Pathways
Plant a New Church
For the planter starting from zero — walk into a place with nothing but your own story and an open Bible, and leave behind a church that starts churches.
You don’t start a church by finding a building and waiting for people to come. You start it by finding people, opening the Bible with them, and letting the church grow out of what God does in those rooms. This pathway is for the planter who has a place on their heart and no congregation yet.
Work through it in order. You’ll build a short testimony you can say to anyone — the thing you actually carry in when you arrive somewhere with nothing — then learn the Discovery Bible Study cycle so you have something reproducible to hand people, find your first people and know the exact words to say, see what Scripture itself says about how churches began, know what to do the week someone believes, get a group to the third generation instead of stopping at the first, and finish with the practices of a church that multiplies rather than merely gathers.
The journey
- How to Do a Discovery Bible Study
Learn the whole Discovery Bible Study cycle one step at a time — then try it today. About 15 minutes, and anyone can lead.
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- Reach Anyone with an Open Bible
By the end you will have a name, a date, and the exact words to say.
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- Discovering Church Planting
Twelve passages for people who intend to start churches, not just studies.
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- Groups That Start Groups
Getting to the third generation — and knowing why most people stop at the first.
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- Planting a Church That Multiplies
Don't build it and wait for them to come. Start groups, and let the church grow out of them.
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