Are you thinking about…
Are you exploring
planting a church or leading a site?
Connect with a local Vineyard Church. In order to plant a healthy Vineyard church, the planter must first have been a part of one. So much of what we learn is caught as well as taught. In order to multiply healthy churches the values and DNA of the Vineyard need to be experienced in a local church where planters can and will be immersed in the methods, values and relationships that make us “Vineyard.” This is the best place for a church planter to learn about who the Vineyard is and grow in his or her leadership potential.
Study and embrace our statement of faith and get to know our vision and values. We embrace a theology which is deeply-rooted in Jesus’ proclamation and demonstration of the kingdom of God. Our statement of faith is an important building block in understanding who we are as the Vineyard. In the local church setting, the planter should gain the ability to discuss this thoroughly and become comfortable demonstrating it, as they both study it and interact with others.
Chat to your Senior Pastor & complete the 12 discernment questions. As a planter both you and your Senior Pastor will be asked to discuss a list of 12 questions about your experience and suitability to plant (based on the Hub assessment grid). We will ask your Senior Pastor for a recommendation to proceed with the planting process. We will also ask you to fill in an application.
Book a 15 minute phone call with the Multiply team. We would love to chat with you and support you as you discern your next steps.
Further training. Training is vital to a church planter’s health and success. We value knowledge and preparation and encourage potential church planters engage with our Vineyard Ministry Pathway and explore training options with both your local church, and your Multiply Regional Coordinator.
Check out our events page and come along to our next event.
Healthy successions
We want every church to outlast its current Senior Pastors.
Pastoral Succession is the healthy handover of leadership from outgoing leaders to incoming leaders, with the aim of setting up the church in the best possible way for the next season.
A healthy Pastoral Succession takes prayer, planning, and preparing for both the church and the Senior Pastors. If you’re a current church leader considering handing on leadership, or someone who is exploring whether you’re called to step into leadership of a church, there is help available from the Succession team, who can share wisdom, experience and resources to help you plan and prepare for the way forward.
Successful succession is key to the ongoing health and presence of Vineyard churches around our nations.
We now have a Pastoral Successions team to help you through this process. Click here to find out more about how we can help you.
Are you exploring
becoming a Vineyard church?
We have been called primarily to be a church planting movement. Occasionally we adopt Churches and our experience has taught us to be discerning about adoptions, not entering into them lightly or without due consideration for both us as Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland and the local Church. However, we do believe that God calls those whom He intends to be within that part of the Body of Christ known as the Vineyard, and such callings are spiritually discerned and supported by objective, practical criteria, discovered through a careful process.
The adoption procedure has been prepared to provide non-Vineyard churches that share our values, theology, priorities and practices an opportunity to join with the mission, commitments and relationships of the VCUKI.
If you are interested in this here are a few ways to get started:
- Make sure you understand our vision and values. We’re a relational movement, visit a Vineyard Church near you, chat with local Senior Pastors and get connected.
- Connect with the Multiply Regional Coordinator in your region.
- Please get in touch with us. We’d love to chat through the process with you.
