Interested in Planting?

 

Initial Screening for Church Planters:

Emerging Leadership Initiative (ELI)

  1. Go to ELI Church Planting site 
  2. Select ELI Online Assessment Center
  3. Create an account, choosing Christian Evangelistic Association as the agency to receive the results.

 

Questions to Consider:

 1. Vision - Do you regularly project into the future in your planning?

2. Self-Starter - Do you create your own "To Do" list each day?

3. Partnership - Do you regularly delegate items on your "To Do" list 
    to other people?

4. Relating to Lost People - Can you give an example of a person 
    with whom you have shared Jesus with in this past year?

5. Family Support - Is your spouse enthusiastically involved in 
    ministry opportunities?

6. Outgoing - Do you initiate the majority of your friendships?

7. Committed to Church Growth - Have you started and/or led a 
    ministry that has experienced growth?

8. Community - Have you ever recognized a need in your community 
    and done something about it?

9. Equipping - Have you trained others for leadership?

10. Flexibility - Are you flexible when it comes to change?

11. Team-Building - Do you have experience developing ministry 
    teams?

12. Resilience - Does "Keep on Keeping On" describe your work 
    ethic?

13. Faith - Do you regularly see God answer specific prayer requests 
    in your life?

14. Entrepreneurial - Have you recently started a project from the 
    beginning?

15. Initiative - Do you take the initiative in most of your tasks?

16. Building Ownership - Can you gain commitment from people to 
    your vision?

17. Relational - Do you have relationships with people who are 
    different than you?

18. Ministry Roles - Do you & your spouse have a clear 
    understanding in regards to roles in the ministry?

19. Friendships - Are you proactive in getting to know people on a 
    personal basis?

20. Finances - Are your personal finances well managed?
 
If you answered YES to at least 15 of these questions you may be well-suited for churchplanting. Please contact the CEA!