Church Planting

We commit ourselves to identifying, training and resourcing God-called church planters and to intentionally planting new life-giving churches. This commitment will be demonstrated by:

Focusing designated resources of the local church, state/regional offices, and the international offices for planting new churches.

Starting the number of church plants equal to a minimum of 3% of the total number of churches in a state/region/nation annually.

Developing a certified training program in our Evangelism and Home Missions Department and educational institutions for church planters and home missions.

Emphasizing the heath and viability of new church plants as well as the number of churches planted.

Affirming the different models of church planting for different situations.
Recognizing church planting as an apostolic ministry for our day.