Survey of Available Church Survey of Available Church Planting ResourcesPlanting Resources

Patrick FurgersonPatrick Furgerson

Director, Church Planting SolutionsDirector, Church Planting Solutions

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Books…Books…

• ≈≈10 books in the last year on church 10 books in the last year on church planting aloneplanting alone

• Dozens on church growth in generalDozens on church growth in general

• Read reviews at www.newchurches.comRead reviews at www.newchurches.com

Books…Books…

• Don’t forget the Bible!Don’t forget the Bible!

• Read Acts regularlyRead Acts regularly

Books…Books…

Must Reads:Must Reads:

• Planting Missional Churches (Ed Stetzer)* (Ed Stetzer)*

• The Church Planter’s Toolkit (Bob Logan) (Bob Logan)

• Church Planting From The Ground Up (Tom Jones) (Tom Jones)

• Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century, Third Edition (Aubrey Malphurs) (Aubrey Malphurs)

• The Purpose-Driven Church (Rick Warren) (Rick Warren)

* Get in lobby* Get in lobby

Books…Books…• The Nomadic Church (Bill Easum & Pete Theodore) (Bill Easum & Pete Theodore)• When God Builds a Church (Bob Russell) (Bob Russell)• 7 Practices of Effective Ministry (Andy Stanley) (Andy Stanley)• Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Jim Collins) (Jim Collins)• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Jim (Jim

Collins)Collins)• Church Planting for a Greater Harvest: A Comprehensive Guide (Peter Wagner) (Peter Wagner)• 44 Questions for Church Planters (Lyle Schaller) (Lyle Schaller)• Surprising Insights from the Unchurched and Proven Ways to Reach Them (Thom (Thom

Rainer)Rainer)• The Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the Future (Carl (Carl

George)George)• Prepare Your Church for the Future (Carl George) (Carl George)• The Coming Church Revolution: Empowering Leaders for the Future (Carl (Carl

George)George)• The E-Myth Manager: Why Management Doesn't Work-And What to Do About It

(Michael E. Gerber)(Michael E. Gerber)• The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization (Jon R. (Jon R.

Katzenbach)Katzenbach)

The Internet - ArticlesThe Internet - Articles

• E-mail lists, blogs, & articlesE-mail lists, blogs, & articles

• Freshest ideas and thinkingFreshest ideas and thinking

• Not necessarily provenNot necessarily proven

The Internet - WebsitesThe Internet - Websites

• Google “church planting”Google “church planting”

• 319,000 total hits319,000 total hits

• 17 sponsored links17 sponsored links

• Check SourcesCheck Sources

• Don’t get lostDon’t get lost

The Internet - WebsitesThe Internet - Websites

• http://church-planting.net/

• http://http://leadingedgeministries.org//

• http://coachnet.org/

• http://www.newchurches.com/

• http://churchplantingresources.com/

• http://easumbandy.com/

• http://newthing.org/http://newthing.org/• Even more… http://startchurch.com, http://churchcreation.net, Even more… http://startchurch.com, http://churchcreation.net,

http://churchplants.comhttp://churchplants.com

Organizations/MinistriesOrganizations/Ministries

• Stadia: New Church Strategies Stadia: New Church Strategies • Orchard GroupOrchard Group• ACTS 29ACTS 29• Church Multiplication Training CenterChurch Multiplication Training Center• Natural Church DevelopmentNatural Church Development• ChurchSmart ResourcesChurchSmart Resources• Leadership NetworkLeadership Network• Church Planting Assessment CenterChurch Planting Assessment Center• Purpose Driven Church PlantingPurpose Driven Church Planting

Boot Camps / WorkshopsBoot Camps / Workshops

• StadiaStadia

• Acts 29Acts 29

• CMTCCMTC

• CPS SeminarsCPS Seminars

• Leadership NetworkLeadership Network

ConferencesConferences

• National New Church ConferenceNational New Church Conference

• Orlando, 2007Orlando, 2007

• Regional/DenominationalRegional/Denominational

CoachesCoaches

• Coaching Organizations (CoachNet, Church Coaching Organizations (CoachNet, Church Coaching Solutions, etc)Coaching Solutions, etc)

• Church Planting Organizations (Stadia, Church Planting Organizations (Stadia, Acts 29, Orchard Group)Acts 29, Orchard Group)

• Successful Church PlantersSuccessful Church Planters

• People who get and trust your visionPeople who get and trust your vision

OtherOther

• Equipment (e.g. Portable Church Industries, Equipment (e.g. Portable Church Industries, Mobile Church Solutions)Mobile Church Solutions)

• Marketing Materials (e.g. Church Marketing Materials (e.g. Church Marketing Solutions, Outreach Marketing)Marketing Solutions, Outreach Marketing)

• Videos (e.g. Sermon Videos, Highway Videos (e.g. Sermon Videos, Highway Video, BlueFish TV)Video, BlueFish TV)

Church Planting SolutionsChurch Planting Solutions

• Online Project Management SystemOnline Project Management System