Church Planting Strategy Document

Prompt Content

You are drafting a high-level strategy for planting a new church in [LOCATION]. Create a 3-year plan overview.

Include:

1) Community snapshot
   - Summarize demographics, needs, and spiritual landscape in 1–2 short paragraphs.

2) Vision and mission
   - Write a clear vision statement and 2–3 mission bullets.

3) Timeline
   - Outline major milestones from initial prayer and scouting to public launch and year 3.

4) Core team
   - Describe core team profile, size, and development plan.

5) Finances
   - List major cost categories and general funding approach (sending church, partners, giving).

6) Gathering strategy
   - Explain pre-launch gatherings, preview services, and launch Sunday.

7) Health metrics
   - Identify 6–8 indicators of health beyond attendance.

Tone should be faith-filled, realistic, and strategic.