Mauricio Chenlo – Mennonite Church USA Church Planting
Every Church Plant should start with a detailed written proposal. Here is an outline for a good proposal.
- Why start a New Church?
- How has God called you to plant a church?
- What is your vision for a new church?
- Why another church in this community
- Why be a part of the sponsoring organization?
- Who is the Ministry Focus Group?
- Describe in detail the ministry focus group.
- What are the felt needs of the people of the focus group?
- Support with data — demographics.
- Vividly describe the location of the target group.
- What kind of a church are we going to plant?
- State your core values.
- State and expand your mission statement.
- What will be the ministry style?
- Tell how you will make mature disciples starting with the felt needs listed above.
- How will you be a part of the sponsoring organization?
- With whom will you plant this church?
- Describe your ideal launch team — included gift mix.
- What will be the profile of a ministry partner?
- Define the specific roles you need to fill in order to launch.
- List the team members you will need.
- Describe how the sponsoring organization can best come along side of you.
- How will you gather a group to be a church?
- Describe how you will meet people.
- Describe how you will gather people.
- Describe how you will recruit people to the vision.
- Define the critical success indicators at each step of the way.
- Number of leaders
- Signs that the church is functioning as a church outside of worship service.
- Number of small groups — etc.
- Number of people in launch team.
- Roles that must be filled.
- When will the church go public?
- What are the 5 to 8 critical success indicators that must be fulfilled before the church goes public so that the church is really a church?
- Months from conception to birth.
- Develop a time line that included incremental steps for items in number 6
- How much will it cost?
- Include start up budget and expected funding streams.
- Define funding strategy