Tuesday, January 20, 2009

12 Biblical Principles of Church Planting

This information was shared with us at the DCPI Church Planting Essentials Conference:

12 Biblical Principles of Church Planting

Jesus created Church Planting
He chose mankind to spread the Gospel
The disciples were the launch team

The Boss Principle:
~Christ is the Lord of church panting and He has a vision for your new church
The Power Principle
~Prayer is the indispensable source of God’s power and wisdom in each phase of church planting
The Nehemiah Principle
~God’s vision must lead to prayerful, the result of which should be comprehensive Task List set out upon a Time Line
The Barnabas Principle
~Every church planter needs a mentor
The Team Leader Principle
~The church planting pastor is most effective as a part team on which he serves as the visionary leader
The Mission Principle
~The central work of the new church will always be to help people put their trust in Christ, and grow into maturity as His followers
The Leadership Principle
~Leadership development lies at the heart of the new church’s mission, and the most important leadership quality is spiritual maturity
The Bridge Principle
~Understanding (and communicating sensitively to) the hearts and minds of people in the target community is essential to reaching them with the Gospel
The Magnet Principle
~When God plants a church, there should be widespread community awareness and interest
The Balance Principle
~The church planter’s spiritual life, family life and ministry life must be in biblical balance
The Multiplication Principle
~Healthy churches will reproduce and daughter church planting should be envisioned and planned from the new church’s beginning
The Joseph Principle
~Attending to organizational and administrative matters will protect and stabilize the new church and enable it to grow in a healthy way

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