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Church Planting Methodologies:

Church Planting Methodologies:. The Satellite Model. The Satellite Model. …Occurs when the “mother” ship sends out a probe…. Occurs when the mother ship sends out a probe…. The Satellite Model. Occurs when the head office opens up a new branch. The Satellite Model.

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Church Planting Methodologies:

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  1. Church PlantingMethodologies: The Satellite Model

  2. The Satellite Model …Occurs when the “mother” ship sends out a probe… Occurs when the mother ship sends out a probe…

  3. The Satellite Model Occurs when the head office opens up a new branch.

  4. The Satellite Model Occurs when a “mother” church duplicates herself in another location.

  5. Characteristics of the Satellite Model: • Worship service in a different location. • Will sometimes “reinvent itself” at the new location. • Will often attract pioneering leaders from the main campus.

  6. Characteristics of the Satellite Model: • Often requires a senior pastor with tenure. • Uses the same leadership, administration, and budget. • Requires excellent communication mechanisms.

  7. Criticisms of the Satellite Model: • “Mother church, board, and pastor have control issues.” • “It’s not really church planting.” • “It’s just building somebody’s personal kingdom.” • “It is dividing the church.”

  8. Strengths of the Satellite Model: • Satellite churches will meet the needs of different people. • Satellite churches can try ‘new things’ without affecting members at the main campus. • Satellite churches allow the mother to change at her own pace. • New church is able to borrow credibility from mother.

  9. Strengths of the Satellite Model: • Satellite churches allow an older, ingrown church to fulfill the Great Commission. • Satellite churches allow a church that is “cramped for space”, to continue to grow. • Satellites can duplicate what works. • Satellite churches may result in new churches.

  10. Potential Weaknesses of this Model: • Satellite churches may result in the loss of key leaders, threatening the tenure of the lead pastor. • Satellite churches may become a threat to the mother church. • Satellite leadership may not be well represented in the decision-making process of the church.

  11. Potential Weaknesses of this model: • It is often difficult to maintain unity in the church. • There is often a tendency to grow apart over time. • Separation can be painful and messy.

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