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.
-
