Overview Four Stages Stage 1: Roots - Launch Team Gathering Stage 2: Leaves - Preview Stage 3: Branches – Weekly Worship & Strengthening Core Ministries Stage 4: Fruit - Launch
6 Stage 1: Roots Gathering the Launch Team ECC Church Plant Training
1. How to Find and Build a Strong Launch Team Purposes of this Stage Pray for Missional Christians to join your launch team! But also make room for non-believers to join in. 1. Increasing stability 2. Increasing strength 3. Increasing growth
The Launch Team a. Invite others b. Evangelism c. Core ministries What They Do a. Invite others b. Evangelism c. Core ministries Your temptation will be to skip this stage and it will negatively impact the strength of your launch team!
The Launch Team a. Divine appointment Where to Find Them a. Divine appointment b. Personal network and social networks c. Parent church or partners d. Friends of friends
2. Key Strategies for Gathering and Building a. Vision parties Social networking Bible Studies d. Servant and community evangelism Please take a few moments to brainstorm who to invite and how to gather?
3. Ideal Mix on the Launch Team a. Grow to 30+ b. Team that is Reflective of your target e.g. multi-ethnic or 18-30 yr-olds or… d. Luke sets the context for making disciples c. Balanced Gifting Love for kids, Cooking Financial – Admin, Serving Musical Gifts, Outreach
The Launch Team b. Core ministry team skills – break into the 5 teams Training Teach the vision – t-shirt test b. Core ministry team skills – break into the 5 teams c. Pray and practice - reduces fear d. List those you want to love and reach. You know more people than you think.
The Launch Team Landmines a. Tasks, not titles b. Faithfulness and fruitfulness needs to be demonstrated. c. Three “highly” people who may come Missional, Needy, or Controlling You will find which they are through faithfulness and fruitfulness in ministry tasks
4. Examples from Plants Fountain of Life – Launch Team
Here are our 3-5 Key Gathering Activities Develop a planning calendar for the next 3-4 months. See ideas in chapter 6, pp. 22, 23, 27 of resource manual
6 Roots Building a Healthy Launch Team ECC Church Plant Training