1. Church planting in the dutch reformed church

2. Personal Journey 1972 1972 – 1992: Evangelism
1992 – 2000: Cell Church movement
2000: Dr Christian Schwartz
The ultimate of an apple tree is not a bigger apple tree, but another apple tree.

3. Personal Journey
: Botswana: planted 4 churches

4. 2000 - Calling to plant churches

10. Parklands
2003: Started the first multi-cultural ministry in the Western Cape.
2006: The Community Church was constituted
Afrikaans, English and Xhosa people

11. Church Planting in the Dutch Reformed Church
Long history of Church planting
Four phases
1652 – 1837
Church planting took place through the hiving off existing churches.
9 Churches was started in this period
Cape Town
1686 Stellenbosch
1691 Paarl – Strooidak
1792 Graaff Reinette

12.
Church planting took place through different family members of the Dutch Reformed Churches.
DRC Churches
DRCA Churches
URC Churches
RC in Africa – 12 Churches
RC in Zimbabwe - 48 Churches
RC in Zambia Churches
RC in Namibia – 45 Churches

13. 1837 - 1985 Igreja Ref in Mocambique - 72 Churches
DRC in Botswana – 12 Churches
Church of Central Africa (Malawi) – 117 Churches
DRC in Harare – 20 Churches
Total 2509 Churches was planted
Membership: 5 million people

14. 3. 1985 - 2002 Decline in the DRC ± 24 Churches closed nationally
Drop in membership
Children
Adults
Total:

15. 4. 2002 - 2012 Report on new Church Development Dr HJ Hendriks
Historical overview
Changes is Society
Report on the Christian Reformed Church in USA

16. Decisions: The Synod confirms the missional identity of the Church
Evangelism is a core calling of the Church
New Church Development is adopted as a strategy to reach out to the unchurched and diverse society.
A New Church Development strategy must be tabled at the next general synod.

17. General Synod 2004
A report containing guidelines for new Church Development was accepted

18. General Synod 2007 A regiment for New Church Development was accepted
Decisions:
Church Boards are requested to consider new Church Developments as a proven way to create Church Growth.
New Church Development must receive the necessary attention in our theological training.

19. General Synod 2011 Report on New Church Development tabled Containing:
The History of New Church Development in the DRC since 2002.
Ways to develop new Churches
Strategic guidelines for developing new Churches.

20. Decisions
The General Synod accept New Church Development as a high priority
Material must be developed to be used by Churches, presbytaries and synods to train new church developers.

21. DRC in the Western & Southern Cape
Decisions in 2007:
To make New Church Development a high priority
To create an permanent joint office for New Church Development
To form a joint board with the URC for New Church Development
An agreement to form a board was accepted and a regiment for New Church Development was accepted at the synod.

22. The result
A number of new churches was started the last 10 years

23. The Community Church Parklands Table View

24. Omdraaistraat Community Church De Doorns

25. La Rouchelle Community Fellowship Bellville

26. International Student Fellowship - Stellenbosch

27. I Connect Church Durbanville

28. Examples in other Provinces
Towers of Hope Bloemfontein

29. Anchor of Hope Port Elizabeth

30. Arcadia Faith Community Pretoria

31. Vastfontein School of Church Planting
It is a non-denominational, multi-cultural, Christian School of Church Planting dedicated to equipping a new generation of servant leaders for transformation in communities through Church Planting
A project of the Dutch Reformed Church Moreletapark. Budget Allocation R364000
It is a 4 months residential course

32. Curriculum Nehemiah Bible institute Child Evanglism Fellowship
Biblical World View
Biblical Counseling
HIV AIDS
ACTS 29 – Project Planning
Practical Skills – Computer literacy, Welding, Paving, Compiling of CV, Job Interview etc.

33. Costs
R500 pm for 4 months
Including accommodation and study material

34. Requirements for admission
Must be a born-again Christian
Minimum academic qualification Grade 10
Must be able to write, read and speak English
Must have legal documentation
Must have a clear calling from the Lord
Must have a positive reference from Pastor.

35. Dutch Reformed Church Moreletapark

36. First Students

37. Students Hostel

38. Ramotsi

39. What did we learn as DRC family over the past 10 years?
Not only one model.
Our communities changed dramatically.
Many church planting opportunities opened.
We can’t do it alone.
We need church planting training.
Transformation starts within the existing churches.

40. What common values did we discover in new churches?
A focus on the triune God.
Being incarnational.
Being transformational.
Becoming disciple-making.
Being relational.

41. What core elements (principals) did we identify in the process of planting new churches?
Seize the mission of God.
Internalize missional thinking and behavior.
Exegete the culture.
Incarnate the gospel.
Multiple disciple makers.
Form a community of disciples.
Mobilize leaders / teams.
Back to multiplication.