Planting Urban Churches Network

Church Planting Assessment

GENERAL QUESTIONS:

Name

Address

Phone

SPIRITUAL COMPETENCIES:

What changes have you made in your devotional practices that have increased your time spent with God?

How has this change or these changes helped you discern God’s voice? Provide an example.

Explain how you responded to the voice of God?

Explain how this spiritual encounter has impacted your personal life, and ministry life?

How has this change or these changes have helped you address personal sin?

How has this change or these changes have made you more aware of your need for God?

How has this change or these changes made you more aware of the fallen state of humanity and the need of the Gospel?

MARITAL HEALTHINESS/VIEW (If Applicable)

If possible, the planter and his spouse would answer these questions.

MARRIAGE LIFE

Do you feel like you are on the top of your spouse’s priority list? What changes have you made in the last 2-3 weeks to increase the time that you spend with your spouse?

What changes have you made in the last 2-3 weeks to make sure that you and your spouse are communicating often, openly, and loving?

How has this change or these changes helped you and your spouse resolve issues?

How has this change or these changes helped you and your spouse draw closer to one another?

MINISTRY/MARRIAGE LIFE

How does your spouse feel about church planting/pastoral ministry?

Do both you and your spouse feel called to ministry and/or church planting?

What position do you hold, egalitarian or complementarian?

What position does your spouse hold, egalitarian or complementarian?

CALLING TO PLANT, MISSIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE

Awareness of the nature of church planting

(Does the planter understand that church planting is a spiritual work.)

How convinced are you that God has called you to be involved in church planting as opposed to serving in an established church?

Fully Convinced

Partially Convinced

Not Convinced at all

How convinced are you that God has called you be a church planter/lead pastor opposed to playing a significant role as a key leader in planting church?

Fully Convinced

Partially Convinced

Not Convinced at all

How have you discerned God’s call regarding your call to plant and lead a church?

Write a brief paragraph explaining your philosophy of ministry?

Write a brief paragraph describing your interaction and building relationships with the unbelieving, lost, hurting and broken?

ENTREPRENEURIAL AND/OR POINEERING CAPACITY

All church planters will align basic doctrine, teaching and practice with the following faith statement:

We believe in one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, as revealed in the Holy Bible and made known in Jesus Christ our Lord.
We believe that Jesus, the divine Son, became human, was born of a virgin, ministered in word and miracle, died for our sin, was raised bodily from the dead, ascended to God's right hand and is coming again for his people.
We believe that the Holy Spirit is convicting the world of its need for Christ, indwelling and filling believers and ministering through the Body of Christ, empowering lives of godliness and service.
We believe that the Holy Bible is God-breathed, true in its teaching, and the final authority for matters of faith and practice.
We believe that Jesus Christ established his Church on earth to carry out his saving mission among all people groups and formed the Church to be One Holy People.
We believe in God's saving grace that calls forth from all people: faith, repentance, confession, baptism, and new life and ministry through the Holy Spirit.

Do you agree with all these theological suppositions?

Yes

If not, please state the supposition in which you do not agree and give a clear explanation as to why? Please support your explanation with Scripture.

EXPECTATIONS & NEEDS FROM PLANTING U

Do you have any initial questions about Planting U?

What are your expectations for Planting U?

What is your greatest concern about church planting?

Are there any special prayer requests we can pray for you while you are considering church planting?