Modes of Study – How the Church Planting School works
The full Church Planting Course is a 10 month training programme that will enable and equip disciples of Jesus to plant churches that plant churches.
Delivery And Time Commitment Of The Course: We recognize the disciples and therefore people who plant churches are best made and raised in community. We also recognize the major pressures on time and finance that disciples of Jesus may face. The hybrid model that Amnos Church Planting uses attempts to build and maintain community whilst also making teaching and learning accessible for the disciple seeking to be a church planter. The course is delivered over 10 months with:
- Weekly 2 hour sessions via Zoom
- Monthly 1:1 1hour Celebrate and Invest Session with a tutor/mentor.
- Monthly Evangelism together (Saturday morning or Sunday afternoons)
- In addition to the main programme there are optional ‘going deeper’ sessions that students can opt into.
There is also an expectation that time will be taken by individuals every week in prayer, in preparation and in the harvest (e.g. Prayer Walking, Outreach, sharing with your Oikos).
Monthly Evangelism Together: Evangelism together will help MODEL and ASSIST students in different evangelism approaches. Locations will vary based on approach and also the locations of students. As the course progresses the monthly sessions will involve tutors assisting and WATCHING students in order to help them refine their practice, prior to being LAUNCHED out at the end of the 10 months.
Monthly Celebrate And Investment Sessions (CIS): Once a month, with named and appropriate tutors/mentors, students will share their personal and ministry progress. The aim is to celebrate obedience and faithfulness and to invest for growth and development. In addition to personal discipleship accountability, these CIS times take on a coaching format and will be structured around the four fields model: GO-GOSPEL-GROW-GATHER-GUIDES.
Going Deeper Sessions: There will be a bank of resources developed to help church planters go deeper in awareness and skills. These ‘going deeper’ sessions will cover topics like fundamentals in pastoral care, preaching, church history, other religions and will be delivered either in person at Gold Hill Baptist Church or via webinars/pre-recorded teaching sessions.
Tailored learning
The standard programme covers all the curriculum units and takes 10months. We recognise that some people either already have a foundation in theological training and/or are looking for input on specific areas of evangelism or church planting. We therefore offer shorter courses and 1:1/small group coaching in these things. Drop Stephen an email if this is something that you would like to explore and a tailored learning programme can be created.