{"id":2053,"date":"2022-11-11T13:55:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T19:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2022-11-11T13:57:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T19:57:39","slug":"nebraska-church-planting-intensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/2022\/11\/11\/nebraska-church-planting-intensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Church Planting Intensive"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Healthy, Growing, Multiplying Churches (HGM), a ministry of Evangelism USA, hosted another Church Planters Intensive on October 19-21 at Mercy City Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.\u00a0 <\/span>The Intensive was well attended by potential church planters from both IPHC and non-IPHC backgrounds.\u00a0 <\/span>The goal of the three-day of training was to expose planters to a recently planted congregation that was thriving, and hear from their lead pastor, as well as learn how to create a successful launch team, effectively fundraise, and launch strong and healthy. In the end, we hoped to connect these potential church planters from around the country to HGM and Arise 2033.<\/p>\n

Matt Erikson, the lead Pastor of Mercy City, said, \u201cThe training and coaching provided at the HGM Intensive was more thorough and complete than what I experienced through other organizations.\u00a0 <\/span>Also, what makes HGM so attractive is after the planter launches, they aren\u2019t dropped; they are connected to peer coaching groups with established pastors who continue to help them.\u00a0 <\/span>HGM\u2019s approach and long-term commitment to church planters is really unique and special.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Intensive started on Wednesday, October 19th with worship and a strong message from Pastor Matt Erikson.\u00a0 <\/span>Thursday and Friday mornings both began with a time of worship. Thursday included sessions on vision, building a timeline, forming a launch team, hosting a mock interest party, fundraising fundamentals, and developing leaders.\u00a0 <\/span>On Friday, the topics of interest were leadership training, team building, budgets, how to leverage social media and how to launch strong and healthy.\u00a0 <\/span>The Intensive concluded with a final time of worship followed by prayer for each of the participants.<\/p>\n

Participants included leaders from North and South Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.\u00a0 <\/span>According to Trey Jones, HGM Director, \u201cThe biggest wins from this Intensive were the energy, the relational context, and the ability for HGM to get into a context where we have little to no presence.\u00a0 <\/span>We have to fish in new ponds, and this was a first step in that direction.\u00a0 <\/span>Also, the Mercy City Team was amazing and created an environment that was truly exceptional.\u00a0 <\/span>It was good for the planters to see what God can do in a church that is only 6 years post-launch.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next English-speaking Intensive is scheduled for March 29-31 in Roanoke, Virginia at New Life Christian with Pastor Tony Atkinson.\u00a0 <\/span>Spanish speaking Intensives are also in the works for Florida (February), Minnesota (April), and Los Angeles (June) in 2023.\u00a0 <\/span>If you know anyone interested in planting a church, please have them visit https:\/\/www.plantachurch.us\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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