Learn the Framework: Our Network Design
Learn the Framework introduces the biblical framework that shapes how we follow the way of Jesus and his apostles today. These resources show how every part of our work fits together to start, strengthen, and multiply churches—anchored in the simple, reproducible patterns of evangelism, discipleship, church life, and leadership development found in the first century. This section guides you through three major areas:
Our Core Documents: the essential resources that describe our vision, mission, values, strategy, message, doctrine, gatherings, and alignment.
Our Leadership Development Process: the stages and supports that form men to lead with character, clarity, and competence.
Training, Coaching, and Evaluation: the practical tools that equip believers to share the gospel, make disciples, strengthen churches, and grow as leaders.
Each section builds on the others to give you a complete, integrated understanding of how our network operates—and how you can participate in the work of starting, strengthening, and multiplying churches.
Our Core Documents
Our Network Design: How Everything Fits Together: A holistic description of our approach to starting, strengthening, and multiplying churches.
Vision: Starting, Strengthening, & Multiplying Churches: Our desire for the future—to fill neighborhoods, cities, regions, and the world with churches.
Mission: Make Disciples of All Nations: Jesus’s Great Commission expressed in practical, relational, reproducible terms.
Core Values and Purposes: The core convictions that unite our network and guide our decisions.
Strategy: The Apostolic Cycle: The simple, reproducible rhythm of evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development seen throughout Acts.
Our Approach to Making Disciples: A concrete plan for reaching our relational networks for Christ, helping them mature, and coaching them to start and strengthen churches.
Overcoming Obstacles to Making Disciples in Our Networks: A clear, honest guide that identifies the barriers ordinary believers face—and the concrete, biblical solutions that help us live the disciple-making way of Jesus.
The Message: The Apostles’ Missionary Proclamation to Non-Christians: A clear summary of how the apostles proclaimed the gospel to unbelievers.
Sound Doctrine: The Teaching of the Church for Christians: The essential truths believers must know, live, and pass on to others.
Gathering in Homes: The Weekly Assembly of the Church: A biblical picture of how early Christians met, shared meals, and encouraged one another.
Core Concepts: Our Unifying Vocabulary: The shared vocabulary that unifies our teaching, tools, and training.
Our Leadership Development Process
The Path of Church Leaders: The stages of development that prepare men to lead with character, clarity, and skill.
Training, Coaching, and Evaluation
Evangelism Training: Practical tools that help believers share the gospel naturally and confidently.
Discipleship Training: Training that equips believers to help others grow in faith and obedience.
The Pastoral Training Program: Training to prepare men to start, strengthen, and multiply churches.
Individual Coaching and Prayer: One-to-one support that strengthens personal growth, obedience, and fruitfulness.
Group Coaching and Prayer: A relational environment where leaders learn, pray, and grow together.
Evaluation: Frameworks for evaluating faithfulness in ministry.
Where to Go Next
From here, you can explore our full library of documents in more detail, including the foundational documents of our network.