Planting Churches Among the City's Poor - Volume 2

36 • P LANTING C HURCHES AMONG THE C ITY ’ S P OOR : V OLUME 2

a. A commitment to Evangelism, Discipleship, Church Planting

(1) Personal commitment by all leaders

(2) Financial commitment by all churches (10%-50% of budgets)

b. Commitment to equip emerging leaders for these church plants through The Urban Ministry Institute

4. A commitment to a common Celebration and Worship

a. Christian Year Spirituality

b. Lectionary

5. Actively participates and contributes with/to the association

a. Pastors meet at least once a month.

b. Presidents of associations in a region meet once a quarter.

c. All church leaders in a regional association meet quarterly.

d. There is an annual meeting for the whole regional church of some kind.

VII.What Will Leadership within the Regional Associations, Individual Associations, and within the Churches of the Association Look Like? How Will the Leaders Be Commissioned?

A. Church Leadership

1. Assumes at least one elder/overseer for each church

2. Assumes that the church leader has been licensed/ordained/ commissioned for leadership

B. Association Leadership

1. Each association would have a “president,” one elected to oversee the association for a set period of time 1-3 year terms.