Observations:

• The Texas District hasn't kept up with the population growth.
• We continue to be an aging District...fewer unconfirmed members.
• New churches started in the last 10 years have 32.6% unconfirmed members compared to 22.7% in other congregations.
• The attendance increase in the Texas District is centered in the new congregations started in the last 10 years.
• New churches comprise the major increase in member totals for the District.

How will the goal of 200 new congregations occur?

• Strong, healthy congregations, both small and large, can become actively involved in planting one or more new church starts and, in fact, are encouraged to plant three new starts by 2017!
• These might be independent daughter congregations, alongside cross-cultural starts or multi-sites.
• They are not all large congregations!  Individual congregations, partnerships of two or more congregations, or whole circuits are beginning to think and pray about how they might be involved.

Resources from the Texas District
Mission Facilitator
 

• Planning
• Counsel

Three Key Factors to be considered:
 

• Right person
• Right place
• Right plan

Demographic Reports for potential target areas

Mission Planting Planning Worksheets

Mission Planter Candidates

Mission Planter Assessment

Mission Planter Training

Funding
 

• Up to $200,000 over 3 to 5 years
• Loan repayment over 20 years, interest free