sample bootcamp schedules and topics
Sample 1: The following is a sample outline of topics covered at a bootcamp (sample taken from EFCA Church Planting web site):
Day 1 - Preparation
- Personal preparation
- Apologetic preparation
- Family preparation
- Financial preparation
- Emotional preparation
Day 2 - Conception
- Defining mission
- Clarifying values
- Targeting focus group
- Focusing vision
- Designing ministry flow chart
Day 3 - Prenatal Development
- Building shared vision
- Building a prayer team
- Building a launch team
- Building through evangelism
- Building through preview services
Day 4 - Birth - Public Worship
- Dynamic worship
- Money and ministry foundations
- Expanding small groups
- Essential start up ministries
- MAP: Ministry Action Plan
Sample 2: The following is a sample agenda for another 4 day church planting bootcamp (sample is provided from Global Church Advancement)
Day 1
11:00 AM Registration
1:00 PM Opening Session
2:30 PM Break
3:00 PM Basic Training* and Advanced Workshops**
4:30 PM Break for dinner
6:30 PM Worship
7:00 PM Basic Training* & Advanced Workshops** (Ending by 8:45 p.m.)
Day 2-4
8:30 AM Basic Training* and Advanced Workshops**
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM Basic Training* and Advanced Workshops**
12:00 PM Lunch break
1:30 PM Basic Training* and Advanced Workshops**
2:45 PM Break
3:15 PM Basic Training* and Advanced Workshops**
4:30 PM Affinity Groups and Coaching Sessions
5:00 PM Dinner break
7:00 PM Advanced Workshops** - (ending by 8:45)
(Thursday night Concert of Prayer)
Day 5
8:30 AM Basic Training* and Advanced Workshops**
10:00 AM Break
10:30 AM Closing Session - "The Main Thing"
12:15 PM Conference ends
* Basic Training Sessions cover topcis such as the following:
- Clarifying the church planter's vision
- Confirming the church planter's call
- Determining the church ministry focus
- Clarifying the church purpose & mission
- Developing the church values & styles
- Designing the church strategies & structures
- Creating the church ministry models & plans
- Creating & refining a church planting proposal
- Establishing a core group & launch team
- Mentoring church ministry lay leaders & staff
- Developing gospel-centered ministries
- Leading the church to healthy growth
- Managing conflict in the emerging church
- Organizing church finances & administration
- Making the main thing the main thing
** Advanced Training Workshops cover topics such as the following:
- Coaching church planters and church leaders
- Planting churches in the emerging generation
- Developing marriage intimacy by grace
- Raising financial support & church administration
- Cultivating kingdom prayer ministries
- Raising up leaders for the harvest from the harvest
- Cultivating heart renewal by grace
- Planting & growing Hispanic churches
- Establishing a multi-site church plant
- Creating gospel-centered worship services
- Starting regional church planting networks
- Restarting a stalled church plant
- Managing conflict in the church plant
- Developing ministries of mercy in the city
- Avoiding church planting landmines
- Preaching gospel-centered messages
- Caring for people with sexual addictions
- Discovering Christ's voice in our worship
- Starting churches in smaller places
