Notes from Mike Ashcraft on Church Planting

Notes from a recent meeting with Mike Ashcraft, pastor of Port City Community Church in Wilmington, NC. Not direct quotes, but a summary of our conversation about church planting.

1. The vision for founding of PC3: a church for people who are not sure about God

2. Must have a clear VISION

• everything flows from that
• say only things that are true
• be clear on your mission
• ask yourself, "what do you want to happen to those people?"
• ask, "who's mission is it? is it everyone's or just the pastor's?"
• know who you are
• when you reach a barrier: ask, "what's really happening here?"

3. A great church is known by the IMPACT it has on the community

• is it mobilizing people into ministry?
• staff should not be doing something a volunteer could be doing
• move from maintenance to mission
• not just volunteering but owning the ministry
• ask how you can leverage your influence for greater impact