Evangelical Church Planting Networks

The send institute will be releasing a full report on best practices in church planting systems with particular attention to church planting churches in this report we will share best practices in church planting systems as well as the organizational shifts necessary to see denominations and networks move beyond addition into multiplication.

Evangelical church planting networks.

Planting approximately one church a week with an 87 success rate we have close to 200 plants on their way to becoming affiliated efca churches 35 of. Because of this church planting networks become an increasingly important source of support and resources for aspiring church planters. Leading rural church revitalization cohorts that guide rural congregations through the process of revitalization. I grew up in this tradition christian church and my dad jump started many of their church planting networks in the early days.

It s a tough calling and we desire to encourage couples along the way by constantly showing our appreciation for you and your work. Developing an apprenticeship program for those specifically called to rural church planting and ministry. We partner with existing evangelical anabaptist institutions denominations conferences districts mission agencies universities etc to facilitate a shared evangelical anabaptist witness and to generate movement toward community transformation. For send network planting couples there is a team behind you.

Multiplication we believe every church is a multiplying church in the making and we want to see a healthy multiplying church in every community across north america. As of january 2019 more than 40 active epc church plants minister in 13 states around the country which is about 7 percent of the total number of epc churches. Church planting is an intentional process of establishing a new center for worship where a congregation can grow and thrive. For every 1 church plant by a mainline denomination there are 9 church plants by an evangelical group and most evangelical denominations were more open to women s leadership 100 years ago than they are today for example evangelical free baptist general conference assemblies of god various holiness denominations and the wesleyan church dave olson church planter evangelical.

We organize regional networks with partner churches for community engagement and church planting. Family we re not just a network we re a family of churches planting churches everywhere for everyone. Dirt roads network is committed to. We are here to encourage you as you do the hard work of church planting.

Continuing to offer church planting leadership diagnostic for church plant launch teams church sessions or planting networks who need support in beginning church planting. At send network we value. Though this work is inspired and filled with hope and lots of energy it is also an extremely challenging process.