Beyond the Call New Church Planning

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Beyond the CallNew Church Planning

• Patrick Furgerson
• Director, Church Planting Solutions
• Dan Converse
• Director of Operations, Stadia

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Why not launch this Sunday?
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Balancing Act
Prevent future problems by planning today!
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Healthy Tension
Cooperating with God
Money
Faith
Tasks/Process
People
Delegation
Time
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• FACTS

I N T U I T I O N
PR I N C I P A L S
A C T I O N



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WFH Video
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Building a house

• Preparation
• Foundation
• Framing / Shell
• Systems
• Insulation / Drywall / Painting
• Finish Work
• Occupancy

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Building a house

• Cost (100,000 )
• Activities / Sequence (500)
• Expertise
• Duration (6 - 12 months)

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Church PlanterorGeneral Contractor?
Jesus owns itwe help build it!
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Vision or Blueprints?

• Noah and the Ark What can we learn? Make a
  boat from resinous wood and seal it with tar,
  inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls
  throughout its interior. Make it 450 feet long,
  75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Construct an
  opening all the way around the boat, 18 inches
  below the roof. Then put three decks inside the
  boatbottom, middle, and upperand put a door in
  the side. Gen 614-16

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Four Types of People

• Visionaries (flyers)
• Implementers (climbers)
• Maintainers (walkers)
• Complainers (snipers)

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Questions for Dan

• But arent I just constraining God?
• Who should be involved at this stage? (My coach?
  Launch team?)

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Step 1 Begin with the End in mind

• Covey Quote To begin with the end in mind
  means to start with a clear understanding of your
  destination. It means to know where youre going
  so that you better understand where you are now
  and so that the steps you take are always in the
  right direction.
• What does the house look like?
• First step in creating the future out of today!

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Step 1 Begin with the End in mind

• Develop a written philosophy of ministry (vision,
  values, strategy, etc)
• Develop written opening day expectations

Product A written description that paints a
picture of opening day
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Questions for Dan

• What is the benefit to the church planter?
• What is the benefit to the launch team?

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Step 2 Develop Strategies
Nehemiah Principal

• Break things down into smaller logical pieces
• PurposeObjectivesActions
• Align all areas to church purpose

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Step 2 Develop Strategies

• Potential Strategies
• Prayer
• Staffing Plan
• Marketing Plan
• Fundraising Plan
• Small Group Plan
• Facility Plan
• Equipment Plan

• Core Group/Launch Team Development
• Demographic/Contextualization Plan
• Outreach/Service Plan
• Community Networking/Partnering
• Finance Plan (Budget)
• Ministry Teams/Processes Plan

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Step 2 Develop Strategies

• Identify key strategies to include in your plan
• Write purpose, objectives, and actions
• Compile actions into list
• Product List of actions (everything you need to
  do)

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Step 3 Grouping Sequencing

• Action Points
• Group actions into logical groupings (e.g.
  marketing, equipment, etc)
• Put actions in required sequence
• Example Grocery listindividual productstype
  of foodorder based on location in store
• Product Actions are grouped logically and are
  roughly in the order in which they will be
  accomplished

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Step 4 Integrating Schedule Dates

• Action Points
• Assign dues dates to the major groupings from
  step 3
• Assign due dates to actions within the major
  groupings
• Product A solid schedule

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Step 5 Integrating Finances

• Action Points
• Assign a cost / budget to each action
• Product A solid budget

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Step 6 Integrating Responsibilities
Action Points Review each action and assign a
lead person to complete the action. Consider
role of planter, spouse, family members, launch
team members, staff member, part-time workers,
and contractors Product Delegation tool for
getting broader participation
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Whats Next?

• Products
• A written description that paints a picture of
  opening day
• A scheduled list of actions with people assigned
  to them and cost estimates which will help you
  achieve this goal

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Question for Dan

• I have a very clear vision why spend the time to
  write it down?

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