Seeds of Hope

A denomination or congregation connects with an existing group for a restart. There are a number of ways this may happen.
An existing group invites a larger congregation to help restart by injecting vision, resources and leadership, and perhaps people and finances.
A congregation may enter into a symbiotic relationship with another group who have the capacity [...]

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A sending church commissions one or two couples to go and live in a new area some distance away. This could involve moving home and perhaps starting in new employment. This model is most likely to work effectively in new housing areas.
The team would need to have a lifestyle that allows plenty of time for [...]

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The ‘Strawberry Runner’ is a common model for church planting in Australia. Also known as the satellite model, or multi-campus model, this approach keeps a new congregation strongly connected with the base. Staff allocated to the new campus or setting remain on the team for the sending church.
The strawberry runner model makes it possible to [...]

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