Our Church-Planting Systems
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In
order to support our church-planters and church-plants, we
follow a system we call ACTS.
A
= Assessment – in
order to help a prospective church-planter determine if they should plant and
where, we use a system of assessment that includes the following steps:
●
Resume collection –
tell what you have done in resume form
●
Online Pre-assessment
go to www.efca.org/church-planting/reachnational-church-planting/assessment
and complete the 8 steps listed there.
●
Personality profile -
If you have done a recent (within 2 years) personality profile like DISC or
Myers-Briggs, send us the results OR go to www.efca.org/planting
where you can take one for a Modest fee. After
you have completed this, send us the results.
● Spiritual
Gifts analysis –
if you know your gift-mix, send us those results.
If you are not sure, you can take an analysis at the efca website.
● Ministry
Philosophy – send
us a paragraph or two about your philosophy of ministry as relates to
church-planting, evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development.
● Director’s
Interview –
once or as the above information is being compiled, the Director of
Church-Planting or another member of the Church-Planting team will
interview the potential candidate to develop a relationship and begin
getting a read on fit.
● Assessment
Interview –
once the above steps are taken, a team of 2 or 3 assessors will conduct a 3 to 4
hour assessment interview with the planter and his wife.
This Interview will ask
behavioral questions about what the planter has done.
Out of this interview a score
is generated and recommendations given concerning the planter.
The interview considers the following factors:
Character
Spousal Support & Strong Marriage
Right Chemistry
Communication
Ability
Visionary Leaderships Skills
Starting/Gathering Skills
Team Buildings Skills
Multiplication Skills
Evangelism
Skills
Disciplemaking Skills
Church-Planting Knowledge
Sense of God’s Call
Equipping Skills
Emotional Intelligence
C
= Coaching – we
provide each planter with a coach (usually an approved pastor) to walk with them
through out the planting process. In
January, we will unleash the use of a 100 time-line based check-list to help
both the planter and the coach stay on track, on target and on time.
We also implement Cluster Coaching with Planters and Pastors.
T
= Training – an
integral part of our systems is the implementation of Church-Planters Bootcamp Training.
This is offered as either a five day event or in monthly modules geared to help the planter, and possibly even
his team, think through all the steps involved from conception of the dream
right on to development into Full-Church-Status.
As a part of Bootcamp Training, you will develop a Church-Planting MAP
(Ministry Action Plan). Additionally
we offer a whole host of other training events to assist the church-plant in
fulfilling God’s mission. See Church
Planting Training.
S
= Support – We
offer support for our church-planters through existing church partnerships and
adoptions. Existing EFCA Churches
will offer what assistance they can in support of our plants.
We offer Fund-Raising Training. We
offer the support of planters/pastors retreats.
We offer the support of a Revolving Matching Fund up to $40,000 over two
years to approved planters who continue to reach bench-marks and who remain
pliable in a coaching relationship.