The document discusses church planting. It notes that research found small churches were more effective at converting new people to Christianity than megachurches. New churches reach new people and release new leaders. Planting new churches increases growth potential and allows a parent church to continue growing while also serving a new community. An example is given of a pastor who planted a new church when his parent church reached 125 attendees, allowing both churches to grow.

1. Welcome to the Central Minnesota LEAD Team Morning Session on Church Planting

4. 1,000 churches from 32 countries and 6 continents. He discovered that small churches were 16 times more effective in winning new converts to Christ than megachurches. Christian Schwarz

5. Why Plant Churches New Churches Reach More People

7. Why Plant Churches New Churches Reach More People New Churches Reach New People

8. Rick Warren "It takes all kinds of churches to reach all kinds of people."

9. Why Plant Churches New Churches Reach More People New Churches Reach New People New Churches Release New Leaders

10. Matthew 9:37 "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few"

11. Why Plant Churches New Churches Reach More People New Churches Reach New People New Churches Release New Leaders New Churches Increase Growth Potential

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13. Tom Nebel, pastor of Community Church in Whitewater, Wisconsin, planted a church in a nearby town when his church attendance was 125. The new church had its first worship service on the Sunday the parent church celebrated its third anniversary.