5 Strategic Church Planting Questions

January 14, 2011

Planting a healthy growing church is a lot like baking. You have to get all the ingredients right in order to make the perfect cookie. Over the last few years I have developed a recipe for success that has helped launch dozens of healthy, growing churches with proper leadership.

Here are the 5 strategic questions every person has to weight out.

1. Who will and what leadership ability do they have? (Matt 25:14 -30)

Three basic types of leaders:

-       Five Talent

-       Two Talent

-       One Talent

            “each according to his ability” Matt 25:15

We have to come to terms with the fact that not everyone can lead at the same level. Church planting expectations should equal a planter’s abilities.

2. Location – Where is the plant going to be launched? Each context has different, leadership, funding and ideological needs.

            P1 – Urban Setting

            P2 – Suburban Setting

            P3 – Mid-sized to Small Town Setting

            P4 – Rural Setting

3. Size of church – What size of church is a win?  All sizes are valid and should be celebrated if they are Great Commission churches! The size of a church should be determined by the leadership ability and setting of a church.

            AC – Anchor Church (500+, no lid)

            RC – Regional Church (400-600)

            CC – Community Church (200-400)

            FC – Familial Church (150 tops)

            HC – House churches

            EC – Ethnic Church

            CP – Campus/satellite

4. Methodology  - What methodology will you use? No method has a biblical mandate. Therefore no method should be considered right or the only way.

-       Missional

-       Attractional

-       Both

5. Funding – How much will it cost? Here is the one no one likes to talk about. Every planter wants more money. However, funding should be determined by taking into account the other four strategic questions.

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