Equipping Church Planters (ecp)

DALLAS BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

What’s It All About?

Course Objecives

DBA’s Equipping Church Planters’ training is designed with the purpose of assessing, equipping, coaching, mentoring and resourcing current and potential church planters to start new churches and new ministries.

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How to Get Started

CONTACT
Email: [email protected]
Call: 214-319-1163

 

 

F.A.Q.S.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do we really need more churches in Dallas and Rockwall counties?

Does every person in Dallas and Rockwall Counties have a church that is near them geographically, relationally, and culturally that cares deeply about their salvation?  If the answer is “No”, then we really do need more churches. As we continue the work together of planting, replanting, revitalizing and retooling churches for the work let us remember it is all about people being reached with the gospel, and for them to be in a Bible believing church where they can grow in their faith

Why do I need to participate in Equipping Church Planters (ECP)?

  1. ECP will provide specialized training for church planters. For example:
    • Disciple making strategies that have priority over launching large gatherings
    • Ways to develop disciples from harvest to biblical community
    • Planting contextually appropriate churches
    • Identify ways to accomplish alignment with how God is at work over tradition, structure and proven methods.

2. Church planters will meet regularly with other church planters for the purpose of developing a community of fellowship.

3. Church planters will share ideas and strategies with each other with times for discussion.

UNIT 1

Cooperating With the Heart of God

Learning Objectives

  • Identify a devotional prayer life that works for you
  • Give examples of God-focused decision-making
  • Identify God’s vision for the church plant

Schedule

UNIT 1 – COOPERATING WITH THE HEART OF GOD

LET’S GET STARTED – September 11 –  Overview of training

Look forward to these discussions:

  •  “We’re not in Jerusalem anymore. We’re in Athens!”
  •  The Bigger Gospel & Our Union with Christ 
  •  “Big Picture” Implications of the Gospel
  •  Personal Implications of the Gospel

Resources

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Assignments

  • Discussion forum participation
  • Read primary source for this unit.

Assessments

Self: Read and review Study Guide/Summary of Unit Objectives

UNIT 2

Multiplying Disciples that Hear and Obey God

Learning Objectives

Key Emphasis: Multiplying Disciples that Hear and Obey God?

  • Explain preaching, teaching, and mentoring for growth.
  • Describe various ways to develop disciples from harvest to biblical community.
  • Identify various ways to produce missional disciples, not professionals.

Schedule

UNIT 2 – MULTIPLYING DISCIPLES THAT HEAR AND OBEY GOD

  • Discipleship for Multiplication
  • Preaching – Various Forms and Settings
  • Missional/Incarnational Ministry
  • Covocational Ministry
  • The Minister’s Family

 Unit 2 Recap

Resources

 

Assignments

Assessments

UNIT 3

Planting Contextually Appropriate Churches

Learning Objectives

Key Question: How will the church look?

  • Describe the target community.
  • Identify the most effective model given the ministry context.
  • Identify various ways that God is at work in the community.

Schedule

UNIT 3 – PLANTING CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE CHURCHES

  • Discovering Where God Is at Work
  • “Neighboring” & Living on the Field
  • Ministry Contextualization & Demographics
  • Worship
  • Indigenous Leadership

Unit 3 Recap

Resources

Assignments

Assessments

UNIT 4

Missional Strategies, Structures and Systems

Learning Objectives

Key Question: How will the vision be accomplished?

  • Describe Baptist distinctives and church governance.
  • Give examples of church administration and church discipline.
  • Give examples of church stewardship and finances.

Schedule

UNIT 4 – MISSIONAL STRATEGIES, STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS

  • Church Administration
  • Church Finance
  • Church Governance
  • Child Protection & Constitution and Bylaws
  • Church Proposal/Prospectus

 Unit 4 Recap

Resources

Assignments

Assessments