Florida Church Planting Network Inc

Programs: Church planting: the organization works closely with each presbytery's mission to north american ("mna") committee (the committee that is responsible for starting new churches in that presbytery) to identify locations for new churches based on growth forecasts for each county and other demographic information. At the same time new locations are being identified, the organization works with pca-approved seminaries to identify potential future church pastors. The organization visits seminaries, holds ministry luncheons, and establishes relationships with seminary students who show interest in being trained to start a new church. The organization's goal is to plant four churches each year in the florida presbyteries, through grant-making efforts to these new church starts and support for training programs to teach new pastors and their wives. The organization's method for church planting includes a process of 1) prayer, 2) finding and developing pastors, 3) coaching and solving problems, 4) contributing time and talent, and 5) providing dedicated, reliable funding.

support of presbyteries: the florida church planting network supports churches and ministries within the central florida, north florida, southwest florida, korean southeast, and suncoast presbyteries of the presbyterian church of america ("pca"). The organization regularly makes grants to its member churches and the presbyterian church in america in furtherance of the organization's objective to promote and financially support the member churches' ongoing ministry activities.

coaching and training activities: the organization assists in providing training and assessment programs for new pastors such as the pca church planter assessment programs which help develop recently-graduated seminary students. Furthermore, the organization facilitates spaces for coaching of new church pastors, apprentices, and other interested pastors and teachers in the presbyteries. The organization hosts periodic meetings with speakers with church planting experience to provide prayer as well as a time for sharing challenges and potential solutions within the context of church planting. The organization also facilitates and organizes a support group for new church pastor's wives. One of the specific training programs developed by the organization is the pastor apprentice training program. In the apprentice program, the organization recruits qualifying seminary graduates to work for two years for one of the organization's member churches in order to gain ministry experience and training. The organization may make grants to the employing church to assist in the training and development of the pastor during this two-year training. Once the two year "apprenticeship" period is completed, the minister plants a church in one of the member presbyteries, with the organization's ongoing training and support.