1. Survey of Available Church Planting Resources Patrick Furgerson Director, Church Planting Solutions

2. FACTS INTUITION PRPRIINNCCIIPPAALLSSPRPRIINNCCIIPPAALLSSINCIPALS ACTION + +=

3. Books… ≈10 books in the last year on church planting alone≈10 books in the last year on church planting alone Dozens on church growth in generalDozens on church growth in general Read reviews at www.newchurches.comRead reviews at www.newchurches.com

4. Books… Don’t forget the Bible!Don’t forget the Bible! Read Acts regularlyRead Acts regularly

5. Books… Must Reads: Planting Missional Churches (Ed Stetzer)*Planting Missional Churches (Ed Stetzer)*Planting Missional ChurchesPlanting Missional Churches The Church Planter’s Toolkit (Bob Logan)The Church Planter’s Toolkit (Bob Logan)The Church Planter’s ToolkitThe Church Planter’s Toolkit Church Planting From The Ground Up (Tom Jones)Church Planting From The Ground Up (Tom Jones)Church Planting From The Ground UpChurch Planting From The Ground Up Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century, Third Edition (Aubrey Malphurs)Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century, Third Edition (Aubrey Malphurs)Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century, Third EditionPlanting Growing Churches for the 21st Century, Third Edition The Purpose-Driven Church (Rick Warren)The Purpose-Driven Church (Rick Warren)The Purpose-Driven ChurchThe Purpose-Driven Church * Get in lobby

6. Books… The Nomadic Church (Bill Easum & Pete Theodore)The Nomadic Church (Bill Easum & Pete Theodore)The Nomadic ChurchThe Nomadic Church When God Builds a Church (Bob Russell)When God Builds a Church (Bob Russell)When God Builds a ChurchWhen God Builds a Church 7 Practices of Effective Ministry (Andy Stanley)7 Practices of Effective Ministry (Andy Stanley)7 Practices of Effective Ministry7 Practices of Effective Ministry Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Jim Collins)Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Jim Collins)Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary CompaniesBuilt to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Jim Collins)Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Jim Collins)Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don'tGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Church Planting for a Greater Harvest: A Comprehensive Guide (Peter Wagner)Church Planting for a Greater Harvest: A Comprehensive Guide (Peter Wagner)Church Planting for a Greater Harvest: A Comprehensive GuideChurch Planting for a Greater Harvest: A Comprehensive Guide 44 Questions for Church Planters (Lyle Schaller)44 Questions for Church Planters (Lyle Schaller)44 Questions for Church Planters44 Questions for Church Planters Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them (Thom Rainer)Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them (Thom Rainer)Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach ThemSurprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them The Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the Future (Carl George)The Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the Future (Carl George)The Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the FutureThe Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the Future Prepare Your Church for the Future (Carl George)Prepare Your Church for the Future (Carl George)Prepare Your Church for the FuturePrepare Your Church for the Future The Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the Future (Carl George)The Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the Future (Carl George)The Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the FutureThe Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the Future The E-Myth Manager: Why Management Doesn't Work-And What to Do About It (Michael E. Gerber)The E-Myth Manager: Why Management Doesn't Work-And What to Do About It (Michael E. Gerber)The E-Myth Manager: Why Management Doesn't Work-And What to Do About ItThe E-Myth Manager: Why Management Doesn't Work-And What to Do About It The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization (Jon R. Katzenbach)The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization (Jon R. Katzenbach)The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance OrganizationThe Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization

7. The Internet - Articles E-mail lists, blogs, & articlesE-mail lists, blogs, & articles Freshest ideas and thinkingFreshest ideas and thinking Not necessarily provenNot necessarily proven

8. The Internet - Websites Google “church planting”Google “church planting” 319,000 total hits319,000 total hits 17 sponsored links17 sponsored links Check SourcesCheck Sources Don’t get lostDon’t get lost

9. The Internet - Websites http://church-planting.net/http://church-planting.net/http://church-planting.net/ http://leadingedgeministries.org/http://leadingedgeministries.org/leadingedgeministries.org http://coachnet.org/http://coachnet.org/http://coachnet.org/ http://www.newchurches.com/http://www.newchurches.com/http://www.newchurches.com/ http://churchplantingresources.com/http://churchplantingresources.com/http://churchplantingresources.com/ http://easumbandy.com/http://easumbandy.com/http://easumbandy.com/ http://newthing.org/http://newthing.org/http://newthing.org/ Even more… http://startchurch.com, http://churchcreation.net, http://churchplants.comEven more… http://startchurch.com, http://churchcreation.net, http://churchplants.comhttp://startchurch.comhttp://churchcreation.net http://churchplants.comhttp://startchurch.comhttp://churchcreation.net http://churchplants.com

10. Organizations/Ministries Stadia: New Church StrategiesStadia: New Church Strategies Orchard GroupOrchard Group ACTS 29ACTS 29 Church Multiplication Training CenterChurch Multiplication Training Center Natural Church DevelopmentNatural Church Development ChurchSmart ResourcesChurchSmart Resources Leadership NetworkLeadership Network Church Planting Assessment CenterChurch Planting Assessment Center Purpose Driven Church PlantingPurpose Driven Church Planting

11. Boot Camps / Workshops StadiaStadia Acts 29Acts 29 CMTCCMTC CPS SeminarsCPS Seminars Leadership NetworkLeadership Network

12. Conferences National New Church ConferenceNational New Church Conference Orlando, 2007Orlando, 2007 Regional/DenominationalRegional/Denominational

13. Coaches Coaching Organizations (CoachNet, Church Coaching Solutions, etc)Coaching Organizations (CoachNet, Church Coaching Solutions, etc) Church Planting Organizations (Stadia, Acts 29, Orchard Group)Church Planting Organizations (Stadia, Acts 29, Orchard Group) Successful Church PlantersSuccessful Church Planters People who get and trust your visionPeople who get and trust your vision

14. Other Equipment (e.g. Portable Church Industries, Mobile Church Solutions)Equipment (e.g. Portable Church Industries, Mobile Church Solutions)Portable Church Industries Mobile Church SolutionsPortable Church Industries Mobile Church Solutions Marketing Materials (e.g. Church Marketing Solutions, Outreach Marketing)Marketing Materials (e.g. Church Marketing Solutions, Outreach Marketing) Videos (e.g. Sermon Videos, Highway Video, BlueFish TV)Videos (e.g. Sermon Videos, Highway Video, BlueFish TV)

15. Church Planting Solutions Online Project Management SystemOnline Project Management SystemProject Management SystemProject Management System