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CoachNet International Ministries
Offers a church planting reference library, discussion forums, internet study courses, and interactive online coaching tools.
ChurchSmart Resources
Christian publishing company and training organization focused on church planting, church health, and leadership development.
ChurchPlants.com
Outreach tools, general articles, and free gift packs for new churches from Outreach.com.
Church Planting Village
http://www.churchplantingvillage.net/
Contains various church planting resources, including demographics, vendors, tools, and newsletters.
Church Planting Solutions
http://www.churchplanting4me.com/
Church planting support organization from New Life Christian Church in Centreville, Virginia, offers administrative and project management services to church planters.
Church Planting Resources Table
http://www.mislinks.org/church/chplant.htm
Directory of church planting resources, including demographics, denominational organizations, articles, and consultants.
Church planting cultivates Christians
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/06/16/church_planting_cultivates_christians/
Boston Globe article about a church planting effort in Cambodia leading to a local connection in Massachusetts.
Church planting - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_planting
Encyclopedia overview of church planting and links to related resources
Church Planter Candidate Assessment
http://churchplanter.lifeway.com/
An online assessment tool helping potential church planters and organizations identify areas of strength and development as they prepare to plant a church.
Church Plant Survivability and Health Study 2007
North American Mission Board study of church plant attendance, baptisms, health, and related statistics.
Church openings outpace closings, but support for church plants lacking
http://www.lifeway.com/article/170227/
LifeWay Research survey revealed 28 percent of congregations participated in church plants.
Church Multiplication Training Center
Conducts church planting boot camps, training, and consulting to planters, spouses, coaches, and denominational leaders.
Church Growth Resources
http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/chgrowth.htm
Resources for studying church growth, including the planting of new churches. Developed by Howard Culbertson, professor of missions at Southern Nazarene University.
Church Creation
http://www.cc.churchcreation.com/
Develops software, print, and Internet-based resources with a focus on church planting and church management.
Alliance For Saturation Church Planting
Plants evangelical churches in post-communist Eurasia and offers downloadable church planting manuals and books.
A Church Planter's Paradise
http://www.church-planting.org/
Connects qualified church planters with church planting opportunities with multiple organizations.