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"No church planter should plant alone!" - Gary Rohrmayer

For every mistake made in the first six months of a church plant it could take up to six years to correct them if the church survives that long. Your Journey Resources committed to providing reasonable resources, coaching and training so that no church planter has to take this challenge on themselves. All these materials have been developed out of the frontline ministry of Gary Rohrmayer who has experienced every level of church planting over the last 22 years. We are committed to a missional approach to planting! Meaning we teach missional principles and help church planter contextualize those principle into their unique situation.

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Church Planting Landmines

Our Price: $12.95

Mistakes to Avoid in Years 2 through 10 in Church Planting

Tom Nebel & Gary Rohrmayer

We don't like to talk about failure. Church planters who fail do not speak at our conferences or write books. We hold up the successes and then wonder why so many church planters are surprised by hardships and overwhelmed by failure. Learning from failure is a key concept in life and successful church planting. When asked about his hundreds of failed attempts to invent the lightbulb before experiencing success, Thomas Edison simply said that he had discovered all the ways not to produce the lightbulb. Church planting is no different. It needs to be seen as a process of 'failing forward.'

Church Planting Landmines looks at many of the issues that can bring failure and gives practical advice on how to avoid these mistakes. Topics include:

Ignoring personal health and growth.
Lack of leadership development.
Leadership backlash.
Evangelism entropy. Fear of money.
Underestimating spiritual warfare.
Misfiring on hiring.
Delaying missions engagement.

Learn from those who have stepped on some of these landmines and succeed. Keep failing forward!

"After years of drought there is a resurgence of interest in church planting. However, most books on the subject focus only on starting a new church. This practical and insightful book is utterly unique because it focuses on how to overcome the common obstacles to health and growth in new churches. These great men have shared some great insights that help to make a great church."

Mark Driscoll

Founding Pastor of Mars Hill Church

President of Acts 29 Church Planting Network www.acts29network.org

"One of the most practical books on the subject of church planting I’ve seen to date.It should be read by every church planter."

Bill Easum

Easum, Bandy & Associates

www.easumbandy.com

First Steps for Planting a Missional Church

First Steps for Planting a Missional Church

Our Price: $24.95

A Comprehensive Workbook for Planting a Missional Church

FirstSteps was born out of a passion to be part of God's unfolding mission in this world.

After being involved in over 100 church plants, training hundreds of planter and coaches in these missional concepts through our FirstSteps Seminars, Gary Rohrmayer wrote this complete manual to all who desire to fulfill God's mission through church planting.

"The idea of 'steps' is an important concept, because it is a double entendre. The word evokes both movement and foundation ... it explores the idea of moving forward to reproduce churches while being founded and grounded in the glory and mission of God." Dr. Robert E Logan

Next Steps for Leading a Missional Church

Next Steps for Leading a Missional Church

List Price: $24.95
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A Comprehensive Workbook for Leading and Growing a Missional Church.

One of the differences between a follower and a leader is that a leader knows what the next steps are for their organization. Even if they don't know what the actual next steps are they will relentlessly search for ideas, advice and counsel to get their organization to the next level.

NextSteps is design for any church leader who embraces the missional lifestyle the ideas and tools to build healthy church systems that allows the church to actualize its values and achieve its mission. Built off the research from Natural Church Development by Christian Schwarz, Gary Rohrmayer considers the following topics:

Missional Leadership
Missional Vision, Values and Systems
Evangelism
Leadership Development
Spiritual Formation
High Impact Worship Services
Holistic Small Groups
Kingdom Advancement
Finishing Well

"In this book on Next Steps, Gary Rohrmayer helps church leaders raise up strong missional congregations that are capable of advancing church-planting movements locally and globally. This is a workbook not a book for casual reading. It is written for those whose love for Christ and his church compels them to roll up their sleeves and give themselves to the good work". Dr. Jerry Sheveland President Converge Worldwide - Baptist General Conference

The New 25 Questions for Planting a Healthy Church CD

The New 25 Questions for Planting a Healthy Church

Our Price: $69.95

This CD comes from proven leaders in the fields of church planting and leadership development.

It takes you through 25 critical questions for launching, growing and reproducing a healthy church.

Packed with hundreds of files and resources for those who what to plant new churches as well as for those who want to coach church planters.

The First Steps Network

List Price: $119.00
Our Price: $99.00

FirstSteps Online Training Program

The FirstSteps Network is designed to help church planters and coaches minimize their mistakes. In some cases mistakes made in the first six months of a church plant can take up to six years to fix.

FirstSteps Network is a learning community. Every time we start a church we learn something new. 100's of files, cutting-edge samples and coaching guides from church planters all over North America and beyond.

Created out of the extensive planting and coaching experience of Gary Rohrmayer. Gary has been a church planter intern, pioneer planter, parent church pastor, church planting coach, denominational leader and national trainer. You name it... Gary's done it in church planting over the last 20 years.

FirstSteps offers four unique ways to serve you.

FirstSteps is a source of creative ideas for planters and coaches. These fresh ideas and cutting edge samples come right from the frontline of church planting.
FirstSteps is an encyclopedia of church planting knowledge. With the easy reference tool you can find a number of stand alone topics related to church planting, church health and leadership development. Each subject is integrated with CoachNet Resources.
FirstSteps Coaching Guides: 24 easy to use Coaching Guides that helps church planters navigate the 24 critical issues for Launching a Missional Church.
FirstSteps offers step-by-step process through the stages of planting a missional church. The topics are linked in sequential order so the church planter can move through each stage without missing a step or critical issue

One year subscription to CoachNet and The FirstStep Network

After purchase, you will receive emailed a login code and instructions to join the FirstSteps Network.