With expectation of Christ’s kingdom coming in greater fullness among us by the advance of his gospel in depth and breadth throughout North America, MNA serves churches and presbyteries as we trust God for the advancement of the gospel through church planting.
Trusting God for a greater advance of the gospel through the PCA, we pray for a multiplication of church planting and ministry leaders across the PCA who will serve, grow and multiply church planters, new mission churches and new ministries to advance the gospel. Here are the core phases of a healthy Church Planter and Ministry Leadership Development system:
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- Developing and recruiting church planters and church planting teams (Develop and Recruit)
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- Assessing church planter candidates and their spouses (Assess)
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- Training and assisting church planters in their fundraising (Fundraise)
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- Seeking God’s guidance in placing the church planter (Placement)
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- Providing church planter training (Train)
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- Supporting and encouraging the church planter through coaching and mentoring (Coach and Mentor)
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- Celebration and Renewal, reflecting on God’s great work thus far and looking to him for greater works in the future. (Celebrate and Renew)
In that vein, moving forward, the individuals below will be happy to assist you with any questions you might have related to the church planting phases:
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- Develop and Recruit: Chris Vogel 262-501-1161, cvogel@pcanet.org
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- Assessment: Jenny Dorsey 317-445-7985, jdorsey@pcanet.org
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- Placement: Alan Foster 678-232-8049, afoster@pcanet.org
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- Training: Chris Vogel 262-501-1161, cvogel@pcanet.org
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- Coaching and Mentoring: Vinny Tauriello 267-444-8988, vtauriello@pcanet.org
Additional Church Planting Services Contact Information:
Other Church Planting Information
Stefanie Dunnington , 678-825-1239, sdunnington@pcanet.org
Church Planter Apprenticeships
Chris Vogel, 262-501-1161, cvogel@pcanet.org
In the early days of the PCA, MNA focused primarily on organizing churches transferring into the PCA from other denominations. In its next generation, MNA assumed direct responsibility for providing in a centralized fashion the services required for the seven phases. In recent years, MNA has moved steadily toward a resourcing and training role as churches and presbyteries assume a growing ownership and have achieved ever-greater skills in developing local and regional phases for church planting.
God has blessed the PCA with a strong sense of calling to church planting. For the past 14 years, an average of one PCA church planter has been placed on the field each week across North America. While this is a good number for a denomination the size of the PCA, we want to trust God for more. We believe the time has come for MNA to move toward an even greater focus on serving churches, presbyteries and networks in their development of church planting phases. Accordingly, MNA provides leadership to develop growing services in each of these crucial areas. If we are to see church planting multiply, it is time for us to pursue new and best pathways for multiplication, so that local and regional systems of church planting begin to reproduce radically.
As one of the core services that MNA provides, we expect to continue conducting centralized Church Planter Assessment Centers in Atlanta through the remainder of 2019. In 2020 and beyond, we intend to multiply our assessments into regional, and even local, expressions. Please be on the lookout in the weeks ahead for more announcements related to this exciting new chapter.
Please explore the resources listed on this page and the rest of the MNA web site and prayerfully consider participating with us through your financial support. You can make a tax-deductible donation to MNA Church Planting
We at MNA ask your prayers for God’s leading and blessing in our ongoing church planting movement. May the gates of hell not stand against the advance of Christ’s church! Amen.