The need, biblical basis, and methods of planting churches

A step-by-step outline of how to plant churches Church Planting Coaches Intl. (YWAM cp coaches)

Helpful step-by-step guide to planting churches, beginning with team formation, and going through to developing indigenous leadership.

Church planting phases checklist - click on link to order

This booklet includes the checklist which FRONTIERS originally developed for their teams working among very resistant cultures. YWAM received permission to adapt it for use by teams working among a variety of people groups. The checklist identifies the kinds of activities which help the church planter to progress through the various phases of planting reproducing churches.

Church planting and the Great Commission. Ponraj, S.D.

This 21-page article is easy to read and argues that "all mission activities should be centered around evangelism and church planting" (p.1). Ponraj also outlines the biblical basis for cp, and some very good basic principles of cp.

Church planting and the Great Commission: Part 2. Ponraj, S.D.

This 19-page article is a continuation of the one above. In it, Ponraj describes eleven stages of the church planting process, and then gives an in-depth explanation of one stage - spiritual nurture.

The 10 most common mistakes made by church planters. Griffith, Jim.

Very easy to read 2-page article in bullet points. Probably from the perspective of starting a new church in the western context, but all the points are relevant for other contexts too.

Essential elements of church planting and growing in the 21st century . Hesselgrave, David. 2000.

The need for church planting and an exegesis of John 17 in relation to church planting.

The essence of the church. Julien, Tom. 1998.

The reformation model of the church, while it has some positive points, is too institutional to promote rapid church multiplication. Reformation churches tend to stagnate. Thus we need to think in terms of new models if we want to see multiplication.

Seven keys to effective church planting. Grady, Dick, and Glenn Kendall

Answers the question, "What sets apart successful church planters from the rest of the crowd?"

Phasing out your work: Make it a plan, not a crisis. Steffen, Tom. 1991. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

A brief explanation of Steffen's thesis that church planting is most effectively done when approached with the end (phasing out) clearly in mind and planned for from the beginning. Steffen develops this further in his book "Passing the Baton."