- Research shows the new churches that make it to a level of health and maturity have some of the same priorities?
- Which one of the five developmental stages in starting a new church is crucial to launching a strong new congregation?
- The three greatest mistakes most new churches make that hinder their future growth and development?
Welcome to a creative and informative way to introduce you to the basics of starting a new Nazarene church in your community! There's more! You will learn from proven NewStart leaders. From some of their experiences and practical insights for the key points of these lessons, you'll gain new insights for this exciting work of starting a church. With just a click of your mouse at any time, you can immediately access a wealth of information that supplements key points made in this course. If at times, you need to stop in a lesson before you’re done – just click on the “Log Out Button.” Then, when you log back into these courses, you can return to where you left off in the course. At the end of each lesson, you can review your session like the other participants who are starting new churches and even link to other resources on the concepts being taught for that lesson. Completing the lessons in the “Fast Track Level” in one sitting will take you approximately three hours—or you can do each lesson individually in about thirty minutes per lesson. You log out of the course at any point, and return to where you left off when you log back in. This on-line training provides separate tracks for your area of interest for new church evangelism: Fast Track as an introduction; Prayer Partners; Launch Team Members; Sponsor Pastors; New Church Pastors or Compassionate Ministry Leaders. At the end of each lesson in this course, you will be asked two or three non-graded questions to help you reflect on what you learned, as well as determine your future role in a new church. We believe you will not only enjoy this learning experience, but it will greatly benefit your efforts for starting a strong new church the right way. When you complete the course, simply click the button at the on the last page and you will be sent a certificate of completion. Several books and other resources are available for you to order from the Nazarene Publishing House. Just log onto their site at the link provided in the footer of each of these lessons. Several of these resources are also available in a digital form, like this introductory book by Bill Sullivan. The good news is... If you order through the link on this page, you will be able to download the read the book immediately. Order information Individual digital copies of Starting Strong New Churches are available from the Nazarene Publishing House. Enjoy this great learning experience for you through this free on-line self study course.
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