The downloadable documents below provide guidance for individuals/groups interested in starting a mission post, house church, mission fellowship or mission congregation. Click on a link to download the document.
Administrative Documents
Model NALC Constitution for House Churches/Mission Congregations
Mission Formation Documents (how-to steps)
Mission Starts/House Church Affiliation Procedure
Missions 101: The Basics – Mission Built on Relationships (2015 Mission Summit):
Confession and Mission (explanation/theology behind mission formation)
Practical Guide to Discernment and Call
How to Start a Church (a case study provided by Advent Lutheran Church, Winchester, Virginia)
Teaching Documents (including PDFs of PowerPoint presentations)
2015 Mission Driven! Mission Intensive at the 2015 NALC Convocation:
- Mission Driven! booklet
- Congregational Road Maps (excerpt from Mission Driven! booklet)
John Bradosky: How Jesus Dealt with the Disciples’ Fear (Transfiguration Sunday sermon, 2015 Pastors Conference)
John Bradosky: Power, Love and Discipline (2013 Mission Festival)
Gemechis Buba: House Church Mission Model (2013 Mission Festival)
Gemechis Buba: Missional Capacity Assessment (2011)
Gemechis Buba: Doing Ministry without Money (2011)
Gemechis Buba: Planting A Church in the 21st Century (2010)