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Church Planting Course

William Marais, Richard Gordon, Andrew Selley

For those planting or supporting a church plant.

This book aims to give practical handles and the basic building blocks needed for planting an outreach community or a church, including vision, mission, choosing a venue, set-up recommendations, leadership, communication, and other topics.

God has a very specific plan in how He wants to build His Church. We have the incredible privilege of preparing her for Him, but with that comes a great responsibility. Part of this book looks at the godly foundations needed to build according to God’s blueprint rather than man’s ideas. This book helps us align our hearts to God’s, because it’s not our church, it’s His. The vision is to see God raise a generation who will live to see His Kingdom come, through the vehicle God has chosen, His church.

© Reproduction, printing and distribution is restricted and subject to obtaining approval from the copyright owners at one16publishing@gmail.com. First edition 2020, Cape Town.

Headshot of a smiling grey‑haired man with a short beard against a white background

William and his wife, Pamela, started ministering in 1980 and served on eldership in Joshua Generation Church, South Africa, from 2010. William was part of the Four12 (F12) leadership and ministered and taught globally across the field of partnering churches. He joined his beloved Saviour in 2021 and is sorely missed.

Headshot of Richard Gordon, smiling man with glasses and short grey beard wearing a maroon shirt

Richard has been in ministry since 1981 and is an elder in Joshua Generation Church, South Africa. He is married to Imedla and they have two daughters. He loves sharing God’s Word, raising leaders, and planting new churches.

Andrew and Emma Selley standing side by side, smiling at the camera

Andrew is the apostolic leader of Four12 (F12) and the lead elder of multisite, Joshua Generation Church. He has been in full-time ministry since 1996. After serving on the NCMI apostolic team for five years, he founded Four12 in 2011. Andrew is based in California, USA, with his wife, Emma, and their daughter, Enyah. Follow him on Facebook and Instagram.