Caring System

Most church planters feel at least somewhat abandoned. That is because they usually are abandoned. Typically church planters are recruited, wined, dined and then dropped--behind enemy lines. If things don’t go well the sending agency begins by beating up the church planter. If it goes worse all knowledge and involvement in the project is categorically denied by anyone who did any of the sending.

If things go well, the planter is often pushed aside while the glory is scooped up by the agency, which claims, “This was really all our idea!”

These feelings of being neglected and discarded can actually seem deeper for the church planter’s spouse—and family.

Church planters are on the front lines, the cutting edge of ministry. Let’s care for them and treat them with honor (1 Timothy 5:17).

Our primary caring structure consists of cluster events where we bring planters together for prayer, training and connecting. The Network hosts church planter clusters every month in Northern California. We also have clusters meeting on a regular basis in North Carolina, Florida and Wisconsin.

Check out upcoming cluster dates here:

Growing Healthy Churches Resource Office

2420 Camino Ramon Suite #140
San Ramon, CA 94583
(925) 277-3980 phone
(925) 277-3985 fax

The GHC Network mission is to support church planters and high level leaders for the task to which God has called them (Acts 13:2). We’re developing a movement where church planting leaders are reproducing healthy churches.

Caring System

Network Director:

Cluster Coordinator:

Discovery Center Administrator:

Growing Healthy Churches Resource Office