DON'T PLANT ALONE
Church planting is one of the most lonely yet fulfilling calls in God's Kingdom. Where should you start and who should you partner with? Below are resources to help you discern your call, find a network and coach to plant with, get trained, and train your leadership team. And if you're planting a Black, Latino, or multiracial church, find our multiethnic planting resources here.
DISCERN YOUR CALL
Every planter's journey begins with listening for God's call and discerning their "holy discontent." You can discern your call with our free article, Four Ways to Discern Your Call to Church Planting. Or take the digital course, "Should You Plant a Church?," which guides you through questions and exercises to determine your gifts and readiness.
Find A NETWORK
Church planting is lonely, so every church planter needs a tribe to belong to. But how can planters find the right network? PlanterMatch a free online directory of more than 150 church planting networks and denominations (as well as coaches) that can be searched by theology, church planting model, and more.
GET TRAINED TO PLANT
There is a ton of training content available, but planters need both content and community to flourish. Fuller's Church Planting Certificate (also available in Spanish) is a year-long cohort that includes monthly cohort calls with other planters and a trained facilitator, six digital courses, and workbooks that eventually become your church planting plan. You can even receive credit towards a Fuller degree.
Interested in planting a Black, Latino, or Asian American church? Check out our contextualized training for multiethnic planters here.
TRAIN YOUR TEAM
Church planting is a team sport, yet most training programs focus only on the lead planter. Fuller's Church Planting Certificate Team Version adapts the same outstanding content and practical exercises from our flagship certificate into a streamlined format, equipping entire teams to learn, serve, and live on mission together in their city.
"We do not simply wake up one day and decide to plant a church. In response to the call that God has been forming in us over many years (and possibly decades) before we ever considered starting a new church, we then train—much like athletes train—to live into that call."
—Len Tang, Director of the Fuller Church Planting Initiative
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Four Ways To Discern Your Call To Church Planting
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