Church Planting... OUR STRATEGY
Church planting doesn't just happen. It takes the hand of God, passionate believers, and strategies for growth. Because this is our vision, we are also committed to providing the training, resources, support and encouragement to help you share in the joy of birthing a new church. We see this happening in one-or-all of three ways: parenting, planting and partnering.
PARENT
It all begins with capturing a vision for multiplication and then praying for God to turn goals and dreams into reality.A parent church, long before it has ever planted, commits itself to raising up leadership from within. A true parent rejoices to nurture and encourage growth from within the family for the expressed purpose of furthering the Kingdom.
Chart the course
Confirm the planter
Contribute the resources
Coordinate the process
Celebrate the birth
PLANTER
A church planter within the Classis of Cascades is not a pioneer sent into the wilderness, but an extension of a loving family with a heart big enough to include others. For this reason, a planter receives spiritual and emotional support through interviews, evaluations and training. Every planter is assigned a coach/mentor who has first-hand knowledge for planting and a passion of healthy, sustaining churches. They benefit from an intensive Church Planting Boot camp and a committed intercessory prayer team.
Pray and expect
Envision and stategize
Evangelize and disciple
Gather and mobilize
Shepherd and build
Train and develop
Launch and celebrate
PARTNER
Although a church needs to commit to parenting and a person needs to feel the call to plant, one of the most important roles in the process is that of partnering. Partners are individuals. They are Classes, churches, prayer clusters, Synods and the Denomination. Partners find joy in the journey by supporting leaders who have been raised out of the harvest, for the harvest. Prayer support financial support - the giving of time and talents - are essential. Not all are called to be parents or planters but, without a doubt, you are called to be a partner.
We must prepare for the harvest by committing to multiply, clarifying our values, casting vision and cultivating leaders. As a result, we will be in position to grow healthy, effective, reproducing churches.
