A regional centre for church planting in the heart of the “white zone” in 2026.
More than a training centre, this means overseeing missionary church- planters in terms of ministry, coordinating with the established churches in the five administrative departments.
Acting on the model of Paul in Acts 19, we want to seize the opportunity of the challenges that our local church is facing to open a regional centre for church planting that is strategically placed in the heart of the “white zone” in Angers.
This localisation will facilitate the coordination of basic training (biblical, theological, administrative, leadership) with the step- by-step planting of churches in the region. By relying on the structure of the local church, its staff and ministry team, the centre can function with its own streamlined structure.
The centre will also benefit from a church-based environment conducive to the practical development of missionary church- planters and their personal spiritual needs.
Vision Ouest 2033
We want every French person to be within 20 minutes of an evangelical church where he or she can find a living witness to Jesus-Christ and experience the presence of God for themselves.
INITIAL TRAINING
The initial two-year training period will be adapted to bi-vocational profiles (people in full-time secular work), with seminars held on several weekends throughout the year. Every course will be led by teachers who are specialists in their field.
PRACTICAL AND ONGOING TRAINING
Seminars will be backed up with practical training allowing the church planter to gain the skills and competency needed. Once the initial training period is completed, the centre will continue to offer seminars to enable church planters to further develop their ministries.
A PLACE TO MEET AND BE REFRESHED
The centre will also be a place for church planters to meet where they can share, discuss practical issues, and find mutual encouragement.
2 KEY QUALITIES OF A VISION OUEST CHURCH PLANTER
Heart – a passion to see
people turn to Christ.
Humility – the willingness to learn from others and collaborate.
CAPACITY AND RESOURCES OF THE CENTRE
The capacity of the regional centre for church planting is estimated at six planting teams (1 to 3 people per team) participating in a two-year cycle, starting with two teams the first year. Part of the training costs, estimated at 3000€/year/ team, may be funded by a grant.
We believe that the creation of a centre for church planting in western France is the most efficient way to reach the objectives of MM33 (doubling the number of churches) and also the CNEF (1 church for 10,000 people) in the “white zone”.
If we are naturally connected to AdD churches, we also want to work with every evangelical church that shares our vision for the evangelisation of western France.
Center for church planting
6 TEAMS
The capacity of the center
for initial training
2 YEARS
The period of training (Theology, leadership, missiology ...)
14 to 18 NEW CHURCH PLANTS
Maximum capacity of the center from now until 2033
Multiply churches
14 church plants would enable us to considerably increase the total number of evangelical churches (currently, there are 43). The region would go beyond the ceiling of 0,2 churches per 10.000 inhabitants, effectively colouring in the “white zone”. Adding in other church planting projects and the increase of sites (or campuses) in the cities, we could reach the national average of 0,4. By 2033 our region would reach autonomy for a church planting dynamic.