An Introduction

Originally designed just for Originally designed just for church planting coacheschurch planting coaches

Evolved to include any key Evolved to include any key leader who believed in church leader who believed in church plantingplanting

Then evolved to include the dual Then evolved to include the dual purposes of multiplication and purposes of multiplication and mobilizationmobilization

Now focusing on the mission of Now focusing on the mission of reproducing healthy missional reproducing healthy missional churcheschurches

““Relationships worth building and dreams worth chasing”Relationships worth building and dreams worth chasing”

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6 to 10 pastors or leaders

Meet every other month (average 5 meetings per year)

Meet for 1 day or overnight

Led by a “Head Coach”

Head coach resourced by Converge

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“Then they…went on to Laish, against a peaceful and unsuspecting people. They attacked them with the sword and burned down their city. There was no one to rescue them because they lived a long way from Sidon and had no relationship with anyone else….” Judges 18:27-28

"Teamwork. This was a family that had "Teamwork. This was a family that had come together and formed a team for come together and formed a team for the exploration of the continent of the exploration of the continent of

North America. And they couldn't have North America. And they couldn't have done it if they hadn't become a done it if they hadn't become a family. Every one of them could family. Every one of them could

recognize a cough in the night and recognize a cough in the night and know who it was.  They could hear a know who it was.  They could hear a

footstep in the night and know who it footstep in the night and know who it was. They knew who liked salt on their was. They knew who liked salt on their meat and who didn't. They knew who was meat and who didn't. They knew who was the best shot in the expedition, who the best shot in the expedition, who was the fastest runner, and who was was the fastest runner, and who was

the man who could get a fire going the man who could get a fire going on a on a rainy day.rainy day.

They knew, because they sat around theThey knew, because they sat around the campfire and talked about each others' campfire and talked about each others'

parents and loved ones, each others' hopes.  parents and loved ones, each others' hopes.  And they had come to love each other to the And they had come to love each other to the point that they would sell their own lives, point that they would sell their own lives,

gladly, to save a comrade. They had gladly, to save a comrade. They had developed a bond; they had become a band of developed a bond; they had become a band of brothers, and together they were able to brothers, and together they were able to

accomplish feats that we just stand accomplish feats that we just stand astonished at today when we look back at astonished at today when we look back at

them."  them." 

Historian Stephen Ambrose, as he appeared on the Ken Historian Stephen Ambrose, as he appeared on the Ken Burns' documentary "Lewis and Clark". Burns' documentary "Lewis and Clark".

10:00 am Arrival, devotional, personal catch-up, prayer

11:30 am Learning, training

12:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm Achieving/Missional planning

3:30 pm Fun Activity

5:30 pm Dinner and Dreaming

7:00 pm Head for home

1. Emotionally Healthy Church2. Emotionally Healthy Leader3. NCD4. Planting Fast Growing

Churches5. Strengthsfinder tools6. Converge MA Ch Pl

Strategic Plan

Reducing the risk factors for church planters:

1. Personal funding2. Cultural fit3. Number of “ministry partners”4. Number of pre-existing contacts5. Proximity to family/support group6. Proximity to geographic roots7. Proximity to helpful churches8. Prior success in vocational ministry

1. Group diagnosis, challenge, coaching, and accountability

2. Ideas, perspective, and encouragement

3. Growth!

4. Participation in a meaningful global missions strategy

Funding Your LEAD Team Mission

Converge MidAtlantic

LEAD Team Models

1. Collaborative Model

2. Extended Family Model

3. Independent Model

Collaborative Model

Churches are planted through cooperative efforts, with each LEAD Team church taking a piece of the action.

Example: NC/VA LEAD Team. Bill Denning, HeadCoach

Participant churches help with prayer, personnel, and the purse.

Funding is often a combination of LEAD Team help, support raising, district involvement and other sources.

Extended Family Model

A strong parent church leads the way but invites other LEAD Team churches to join in whatever manner they can.

Example: Berean and Central OH LEAD Team, Lead Pastor: Dave Pound.

Participating LEAD Team churches are analogous to “aunts and uncles”.

Funding is driven by the parent church with some help from others.

Independent Model

Each LEAD Team church develops its own church planting mission, spurring one another on toward “love and good deeds”.

Example: Washington DC LEAD Team, Head Coach Ron Crawford

Funding is not the concern of the LEAD team; it is the concern of the individual church.