EVCP 810 Biblical Foundations for Evangelistic Church Planting

This course is designed to develop a theology of the church from the biblical text in order to construct a foundation for church planting. Church planting must be principally examined from its biblical rather than its practical effectiveness. The first question is not whether church planting can be an effective evangelism tool within a community, but rather, is church planting a biblical concept? This course is designed to develop a theology of church planting from the foundation of Scripture.

Evangelistic church planting requires a commitment to biblical authority and concepts. This course is designed to equip the student with the foundation necessary for evangelistic church planting.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. Each thread must be at least 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 200 words. (CLO: A, B, C)

Foundational Characteristics of an Evangelistic Church Plant Paper Assignment

The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed biblical sketch of the most critical and foundational characteristics of a New Testament church plant. This paper is the student’s opportunity to argue what they believe are the essential biblical characteristics of a church. Focus on those characteristics that are not limited to time or culture. Do not simply copy someone else’s list. The paper should develop a comprehensive list of foundational characteristics and argue for them from scripture and scholarly sources. The student should argue why each characteristic is essential from a biblical perspective and how each relate to the overall health and purpose of a church plant. The paper should be 1500-2000 words in length and cite at least 8 academic sources in addition to the Bible. (CLO: B, C)

Foundational Characteristics of an Evangelistic Church Plant Assessment Assignment

This assignment builds off of the Foundational Characteristics of an Evangelistic Church Plant Paper Assignment. The goal of this assignment is to take the foundational characteristics from the previous paper and develop a practical assessment tool to assess those characteristics in a current church plant. (CLO: B, C)

Church Planter Interview Assignment

In this assignment, the student will interview a current church planter either in person, by phone, email, or by using some other electronic medium like Skype, Facetime, etc. The student will need to set up a meeting with a current church planter who has a plant that is less than 10 years old. There are three parts to this assignment outlined below.

Part 1: Interview the church planter about their planting experience using the questions provided in the assignment instructions.

Part 2: Have the church planter take the assessment the student developed in the Foundational Characteristics of an Evangelistic Church Plant Assessment Assignment regarding the foundational characteristics of an evangelistic church plant.

Part 3: Turn in the answers to the interview questions and the completed assessment in one document. (CLO: B, C)

Course Reflection Paper Assignment

The student will write an 800-1000 word reflection paper based on the prompts provided in the reflection paper assignment instructions. (CLO: A, B, C)