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Strategy Goal: To start more new churches by 2004 than in the previous decade, with these capable of reproducing themselves by 2008; 80% in existence 5 years later; 50% self-supporting within 3 years
Main Strategy Components:
1. Nehemiah Project - recruitment of seminary (and potentially college) students, who will earn credit and life experience for their church planting efforts in New England
2. Key Church Strategy - existing churches committed to consistent reproduction through new church starts
3. BICPS (Boston Indigenous Church Planting Strategy) - lay-based, using "Operation Lydia" and "Lighthouses of Prayer" as catalysts
4. Natural Church Development - as a NECESSARY development tool
THE BOSTON
CHURCH PLANTING SYSTEM
PREPARATION
Assessment
Place (PREP, Probe/Laser, Prayerwalks, Mapping Center)
Planter Center (including Gift Inventory and Behavioral Interview)
Early Stage Church Planter Development, coming in 2001!
RECRUITMENT
Planters (clergy and laity), Sponsors Churches, Mentors, Partners
Key Churches, Teaching Churches
TRAINING
Pretraining: Basic Training for Church Planters, N. E. Culture
Ongoing Training: Toolkits, Software Management System, Leadership Development Center, Conferences
SUPPORT
Mentor and Sponsor Training
Planter Networks (support groups)
COMMUNICATION
SBCLink
Virtual Village, coming in 2001!
Web Site
Chat Room
FELLOWSHIP
Semiannual Get-togethers
Annual Retreat, coming in 2001!
GROWTH AND EVALUATION
Basic Training II
Natural Church Development
Monthly and Annual Checkups
REPRODUCTION
Seminar, Resources and Strategy
Multiplying Church Networks
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