What's Involved?

You are planting a church and should not have to do that alone. Acts 29’s proven church planting pipeline meets potential planters where they are and develops them for ministry–taking them from calling to an effective, self-sustaining church that is making an impact in their local context:

  • Recruit: Proactively identify potential church planters
  • Train: Church planters complete apprenticeship and residency to clarify the call to plant and gain ministry training.
  • Assess: Rigorous evaluation process that helps to identify places for growth and prepare a planter for ministry.
  • Coaching and Cohorts: Church planters are placed in cohorts with other pastors in similar stages for ongoing mentorship related to launch and becoming self-sustaining, self-governing, and self-replicating.
  • Ongoing Support: Acts 29 provides a network of relationships and care for every aspect of a pastor’s ministry and well-being, helping him and his church be more effective in reaching the nations with the gospel.

Stages of Assessment

The church planter assessment and the existing church planter assessment includes the following stages:

Initial Application

A short online application that enables us to know whether now is the right time to apply, and if Acts 29 is the right organization for the applicant.

Online Coursework

The applicant will then complete a series of online assignments taking a total of 10 to 15 hours to complete. The assignments will be specific to the applicant’s track.

Phone Interview

This interview will give applicants the opportunity to articulate their vision for church planting to an Acts 29 assessor. After the interview, a final decision is made on whether or not the applicant should attend the assessment conference.

Assessment Conference

The two-day assessment conference provides a caring atmosphere with a range of formal and informal assessment settings for church planters and their wives. For existing churches, an assessment team will be sent to your church to conduct an on-site assessment, and elders will be invited to attend a one-day assessment conference. 

Our 2025 assessment conferences are as follows:

March 18-20, 2025: Washington D.C. (USA)
September 2-4, 2025: Atlanta, GA (USA)
November 18-20, 2025: Minneapolis, MN (USA)

Do you have more questions about our assessment process? Visit our FAQ here.

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