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  • Sep 4, 2009
  • Christopher Lewton
  • Ekklesia
  • Luke 23:43

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HURCH PLANTING MOVEMENTS

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RACTICAL GUIDE FOR CHURCH PLANTERS

10 Common Factors:

1. Worship in the heart language

2. Evangelism has communal implications

3. Rapid incorporation of new converts into the life and ministry

of the church

4. Passion and fearlessness

5. A price to pay to become a Christian

6. Perceived leadership crisis or spiritual vacuum in society

7. On-the-job training for church leadership

8. Leadership authority is decentralized

9. Outsiders keep a low profile

10. Missionaries suffer

Biblical Definition of Church

A New Testament church is a local body of baptized believers led by the

Holy Spirit to meet regularly for the purposes of worship, fellowship,

witness, nurture, and ministry.

(Acts 2:42-47, Hebrews 10:23-25)

10 Universal Elements:

1. Prayer

2. Abundant gospel sowing

3. Intentional church planting

4. Scriptural authority

5. Local leadership

6. Lay leadership

7. Cell or house churches

8. Churches planting churches

9. Rapid reproduction

10. Healthy churches

Church Planting:

The Basics

Prayer

Gospel Saturation

Evangelism /Discipleship

Starting with Church and not

Bible Studies

Training Leaders

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HURCH PLANTING MOVEMENT (CPM)

is a rapid and exponential increase of indigenous churches

planting churches within a given people group or population

segment

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Planting a New Church

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Start with the vision.

It comes from the Lord.

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Gather the people into groups.

It is easier to group people and win them than it is to

win people and then group them.

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Gospel saturation & evangelism.

Use every possible gospel presentation method.

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Spiritual conviction.

Pray for the Lord of the harvest to begin His harvest.

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Conversion occurs.

Allow each individual to respond to Christ as the Spirit leads.

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Baptize new believers.

This should take place soon after conversion.

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Disciple new believers.

Use the Bible as your guide or manual.

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Identify leaders.

Allow the leaders be called out from the group.

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Train leaders.

Use a practical “hands on” or “on the job training” method.

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Look for New Testament characteristics to appear.

(

Acts 2:42-47) the Biblical definition of church.

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Believers recognize they are church.

The believers see themselves as church and recognize the New Testament characteristics that

make them church.

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New churches begin to reproduce themselves.

Churches start churches.

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A church planting movement develops.

A rapid reproduction of churches takes place.

EVANGELISTIC BIBLE STUDIES

SESSION 1

Topic: What the Bible Teaches about God’s Plan for You

Scripture:

John 3:16-18; John 10:10-11; 1 John 5:13; John 14:1-6

SESSION 2

Topic: What the Bible Teaches about your Problems

Scripture:

Romans 3:23; Romans 1:18-2:2; Romans 6:23; Romans 3:9-18

SESSION 3

Topic: What the Bible Teaches about Forgiveness

Scripture:

Romans 6:23; 2 Corinthians 5:14-17; Romans 5:1-11; 1 John 1:7-9

SESSION 4

Topic: What the Bible Teaches about your Relationship to Jesus

Scripture:

Ephesians 2:1-10; Romans 10:1-12; Acts 26:20; Acts 3:19; Acts 16:30-34

SESSION 5

Topic: What the Bible Teaches about Faith

Scripture:

Matthew 7:21; John 11:25-26

Romans 3:22-28; Philippians 3:7-14; James 2:19;

SESSION 6

Topic: What the Bible Teaches about Fellowship

Scripture:

Acts 2:37-47; Hebrews 10:19-25; Ephesians 5: 25-29

NEW BELIEVER BIBLE STUDIES

SESSION 1

Topic: A Review of the Gospel

Scripture:

1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Acts 17:24-31; Romans 10:8-15

SESSION 2

Topic: Worship the Lord; Follow the Lord; Learn from the Lord

Scripture:

1 Peter 1:1 – 1 Peter 2:3; Luke 10:25-28

SESSION 3

Topic: Spiritual Sacrifice

Scripture:

1 Peter 2:4-5; Hebrews 13:15-19; Romans 12:1

SESSION 4

Topic: Fellowship and Witness

Scripture:

1 Peter 2:6-12; Matthew 28:18-20

SESSION 5

Topic: Suffering

Scripture:

1 Peter 2:13-25

SESSION 6

Topic: Building on God’s Foundation

Scripture:

1 Corinthians 3:1-23; Matthew 7:24-27

Questions For Any Bible Study

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Is there a sin to avoid? C Is there a command to obey?

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Is there a promise to claim? K Is there knowledge to remember?

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Is there an example to follow? A Is there an application for my life?

Church Planting Principles:

1. Never do anything alone.

2. Never do anything you can get someone else to do.

3. Never do anything a national partner can do, even if you can do it better.

4. If a national partner knows or is learning something, encourage them to teach

someone else.

5. Those you teach should be involved in teaching someone else what they are learning

6. See One! Do One! Teach One!

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Use every situation to teach and learn.

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Mistakes are not to be hidden but learned from.

“With the Bible in my hand and Jesus in my heart, I have everything I

need to start a new church.”

Quote from a national church planter

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