The Church Planter’s Toolbox
is designed to help church planters become more effective in their implementation of the Great Commission by starting churches that will graduate sooner, finish stronger and be better equipped for reproductive ministry. Written from an independent Baptist perspective, the Toolbox is packed with ideas, helpful hints, and training tips you can use to move your ministry forward.
Click on the links below for current and past issues in pdf format.
CP Toolbox Jan 2023 – Why Isn’t My Church Growing
CP Toolbox Nov 2022 – Use Them or Lose Them
CP Toolbox Sep 2022 – Discipleship – Service
CP Toolbox Jul 2022 – Discipleship – Doctrine
CP Toolbox May 2022 – Discipleship – Big Picture
CP Toolbox Mar 2022 – Discipleship – Growing
CP Toolbox Jan 2022 – Discipleship – Big Question
CP Toolbox Nov 2021 – Discipleship – Details
CP Toolbox Sep 2021 – Discipleship – Start
CP Toolbox Jul 2021 – Strategic Errors in Church Planting
CP Toolbox May 2021 – Key Elements of Church Planting
CP Toolbox Mar 2021 – Church Planting During a Pandemic
CP Toolbox Jan 2021 – Streamlining Your Ministry II
CP Toolbox Nov 2020 – Streamlining Your Ministry I
CP Toolbox Sep 2020 – Church Planting on the Island of Crete
CP Toolbox Jul 2020 – True Church Growth
CP Toolbox Mar 2020 – Writing a Planting Proposal
CP Toolbox Jan 2020 – Is Church Planting Still Needed?
CP Toolbox Nov 2019 – Writing a Planting Proposal
CP Toolbox Sep 2019 – Need to Know Before Planting a Church
CP Toolbox Jul 2019 – A Dry Hole
CP Toolbox May 2019 – Why the School of Church Planting
CP Toolbox Mar 2019 – God Wants Your Church to Grow
CP Toolbox Jan 2019 – Building Structure into Your Church
CP Toolbox Nov 2018 – The Sunday After & Beyond
CP Toolbox Sep 2018 – Preparing for Launch Day
CP Toolbox Jul 2018 – Preaching in the New Church
CP Toolbox May 2018 – Worship in the Church Plant
CP Toolbox Mar 2018 – Promoting Your Church Plant
CP Toolbox Jan 2018 – Mobilizing People for Ministry
CP Toolbox Nov 2017 – Recruiting Your Launch Team
CP Toolbox Sep 2017 – What’s in a Name?
CP Toolbox Jul 17 – Giving Your Ministry Away
CP Toolbox May 17 – Church Financial System (2)
CP Toolbox Mar 17 – Ministering to One Another / Finances (1)
CP Toolbox Jan 17 – We Made it Through / Funding your Church Plant
CP Toolbox Nov 16 – Keeping our Focus / Writing a Constitution
CP Toolbox Sep 16 – Saying Good-Bye / Foundational Documents
CP Toolbox Jul 16 – After My Departure / Enlisting Prayer Partners
CP Toolbox May 16 – In Public & In Private / Prenatal CP Phase
CP Toolbox Mar 16 – Paul’s Church Planting Seminar / Ministry Plan
CP Toolbox Jan 16 – Incarnational Ministry / Demographics & Targeting
CP Toolbox Nov 15 – Keep it Simple / The Gospel & Culture
CP Toolbox Sep 15 – Club for Members Only / What do You Value?
CP Toolbox Jul 15 – The Church’s Vision / Glory in the Church
CP Toolbox May 15 – Building Trust
CP Toolbox Mar 15 – Birthing Daughter Churches
CP Toolbox Jan 15 – CP Encouragement / Setting Goals
CP Toolbox Nov 14 – CP Model / Homesteaders
CP Toolbox Sep 14 – CP Road Map / Growing a Strong Church
CP Toolbox Jul 14 – Clarifying Objectives / CP Coach
CP Toolbox May 14 – Learning from the Master / CP Models
CP Toolbox Mar 14 – What Kind of Men / Targeting
CP Toolbox Jan 14 – The Gospel Came / Focus of a Growing Church
CP Toolbox Nov 13 – Teaching to Observe / What Kind of Church?
CP Toolbox Sep 13 – Priorities / The Church Planter’s Wife
CP Toolbox Jul 13 – CP Leadership / Supporting a Pastor
CP Toolbox May13 – Keeping Focus / Equipping for Ministry
CP Toolbox Mar13 – When is it a Church? / CP Call
CP Toolbox Jan13 – Nicodemus Ministry / Church Planter Profile
CP Toolbox Nov 12 – Politics and the Church Plant / Missional Church
CP Toolbox Sep 12 – Making Disciples / CP in the Book of Acts
CP Toolbox Jul 12 – Biblical Mandate / Evangelism
CP Toolbox May 12 – Church Planting 101 / Why Plant?
CP Toolbox Mar 12 – Moses Complex / How’s it Going?
CP Toolbox Jan 12 – Planting by the Book / Transitions
CP Toolbox Nov 11 – The Work of the Ministry / Holding Fast the Faithful Word
CP Toolbox Sep 11 – Helping Believers Look Ahead
CP Toolbox July 11 – Adam, Where are You? / Millennials
CP Toolbox May 11 – Planting for the Wrong Reasons / CP Proposal
CP Toolbox Mar 11 – One Soul at a Time / Ministry Planning
CP Toolbox Jan 11 – Given to Hospitality
CP Toolbox Nov10 – Don’t Invite Them to Church / Fatal Errors
CP Toolbox Sep10 – Small Church Complex / We Can Do Better
CP Toolbox Jul10 – Learning to Support Missions
CP Toolbox May10 – Protecting the Young Church / Biggest Mistake
CP Toolbox Mar10 – Leading the Young Church / Milestones not Timelines
CP Toolbox Jan10 – Biblical Foundation / Servant Evangelism
CP Toolbox Nov09 – Seeking Lost Sheep / CP Helpers
CP Toolbox Sep09 – Shepherding the Young Church (2) / Risk Management
CP Toolbox Jul09 – Shepherding the Young Church / Raise Your Standards
CP Toolbox May09 – A Passion for People / Building a Core Group
CP Toolbox Mar09 – Barnabas – First Church Planter / Godly Leadership
CP Toolbox Jan09 – Spiritual Urgent Care / Life Tasformation
CP Toolbox Nov08 – The Power of the Gospel / Multi-Ethnic CP
CP Toolbox Sep08 – The Scripture & the Pulpit / Pastor or Planter?
CP Toolbox Jul08 – The Scripture & Evangelism / The Power of Vision
CP Toolbox May08 – Sufficiency of Scripture / Developing Lay Leaders
CP Toolbox Mar08 – Crossing Cultural Barriers (2) / Leadership Culture
CP Toolbox Jan08 – Crossing Cultural Barriers / Pre-Launch Preview
CP Toolbox Nov07 – The Church Planter Sets the Pace / Expanding Your Vision
CP Toolbox Sep07 – Pre-Planning / Why Plant Churches? (2)
CP Toolbox Jul07 – The Main Thing / Why Plant Churches? / Starting on Time
CP Toolbox May07 – Do the Work of an Evangelist / Value of Team Ministry