Assessment

Are you called as a church planter?  We believe that there are two aspects to answer this question.  First, do you have an internal conviction that you are called to plant a church?  Second, is this calling affirmed by fruitfulness in ministry and the church?  Our assessment process primary objective is to answer these two basic questions.

In assessing a candidate we look at four areas.  Calling.  Does this candidate have an internal calling affirmed by others?  Character.  Does this candidate demonstrate the character qualities and Christian maturity of an elder?  Chemistry.  Does the candidate fit the EFCA family, the temperament of a church planter, and the community he desires to plant in?  Competency.  Does this person have the basic leadership and ministry competencies to plant a church? 

The EFCA Start Churches assessment process has two components.  The first is a series of inventories and questionnaires.  The inventories are industry standards that give different snapshots of a person.  The second component is a half day interview conducted by a trained, experienced assessment team of pastors and lay people who desire to serve you and the local church with an objective, godly assessment of your church planting potential.

To begin the assessment process, please go to the assessment page of the EFCA Start Churches Website at http://www.efcastartchurches.org/step-one-self-assessment-/

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