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Title: The Road to Parenting a Church


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The Road to Parenting a Church
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Why start new churches?
  • The harvest is plentiful Matthew 935-38
  • Jesus went through all the towns and villages,
    teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good
    news of the kingdom and healing every disease and
    sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had
    compassion on them, because they were harassed
    and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then
    he said to his disciples, "The harvest is
    plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord
    of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers
    into his harvest field."

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Why start new churches?
  • The harvest is plentiful
  • We need lots of new churches
  • Subtract seating capacity of all existing
    churches vs total population unchurched
  • Seeing churches, not people who are still
    un-reached.

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Why start new churches?
  • The harvest is diverse Matthew 2818-20
  • Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority
    in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
    Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
    baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
    the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them
    to obey everything I have commanded you. And
    surely I am with you always, to the very end of
    the age."

5
Why start new churches?
  • The harvest is diverse
  • Cultural diversity requires a diversity of
    churches
  • It takes all kinds of churches to reach all
    kinds of people. Rick Warren

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Why start new churches?
  • The harvest is ready John 435
  • Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the
    harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at
    the fields! They are ripe for harvest.

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Why start new churches?
  • Church planting is the work of Jesus
  • Matthew 1618 And I tell you that you are Peter,
    and on this rock I will build my church, and the
    gates of Hades will not overcome it.
  • It is a privilege to work with Jesus in building
    his church.

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Why Parent?
  • Church planting is the most effective means of
    evangelism under heaven. - C. Peter Wagner
  • The best church planting occurs when a
    sponsor/mother church is actively involved in the
    planting of new churches. - Ed Stetzer, Planting
    New Churches in a Postmodern Age

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What is NCBCs Role?
  • Recognizing the strategic value of planting new
    churches and the effectiveness of the parenting
    model, NCBC partners with parenting churches to
    better equip and strengthen their efforts.
  • To that end . . .

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What is NCBCs Role?
  • We will work with parenting churches to
  • Train leaders in the parenting process
  • Help identify and assess potential sites and
    candidates
  • Assist with project funding
  • Provide church planter training, supervision and
    coaching

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Begin the Parenting Journey
  • The Five Stages of the Parenting Process

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Idea Dreaming Stage
  • This is where the foundation for motivation
    begins. We recognize that it is Christ who builds
    his church and we encourage church leaders to
    seek him and begin to share his passion for
    multiplying congregations.
  • continued . . .

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Idea Dreaming Stage
  • At this stage be prepared to . . .
  • Understand the biblical foundation for parenting
    new churches
  • Look at an overview of the church parenting
    process
  • See the harvest and cultivate compassion for the
    lost
  • Mobilize an intersession team
  • Look to Jesus for direction

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Communicating Casting the Vision
  • Begin refining ideas and dreams into tangible
    vision that will be communicated with your church
    leadership. No one person plants a church and no
    one person produces a daughter church recognize
    that it will take a team to do this and everyone
    must have a clear idea where they are going and
    be committed to the vision.
  • continued . . .

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Communicating Casting the Vision
  • At this stage be prepared to . . .
  • With your leadership, develop a written vision
    for parenting new churches
  • Cultivate compassion for the lost among
    leadership
  • Become aware of other church planting materials
    and networks
  • continued . . .

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Communicating Casting the Vision
  • At this stage be prepared to . . .
  • Understand the values of healthy churches - know
    what DNA you want to reproduce
  • Identify fears related to parenting a new church
  • Count the cost of parenting a new church
  • Understand the lifecycle concept for new church
    development

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Planning Reconnaissance
  • Begin to bring the congregation at large on
    board gain congregational buy in through
    dialogue and promoting ownership. Carefully plan
    for the specific stages in parenting a church and
    avoid the three biggest mistakes.
  • continued . . .

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Planning Reconnaissance
  • At this stage be prepared to . . .
  • Identify opinion leaders in your congregation
  • Evaluate the sphere of influence and its strength
    for each opinion leader
  • Carefully plan a dialogue process with key
    opinion leaders to listen and discern their
    values
  • Gain the support of the opinion leaders
  • Be sure your intercessors are mobilized
  • Increase congregational ownership to the
    parenting vision
  • continued . . .

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Planning Reconnaissance
  • Clearly identify the role of the parent church
    during each phase of the lifecycle
  • Avoid the three biggest mistakes . . .
  • Moving ahead with plans before the congregation
    has ownership
  • Poor church planter selection and lack of a clear
    church planting proposal
  • Inability to release control of the new church

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Development
  • This is where the vision and plans go into
    action. Clearly detail the role of the parent
    church, the methods that will be used and the
    financial commitment of the parent church. Lay
    the ground work for target community selection
    and planter selection.
  • continued . . .

21
Development
  • At this stage be prepared to . . .
  • Develop creative ways to keep the vision alive
  • Understand the variety of ways to parent a new
    church and identify the best method(s) for your
    congregation
  • Determine the parent churchs financial
    commitment to the project and identify other
    possible sources of funding for the new church.
  • continued . . .

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Development
  • Be prepared to select target community . .
  • Understand the need for a diversity of churches
    to reach a diversity of people
  • Complete demographics research and community
    assessment
  • Select appropriate target communities
  • Clearly describe the ministry focus group and its
    needs
  • continued . . .

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Development
  • Be prepared to select church planter . . .
  • Understand the profile of a good church planter
  • Learn to screen candidates effectively
  • Determine an objective assessment process
  • Understand the importance of matching the church
    planter with the target community

24
Birth Release of New Church
  • While it feels like the beginning and there may
    be a lot of momentum, recognize that as the
    parenting church you are approaching the
    culmination process and it will soon be time to
    release the new church.
  • continued . . .

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Birth Release of New Church
  • At this stage be prepared to . . .
  • Develop a specific strategy and timetable to
    launch the new church
  • Be flexible!
  • Dont try to control
  • Understand the importance of freeing the church
    planter to gather people
  • Determine ways parent church can give to the new
    church
  • continued . . .

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Birth Release of New Church
  • At this stage be prepared to . . .
  • Commission the church planter and/or church
    planting team
  • Understand the importance of releasing the new
    church
  • Identify recovery issues for the parent church
  • Describe your continuing relationship with the
    new church
  • Determine future involvement in church planting
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