Each Church in Acts had these five stages of development Biblical Church Development Stage Five: Church Extension Goals: Sending churches Sister churches Scripture Acts 16:1-5 Stage Four: Church Organization Goal: Independent churches Scripture: Acts 14:23 Stage Three: Church Beginnings & Leadership Development Goal: Spiritual trained leadership Scripture: Acts 14:22, I Timothy 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9 Stage Two: Group Meetings Goal: Stable Christians Scripture: Acts 14:21b Stage One: Initial Contacts Goal: Evangelism Scripture: Acts 14:21a
Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4Stage 5 JerusalemActs 2:1-412:42-473:1-5:426:1-8 8:4,14, 11:22 AntiochActs 11: : :2613:113:2-4 GalatiaActs 14:21a14:21b14:2214:2316:1-5 CorinthActs 18:1-618:7-818:9-1118:12-18a18:18b-19 EphesusActs 18:24- 19:7 19:8-919:1019: :22, 20:4 Each Church in Acts had these five stages of development Biblical Church Development