Planting Churches among the City's Poor - Volume 1

8 • T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

Part III Planting Urban Churches: Resources for Church Planters . . . . . . 277 Church Planting Movements Overview . . . . . . 279 Church Planting Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 281 World Impact’s Strategy for Church Planting . . . . . . 288 Mobilizing American Cities for Church Planting Movements . 292 Church Planting Movements, C1 Neighborhoods, and 80% Windows: The Importance of Vision . . . . . 320 Discerning Valid Urban Church Planting Movements: Elements of Authentic Urban Christian Community . . . . 326 The Church Planter and the Church Plant Team . . . . 327 How to PLANT a Church . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Responsibilities of a Church Plant Team Leader . . . . . 336 The Heartbeat of a Church Planter: Discerning an Apostolic/Pastoral Identity . . . . . . . 337 Practical Steps in Church Planting: Knowing Your Call and Your Community . . . . . . . 349 Traditions ( Paradosis ) . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 What Shall I Preach, How Shall We Grow? The Urban Pastor’s Dilemma . . . . . . . . . . 367 Forming the Church Plant Team and Understanding the Roles . 371 Discipling the Faithful: Establishing Leaders for the Urban Church . . . . . . 375 Spiritual Service Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Models of Church Planting. . . . . . . . . . 377 Overview PLANT to Birth Models . . . . . . . . . 379 Three Levels of Ministry Investment . . . . . . . . 380 Six Types of Neighborhoods . . . . . . . . . . 381 Advancing the Kingdom in the City: Multiplying Congregations with a Common Identity. . . . 382 Church Planting Models . . . . . . . . . . . 385