20 Steps to Planting and Growing a Church

Ministrymaker by Dr. Paul E. Paino
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A few practical church planting and ministry growth tips from Dr. Paul E. Paino:

  1. Make changes slowly.
  2. Announce office hours, then be there.
  3. Promote preaching series on pertinent subjects.
  4. Develop important contacts outside the church.
  5. Develop a personal visitation program for yourself.
  6. Set realistic goals which can be reached, which build faith.
  7. Write and use job descriptions for all positions, paid and unpaid.
  8. Look carefully and critically at your facility.
  9. Make connections with community leaders.
  10. Use the media before they use you.
  11. Schedule your teaching classes to run on schedule.
  12. Never count your losses and don’t preach your problems until you are past them.
  13. In the early years, start saving back personal offerings to bring in good speakers.
  14. Chart your growth in measurable ways.
  15. Develop leadership by making it possible for it to be self-supportive.
  16. Don’t hold on to someone once they start to leave you.
  17. Never fire a volunteer, promote them.
  18. Take quality time to train leadership, elders and deacons.
  19. Lay out a permanent training program for teachers.
  20. Gear the church up to reach children in your community.

MinistrymakerDr. Paul E. Paino, who went to be with the Lord in the fall of 2005, was the founder and overseer of Calvary Ministries International. Dr. Paino was a pioneer and spiritual father to hundreds of pastors and church leaders around the world - and his teachings still inspire today.

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16 responses to “20 Steps to Planting and Growing a Church”
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  1. Ministrymaker Michael Aihoon says:
    05/16/2012 at 3:25 PM

    Dear Dr.Paino,
    I have lost contact with you for long time which i wrote to you without no reply from your end.
    I have been reading your university in the bag which i want to hear from you and also ask for some Christian books and can we open branch of your church here in Ghana,because i discissed this matter with for long time ,which you did told me that you will change your address ,and you concelled some conference .
    Please let me know if you are still on the word of God.
    God Bless you .,and let me hear from you.
    Thank.
    Michael.

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  2. Ministrymaker Pas.kamalanathan (Peter) says:
    04/25/2012 at 6:19 AM

    It was a great help to me, to read your articles on church planting, I am from India past 10 yrs I have worked in different ministries… after writing my thesis on reaching urban Migrants (M.Th thesis) God laid in my heart to start a church for people from other states (migrants) in Bangalore.. past one year on that venture… your guide actually helped to think of my church planting strategy…
    I have question how do you think a church should be started particularily in pluralistic society (India)

    Pas.Kamalanathan (peter)
    ALC Ministries
    Bangalore
    http://www.alministries.weebly.com

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  3. Ministrymaker apostle ABRAHAM M S says:
    03/19/2012 at 9:39 AM

    SIR, i will never call you by name, but call you God send father, i want to inform you that the ministry have tow branches now. with the help of God and your teaching, i hope to see you one day from CHRIST LIKE MINISTRY. WE LOVE YOU GOD BLESS

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  4. Ministrymaker ERIC BOSU says:
    12/28/2011 at 9:03 AM

    I want to start church planting in 2012 to fulfill my call . I need assistant from all Church Leaders who may like to help me spiritually,financially and materially put structures down for such an important mission.

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  5. Ministrymaker Evang. Ihaza Victor Esezobor says:
    12/21/2011 at 6:39 AM

    I do appreciate your church planting tips. Thanks so much for it. I went searching the NET to get tips, having secured a place to start a church and needed information. Yours appears so workable. I hope to still reach you after they had been acted on.

    Thanks.

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