Exponential Church Conference

Session 1

Ed Stetzer and Panel
Session 1

Here are some highlights for Ed's talk the notes will be available on line at edstetzer.com
I will also post some pics later.

Trends in church planting

It is clear that the energy of successful church planting is moving from districts offices to the local church

Church plants that grow rapidly are typically resourced and staffed better than those who aren't

Funding is shifting from national or regional to local church

There is a correlation between the amount of funding that a national agency gives and the amount of parent churches in that organization
more funds=less parents

Parent churches are planting churches like themselves

Funding
reproducing churches
- expect new planters to raise 50-80% of their budget

-the more money they put into a church plant the fewer churches they plant

-aggressive churches budge 10% to church planting


We will see a rise in networks to help church planting efforts

churches 200 or less are 4 times more likely to plant a church than larger churches

Recruitment
aggressive churches viewed assessment and strategic planting as more important than financial resourcing

Parents view their role as to prepare the church planter

A shared trait is very important between the parent and the plant

Success is conveyed in terms of personal involvement

Training, Training Training -the word is training. Aggressive churches view training as the most important resource for a successful church plant.