Assessments offer possible Planters an opportunity to explore whether God could be calling them to church planting and have shown to dramatically improve the success rate of Church Planters.

Assessments include:

• Group interaction

• Evangelism role play scenarios

• A mini-sermon presentation

• An assessment interview

Approved Church Planters will go through a multi-day Greenhouse training:

• Day One — Biblical Principles for Church Planting

• Day Two — Personal Preparation and Core Team Development

• Day Three — Ministry Plan Development/ Fundraising

Planters will finish the Greenhouse training and will take some time to digest all that they have learned and the vision they have begun to develop. Several weeks later they will attend the "Dig-In" where they will establish a clear action plan to take the next steps in planting a church.

Ongoing training and coaching is essential for Planters to be as effective as possible. FEB Central Church Planting provides training and coaching throughout all stages of the church planting journey.

Church Planter Training 1.0 follows up the Greenhouse training with regular roundtable gatherings, which will provide community and strategic training. We will also provide ongoing coaching to follow up on personal growth plans, ministry plans, and financial plans. This stage lasts for the first two years of planting.

After two years, Planters will transition to Church Planter Training 2.0, which weighs more heavily on networking with peer planters concerning the mechanics of leading a church to maturity and formal recognition.

For this year, Church Planter Training 2.0 will take place on the same dates and at the same locations as our other roundtables, yet we will plan unique experiences and events for these Planters.

Finally, Church Planter Training 3.0 will be a dynamic platform for networking, reserved for those who are currently strategizing the planting of multiple churches. We will be facilitating informal discussions about the possibility of your church taking significant steps towards planting a new church as well as looking at your involvement in coaching new Church Planters.

Roundtables are designed to equip Planters with the skills and competencies required to plant well. We will examine a series of topics from a pastoral theology perspective, deeply rooted in Biblical convictions, with intensely practical steps. Here are some of the topics that will be covered:

• Character Development and Personal Discipline

• Evangelism

• Contextual Ministry and Community Engagement

• Vision Casting

• Budget Development

• Preaching Development

• Team Strengthening

• Strategic Prayer

• Planting a Reproducing Church

• Discipleship

We will match you up with one of our Church Planting Coaches who will connect with you on a regular basis and be a great resource for you as you prepare to launch your church plant as well as after you have launched.

If you are sensing a strong call to church planting, yet would benefit from a few more years of practical experience before launching, we recommend applying to become a Church Planting Apprentice. As an apprentice, you will be placed with a church where you will receive valuable church planting experience, strong mentorship, time to test your theories, and will be included in our ongoing church planting training events. This opportunity lasts two or three years, can be either part-time or full-time, and will be funded by a combination of FEB Central resources, local church funds, and fundraising support.