Church Planting Catalyst

Location: California
Job Summary:
The church planting catalyst (CPC) is an active member of a Send Network church who works to implement Send Network church planting strategy in their assigned area or peoples that ultimately results in multiplying churches that discover, develop, and deploy church planting teams from within. Three behaviors are critical to the success of the CPC and provide a framework for activity and evaluation. They are: Cultivate Relationships, Coach Toward Multiplication, and Catalyze Movement.
Essential Functions:
Cultivate Relationships
Know church planting involvement of every Send Network pastor/church (plants, supporting, sending, and multiplying) in your context as well as any other churches that express interest in partnering in church planting so that you can assist them in their next step.
Work to mobilize new churches for involvement in church planting as a Supporting, Sending, or Multiplying Church.
Work with local SBC churches to create a pipeline that results in an increasing number of church planters coming from within the context and better prepared.
Exegete your context and always have the 5 priority areas/peoples where plants are needed most.
Coach toward Multiplication
Cast vision for multiplication and work with Send Network pastors to move their churches through a pathway of becoming a Multiplying Church.
Work with pastors to help them identify potential church planters and team members within their congregations.
Consult planters toward sustainability and multiplication and ensure they participate in every element of the Send Network Planter Pathway.
Catalyze Movement
Catalyze a minimum of 4 new church plants annually in your context
Implement the Send Network Multiplication Pipeline or equivalent in new churches within your assigned area
Shepherd existing Send Network churches into their next step toward multiplication
Other responsibilities as assigned by the SDOM