Local Church Plant(er) Consultation

  • Church Planter Assessment and Proposals Assessment is available either through individual appointment, or referral to a partner agency.  

  • Church Planter Coaching- Monthly coaching appointments are available, by phone with one on site consultation per year.  This includes the evaluation of church planting proposal and on going coaching regarding implementation.   

  • Parent Church Coaching- Churches which are looking to parent new congregations can be equipped to do so systematically using a variety of approaches. Churches are individually trained in the process from initial vision, to the birth of the new congregation.  Emphasis is also placed on healthy ongoing relationships between congregations--a process that must be intentional.

District, Regional, or Denominational Church Plant Consultation

  • Creative Funding Plans for Church Planting There are more than 30 different approaches to planting churches each with a variety of funding possibilities.  Increasing vision and commitment and commitment to church planting is at the heart of this training.

  • Church Planting Summits- A half day of inspiration, interaction, and instruction which is designed to help local churches sharpen their church planting vision.  An intentional  plan of ongoing training is introduced to assist congregations in carrying out their church planting vision.   

  • Parent Church Networks-Churches who have committed to learning an intentional process for giving birth to a new congregation gather usually on a quarterly basis for encouragement, mentoring, and training.  Training is tailored to the needs of the parent churches at their particular stages of development.

  • Church Planter Training Networks- The goal of a Church Planting Training is to provide an encouraging and accountable atmosphere where a church planter and spouse increase their ministry capacity.  In addition to a relational focus is specific training in helping to plant healthy churches.

  • Church Planting Boot Camps, including urban settings- Boot Camp is a setting where a church planter and spouse and the initial launch team can receive training and coaching over a 4 day period in planting a new church.  The teams capacity is increased to bring a church plant from vision to a year past its public worship services.  

  • Regional Church Planting Movements- Churches fall into three categories in relation to a church planting--maintenance, momentum or movement.  Movements take place when champions arise who follow the call to not simply grow churches, but to multiply them.    Consultations with groups of churches in a regional area help to sharpen and serve their church planting vision.  Churches are resourced in moving from maintenance to momentum to a movement.  

  • Natural Church Plant Development- There is a church plant order to the eight qualities which are the focus of Natural Church Development.  Natural Church Plant Development helps church plants develop into healthy reproducing churches by intentionally focusing on the eight qualities at key points in the church planting cycle.  

  • Church Planting Infrastructure- Functional structures are not only a key component in a healthy church, they are necessary in a church planting movement.   Included are options of networking with other organizations which can providing needed infrastructure until it is adequately developed.  

Local Church Consultation

  • Community Assessment-  There are three lenses for viewing the communities in which your church ministers--demographics, ethno-graphics, and a third and little used lense--pneuma-graphics.  Our focus is to help you read your community and to be intentional in your outreach.  

  • Mobilizing Local Churches for Evangelism takes place through strategic structured ministries and equipping and mobilizing believers to reach people in their world.  Sharing web based resources is a vital part of this training.

  • Mission and Vision Clarification Churches go through a life cycle that includes periods of growth, plateau and decline.  Mission and vision clarification is a key part to:

    • maximize current growth 
    • move from maintenance to renewed growth
    • reverse serious decline

     

  • Deferred Giving Resources For Your Church  The local church needs to be part of a families consideration, when it comes to estate planning.   Help is provided to families in looking a various alternatives which can greatly assist the local church in it future planning and development.  

  • Maximizing Ministry Monies for Church Staff  New churches and new church leaders need to understand how to maximize monies for ministry staff.  Tax advantaged strategies are examined and resourced. 

If you would like more information on consulting services you can contact:

Phil Alessi

  884 North 500 East Valparaiso, IN  46383 

 219-477 3995   palessi69@aol.com

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Phil Alessi,  CRM -- Natural Church Planting and Multiplication,   cell 917-399-5094   palessi69aol.com

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