1. Biblical Principles for Church Planting
Introduction
Overview
1. Understanding the Concept of Church –What is Church?
2. Understanding the Biblical Principles for Church Planting –Why plant churches?
3. Understanding Church Leadership in Church Planting –How to prepare for sister/daughter/branch churches?
4. Understanding Global Church Planting Movements –How to Engage in Overseas Church Planting?
Conclusion

2. I. Understanding the Concept of Church What is Church?
Biblical Concept
Body of Christ – Ephesians 4:11-12
Head of the Church – Colossians 1:18
Bride – Revelation 19:7-10

3. B. Family Concept
Fatherly Relationship – 1 Corinthians 4:15
Motherly Love – 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12
Household of Faith – Ephesians 2:19
C. Community Concept
Holy Nation – 1 Peter 2:9
His People – Revelation 21:1
His Sheep – John 21:15-17

4. II. Understanding the Biblical Principles for Church Planting “Why” and “How” of Church Planting
Pastoral Leadership
His Vision – Acts 16:9-10
His Priority – Acts 9:15-16
His Team – Acts 11:25-26

5. B. Teamwork
Organizing a Team – Mark 3:14
Empowering a Team – Luke 10:1-4; Acts 1:8
Mobilizing a Team – Matthew 28:16-20
C. Great Commission
Making Disciples – Matthew 28:19a
Baptizing New Believers – Matthew 28:20
Teaching for Spiritual Maturity – Matthew 28:20

6. III. Understanding Church Leadership in Church Planting How to Prepare Daughter/Sister/Branch Churches
Training Leaders
Casting a Vision
Internship
Homegrown Workers
“Religious freedom is my immediate goal,
but my long-range plan is to go into real estate.”

7. C. Inaugural Worship Service
B. Investing in Leaders
Pastor-Preacher
Pastor-Professor
Pastor-Provider
C. Inaugural Worship Service
Pre-inaugural Stage
Inaugural Celebration
Post-inaugural Follow-up

8. IV. Understanding Global Church Planting Movements How to Engage in Overseas Church Planting
Overseas Mission Trips
Learning From Short-term Mission Trips
Teaching at English and Computer Schools
Making Disciples of Native (Indigenous) Leaders for Church Planting

9. B. International Student Ministries
Training Them in the U.S.
Sending Them in Teams Back to Their Homelands
Supporting the New Daughter Church Through the Sending/Mother Church
C. Multicultural Ministries
21st Century Church Model Caused by Social Change
New Paradigm Shift for Multicultural Society
New Church Planting at Home and Abroad

10. V. Conclusion
Church plants churches with homegrown workers out of the mother church
Healthy church reproduces new churches
Church grows when the mother church engages intentional church planting at home and abroad