The Timothy Conference

T H E T I M O T H Y C O N F E R E N C E

Members and Leaders of World Impact’s Church Plant Teams

Church Plant Team Member Church Plant Team Leader

Multiple Team Leader

Facilitator and coordinator of multiple church planting teams To provide counsel, resources, and support to all teams in a given area

Member of cross-cultural church planting team

Leader of cross-cultural church planting team

Definition

To employ gifts to enhance the ministry of the team as it plants a viable church Church Plant School, Initial training and ongoing team input (John Mark Curriculum)

To facilitate and manage the effective operation of the team in order to plant a church

Responsibility

Specialized training curriculum, personal mentoring and TUMI

TUMI course work, regional training, and specialized input

Training

Accountable to Whom?

City Director (support from MTL)

Team Leader

City Director and Regional VP

Accredited to plant for specified period of charter as primary or support member Church Plant School, Team members and leaders, CPT “kit”

Regular review and substantive ministry assessment at end of CPT time Transportation to CPTs, access to City Director and Regional VP To support the team during its charter, and decide whether at the end the plant warrants further time and effort By CD and Regional VP as they determine necessary Individual selected by CD and Regional VP

Time Commitments

Throughout the duration of the church plant’s charter

Team members, ministry budget, access to MTL and City Director To lead the team in all of its operations as it seeks to plant a church in a given period of time

Resources

To pursue those steps necessary to evangelize, disciple, and plant

Authority

By CD and TL for particular time and role Primary members, support members, and/or volunteers

By CD for duration of the church plant

Assignment

Composition

Individual or co-leaders

TL = Team Leader MTL = Multiple Team Leader CD = City Director CPT = Church Plant Team

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