A department of Yoido Full Gospel Church - Department of Church Planting

People are striving to meet the challenge of church planting

Nowadays, the Department of Church Planting of Yoido Full Gospel Church has sparked great interest among ministers and theological students. The Department of Church Planting provides financial aid as well as know-how in regards to planting churches. It studies and provides development information on all aspects from the selection of location, the feelings of local people and the presence of other denominational churches to the potential of planting and development. In other words, the Department of Church Planting acts as a consulting firm that helps plant a church as well as manages all general operations.

The department's program goes through seven steps to plant a church. First, they set up a general plan for church planting based on a master plan. After determining a plan, they train people spiritually to plant a church in ministry training program. Following training, the team conducts a study of a particular local area together with experienced personnel from the Department of Church Planting. Preparations are made to open a church after selecting a location. Then the department will carry through continuous management and support for one year. Pastor Sunghun Myoung who is in charge of planting churches has fully acquired all the necessary knowledge and skills through the Department of Church Planting.

Church planting and development is God' will. It is essential to stimulate and challenge existing churches, to make and to develop church leaders. The Lay Believers School well reflects Pastor Myoung's theory of church planting. The purpose of The Lay Believers School run by the Department of Church Planting is to educate leaders who will foster church planting and development. Since its opening in November last year, three sessions have been conducted covering discipleship, intercessory prayer and other varieties of training. Approximately 30 churches have been planted since the Department of Church Planting was established. The department will not only develop 500 or 5000 churches, but also for the long term, the department will build a foundation for evangelizing both South and North Korea. Indeed, the mission of the department is ultimately to develop churches in North Korea.