Church Planting and Ministry Journey

Church Planting and Ministry Journey (Part 2/4)

Consider the journey that is leading you to church planting, reflect on how this journey has been affirmed in your life, and indicate what experiences have prepared you for this calling.

Your Name

First Last

Why are you (and your spouse, if married) interested in establishing a new church?

Describe how Scripture, prayer, and/or other followers of Jesus have affirmed this direction in your life.

Have you ever been a part of starting a new church before?

Yes

If you have, what was your role?

If you have, describe the model or strategy of that new church.

If you have, please provide the name of that new church.

If you have, please provide the website of that new church.

Describe the attitude of your immediate and extended family towards the idea of you leading in the establishment of a new church. If you are married, how deeply have you and your spouse communicated about what this will mean for you as a couple and as a family? Are you in agreement? 

Have you ever been dismissed from a ministry position?

Yes

If yes, please explain.

Reflect on the most serious problem you have faced in your ministry. What did you learn from this problem that is informing how you hope to lead in the next ministry position?

Reflect on your formal ministry experience. What roles did you hold or serve in? How did that work shape you personally and how did it shape your desire for starting a new church? 

Reflect on any formal education you have and how that has prepared you to start a new church. What schools did you attend, what classes did you excel in, and how did your education shape you as a person and the skills you bring to the church planting journey? 

Do you see yourself as being the primary communicator for this new church?

Yes

Please provide links to at least three videos of you speaking in the last year:

Where do you feel you may be called to establish a new church? Please be as specific as you are able to be.

What is the cultural makeup of this area? (Ethnic, demographic, economic mix, style of living, size, etc.) What is drawing you to start a new church in that area?

Are you tied to a particular timeline? If so, what are the factors that are driving the dates and what are those dates? (e.g., leaving your current employment, launch day, start of school, etc.)

What expression or church planting model do you envision? (Micro, home based, larger gathering, don’t know etc?)

Describe what success would look like at the end of year 1, 2 and 5.

What will the role of women be in your new church?

Evergreen Network holds a theologically traditional sexual ethic when it comes to marriage and sexuality. How would you describe your own theology related to marriage and sexual expression?

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