This Manual has grown out of the experiences of the Fellowship of Church Planters in beginning a movement of House Churches in R.I. and New England. The papers which make up the manual were developed to deal with barriers and breakthroughs in the work. We desire to pass on what we have learned to others who are engaged in this sort of work. In almost every case many mistakes were made as we struggled to learn what we needed to get us to the next step in planting reproducing churches. Our hope is that this manual will shorten others road. But some things can only be learned the hard way!

The manual is designed best used with the help of a coach or mentor. You will notice an emphasis on relationship which is inherent in house church planting and needed by all who commit themselves to a life of church planting. The Bible teaches that “a student when fully trained will be like his teacher” (Luke 6:40). Individuals can disciple individuals, but teams (a group of church planters operating in community) are best at planting house churches. Even better as those teams humble themselves by seeking help from more experienced church planters, there will be even greater opportunity for God to bless. With this in mind we encourage you to use this manual with a coach/mentor who has been involved in church planting. If you are unable to find a coach, then find two other men who will stand with you in this as a team. The road will be filled with mines! For more information on this you can read the book Building Effective Church Planting teams by Dick Scoggins and available through the Fellowship of Church Planters. Jim Frost is in contact with numbers of church planting teams and house churches around the country and can help you network with other like-minded people. You can contact him at:
Fellowship of Church Planters International
USA:
c/o Jim Frost
90 Scott Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
U.S.A.
Email: jim@fcpt.org

Outside the USA Contact
Dick Scoggins
P.O. Box 4
High Wycombe, Bucks HP14 3YX
UK
Email: dick@dickscoggins.com