Dedication | 3 |
Table of Contents | 5 |
Prologue | 11 |
Part 1 - Coaching Urban Church Planters | 19 |
Nurturing Church Plant Movements | 22 |
The Nature of Dynamic Church Planting Movements | 23 |
Spawning a Church Planting Movement Structure | 24 |
Creating Coherent Urban Church Planting Movements | 25 |
Enemies of a Vibrant, Dynamic Church Planting Movement | 26 |
A Model of an Urban Church Association | 27 |
Clement, Calvin, and the LA Urban Pastor's Association | 28 |
Urban Church Association - Membership Agreement | 39 |
Coaching Cycle and Duties | 45 |
The Pauline Church Planting Cycle | 47 |
The Communal Context of Authentic Christian Leadership | 48 |
Representing God | 49 |
Representin': Jesus as God's Chosen Representative | 65 |
Understanding Leadership as Representation: The Six Stages of Formal Proxy | 66 |
Spiritual Gifts Specifically Mentioned in the New Testament | 67 |
Responsibilities of a Coach (Multiple Team Leader) | 69 |
Coaching the Leader and the Team | 71 |
Identifying, Training, and Releasing Team Leaders and Coaches in World Impact | 73 |
Equipping the Church Plant Team Member | 78 |
Building the Team for Success | 79 |
The Church Plant Team | 94 |
The Power and Struggle of Team | 95 |
Missionary Calling | 98 |
The SIAFU Network | 114 |
Summary of the Capstone Curriculum | 119 |
Church Planting Charter and Guidance | 127 |
Models of World Impact Associations: Range of Partnership Responses | 129 |
Selecting a Credible Criteria for Independence: Navigating Toward a Healthy Transition | 130 |
Designating Those Who Provide Leadership to Our Church Plant Teams | 134 |
Example of Church Plant Charter: Vickery Meadows | 135 |
Example of Church Plant Charter: Newark Hispanic | 136 |
Church Plant Charter Sample Form | 137 |
Investment, Empowerment, and Assessment: How Leadership as Representation Provides Freedom to Innovate | 138 |
Empowerment: Both Independence and Interdependence | 139 |
Our Declaration of Dependence: Freedom in Christ | 140 |
Why Is It Both Prudent and Necessary to Develop a Team Charter? | 142 |
How Do We Authorize Our Church Plant Teams to Operate with Autonomy and Authority? | 143 |
Frequently Asked Questions: Exploring the Ramifications | 144 |
Team Leader Identification Grid | 148 |
Overview of Exercise Phase for World Impact's Evangel School of Urban Church Planting | 150 |
That We May Be One: Elements of an Integrated Church Planting Movement among the Urban Poor | 152 |
Defining Our Convictions, Distinctives, and Applications: Discerning the Elements of Community Identity | 162 |
Nurturing Authentic Christian Leadership | 163 |
Four Contexts of Urban Christian Leadership Development | 164 |
Developing Urban Christian Leaders: A Profile | 165 |
Team Evaluation Form | 166 |
Associations and Urban Church Planting Movements: The Efficiency and Reproductive Power of Standardization | 167 |
Looking Toward the Horizons: Facilitating an Association of Urban Congregations | 172 |
Team Facilitation: Providing Ongoing Input to the Team as Team Leader | 177 |
Team Evaluation: Providing Formal Feedback for the Team as Coach (MTL) | 179 |
Part 2 - Church Planting Toolkit: Resources for Planters and Coaches | 181 |
Creedal Theology and Spiritual Calling | 183 |
The Nicene Creed | 185 |
The Nicene Creed with Biblical Support | 186 |
The Apostles' Creed | 188 |
World Impact Affirmation of Faith | 189 |
From Deep Ignorance to Credible Witness: Stages of Dynamic Growth | 191 |
Counting the Cost and Hearing the Spirit: Responding to the Call | 192 |
Fit to Represent: Multiplying Disciples of the Kingdom of God | 197 |
Summary Outline of the Scriptures | 198 |
Managing Projects for Ministry | 203 |
Davis's Project Gauntlet: The Dirty Dozen Criteria for New Initiatives | 205 |
Principles of Enterprise Project Management | 207 |
Project Constraints "Cheat Sheet" | 209 |
Project Management Process | 211 |
Process for TUMI Project Selection and Practice | 213 |
TUMI Policy on Project Process | 216 |
Project Worksheet | 218 |
TUMI Project Protocol: Follow the Yellow Brick Road | 221 |
Project Proposal, Form 1 | 224 |
PTC Sample: TUMI Graduation, June 2009 | 226 |
Movements and the Great Tradition | 231 |
Defining Church Planting Movements | 233 |
A Nicene Interpretation of Church Planting Movements | 250 |
Shared Spirituality: Living the Christ Life in Community | 251 |
The Efficiency of Dynamic Standardization: Models Supporting an Integrated Vision of Urban Cross-Cultural Church Planting | 252 |
Sowing Good Seed: First Steps in Recapturing the Great Tradition through Shared Spirituality | 253 |
Of Whose Spirit Are We? A Primer on Why We Seek to Retrieve the Great Tradition for the City Church | 262 |
The Concept of the Locale Church: The Role of the Regional Church | 265 |
Elements of an Urban Church Planting Movement | 269 |
The Threefold Cord of Urban Cross-Cultural Church Planting Movements | 270 |
The Role of Tradition in Urban Church Planting Movements: Sanctifying the Present by Embodying the Past, Preparing for the Future | 271 |
Dry Wood for a Really Hot Fire: Laying the Foundation for Aggressive Urban Church Planting Movements | 283 |
Administration and Church Structure | 305 |
Bank Accounts and Receiving Gifts | 307 |
Sample New Member's Manual: Anyname Fellowship Church | 309 |
Effective Worship Leading | 316 |
Sample Membership Application: Anyname Fellowship Church | 328 |
Membership Commissioning Service: Anyname Fellowship Church | 332 |
Drafting a Constitution (Bylaws): Key Tool for Nurturing Community | 334 |
Sample Church Constitution | 335 |
Articles of Incorporation Template | 347 |
Sample Articles of Incorporation | 348 |
Church Financial Processes | 351 |
Petty Cash Account Procedures | 354 |
Church Plant Financial Policies | 356 |
The Church and State | 358 |
Sample 501(c)(3) Determination Letter | 363 |
IRS Form SS-4: Application for Employer Identification Number | 365 |
World Impact and Partnership Agreements | 367 |
Conciliation Agreement | 371 |
Sample Partnership Agreement: The Nehemiah Team and World Impact | 372 |
Sample Partnership Agreement: East San Diego Assembly of God and World Impact | 374 |
Sample Partnership Agreement: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and World Impact | 376 |
Sample Partnership Agreement: World Impact and the Independent Christian Churches in the Wichita Area | 378 |
Sample Partnership Agreement: World Impact/CEEC Oaklawn Partnership Church Plant | 384 |
Appendix | 387 |
Twenty-Five Years of Urban Church Planting among the Poor: A Report | 387 |
An Abridged Church Planting Bibliography | 427 |
The Urban Ministry Institute - Polishing the Stones That the Builders Reject: How You Can Equip Leaders for Your Church and Ministry | 435 |