Steps to Starting a New Church
Pray to receive a vision from God for a new church. Assemble a prayer group from people who share that vision.

Develop a church planting mission statement and strategy.

Pray for and enlist a church planter and people who will help birth the new work.

Find receptive people:
• Contact many people in the community
• Hold evangelistic Bible studies

Evangelize non-believers:
• Develop a prayer support strategy
• Hold outreach events

Build a core group:
• Build the group numerically
• Build the group spiritually through discipleship training

Launch the new church:
• Develop a strategy for advertising and announcing the new work
  to the community
• Grand opening!

Below you can download forms for new church starts:

• Filing for a Federal Employer ID number
• Giving to the Cooperative Program
• Giving to the Piedmont Baptist Association
• Your One Stop Shop for Church Planting