Faith on Mission: Church Planting

Faith Bible Church seeks to be a loving community making disciples of Jesus Christ in many ways. One key way is through church planting. We want to see multiple loving communities planted around the region. 

Church planting is costly, financially and emotionally. It means we send some of our favorite people and lots of our resources away. Just as we sacrifice in many ways to send global partners overseas, we will be asked to sacrifice good things in order to send or be sent, even just a few miles away. 

It’s worth it because Jesus is worthy. 

As Pastor Paul Funchess challenged us after we sent him to plant Trinity Church, “Where do we want the kingdom of Christ to be displayed? Where do you want God’s glory to be uniquely displayed? … As many places as we can get it. All over the place. Everywhere, which is why Jesus said, ‘Go.’”

Goals

• Proclaiming Christ locally by planting a healthy church or revitalizing a church in our region by 2030.
   
  
• Partnering with other churches, including the Inland Northwest Cooperative, to plant healthy churches that are reaching the unsaved in their neighborhoods with the gospel.

Actions & Priorities

• Raise up a pastor and a mature core group who are gifted and called to plant a church in our region. Devote the necessary financial resources to prepare well and give it time to become self-supporting.
  
  
• Create a planning team and pursue cooperation with other churches. Identify a geographical area with the greatest need for a healthy church.