Church PLANT Manual

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Throughout Scripture we see examples where the Lord joins people together with others. Moses had Aaron, David had Jonathan, Elijah had Elisha, Paul had Barnabas, Silas and others. Even our Lord and Savior Jesus called together his twelve disciples. Together they had a much greater impact than they would have on their own. As a church plant team seeks to proclaim the good news about Jesus, our witness is practically demonstrated to the world by our love for one another. To establish a community of believers you must first model what it means to be a community of believers. This can be a fluid group with new teammates being added and others moving on. The key is to work with the team that the Lord has given you now and begin there like Paul did in his various journeys. 2 “The church plant team must believe that God knew what he was doing when he established team as a primary ministry principle. Being together as teams is more than just a good idea, it’s God’s ideal. As such, when hard times come, team leaders will fight for the unity of their team, affirm, and love their team. For in their hearts, they believe that God has ordained it.” 3

2 See “Paul’s Team Members: Companions, Laborers, and FellowWorkers” in The Timothy Conference Workbook , p. 129. 3 The Timothy Conference Workbook , p. 65.