Church PLANT Manual

Session 1: Prepare • 15

Seminar 1 Charting Your Course Rev. Ted Smith

It is important that your team filter the PLANT principles of the Evangel School through the lens of the context of the community your church will serve. I. Determine Your Context. Each team the Lord calls will possess a different vision for the church and will approach church planting efforts in various ways. Whether you are planting a church in your own culture or planting a church cross-culturally, you will need to chart your own unique journey, being informed by the principles presented in Evangel. Seminars, questions, and team exercises are provided that will prompt your team to consider issues relevant to your unique church planting context. You should spend much time reflecting on the issues of the community where you will PLANT using the questions covered in each team exercise to get the maximum benefit from the material and the time investment of your team. II. Determine Your Vision. To thrive in your efforts, church planters must adopt a clear theological vision and choose sound, culturally sensitive models, and expressions of the church. You must apply biblical wisdom to effectively evangelize, equip, and empower people to respond to the love of Christ and take their place in representing Christ’s Kingdom where they live and work. 1

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