1. Establish
SEND International

2. establish reproducing churches establish reproducing churches
mobilize
mobilize God’s people
engage
engage the unreached
establish reproducing churches
establish reproducing churches

3. establish establish equipping desire and capacity to reproduce
discipleship
toward maturity in Christ
growing in size and scope
equipping
learning
establish
establish
dependence on God
clear finish lines
desire and
capacity to reproduce

4. Evangelism & Discipleship
“Plan as you go”
Worker Issues
Evangelism & Discipleship
Life after conversion
Church

5. “Begin with the end in mind”
Church movement
Life after conversion
Evangelism & Discipleship
Worker issues

6. Case Study
Are we a church?

7. A church planting model
FUNCTION
FOCUS
Contact discovery
Finding the spiritually sensitive
Process evangelism
Presenting Jesus
Discipleship
Developing growth disciplines
Spiritual community
Forming spiritual families
Leadership development
Training potential leaders
Corporate Worship
Celebrating God
Organization
Establishing structures for long term growth

9. Penetration Model

10. Bob Goldmann: Mission Frontiers Sept-Oct 2006
Accelerating
Inhibiting
Preserve an insider identity as believers
Establish a foreign identity as believers
Penetrate existing communities with the gospel
Extract believers into new communities
Cultivate local leadership
Start with foreign leadership
Emphasize community oriented fellowship
Emphasize meeting oriented church
Develop contextualized practices for worship, gatherings, baptism & communion
Adopt foreign practices
Develop contextual doctrine
Accept traditional doctrine
Preserve local independence
Accept foreign dependence
Bob Goldmann: Mission Frontiers Sept-Oct 2006

11. Desired Outcomes People being saved
Believers discipled toward maturity

12. Self-governing Biblically qualified elders Scripture as authority
Governance independent of missionaries

13. Self supporting Body life exhibited
Church operations funded from local contributions

14. Self propagating Believers sharing their faith
Church planting efforts underway

15. Partnering taking place
Interdependence exhibited
Cross-cultural outreach occurring

16. What if I’m not a church planter?