Teaching Points
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The church planting cycle has six phases: Foundations, Winning, Establishing, Training, Multiplying, and Movement.
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Phase I (Foundations): Prepare yourself, your vision, and direction — develop personal walk with Christ, clarify vision, conduct research.
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Phase II (Winning): Focus almost exclusively on evangelism — contact key leaders, start evangelistic group Bible studies, disciple new converts.
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Phase III (Establishing): Gather converts for celebration services, disciple converts, multiply cell groups, begin ongoing regular worship.
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Phase IV-VI (Training → Multiplying → Movement): Train leaders, establish church planting teams, and watch churches multiply to saturate the region.
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Discussion Questions
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What seems like the most difficult phase for you and your church planting situation?
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How does the church planter's role change over the course of the process?
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Why is it important that the church multiply itself?
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How long do you suppose it will take to get to the movement phase in your context?