This strategy involves reaching the unchurched, nurturing, converting, and growing those who respond to the Gospel, and then sending them out into the world for evangelism, mission, and social justice. It is no longer enough to simply assimilate new people into the life of the institutional church. Send Six Select the planting team of five to seven highly committed people who have the appropriate skills and who are compatible with the model and target audience. This team either receives no denominational subsidy, or the subsidy is limited to no more than two years. This also makes it more likely that the founding pastor is entrepreneurial.
Studies show that the longer the subsidy, the weaker the congregation.
The original team determines the core values of the church instead of the charter members. This way, people know what kind of church they are joining. We know from studies that adults like to become part of something that is going where they want to go. If you start enough churches, you will have an inclusive variety of churches. There is no virtue in waiting to draw up the core values.