Christian Missions

Church Planting Networks

Church planting networks are groups of churches and leaders who work together to start new churches. They recruit and assess planters, provide training and coaching, help with funding, and offer the encouragement of a wider family. Networks such as Acts 29, the Send Network, NewThing, and Stadia help ensure that new churches are healthy, connected, and built to multiply, at home and abroad.

What a church-planting network is

Starting a church is hard to do alone. A network surrounds a planter with assessment, training, coaching, funding partners, and peers, so that new churches take root and go on to plant others. Planting is the leading edge of the Great Commission in every generation.

How networks help

• Assessment, discerning whether a leader is ready to plant.
• Training and coaching, before and after the launch.
• Funding partnerships, connecting planters with churches that give.
• Fellowship and accountability, a family of churches for the long haul.

Well-known networks include Acts 29, the Send Network, NewThing, and Stadia, alongside many denominational church-planting efforts.

How to get involved

If you sense a call to plant, talk with your pastor and ask which networks your church partners with. Churches can send, fund, and pray. Find a church to begin, and leaders can find support at for churches and for missions.

Frequently asked questions

What is a church planting network?

A church planting network is a group of churches and leaders who work together to start new churches, providing assessment, training, coaching, funding partnerships, and fellowship. Acts 29, the Send Network, and NewThing are well-known examples.

How do I become a church planter?

Begin with your local church and pastor, who can help you discern the calling. Church-planting networks then assess, train, coach, and connect you with funding partners, so you plant with a team and a family behind you.