Church Starting
No organization starts more churches in Texas than Texas Baptists. No other state convention in USA starts more churches than Texas Baptists. What’s equally impressive is that over 95% of new church starts are healthy, growing and reproductive churches within three years.
Church Starting is a collective effort, but it is also the pursuit of a unique and personal experience with God. Church Staring is not just for traditional churches. Our mandate is to share God’s Word in Texas by planting new churches. Your gift helps us reach Texas by starting new churches. Give Now »
Church Starting
The BGCT Church Starting Experience involves many people–not just BGCT staff and Executive Board members, Church Planters, core groups and Church Planting Partners, but ultimately the unchurched people in every part of the state. It is the prayer of all those people that this process will encourage, facilitate and connect churches in their work to fulfill God’s mission of reconciling the world to Himself; and we know that when all parties have a clear, strong, common vision, the results are new churches that can grow, reproduce and replenish mission funds.
First Step
Submit a New Church Start Application form a Church Starter from the BGCT staff will meet with you, your Sponsor Church, and everyone interested in supporting your new church. If all Partners agree on what is expected and how to work together, everyone signs a New Church Start Covenant Agreement.
Next Step: Share the dream and make the plans
In visits with your Church Planter (the pastor or leader of the new church) and other Partners, the Church Starter assesses your group’s various strengths and weaknesses. He or she then helps guide you to make plans and find resources–both locally and from the BGCT.
New Church Monthly Report Form
If you need assistance getting to the church starting monthly report, please call 1-888-244-9400
The New Church Monthly Report provides a value-based level of accountability for each new church receiving training, consulting, and/or financial assistance from the BGCT. It is a required measure of accountability for each new church.
Church Starters by Region
New Church Coaching
BGCT Certified Coaches:
| Pat Alphin | Dwight Bethley | |
| Charlie Brown | Jason Brown | |
| Mel Brown | Timothy Brown | |
| George Butler | Jeff Bishop | |
| Ronald Cook | John Crowe | |
| Brandon W. Davis | Dr. Lynn Eckeberger | |
| Sarah Garay | J. Michael Godfrey | |
| Bill Gravell | Eddy Hallock | |
| David M. Hampton | David Jeffres | |
| Richard Matteson | Rafael Muñoz | |
| Johnnie Musquiz | Tim Randolph | |
| Miguel A. Rodriguez | Rev. David Tirado Sandez | |
| Ed Sena | Lugene Spurlock | |
| David Steele | Bill Tinsley | |
| Sam Waltman | Tim Worden | |
| Pastor Steven D. Young | Gary Wagener | |
| Freddy Walters | Tim Ahlen | |
| Billy Bell | Cedric Wheaton | |
| Justin Hyde | Mario Garcia | |
| Greg Horn | Steve Darden | |
| Greg Spears | Jimmy Holleman | |
| Kenny Kennedy | Dale Lee | |
| Mike McKinney |
General Coaching Principles:
1. Coaching is for people who are basically well-adjusted, emotionally healthy, effectively functioning, and wanting to make changes in their lives or more intentionally focus on a challenge or objective.
2. Coaching is designed to address issues the person being coached would like to consider. These could include personal issues (but are not limited to: career development, relationship enhancement, spiritual growth, lifestyle management, life balance, decision making, and achieving short-term or long-term goals) or ministry objectives and organizational development.
3. Coaching will be an ongoing relationship for at least 12 months, although either party can terminate the relationship at any time. Most of the coaching will be through telephone contact.
4. Coaching can involve brainstorming, values clarification, the completion of written assignments, education, goal setting, identifying plans of action, accountability, making requests, agreements to change behavior, examining lifestyles, and questioning.
5. Coaching is most effective when both parties are honest and straightforward in their communication.
6. An agreement for payment for services (when applicable), will be established prior to the commencement of the relationship. Form of payment, procedures for canceled appointments, and initial length of commitment will also be stipulated.
7. Coaching is a confidential relationship. Be assured that the coach will keep all information strictly confidential, except in those situations where such confidentiality would violate the law. The exception is when the Client shares information that gives the Coach reasonable cause to believe there are threats of serious harm to the Client him/herself or others. The Coach is obligated to report the situation to the proper agency.
