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New Church New Church PlanningPlanning
Todd WilsonTodd Wilson
Director, Passion for PlantingDirector, Passion for Planting
Planter
Prevent future problems by planning today!
People
Process
Balancing ActBalancing Act
HealthHealth
Cooperating with God:
Money
Time
Faith
Delegation
People Tasks/Process
Healthy TensionHealthy Tension
• Occupancy (are you allowed to move Occupancy (are you allowed to move in) and lack of problems after you in) and lack of problems after you move in.move in.
• You don’t move in until the house is You don’t move in until the house is done.done.
• How does it work in church planting?How does it work in church planting?• What if we had equivalent standards What if we had equivalent standards
for opening day (i.e. can’t start until…)?for opening day (i.e. can’t start until…)?
What is “Health”?What is “Health”?
Building a house?Building a house?
•Cost ($100,000 +)•Actions / Tasks (500+)•Sequence (foundation, framing,
plumbing, drywall, etc)•Expertise (skilled workers)•Duration (6 - 12 months)
Church PlanterChurch Planteroror
General Contractor?General Contractor?
Jesus owns it…we help build it!
• Noah and the Ark – “Make a boat from resinous wood and seal it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Construct an opening all the way around the boat, 18 inches below the roof. Then put three decks inside the boat—bottom, middle, and upper—and put a door in the side.”
Gen 6:14-16
Step 1 –Start with the end in mind!
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
• Noah and the Ark – “Make a boat from resinous wood and seal it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Construct an opening all the way around the boat, 18 inches below the roof. Then put three decks inside the boat—bottom, middle, and upper—and put a door in the side.”
Gen 6:14-16
• What does opening day look like?
Step 1 –Start with the end in mind!
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
• Noah and the Ark – “Make a boat from resinous wood and seal it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. Make it 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Construct an opening all the way around the boat, 18 inches below the roof. Then put three decks inside the boat—bottom, middle, and upper—and put a door in the side.”
Gen 6:14-16
• What does opening day look like?
• Vision or blueprints?
Step 1 –Start with the end in mind!
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
Step 1 –Start with the end in mind!Step 2 – Develop Strategies
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
•Nehemiah Principle - Break it down into smaller pieces
Step 1 –Start with the end in mind!Step 2 – Develop Strategies
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
•Nehemiah Principle - Break it down into smaller pieces
Step 1 –Start with the end in mind!Step 2 – Develop Strategies
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
PrayerStaffing PlanMarketing PlanFundraising PlanSmall Group
PlanFacility PlanEquipment Plan
Core Group/Launch Team Development
Demographic/Contextualization Plan
Outreach/Service PlanCommunity Networking/PartneringFinance Plan (Budget)Ministry Teams/Processes Plan
•Nehemiah Principle - Break it down into smaller pieces
Step 1 –Start with the end in mind!Step 2 – Develop Strategies
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
PrayerStaffing PlanMarketing PlanFundraising PlanSmall Group
PlanFacility PlanEquipment Plan
Core Group/Launch Team Development
Demographic/Contextualization Plan
Outreach/Service PlanCommunity Networking/PartneringFinance Plan (Budget)Ministry Teams/Processes Plan
•Content of Strategies
Step 1 –Start with the end in mind!Step 2 – Develop StrategiesStep 3 – Grouping & Sequencing
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
Step 1 – Start with the end in mind!Step 2 – Develop StrategiesStep 3 – Grouping & SequencingStep 4 – Scheduling
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
Step 1 – Start with the end in mind!Step 2 – Develop StrategiesStep 3 – Grouping & SequencingStep 4 –SchedulingStep 5 – Budgeting
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
Step 1 – Start with the end in mind!Step 2 – Develop StrategiesStep 3 – Grouping & SequencingStep 4 – SchedulingStep 5 – BudgetingStep 6 – Assigning Tasks
The Planning ProcessThe Planning Process
Launch PlanLaunch Plan• A written description that paints a picture of
opening day• A scheduled list of actions with people assigned to
them and cost estimates which will help you achieve this goal
Planning ProductsPlanning Products