Starting New Churches

C h u r c h e s i n t h e N e w Te s t a m e n t 15
lesson outline
The Pattern of the Church
The Ministry of the Church
The Planter of the Church
The Power of the Church
lesson objectives
When you finish this lesson you should be able to:
1. Indicate the New Testament church’s guide for establishing
churches.
2. Describe how the ministry gifts relate to starting new
churches.
3. Identify spiritual qualities of a church planter.
4. State basic elements of a church planter’s message.
5. Describe the Holy Spirit’s work in church planting.
learning activities
1. Carefully read the preliminary section in this independentstudy
guide and each Scripture as it is mentioned in the lesson.
2. Study the lesson outline and lesson objectives. These will
help you identify the things you should learn.
3. Check the glossary at the end of the study guide for
definitions of any key words you do not understand.
4. Read the lesson and do the exercises in the lesson
development. Most of your responses can be made in this
study guide. However, where longer responses are required,
write your answers in a notebook. Check your answers with
those given at the end of the lesson.
5. Take the self-test at the end of the lesson and check your
answers carefully with the answers given in the back of this
textbook. Review any items you answer incorrectly.