Assessment
Confirm the Calling
One of the most dangerous things you can do is set out to plant a church without solid confirmation of your calling. Church planting is not for everyone. A comprehensive two-part assessment is required for all church-planting candidates: online and in-person. The online assessments score an individual's leadership, personality, strengths, evangelistic abilities, and marital health.
Following the online assessments, LAUNCH offers affordable yet thorough Assessment Retreats several times a year in multiple locations across the country. A potential planter and his wife attend a two-day intensive retreat where they interact with a team of 8 different assessors, including seasoned church planters (and wives), a family counselor, personal counselor, personal growth coach, HR director, business professional, and others. The 48-hour experience is highly interactive and results in our unique personal growth plan.
Another distinct value to our process is what happens following the online assessments and two-day retreat. Afterwards, a candidate and spouse meet with their sending pastor. A member of the LAUNCH assessment team then shares the results simultaneously with planter, spouse, and pastor, identifying strengths and needs, walking through the personal growth plan, and ultimately making a recommendation as to whether or not a candidate is ready to proceed with training. Approximately 63% of potential planters are recommended to continue at that point with LAUNCH training. If proceeding, the personal growth plan serves as a guide to customize the church planter’s training experience. If an individual is not yet ready for training, the assessment process and personal growth plan still prove valuable in working closely with his pastor to further prepare or better identify a fit in ministry.
Planters: Get Started
Complete the LAUNCH Planter Application
Complete Online Assessments - $99
- Complete the Church Planter Profile FREE ISA
- Complete StandOut Online Assessment
- Complete Leading with Your Strengths Assessment
- Complete the Prepare-Enrich Marriage Assessment
Complete the Assessment Retreat Registration form - $199. Both husband and wife are required to attend the assessment retreat - no children.
