Contact Travis Kerns for more details. tkerns@namb.net

“Under Construction: Nuts and Bolts of Planting a Church”
Engaging the Community – missiology, learning the community and culture, city mapping, establishing personal/church identity, building relationships, finding/identifying persons of peace, cultural exegesis, evangelism, community service involvement/engagement …
Congregating – mission/vision/values/culture, ecclesiology, worship gatherings, discipleship, community, organization/administration, developing leaders …
Church Planting Landmines (Years 1-3) – ignoring personal health/growth, lack of leadership development, leadership backlash, personal evangelism entropy, corporate evangelism entropy, inadequate assimilation strategy, fear of money, underestimating spiritual warfare, misfiring on hiring, delaying mission engagement
Spiritual Health of the Planter/family – “running the race”, lifestyle issues, decades/seasons of life issues, family needs, recreation, Sabbath, friends/mentors/counselors, spiritual walk, authenticity, recharging, “soul care”, life “balance” …
 
Friday March 9 – Elements of successful church planting
                         8:30am – Greetings and Worship
                         8:50am – Engaging the Community - Planter presentations
(2 presentations from different Sites – each 20 min with 5 min. of questions)
                         9:40am – Follow Up - Site discussions/panels/small groups
                        10:20am – Break
                        10:45am – Congregating – Planter presentations
(2 from different from different Sites – each 20 min with 5 min. of questions)
                        11:35am – Follow Up - Site discussions/panels/small groups
                        12:15p – LUNCH
                         1:15pm – Mileposts and landmines (Years 1 – 3) –Planter presentations
(2 from different from different Sites – each 20 min with 5 min. of questions)
                         2:05pm – Follow Up - Site discussions/panels/small groups
                         2:45pm – Break
                         3:05pm – The Spiritual Health of the Planter/family – Planter presentations
(2 from different from different Sites – each 20 min with 5 min. of questions)
                         3:50pm – Follow Up - Site discussions/panels/small groups
                         4:20pm – Wrap up & Dismiss

Saturday March 10 – Examples of successful church planting
                         8:30am – Greetings and worship
                         8:50am – Church Plant Example #1 (We hope to have planter and some teammates especially for Q and A) -  video, planter story, questions, discussions
       10:00am – Break
                        10:30am – Church Plant Example #2 – video, planter story,
questions, discussions
                       11:40am - LUNCH
                       12:40pm – Church Plant Example #3 – video, planter story,
questions, discussions           
                         1:50pm – Break
                         2:10pm – Church Plant Example #4 – video, planter story,
questions, discussions
                         3:20pm – Wrap up & Dismiss