"What time is it?"

"It's cohort time!"

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STAGE TWO INVITE.

Monthly Cohorts

Contextualized cohorts give you an opportunity to share what your working on, learn from peers, and get practical insights from your Guide.

Below is all the info you need to be prepared!

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Be ready to present in your cohort. You have so much to offer others!

your Cohort Leader

GUIDE

Tom and Tamera Sherwood are the planting Pastors of Peoples Church House to House in Cincinnati, OH.

513-237-2155

tom@peopleschurchh2h.com

June Cohort

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FOCUS:

Gathering
Leaders

Leader Development

Presentation Time: 5-7 minutes

STRATEGY
What is your strategy to invite people to join your launch team?
ASK
What is the commitment you are asking people to make?
ICNU
What's your plan when you recognize potential or experienced leaders?

Developing leaders begins with gathering leaders!
Jesus modeled this when he called the disciples to join him. Luke 5:1-11

July Cohort

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FOCUS:

Community
Engagement

Your Community

Engagement

Your Community

Presentation Time: 5-7 minutes

Knowledge
Share about the pastors and churches in your community.
Practical Steps
Have you met with any of the pastors? How did it go?
Strategic Partnerships
Where are you planning to serve in your community?

Your reputation matters! Represent Christ well by making connection and serving others! These decisions will reap blessings for years to come!

August Cohort

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FOCUS:

NAME DAY!

Launch Team

Presentation Time: 5-7 minutes

The List
Share some of the names and stories of people on your team.
Preparation
How are you planning to invest in your team?
ICNU
What has been the hardest part of the planting journey so far?

What is a name? EVERYTHING!! The bible has several lists of men and women of faith. Write them down for celebration, rememberance, and prayer!!

Jesus is the builder of His church.

Tom Baxter

Engaging Rural Communities

How do I apply these principles in my context?

CONTEXT

RURAL

In a rural context, community is everything. If you're not not from the community

Share the name and whereabouts of your target community and the burden God has given you to reach the people.

What did you learn in the demographic study?

What did you learn from asking residence questions?

What did the Holy Spirit speak to you as you were prayer "walking" in the community?

Share some name and positions of community influencers you identified.

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STAGE ONE - IGNITE

Cohort Month One

This month's cohort is all about your target community
or people group. Come prepared to share for several
minutes what you learned as a student of your
community.

Questions you can use to prepare what you'll share:

What is the name of your target community?
Describe it?

Who are some of the key influencers?

What did you learn from asking residence questions?

What key insights did the demographic study give you?

What is God impressing on your heart?
What are you hearing from Him?

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STAGE ONE - IGNITE

Cohort Month Two

preparation material - Pastoral Mission

This month's cohort is all about DISCIPLESHIP!
Come prepared to share for several minutes your
early thoughts on a discipleship strategy.

Questions you can use to prepare what you'll share:

Who discipled you?
What is discipleship?

How do you plan to disciple your people?

When will you disciple them?

What material or approach will you use?

What is God impressing on your heart?
What are you hearing from Him?

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STAGE ONE - IGNITE

Cohort Month Three

preparation material - Lead Leadership

This is a big month! Come prepared to share your
pitch deck (ministry plan) with the cohort. Now is
the time to practice and receive feedback!

A few tips:

Try and share it in 3-4 minutes?
Come prepared with a power point or pdf?

Don't do this halfway. Be all in so you can learn,
grow, and gain confidence.

Gain insights from others. We are all on the same
team!

Be highly encouraging when sharing feedback with
other planters.

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STAGE ONE - IGNITE

Cohort Month One

preparation material - Entrepreneurial Risk

This month's cohort is all about your target community
or people group. Come prepared to share for several
minutes what you learned as a student of your
community.

Questions you can use to prepare what you'll share:

What is the name of your target community?
Describe it?

Who are some of the key influencers?

What did you learn from asking residence questions?

What key insights did the demographic study give you?

What is God impressing on your heart?
What are you hearing from Him?

Stage One Project

Pitch Deck / Ministry Plan

At the end of stage one / month three you will come prepared with a pitch deck (similar to the example below) to present to your peers. This project will be the culmination of stage one. You can view a more detailed explanation in: Month Three - Lead Leadership

Church Planting Stage Explainer

12 Competencies

❤️‍🩹 Well-Being 🔥 Prayer & Holy Spirit 👑 Kingdom of God 🚎 Community

💡 Leadership 🎯 Ministry 🙎🏽‍♀️ People 💰 Finance

🖥️ Systems 📡 Communications 📃 Officialize ⛰️ Perseverance

Pastoral Mission - shepherding people towards God's mission

Lead Leadership - casting vision, empowering others, mobilizing

Entrepreneurial Risk - making sacrifices, hustling to see success

Stage One - IGNITE

The goal of this stage is to work on your PLAN

Stage Two - INVITE

The goal of this stage is to GATHER a team

Stage One - INVEST

The goal of this stage is to EQUIP your team

Stage One - INVOVLE

The goal of this stage is to INVOLVE your team

Church Planting Timeline

month one

Well-Being Plan
Abide in Jesus
Community Study

month two

Discipleship Plan

month three

Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

month four

Community Study
Discipleship Plan
Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

month five

Community Study
Discipleship Plan
Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

month six

Community Study
Discipleship Plan
Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

month seven

Community Study
Discipleship Plan
Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

month eight

Community Study
Discipleship Plan
Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

month nine

Community Study
Discipleship Plan
Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

month ten

Community Study
Discipleship Plan
Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

month eleven

Community Study
Discipleship Plan
Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

month twelve

Community Study
Discipleship Plan
Pitch Deck
MOU
Incorporation
EIN #

Created with

"What time is it?"

"It's cohort time!"

Monthly Cohorts

Be ready to present in your cohort. You have so much to offer others!

GUIDE

June Cohort

FOCUS:

GatheringLeaders

Leader Development

Leader Development

Leader Development

Leader Development

Leader Development

Leader Development

Leader Development

Presentation Time: 5-7 minutes

STRATEGY

ASK

ICNU

July Cohort

FOCUS:

Community Engagement

Your Community

Your Community

Your Community

Engagement

Your Community

Your Community

Your Community

Presentation Time: 5-7 minutes

Knowledge

Practical Steps

Strategic Partnerships

August Cohort

FOCUS:

NAME DAY!

Launch Team

Launch Team

Launch Team

Launch Team

Launch Team

Launch Team

Launch Team

Presentation Time: 5-7 minutes

The List

Preparation

ICNU

Jesus is the builder of His church.

CONTEXT

RURAL

Let us introduce our school

Your gift is waiting for you!

Cohort Month One

Cohort Month Two

Cohort Month Three

Cohort Month One

Stage One Project

Pitch Deck / Ministry Plan

Church Planting Stage Explainer

12 Competencies

Pastoral Mission - shepherding people towards God's mission

Lead Leadership - casting vision, empowering others, mobilizing

Entrepreneurial Risk - making sacrifices, hustling to see success

Stage One - IGNITE

Stage Two - INVITE

Stage One - INVEST

Stage One - INVOVLE

Church Planting Timeline

month one

month two

month three

month four

month five

month six

month seven

month eight

month nine

month ten

month eleven

month twelve

Gathering
Leaders

Community
Engagement