Mission, Vision, & Commitment

Our Mission
We aim to mobilize a Church Planting Movement in the FLD where every church is engaged in multiplying disciples and churches.

Our Vision
The FLD Church Planting Movement will accelerate evangelism and church planting so as to see a 7-10% growth rate in both church attendance and new churches.

We Are Committed to Church Planting
Church planting is, according to Peter Wagner, the undisputed best way to reach new people for Christ. Church planting is a vital component of any church movement, though it is largely untried as we embark on this new century.  Effective church planting efforts led by qualified and gifted church planters using proven procedures are helping us energize an emerging church planting movement in the midwest United States.  We are blessed to be part of a much larger family. To catch a glimpse how we fit into a national effort to multiply healthy churches among all people, please visit our National EFCA Church Planting website.

We are committed to helping church planters and their launch teams in every way possible.

With God's help we have established seven support systems that are in the process of being implemented within Forest Lakes District EFCA. They include:

1. Launching...laying quality foundations for a movement.
2. Recruiting...finding potential church planters and challenging them to come on board.
3. Assessing...helping the potential planter affirm his suitability for the task. We have identified the qualities of successful church planters as a basis for the assessment.
4. Training...providing comprehensive equipping events for church planters and their teams, along with other events for potential parent church leaders.
5. Coaching...providing on-going relationships and networking environments for church planters.
6. Supporting...helping the church planter in developing a funding plan for the new hurch.
7. Reproducing...assisting the new church in developing a commitment and plan for planting other churches during its lifetime.