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Church Planting Collection I Books
In the Church Planting Collection I Books, you’ll learn how to plant and develop gospel-centered churches that transform lives and communities, culminating in a practical church planting and development plan. This collection includes books on vision, calling, focus, philosophy, purpose, and values.
In this book you will be equipped from Scripture with a God-honoring, kingdom-advancing, church-focused, and gospel-centered vision for your life and ministry that will help people align their life purposes more with God's. You’ll learn how to:
Know the story of God’s purpose (Chapter 1)
Envision the goal of God’s glory (Chapter 2)
Understand the nature of God's kingdom (Chapter 3)
Explain the centrality of God’s church (Chapter 4)
Describe the good news of God’s gospel (Chapter 5)
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In this book you will be equipped from Scripture with the principles and practices needed to help you discover and confirm a clearer sense of God's calling on your life and ministry. You’ll learn how to:
Describe the calling of all believers (Chapter 1)
Distinguish between a primary and secondary call (Chapter 2)
Explain the primacy of character in leadership (Chapter 3)
Sense a deeper personal calling to ministry (Chapter 4)
Demonstrate ways to determine a call (Chapter 5)
Assess your competency to be a church leader (Chapter 6)
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In this book you will be equipped from Scripture with the principles and practices needed to help you diagnose the unique culture of your ministry focus group to help you have a contextualized, effective gospel ministry in word and deed. You’ll learn how to:
Identify the unique characteristics of your culture (Chapter 1)
Explain how the gospel, your church, and culture relate (Chapter 2)
Diagnose your ministry focus group's greatest needs (Chapter 3)
Determine ministries to meet these needs with the gospel (Chapter 4)
Develop a mission statement with a people profile (Chapter 5)
Conduct initial demographic and sociographic research (Chapter 6)
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In this book you will be equipped from Scripture with the principles and practices needed to develop a culturally contextualized ministry that serves your community wisely and effectively. You’ll learn how to:
Explain the value of having a Philosophy of Ministry (Chapter 1)
Describe the key components in contextualizing (Chapter 2)
Illustrate dangers in neglecting a Philosophy of Ministry (Chapter 3)
Define the four levels of cultural transformation (Chapter 4)
Understand the connection of behavior with worldview (Chapter 5)
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In this book you will be equipped from Scripture with the principles and practices needed to evaluate your church health and begin leading your church toward greater effectiveness by strengthening the biblical purposes of worship, prayer, discipleship, fellowship, evangelism, mercy, and justice. You’ll learn how to:
Explain the five primary purposes of the church (Chapter 1)
Describe how to demonstrate those purposes in your church (Chapter 2)
Explain key characteristics in biblical purposes (Chapter 3)
Identify your key ministry priorities (Chapter 4)
Describe serving the church out of your strengths and weaknesses (Chapter 5)
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In this book you will be equipped from Scripture with the principles and practices needed to develop the core values, behaviors, and beliefs for transformational ministry in your context. You’ll learn how to:
Clearly define the doctrinal standards that church leaders and members must adhere to (Chapter 1)
Communicate the behaviors that are expected of church leaders and members (Chapter 2)
Help church leaders and members understand the underlying values that drive their behaviors (Chapter 3)
Explain the importance of having clearly stated core values (Chapter 4)
Develop your personal core values and how they will shape your ministry (Chapter 5)
Share your church core values in an effective way (Chapter 6)
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This collection includes:
Developing a God-Centered Vision
Discovering God’s Call to Ministry
Shaping Your Ministry Focus
Determining Your Philosophy of Ministry
Clarifying Your Ministry Purpose
Shaping Your Core Values and Beliefs
Check out the Church Planting Collection II Books
Church Planting Collection II Books include:
Building Kingdom Prayer
Shaping Ministry Styles
Determining Ministry Models
Preventing and Managing Conflict
Designing the Ministry Plan
Balancing Life and Ministry Priorities