking For?
MNA Assessment Center: Who, What and Why
Assessment Center Schedule Information

Streamlined Assessment Criteria and Protocol

Working with Core Groups
Working with Core Groups Manual

Working with Core Groups Appendix A

Working with Core Groups Appendix B

Working with Core Groups Appendix C

Working with Core Groups Appendix D (a)

Working with Core Groups Appendix D (b)

Working with Core Groups Appendix E

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Developing Church Planting Networks Conference

What is a Church Planting Network? How do they work? How does one get started? Join MNA October 7-8, 2008, at Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas TX to learn how Networks can help advance God’s Kingdom. Click here to learn more and to register.