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Our Church Planting System

Mammals and Reptiles - the church planting world is largely divided into these two realms. Both are legitimate and both have advantages and disadvantages.

In the reptile world, the strategy is to lay as many eggs as possible. But with so much attention given to starting as many as possible, little is done or can be done to provide nurture. Those that do hatch are left to fend for themselves. Yes, the fatality rate is high, but so many are produced that the species moves forward.

For most of the history of Christianity in most parts of the world, the approach has been reptilian and remains a critical component.

In the mammal world, there are relatively few offspring by comparison so a high survival rate is essential. Mammals therefore give lots of attention to offspring as they nurture them towards self-sufficiency.

The Covenant takes a mammalian approach. We start a new church every two to three weeks on average, which is a very aggressive rate for a group our size. But it is not so many that new churches feel lost or out there on their own. Ninety percent of the churches we start end up as fully-rooted congregations, a very high result. Those churches would say the approach and nurture of the Covenant has been a critical factor in their development.

Leadership Identification

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