Planting Process
Mission + Vision
Go2 Church Planting Ministries, Inc. is a church planting agency on mission to change the world for Christ through the starting of new churches.
We achieve this goal by providing church planters with the essential resources, connections and support to launch active, vital and vibrant local churches – communities of Christ-followers under Biblical leadership that are reaching lost people, making disciples and equipping more Great Commission leaders.
Systems for Church Planting Process:
Prayer
We pray for church planters and require them to have a prayer team.
Recruitment
We search for leaders who possess an interest in and passion for reaching others for Christ through church planting and evaluate their pre-qualifications.
Assessment
We require that every leader be assessed prior to receiving training and support. We provide a variety of assessment options:
- Assessment Centers
- Online assessments followed by a face-to-face Ridley interview
- Outsourced approved assessment
Training
Every church planter is required to have at least one introductory class on church planting. Additional training may include seminars, interacts, webinars, conferences, cluster learning, or similar opportunities. Options for introductory training include but a re not limited to:
- Grace Theological Seminary Church Planting Class
- CMTC Boot Camp
- Church Planting Essentials (DCPI)
- Basic Training II (Southern Baptist)
- Interact (Northeast training)
- Church Multiplication Training (Kevin Marsico)
- Hispanic Boot Camp (CMTC)
Coaching/Mentoring
We require every church planter to begin with a trained coach, and encourage a network affiliation for regular ongoing peer learning, spousal support and fellowship.
Church Reproduction
We work with churches, networks, associations and denominations to motivate and train church leaders in church planting and multiplication systems.
Project Management
Specific and purposeful steps are taken through recruitment, assessment, training and establishing as illustrated below.