Residency Program

Purpose

The purpose of the Planted Ministries Church-Planting Residency Program is to train qualified pastors within the context of the local church, ultimately to be sent out to plant strong churches throughout Latin America. It also aims to assist local churches in preparing and confirming highly qualified pastors and future missionary pastors, along with their families, to be involved in the ministry of establishing theologically solid, Christ-exalting local churches through evangelism and discipleship.

Our Church-Planting Vision

Training Future Church Leaders

Strategic Church-planting Target

The strategic target areas for future local churches will begin in locations where bridges can be established towards gospel proclamation and discipleship through connections with the global farming operations of Family Tree Farms.

  • Initially specific communities will be chosen based upon their proximity to current and future farming operations, capacities to sustain a local church, and spiritual needs of the area.
  • To the extent that it will be possible, connections with the farming operations will provide an opportunity for evangelism, bible studies, and leadership development as churches are being established.
  • The Pastoral Residency Program will focus on preparing Church-Planters to minister in these specific target areas

Preparation Of Church-planting Pastors

The Pastoral Residency Program will be flexible enough to adjust the training to the specific needs of each PR.

The program will include extensive reading, evaluation, and interaction with books associated with:

  • Evangelism;
  • Discipleship;
  • Church-Planting;
  • Pastoral Ministry;
  • Theology;
  • Biblical Counseling;

Family Leadership & Preparation:

  • The PR will be trained and evaluated for specific areas of church-planting ministries.
  • Emphasis will be placed on the leadership of his wife and family.
  • Counsel will be provided for the entire family to prepare them for life on the mission field.

Ministerial Responsibilities:

  • The PR will be assigned preaching duties.
  • The PR will take on other ministerial responsibilities.
  • Evaluation and constructive counsel will be provided throughout.

Local Engagement:

  • The PR will participate in the local farming operation.
  • He will develop an understanding of rural culture.
  • Emphasis will be placed on evangelism, discipleship and leadership development.

Program Focus:

  • Extensive interaction with reading materials will be included.
  • Emphasis will be on practical and participatory learning.
  • Regular evaluation and constructive counsel will be provided.

Special Projects:

  • The PR will write a Church-Planting Philosophy of Ministry.
  • He will develop a comprehensive Launch Strategy.

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