| 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 |