Become a Parent or Partner Church  

What is a Parent or Partner Church?

A Parent or Partner church is a church that has taken primary responsibility to help a church plant and church planter establish a vibrant and healthy faith community.  The relationship will look a bit different depending on the situation but must be agreed upon by the church planter and parent or partner church.  The parent church would most likely take financial, oversight and spiritual responsibility for the church plant.  Many times a Primary Partner church would along side of a church plant to offer any assistance that they can give to help during the planting process. These two definitions are not set in stone but will change depending on the relationship established between the church planter and the parent/partner church.

Why should I become a Parent or Partner Church?

The bible says the everything should produce after it's own kind.  We believe that the same is true for our churches.  In the Minnesota District we believe that the best catalyst for church multiplication is the local church body.  When the local church works to multiply iteslf it creates more ownership of the church planting process and creates a much healthier atmosphere for the church planter.  Statistics show us that a church plant is far more likely to succeed if they have a parent or partner church.

How do I become a Parent or Partner Church?

If you have a strategic plan to multiply your church or if you would like to get connected with a church planter to establish a potential parent or partnering relationship please contact our office at info@mnchurchplanting.com