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Church Extension Ministries is the church planting department of the Bible Fellowship Church. We hold to believer’s baptism by immersion, premillennial eschatology, and rule by elder.
Fill out the form below. Mentoring Assistant Tim Zuck will email you to schedule a call.
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Mentoring Assistant Tim Zuck
In the past ten years, Tim has planted two churches. A graduate of Lancaster Bible College and Biblical Seminary, Tim has a passion for coming alongside others who are interested in exploring church planting as a ministry. Schedule a call with Tim today.
Are you thinking about church planting but facing fears or doubts?
You are not alone.
The church planters at Church Extension Ministries of the Bible Fellowship Church have worked through many of the same questions you have, including:
- Am I qualified to be a church planter?
- Can my family afford it?
- How will church planting impact my wife and children?
- How will the details come together with a core group, a location, a vision, and more?
Watch the video below to see our Bible Fellowship Church church planters describe the challenges they faced before church planting.
What is Church Extension Ministries?
Church Extension Ministries is the church planting department of the Bible Fellowship Church.
The Bible Fellowship Church consists of about 70 churches mostly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland with congregations also in New Mexico, Florida, New York, and Florida. We also have three congregations in Mexico.
The Bible Fellowship Church holds to:
- the doctrines of grace including election and perseverance of the saints
- believer’s baptism by immersion
- rule by elder
- autonomy of the local church
- premillennial eschatology
You can view the complete Articles of Faith here.
Why Church Plant with Church Extension Ministries of the Bible Fellowship Church?
There are many church planting organizations out there. What is the advantage of church planting with Church Extension Ministries?
- Church planters receive personal, monthly coaching with an experienced church planting coach. Other organizations suggest you find your own coach; we provide one for you.
- Each church planter also works with a mentor in addition to coach. A mentor comes alongside you as a listener and an encouraging and safe place to think through decisions. A coach helps you set goals and create a plan to reach the goals.
- Each church plant is given a Transitional Leadership Team consisting of pastors and elders from other Bible Fellowship Churches. The Transitional Leadership Team meets monthly to pray for and to guide the work.
- The Bible Fellowship Churches care about church planting and will support you with prayer and finances.
- We only church plant between 8–12 church plants at one time so you know you will not get lost in the shuffle.
- You will receive a regular paycheck. Church Extension establishes a steady salary and guides you through the partnership support raising process. Any deficit between the support raised and your planned salary will be covered by the ministry.
FAQs
Church Extension Ministries will help you discover your qualifications with an initial Pre-Assessment Profile and then, if you are ready for the next step, an official Church Planter Assessment. In general, church planters are men who have a vision, are intrinsically motivated, relate well to unbelievers, and prioritize evangelism.
Church Extension Ministries will help you discover your qualifications with an initial Pre-Assessment Profile and then, if you are ready for the next step, an official Church Planter Assessment. In general, church planters are men who have a vision, are intrinsically motivated, relate well to unbelievers, and prioritize evangelism.
Although most of our church planters have a degree in Bible or ministry, we are willing to work with you to achieve the educational requirements needed to become ordained in the Bible Fellowship Church. All church planters in Church Extension Ministries must be working towards ordination in the Bible Fellowship Church.
The churches in the Bible Fellowship Church are autonomous. They are elder-ruled. Each agrees to uphold the Articles of Faith and the Principles of Order, but each congregation calls it’s own pastor and elders. Each pastor must be ordained by the Bible Fellowship Church. The churches work together for missions, church planting, and other initiatives.
Church Extension will work with you when determining the church plant location. If the Lord has laid a particular area on your heart, we will investigate the area with demographic studies. If you do not have an area in mind, we will present some possible options to you.
Church Extension Ministries currently has church plants in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Florida, and Mexico.