Planting Churches Among the City's Poor - Volume 2

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Example of Church Plant Charter: Vickery Meadows

Church plant name: Vickery Meadows

Date: May 1, 2001

Team Leader: Rich Esselstrom

MTL: Sabastian Huynh

Type (check one):

__ WI __ Partner __ WI/vols __ TNT x other: WI Partnership

Primary team members (length of commitment): Rich Esselstrom – 3 years Pam Henderson – 3 years Support team members (area of service):

Michael Eaton – team leader for Blessed Hope Church Karin Esselstrom – core member at Blessed Hope Church Target area and ethnicity: The Vickery Meadows – Latino and African-American Requested length of charter: 3 years Times to meet with MTL: ____________________ Times of formal evaluation (at least 3 times/year): quarterly – July 31, Oct. 31, Jan. 31, Apr. 30 Values: Worship, Prayer, Evangelizing, Teaching God’s Word, Ministry to Adults Vision statement: By 2004, among the Vickery Meadows residents, the Dallas World Impact Primary Oversight Team will empower mission teams and local churches to plant four indigenously led on-site apartment churches through worship, prayer, evangelizing, teach God’s Word, and ministering to adults. During this period, we hope to mobilize four additional church start-ups. 2. Recruit four partnering churches. 3. Form four church partnership teams. 4. Train four church partnership teams. 5. Launch four kick-off events, ESL classes, and Bible studies. 6. Assemble believers in the four communities. 7. Identify six new communities and partnering churches. Action plan to reach goals: 1. Network with associations, churches, owners, managers, and ministries by 5/15/01. 2. Launch 4 door-to-door surveys and work projects by 10/01/01. 3. Conduct local church PLANT classes by 10/15/01. 4. Assemble partnering church team, train, and assist as needed by 1/15/02. 5. Review and assist the church partnership teams in launching public worship service by 1/31/02. 6. Make visits and phone calls and write personal letters to associations, churches, owners, managers, and ministries by 10/31/01. MTL Approval: ___________________________________________ Date ________________ Director Approval: ________________________________________ Date ________________ (World Impact only) Goals for the next 12 months: 1. Identify four communities.