Church Planting
Why new churches matter for Scotland, and what it takes to start one: calling, team, prayer, and patient work in one place.
- 6 classes
- About 2 hr
- 13 resources included
What you’ll learn
We are a church-planting movement, and this course shares some of what we are learning along the way. It explores why new churches matter, what a healthy church plant needs, and what it looks like to put down roots in a community and stay long enough to see something grow.
We look at calling and character, building a team, prayer, finding people of peace, and the patient work of making disciples who make disciples. Shaped by our Wesleyan heritage of mission, grace and multiplication, this course is for anyone who may one day plant, lead, send, support or simply become part of a church-planting team.
Classes
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Class 1: Why New Churches Matter
Why the New Testament church planted churches, and why Scotland needs new ones today.
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Class 2: Calling and Character
How a calling to plant is recognised and tested, and why character matters more than gifting.
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Class 3: Building a Team
Why planting is a team's work, and what a healthy planting team needs.
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Class 4: Prayer Before Everything
Why a church plant has to be born in prayer, and practical ways of praying for a neighbourhood.
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Class 5: Finding the People of Peace
Jesus' pattern of finding the people of peace, and how planters become present in a community.
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Class 6: Disciples Who Make Disciples
Making disciples who make disciples: simple rhythms, local leaders, and staying for the long haul.