Issue 1 Leadership Development and Reproducing Culture Lack of Experience Feeling the Need for Speed Volunteers No Core Leaders Issue 1 Leadership Development and Reproducing Culture ID: 599210
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Top Issues Church Planters FaceSlide2
Issue #1 Leadership Development and Reproducing Culture
Lack of
Experience
Feeling the Need for Speed (Volunteers
)
No Core
LeadersSlide3
Issue #1 Leadership Development and Reproducing Culture
Feeling
the Need for Speed (Paid Staff
)
Need for
Resources
Realities for ReproductionSlide4
Issue #2 Financial Self-Sufficiency and Viability
The
BiVo
Challenge
Tension Over Talking/Teaching About
GivingSlide5
Issue #2 Financial Self-Sufficiency and Viability
Limited
Budget
Experience
Flow of Funds
Trap
Personal Financial ImpactSlide6
Issue #3 Launch
Team Development and Mobilizing Volunteers
Healthy Launch Teams Are Mission Critical When Seeking to Start in the Way We
Discussed
Church Planting Is a Team
SportSlide7
Issue #3 Launch
Team Development and Mobilizing Volunteers
Pre-Launch
Tasks vs.
Relationships
A Core Group of Believers Is Not Always a Good
Thing
New Church Core Teams Experience FalloutSlide8
Issue #4 Systems, Processes, and Cultures
God’s Part and Our
Part
A Fix-It
Mentality
Assessing
HealthSlide9
Issue #4 Systems, Processes, and Cultures
Pre-Launch Behaviors
Urgency and AccountabilitySlide10
Issue #5 Casting Vision and Avoiding Mission Drift
Clarity
Core
Values
Mission, Vision, and
ValuesSlide11
Issue #5 Casting Vision and Avoiding Mission Drift
Ministry Philosophy
Non-
NegotiablesSlide12
Issue #6 Evangelism and Discipleship
Five challenges:
Multiple time demands
Discerning how to practice faith in a world not limited to direct evangelism only
Living
incarnationally
and engaging in culture
Implementing a deliberate evangelistic and disciple-making strategy
Making small groups
workSlide13
Issue #6 Evangelism and Discipleship
Two
observations:
Distracted by the Planting
Process
Internal ScorecardSlide14
Issue #7 Spiritual, Physical and Mental Health of Planter/Family
Battle to overcome pride, self-reliance,
drivenness
, and an
uncoachable
attitude
Loneliness and
isolationSlide15
Issue #7 Spiritual, Physical and Mental Health of Planter/Family
Mistrust
Lack of
rest
Maintaining joySlide16
Conclusions/HighlightsChallenges of planting commonly result in discouragement and loneliness
A rigorous assessment process is
necessary
Spousal support systems should be added to church planting
systemsSlide17
Conclusions/HighlightsPeer-to-peer relationships and networks are
vital
Getting systems in place is key before going
public
Church planting mentors and coaches are
important
Discerning the difficult and painful decision between quitting and persevering