Seven Pillars to Church Plant Program

Course Title: Seven Pillars to Church Plant Program
Offered by: ISBF Business Institute
Website: https://Isbfinstitute.com
Duration: 4 Weeks | 2 Sessions per Week | 4 Hours per Session | 32 Total Contact Hours
Languages Offered: English, French, Spanish, and additional languages as available
Program Cost: $599 (includes course manual, templates, and turnkey church plant toolkit)
Instructor: Senior Ministry Consultant or Theological Trainer assigned by ISBF

Course Overview

The Seven Pillars to Church Plant Program is a comprehensive four-week intensive training designed to equip visionary leaders with the theological, administrative, and strategic tools needed to plant, grow, and manage thriving churches. Drawing from both biblical foundations and best practices in organizational development, this course is rooted in a framework of seven critical pillars of church planting: Purpose, Proposition, Performance, Partnership, Promotion, Property, and Perpetuation.

Each participant will complete the program with a ready-to-launch turnkey church plant kit, including legal setup, marketing assets, ministry team structure, building plans, and a complete operations manual.

Program Benefits

• Gain a biblical and strategic framework for launching a church

• Understand legal, administrative, and logistical elements of church planting

• Develop church branding, media presence, and digital ministry tools

• Learn sustainable financial planning, building fund setup, and donor systems

• Create an outreach and discipleship mission rooted in community engagement

• Build a launch team and ministry department structure with clear job roles

• Receive turnkey templates for bylaws, budgets, job descriptions, and more

Target Audience

• Aspiring pastors and evangelists

• Missionaries and apostolic leaders

• Church leadership teams preparing for new plants

• Bible school students and ministry interns

• Denominational leaders overseeing church expansion

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this program, participants will:

• Draft and refine a compelling ministry vision and mission statement

• Legally register a nonprofit religious organization

• Set up systems for finance, fundraising, and building acquisition

• Build a launch team and core leadership infrastructure

• Establish the church’s identity, branding, and digital presence

• Launch ministries that serve children, youth, men, women, worship, media, and missions

Prerequisites

• A calling or strong desire to launch or lead a church

• Basic Bible and ministry knowledge (recommended)

• Access to a computer and internet for course participation

Participant Guide

Each participant receives:

• Church Plant Training Workbook & Church Administration Manual

• Templates for Articles of Incorporation, 501(c)(3) filing, Bylaws

• Budget templates, donor pledge forms, and financial management toolkit

• Logos, social media banners, and flyer templates

• Launch team recruitment kit and department structures

• Sample sermons and discipleship curriculum

• Certificate of Completion

Turnkey Church Plant Kit (Upon Completion)

Graduates will receive:

• Official Articles of Incorporation & EIN setup checklist

• Church Bylaws & Ministry Department Manual

• Worship and Media ministry plan

• Budget, accounting, and fundraising spreadsheets

• Donor database and giving platform recommendations

• Website, logo, and brand design templates

• Sample flyers, social media content calendar, and welcome packets

• Children’s church guidelines, youth service structure, volunteer training tools

• Productivity tools for scheduling, communication, and project planning

• Building rental agreements, insurance checklist, and building fund setup

• Business license filing instructions for state and city compliance

Weekly Course Outline & Daily Schedule

Each week includes two sessions:

Week 1: Pillar of Purpose & Proposition

Day 1: Personal Purpose & Providential Calling

• Understanding the Call to Church Planting

• Spiritual Discernment and Biblical Foundation

• Writing Your Ministry Vision and Mission

Day 2: Proposition – Your Message, Model & Ministry

• Defining your theological identity (Apostolic, Evangelical, Charismatic, etc.)

• Church service model (house church, launch large, hybrid, mobile)

• Planning your first year of sermons and services

Week 2: Pillar of Performance & Partnership

Day 1: Performance – People and Processes

• Staffing and volunteer structure

• SOPs for worship, children’s ministry, media, admin

• Conflict resolution and HR practices

Day 2: Partnership – Providers and Patrons

• Building your ministry team

• Recruiting intercessors, advisors, and donors

• Partnerships with other churches and mission agencies

Week 3: Pillar of Promotion & Property

Day 1: Promotion – Presence and Preeminence

• Designing your logo, website, and flyers

• Social media, livestreaming, podcasting strategies

• Launch Sunday campaign planning

Day 2: Property – Building, Ergonomics and Protection

• Securing your location and negotiating rental agreements

• Legal protection, insurance, child safety, copyright and music licensing

Week 4: Pillar of Profit & Perpetuation

Day 1: Profit – Stewardship, Financial Leverage & Growth

• Tithes, offerings, donor systems, budget templates

• Building fund, capital campaigns, grants

• Leveraging church income for mission and staff support

Day 2: Perpetuation – Succession, Legacy, and Global Impact

• Multiplying churches, mentorship models

• Board governance and succession planning

• Long-term sustainability, retirement, and estate planning for ministry leaders

Program Completion & Next Steps

Upon successful completion, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion and will be invited to join the ISBF Church Planters Network. Ongoing mentorship, alumni support, and additional ministry leadership certifications are available.

To register, visit https://Isbfinstitute.com or email info@finanpower.com. Phone inquiries: (678) 921-2121.