I’m blown away by the quality and potency of the research papers that Leadership Network are cranking out with persistent regularity. Did I also mention how well they are presented and the zero dollar price tag?
The latest offering is “Models for Raising Up Church Planters†by Glenn Smith, a veteran church planter and church multiplication strategist.
The paper examines case studies of ministries that are growing and equipping leaders for church multiplication. The great news is that there is a impressive diversity of working models out there to learn from.
There are “Boot camps†and “turbo training†for short intensive experiences. Longer term development through the Renovation Center. One year internships and apprenticeships or two-year residencies. Informal training where you “hang out for about six months†in a Paul-Timothy model of training. And of course, mixing and matching any of the above.
Some recurring themes—the importance of coaching-mentoring, hands on ministry experience, solid grounding in theology and missiology.
What comes through the loudest are the established leaders with an apostolic vision willing to invest in the next generation and launch them into the greatest learning experience of all—planting a new church.
Visit the Leadership Network downloads page to get your hands on a copy of this outstanding report: Models for Raising Up Church Planters.
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Thanks for the mention and the kind words, we at Leadership Network are glad to serve the many churches through our concept papers, books, podcasts, and other resources, which speak of the amazing things God is doing through churches around this country. We also have a new blog called Leadership Network Learnings http://learnings.leadnet.org where our team also provides first-hand reports on what we’re learning in a quicker in-the-moment fashion.
http://www.leadnet.org/ is a nice site with a wealth of resources but unfortunately not very usably designed. I tried to download multiple articles and with each one I had to confirm my email address and go through the sign up form. Granted this was simply a matter of clicking “continue” but why go through two steps after I already checked the box to automatically sign me in? That minor complaint aside, there are a *lot* of pdfs available for download, all of which look good.
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