Church Planting Essentials
| DAY ONE- TUESDAY | |
| Welcome/Devotion | 8:30 – 9:00 am |
| Biblical Principles of Church Planting | 9:00 – 10:15 am |
| Why Plant a Church? | 10:30 – 11:15 am |
| The Lord of Church Planting | 11:15 – 11:45 am |
| Prayerful Planning | 11:45 – 12:15 pm |
| LUNCH | 12:15 – 1:15 pm |
| Introduction: VPT Vision-Plan-Timeline | 1:15 – 1: 30 pm |
| A Planned Approach to Church Planting | 1:30 – 2:00 pm |
| Phase One: Macedonia- God to You | 2:00 – 3:00 pm |
| Leadership Development: A 3-D Approach | 3:15 – 4:00 pm |
| Open Feedback /Discussion | 4:00 – 4:30 pm |
| HOMEWORK | Evening |
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| DAY TWO- WEDNESDAY | |
| Devotion/Feedback/Discussion | 8:30 – 9:00 am |
| Building a Process of Discipleship | 9:00 – 9:45 am |
| Building a Launch Team | 9:45 – 10:30 am |
| Phase Two: Ephesus- You to the Team | 10:45 – 11:45 am |
| LUNCH | 11:45 – 12:45 pm |
| Avoiding Church Planting Landmines | 12:45 – 2:00 pm |
| How to Create and Use a TimeLine | 2:00 – 2:30 pm |
| Developing Culturally Relevant Outreach | 2:30 – 3:15 pm |
| Phase Three: Jerusalem- Team to the Church | 3:30 – 4:30 pm |
| Open Feedback/Discussion | 4:30 – 5:00 pm |
| HOMEWORK | Evening |
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| DAY THREE- THURSDAY | |
| Devotion/Feedback/Discussion | 8:30 – 9:00 am |
| Why Plant a Daughter Church? | 9:00 – 9:45 am |
| Phase Four: Antioch- Church to the World | 9:45 – 10:45 am |
| The DCPI Vision | 11:00 – 11:30 am |
| Vision Plan Timeline (VPT) Preparation | 11:30 – 12:30 pm |
| LUNCH | 12:30 – 1:30 pm |
| The Joys of Being a Church Planting Family | 1:30 – 2:15 pm |
| The Seasons of Church Planting | 2:15 – 3:00 pm |
| VPT Evaluation Guidelines | 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm |
| VPT Presentations | 3:30 – 4:00 pm |
| Open Feedback /Discussion | 4:00 – 4:30 pm |
| CPE Evaluations | 4:30 – 4:45 pm |
Churches Planting Churches
DAY 1 - Tuesday
- Twelve Biblical Principles of Church Planting
- Why Plant Daughter Churches
- Answering Common Objections for daughtering churches
- Envisioning what God could do through you and your church
- Capturing a Leaders Heart
- How to know when it is time
- Mistakes to avoid when daughtering a church
- The Six Steps of Daughter Church Planting
- Assignment: Your Vision, Involvement and Plan (VIP)
DAY 2 - Wednesday- Sharing the Dream of reproducing
- Stating the Vision
- Determining the involvement of the Mother Church
- Recruiting the Leadership Team
- Gathering the Launch Team
- Creating your plan
DAY 3 - Thursday- Launching the new daughter church
- Nurturing and Reproducing
- Maintaining a Healthy Perspective
- Your Vision, Involvement and Plan presentation (VIP)
Certified Training Program
In addition to the normal schedule, there are free before and after sessions where a participant can become a Certified Trainer in order to reteach the materials. Certified Trainers gain access to the Student Handbook, Trainer Notes, and all PowerPoints.
| “BEFORE TRAINING” MONDAY AFTERNOON | |
| Welcome & Prayer | 1:00 – 1:15 pm |
| Strategy & DNA | 1:15 - 2:15 pm |
| Certified Trainer and/or Dynamic Associate | 2:15 – 2:30 pm |
| Guidelines for Teaching Materials | 2:30 - 2:45 pm |
| Program Director for Training Events | 3:00 - 3:15 pm |
| CT Training Evaluation Form | 3:15 - 3:30 pm |
| Assign Teaching and Program Director | 3:30 - 3:45 pm |
| CT Planning Time Allocations | 3:45 - 4:00 pm |
| PowerPoint/Overheads Orientation | 4:00 – 4:10 pm |
| CT- Vision Goals Strategies Assignment | 4:10 – 4:25 pm |
| Schedule CT Interviews | 4:25 - 4:40 pm |
| CT Interviews | Evening |
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| “AFTER TRAINING” FRIDAY MORNING | |
| Welcome & Prayer | 8:30 – 8:45 am |
| CT Position Description | 8:45 – 9:00 am |
| Learning Principles | 9:00 - 9:30 am |
| Use Covenant | 9:45 – 10:00 am |
| CT –Statistics | 10:00 – 10:15 am |
| Vision Goals Strategies Presentations | 10:15 – 11:15 am |
| Present Certificates | 11:15 – 11:45 am |
| Closing Prayer | 11:45 - Noon |