MINISTERING IN TURKISH CONTEXT:PROPOSING A FIVE-STAGE MODEL FOR CHURCH PLANTING

Abstract

It is an act of faith to attempt to start churches in a land where there are few followers of Christ and few national churches. Our understanding and passion for evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, and church planting greatly impact the church planting task and yet there are a variety of ways that these concepts are understood. This paper will define these concepts and apply their understanding into the Turkish context followed by a proposed five-stage approach in the church planting process in urban Turkey. Resources for further investigation and relevant issues to church planting will be introduced.