Church Planting: Embracing a Biblical Model for Mission and Renewal Strategies
This guide explores the biblical foundation for church planting (CP) as a vital mission strategy. It discusses various perspectives on CP, highlighting its necessity and significance in fulfilling the Great Commission. The document outlines the strategies employed by the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC) to foster church renewal and establish new communities. With a sustained vision over five years, it emphasizes demographic research, recruiting, and financial strategies for successful church plants, advocating for revival and repentance in a changing cultural landscape.
Church Planting: Embracing a Biblical Model for Mission and Renewal Strategies
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Church Planting A Biblical Model for Mission
3 Types of People • CP is unnecessary • CP is great • CP is great and know why
Reasons for CP • True to Biblical mandate
Reasons for CP cont … • True to Biblical mandate • True to Great Commission
Reasons for CP cont … • True to Biblical mandate • True to Great Commission • Exercise in Kingdom-mindedness
Reasons for CP cont … • True to Biblical mandate • True to Great Commission • Exercise in Kingdom-mindedness • Foster church renewal
ACNA Strategy Bp. John Guernsey
ANiC Strategy • November 2008 Projects - 1 Plants - 2 Parishes - 18 • November 2009 Projects - 10 Plants - 6 Parishes - 26
ANiC Strategy • Organic nature of CP Biblical language Church – ecclesia
ANiC Strategy (cont …) • 5 year sustained vision • 2 streams reactive active/strategic
ANiC Strategy (cont …) • Active/Strategic Identify 6 major urban centres Demographic research Lists of people for core groups
ANiC Strategy (cont …) • Develop Proclamation Recruiting tool
ANiC Strategy (cont …) • Develop CP Summit Late Spring 2010 CP Basics Essay Generates a pool of interested candidates Increases understanding of various CP’s
ANiC Strategy (cont …) • Recruiting Tour Seminaries Schools Churches Cross denominational Pray for 20 people
ANiC Strategy (cont …) • Use Summit to begin assessment identify 10 candidates independent assessment begin to align planters with projects
ANiC Strategy (cont …) • Raise $ for projects 3 year matching funds yr 1 60k yr 2 40k yr 3 30k 120k per project over 3 years = 720k over 3-5 yrs
ANiC Strategy (cont …) • Prelaunch Work
A Biblical Model of Mission Bp. Doc Loomis
A Biblical Model of Mission • Movement not Institution • Revival and Repentance • Anglican realignment as a footnote
A Biblical Model of Mission “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest” Jesus (Luke 10:2).