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3. In restricted- access contexts,
how much experience does the or-
CHURCH PLANTING IN UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS ganization have with creating viable
businesses that will help keep the
team of workers in their strategic
location for many years?
4. How much coaching and mem-
ber support can be expected? All
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash agencies strive to provide excellent
support, but learning about the re-
What is their definition of un- alities of what is actually being de-
reached and unengaged? livered on-field will be important in
- What is their definition of a order for the church and the worker
church? What is their view on to have accurate expectations.
language fluency prior to
gospel engagement? What is 5. If the church is sending someone
their preferred or trained to work in development and hu-
methodology for church manitarian assistance, they usually
planting? What training do either establish their own NGO or
they provide prior to heading locate an existing one that has
to the country of service? good alignment with the church?s

- There are great advantages to and the workers?purposes.
being in an organization that These are all key factors in evaluat-
has expertise in evaluating ing whether or not a sending orga-
people/language groups and nization is a good fit for you as a
determining priority groups candidate, and your church. There
that have no access to the are many organizations to choose
gospel in their heart language. from so it is best to do your home-
There are also advantages to work and evaluate them all prior to
going with a smaller organi- choosing.
zation that has less history in
country and a lower profile.

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