This mentoring covenant is between a team leader (Bruce) in Marshfield, MA and Jim Frost the mentor and a team leader of a R.I. team.

FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCH PLANTING TEAMS COVENANT OF TEAM LEADERS MISSION IMPACT PARTNERS

What , after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe--as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I have planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. For we are all God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. I Corinthians 3:5-9

I. Foundation

Believing that God desires a healthy and humble interdependence between the various groups co-laboring for His Kingdom , as representatives of independent church panting teams, we humble commit ourselves to develop ongoing cooperative efforts between ourselves, other `churches, mission agencies and especially those teams who make up the Fellowship of Church Planting Teams. We hold the resources that God has granted to our teams as not being our exclusive property but rather belonging to God to be used as He sees fit. To this end we commit ourselves to:

1. Foster ongoing communication with the Fellowship through Jim Frost.

2. Seriously consider the resources God has provided for us as potential provision for other team needs. We will pray over sharing resources with other teams such as:

A. Coaching: a church planter from our team may visit other teams in need.

B. Interning: church planters from other teams may be invited to spend time with our team.

C. Reassigning team members: God may direct members from our team to go out with another team.

D. Financial: if another team has a financial emergency we would encourage other teams to consider a gift.

3. In the case where God would direct the Marshfield team to remove itself from ongoing relationship with the Fellowship of Church Planting Teams, Bruce (TL) will inform Jim (mentor) who will make that decision known to the other participating teams.

1. Focus on building mutually beneficial relationships between the teams.

2. Strive to encourage each to fulfill their dream for the expansion of the Kingdom.

3. Extending the Kingdom by reproducing congregations.

4. Respects the autonomy of each team, but strives to develop a healthy interdependency.

5. Supports clear and consistent communication with the goal of sharing resources between teams.

6. Pray regularly for each other.

7. Persevere until the mutual mission objectives are fulfilled.

The Fellowship of Church Planters through Jim Frost:

1. Will provide training materials and offer seminars on these materials upon request.

2. Will schedule coaching visits to the Marshfield team for the purpose of ongoing equipping both in the cognitive and practical aspects of church planting.

3. Will evaluate and respond to monthly reports submitted by Bruce Davis to Jim Frost.

4. Will provide individualized training for church planters through internship programs, upon request.

5. Will help the Marshfield team reproduce new teams, some of which may be sent out to cross cultural fields with the purpose of penetrating new people groups both locally and abroad.

6. Will be available for missions conferences and other missions promotions.

7. Will be available for mediation in conflicts, if requested. If agreement cannot be reached in a dispute between Bruce and Jim, the matter can be arbitrated in accordance with I Corinthians 6, the arbitrator being another mutually agreed upon person.

8. Will review this covenant with Bruce at the end of 2 years.

Marshfield team through Bruce Davis:

1. Will make visits to Rhode Island for the church planting conference, when possible. As the work progresses, to give workshops during the conference.

2. Will write hard targets for the next six months.

3. Will send reports on hard targets to Jim Frost by the last of each month.

4. Will send quarterly reports which may be published in the Church Planting Bulletin.

5. Write a Covenant of Team Understanding (COTU)

6. Write a Strategy Paper.

7. Fill out the Church Planter's Checklist and send a copy to Jim Frost to be reviewed annually.

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