Church Planting Resources
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Church Planting Resources

Index

Media, Publications and Directories

MNA ShortTerm Resources for Church Planters

Child Safety Policy

Church Plant Survivability and Health Study

Church Planter Orientation Manual

Church Planter Fundraising Manual

Church Planter Recruiting Guide

Church Planter Wives Study

Demographic Tools

Multi-Site Church Planting Conference Notes

January 08 North American Church Planting Conference

Print Resources on Church Planting

Resources for Church Planting Leaders

Launch Resources

Assessment Resources

Working with Core Groups

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

A map showing the 1824 PCA churces in the United States and Canada (prepared 2009 by Church Planting Professor Phil Douglass, Covenant Theological Seminary)

Print Resources on Church Planting

MNA ShortTerm Resources for Church Planters

A printable summary of short term missions opportunities

Child Safety Policy

Sample policy from Redemption Fellowship, Fayetteville GA

Policy Samples for New Churches (includes policies for Children)

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

MNA Vision (web)

MNA Worship (PDF)

Every Church Plant a Church paper (PDF)

Ministering Among Changing Cultures (PDF)

Presbytery Cash Management Agreement (PDF)

Church and Clergy Tax Guide (PDF)

Financial Procedures (PDF)

Potential Funding Sources Worksheet (Excel)

Funding for Church Planting (PowerPoint by Bruce Finn)

Overall Project Budget Template (Excel)

Outside Support Templates (Excel)

Church Planter Salary Guidelines (PDF)

Group Listing with IRS Info (Word)

EIN Authorization Form (PDF)

Incorporation of PCA Churches (PDF)

Fundraising Manual (PDF)

Apprenticeship (PDF)

Training (PDF)

Policy Samples for New Churches (web)

Index of Policy Samples for New Churches (PDF)

Child Safety Policy (PDF)

Church Planter Fundraising Manual

Fundraising Manual (PDF)

Potential Funding Sources Worksheet (Excel)

Overall Project Budget Template (Excel)

Outside Support Templates (Excel)

Church Planter Recruiting Guide

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

Demographic Tools

Help Is a Click Away (Web article)

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

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Planting Daughter or Second Site Churches - Checklist

January 2008 North American Church Planting 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.

Resources for Church Planting Leaders

Becoming a Missionally Focused Church - Jim Bland

Becoming an Evangelistic Church

Child Safety Policy

Church and Clergy Tax Guide

Critical Factors In Church Planting

Doing Demographics for Your Target Community (and doing a Site Profile)

Guidelines for Dividing Presbyteries (26th General Assembly)

Giving - John Bash

Health Insurance Search

Keys to Being an Effective MNA Chairman

Perspective - John Bash

Planting Daughter or Second Site Churches - Checklist

Policy Samples for New Churches

Preparing a Site Report

Process - John Bash

Steps in Effective Recruiting

Timothy Fund

Twenty Ways to Plant Churches

Whatever Happened to the Gospel?

What Kind of Churches Are We Looking to Plant?
Worship Guidelines for MNA Sponsored Church Planters

Launch Resources

Portable Church. A resource for your new church plant launch or your change in worship locations: Portable Church simplifies and streamlies the proper amplification for buildings of all kinds, tailoring your equipment and storage solutions to your situation.

Assessment Resources

What Is Church Planter 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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Every Church Plant a Church

The vision of MNA is to see a grassroots church planting culture emerge in the PCA.We are praying and working towards seeing all the churches and presbyteries of our denomination embrace a Great Commission vision that includes the planting of new, biblically healthy churches in the many diverse communities of North America (read more). Click here to view the Every Church Plant a Church video.