The Church Planting Process
The Church Planting Process
You are about to embark on a process that will not only change people, families, cities, states, and nations, but that will change you as well. Vineyard Church of North Phoenix is committed to church planting and has planted several churches in the Greater Phoenix area. We hope to see dozens and dozens of new churches begin both domestically and internationally in the coming years. We have created a process to help raise up, train, and develop the men and women who will lead in these new churches. This course of action is not something that anyone wants to rush, but rather it is a process that is concerned with your personal and spiritual formation. The details, worksheets, articles, and process items are designed to help you to grow as a leader and as a future church planter.
The process is to be led by you, the potential church planter. The potential church planter is the person who should take initiative; this development process is to be self-directed. All of the necessary resources to complete the objectives for this process can be found here.
We are excited that God is calling you to be a part of His great plan, as together we seek to extend the Kingdom of God by reaching the least and the lost of our world.
God bless,
The Pastoral Staff
Vineyard Church of North Phoenix
Phase 1: Initial Interest Phase
(36-15 months out)
During this phase we are including all potential leaders in this church who feel some calling towards planting a church or being part of a church plant. The focus of this phase is to get interested people an up-close view of what church planting is and a clear understanding of what the process for church planting is here at VCNP.
Phase 2: Preparation for Church Planting
(15-12 months out)
During this phase the focus is to identify a coach and assess you as a potential church planter. Your coach will serve as your church plant assessor and development coach throughout the course of the church plant. The purpose of this phase is to sit down with a potential church planting coach and assess your strengths, weaknesses, vision, values, and experiences. From this assessment you will be reviewed and you will then begin to meet monthly with a church planting coach to begin the year long process of planting a church.
Phase 3: Planning for Church Planting
(12-8 months out)
The focus for this phase is to begin preparation and planning for the upcoming church plant. In this phase the goal is to understand who you are as a person and a leader; to understand and work on your vision, values, and mission; and to begin clarifying your purpose, plans, and target area.
Phase 4: Process of Church Planting
(8-5 months out)
The focus during this phase is to further develop your skills as a planter, to begin forming and building a church planting team, and to think through what it means to oversee a new church.
Phase 5: Process of Church Planting
(5-3 months out)
During this phase the focus is finalizing and completing the logistics and administrative processes related to the new church plant.
Phase 6: Process of Church Planting
(3-0 months out)
During this phase the focus is to launch the church and to send the team out from VCNP. This includes finalizing all details in the Church Planting Process; Setting up coaching times for the first year; and being released by the Pastoral Staff.