Basic Training for church starters equips church starting teams with the necessary tools for effectively starting new churches. Church starting is the most effective means for penetrating communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Basic Training helps starters explore the strategic issues of a church starting process and assists them in developing a customized strategy for planting healthy, reproducing churches. 

 Who should attend?
    1. The church starter
    2. The spouse of the starter
    3. The mentor or sponsoring church leadership
    4. The church starting team
    5. Directors of Missions

What is the anticipated outcome?
The church starting team will gain:
  1.  A draft of a vision statement.
  2.  A rudimentary list of focused values.
  3.  A draft of a mission statement.
  4.  A prayer team enlistment strategy.
  5.  A beginning plan for evangelism.
  6.  A potential church systems design.
  7.  A flowchart of critical mileposts.

Dates, Times & Locations:
April 28 - May 1, 2008
San Leandro, California
This training will be conducted in Korean. 

May 2-3 & 9-10, 2008
Fridays - 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturdays - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Signal Heights Baptist Church
7440 Frutridge
Sacramento, CA 95820
This training will be conducted in Spanish.

Spring 2008
Mentor Training - Spanish
Details to be annouced.

Summer 2008
Basic Training - English
Hesperia, CA
Contact: Rick Curtis
661.273.8917
E-mail Rick Curtis

For additional information and registration, please contact one of the following:

Sal Fernandez
Language Church Starting Strategist - Spanish
916.647.9054
E-mail Sal Fernandez

Song Sik Kim
Language Church Starting Strategist - Korean
714.871.2828
E-mail Song Sik Kim

Barbara Kreighbaum
Administrative Assistant
559.256.0863
E-mail Barbara Kreighbaum