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Discipleship Tools, Small Group Tools, Leadership Tools, Restart Tools, Church Planting Tools, Drama Tools, Misc. Tools, Advertising Ideas
Ministry is the effective combination of God's Calling, Spiritual Giftedness, Experience, Training, and Tools. The MCFD is dedicated to providing tools for ministry. If you are looking for a tool and do not find it, drop us a note.
Our desire is for this page to provide a place to fine practical tools. The files are free to download. Please do not steal. You may use anything you find at this website. BUT -- be honest and give credit to their authors.
Many of the files are Microsoft Word files or Adobe Acrobat Files. If you do not have Microsoft Word, you can download a free viewer at www.microsoft.com. If the file extension ends in "exe," it is a self extracting exe file. Simply download and double click on the exe file from Windows Explorer and the file will self extract. If the file is a PDF file, you can view it with your web browser or download a free copy of the Adobe Acrobat reader at www.adobe.com.
| development toward discipleship |
| Mature Disciple Tool -- The Psychological Sequence of the Discipleship Process This download document, written by Max Strother, explores the sequence of behavior and cognitive. This download document is a tool by Max Strother to be used as an exercise to work churches through the process of understanding and defining the process of developing mature disciples |
| TruthOasis.com Good site for practical biblical answers to everyday questions. Be sure to check out FAQ page and links page |
| Developing Spiritual Passion -- good article that is an interview with 4 pastors of fast growing churches that discusses how to keep evangelistic passion in our churches. |
Discipleship Tools, Small Group Tools, Leadership Tools, Restart Tools, Church Planting Tools, Drama Tools, Misc. Tools |
| Stan Lubeck's Small Group Stuff Great little DOS (will run in a window) utility with tons of Stan's small group stuff and other leadership stuff. Simply download and extract to run. Also check out Stan's web site. |
| New Community Group Questions. This PDF file contains master for cards for new community cell groups. These groups are designed to meet over lunch -- etc. Include care, study, prayer, accountability, and evangelism. |
| Crossroads' Small Group Manual This PDF file is an excellent 56 page manual Mark LeMaire wrote to develop and train small group leaders. |
| Bible GateWay Link to Bible Text search engine -- even has NIV |
| Crusade's Page explaining the 4 Spiritual Laws Link to Crusade's site |
| Frequently Asked Questions by Christians Follow this link to First Missionary Church's web site. Then click FAQ section. Tons of short concise answers to tough questions. |
| 2020 Vision Mostly program over purpose but offers good Sunday School Lessons, Small Group Lesson, and books that are church growth oriented. |
Discipleship Tools, Small Group Tools, Leadership Tools, Restart Tools, Church Planting Tools, Drama Tools, Misc. Tools |
| Vision, Values, Mission Work Sheets This download document is the boot camp notes from a church planter. |
| Bill Hybels Seminar PDF download of good leadership notes taken at a seminar |
| Time Management using Rocks One page PDF file with excellent way to maximize your time yet accomplish much. |
| Sample Church By-Laws Cypress Creek Church Download of bylaws for a church that has both elder and regular board members |
| Sample Church By-Laws Crossroads Community Church Download of bylaws for a church with director type board arrangement with ratification by whole |
| Natural Church Development Overview of Christian Schwarz's work for healthy churches |
| Injoy Ministry's monthly newsletter by John Maxwell. Follow this link to a folder that contains the monthly newsletters by John Maxwell by subject. Double click on the file and it will open. |
| Northland Community Church www.northlandcc.net Northland is a very large fast growing church in Orlando. Their pastor is Joel Hunter and a great communicator. Their site has all of their pastors sermons listed by topic. Can download as MP3 files. |
| Gathering and Recruiting -- this word document by Dan Reiland of Injoy is great and a must read! |
Discipleship Tools, Small Group Tools, Leadership Tools, Restart Tools, Church Planting Tools, Drama Tools, Misc. Tools |
| More Tools for restarts can be pulled from the Church Planting Tools section. Restarts are much like church plants |
| To Dream Again Much of the current restart and revitalization stuff out there is coming out of a book published in 1981 by Robert Dale called to Dream Again. This book talks about the life cycle of the church based on the bell shaped curve. Unfortunately this book is out of print. Until it comes back into print, there is a scanned copy available in 3 pdf files. The book is in three parts -- thus three files. click here to download |
| Stages of a Church Life for Rebirth PDF file of Mike Livingston's Stages presentation with Max Strother's notes. |
| Restart Transition Sample Vision, Values, Mission. PDF file containing vision, values, and mission that was used by a restart church during the period between closing the old church and starting the new one. PDF file containing vision, values, and mission that was used by a restart church during the period between closing the old church and starting the new one. |
| Helping a Church Pass on Leaving a Legacy and with Dignity Word Document. Max was asked to outline his thoughts on working with churches that are going to close. This document contains Max Strother's thoughts on the process. |
| How to develop a Network into the Community PDF file with the beta version of how to build relationships into a community. Revised 10-5-98 |
| Web Strategy PDF document of a step by step strategy outlined by a master networker to cultivate relationships with people in the community |
| Schematic for Developing Small Groups PDF file that contains important information on how to develop a schematic for small groups that solves the challenge of working with the remnant, reaching new groups of people in the community, and maximizing Great Commission growth. |
| Natural Church Development Overview of Christian Schwarz's work for healthy churches |
Discipleship Tools, Small Group Tools, Leadership Tools, Restart Tools, Church Planting Tools, Drama Tools, Misc. Tools |
| Vision, Values, Mission Work Sheets This download document is the boot camp notes from a church planter. |
| Jim Allan's CP Manual PDF file that has some good practical stuff like PA needs, Site Rental, Governmental Issues. Jim works with the AG in church planting. |
| www.census.gov Follow this link to the US Government's Census Data Website |
| How to Write a Church Planting Proposal PDF File outlining a good church planting proposal |
| Sample1 Proposal A typical sample proposal from a Church Planter |
| Sample 3 Prospectus Sample prospectus from a Restart Church |
| Sample1 Vision Mission Sample of Vision and Mission |
| How to develop a Network into the Community PDF file with the beta version of how to build relationships into a community. Revised 10-5-98 |
| How to Have a Recruiting Conversation by Jim Griffith |
| 11 Common Mistakes of a Church Planter by Jim Griffith |
| 12 Keys to Successful Recruiting by Max Strother |
| Web Strategy PDF document of a step by step strategy outlined by a master networker to cultivate relationships with people in the community |
| Agenda Disharmony -- How did we get there and What do we do. One page PDF document by Max Strother outlining 4 causes of agenda disharmony and how to avoid them. |
| Schematic for Developing Small Groups PDF file that contains important information on how to develop a schematic for small groups that solves the challenge of going public while too small and overcoming the "we are just a small group" issue, reaching new groups of people in the community, and maximizing Great Commission growth. |
| Boot Camp Follow Up MS Word file of MCFD follow up work sheet for those who have attended Boot Camp with the CMTC |
| CMTC Boot Camp Follow this link to the Church Multiplication and Training Center Web Site |
| Natural Church Development Overview of Christian Schwarz's work for healthy churches |
| NCI Notes PDF file of New Church Incubator meeting with Steve Ogne. Topics include: how to move people from watching to doing, Sunday morning service trends, time management, Sabbath keeping, and more. |
| PA System Insight Some practical info on PA systems including how to get some good deals and 10 mistakes you do not want to make. |
Discipleship Tools, Small Group Tools, Leadership Tools, Restart Tools, Church Planting Tools, Drama Tools, Misc. Tools |
| Drama Share Christian Drama Resources Link to Christian Drama Resources |
| Improving Your Welcome -- Two page article by Charles Arn about how to improve church first impressions. |
| MCFD Partnerships and Wholesale Discounts. We have partnered with various businesses to bring competitive prices to churches on Cellular Phones, PA equipment, Direct Mail lists, and more. This link will take you to the About the MCFD Page. The partnerships are listed at the bottom. |
| DISC Tool This is a Windows program that produces the DISC graphs. Download disctool.exe. Copy to a new folder. Double click on disctool.exe from Windows Explorer. File will self extract. Read readme.txt file. |
| DISC Paper Tool Uniquely You Paper form to take the Uniquely You Managing for Success DISC Tool. File is a PDF file and 330K in size |
| Bible GateWay Link to Bible Text search engine -- even has NIV |
| Crusade's Page explaining the 4 Spiritual Laws Link to Crusade's site |
| Natural Church Development Overview of Christian Schwarz's work for healthy churches |
| Missionary Church Documents Link to page containing doctrine, applications, constitution, etc. of the Missionary Church |
| Tithe Computer Software Link to www.churchware.com page. Tithe is a great computer tool to track and receipt giving. |
| TruthOasis.com Good site for practical biblical answers to everyday questions. Be sure to check out FAQ page and links page |
| PA System Insight Some practical info on PA systems including how to get some good deals and 10 mistakes you do not want to make. |
Advertising Ideas |
| Highlands Newspaper Add jpg file -- 160K in size. |
| CenterPoint Church edgy direct mail launch cards and roadside bill board -- good stuff |
| CenterPoint Church Radio Spots Two pre-launch radio spots done by Centerpoint Church You will need a media player to listen to them -- file is almost a meg in size. |
| Cypress Creek Direct Mailers Effective direct mail pieces used. |
| Christmas Mailers examples of Christmas mailers |
Discipleship Tools, Small Group Tools, Leadership Tools, Restart Tools, Church Planting Tools, Drama Tools, Misc. Tools, Advertising Ideas |
