POSITIONED TO EMPOWER OUR CHURCHES. The Home Missions Department is ready to assist and serve our pastors and churches so that they are empowered to do missions and church planting. For detailed information and resources, please click this link to the Home Missions Department blogsite: http://harvest5000.wordpress.com
OTHER RESOURCES: 
SOS Church Planting Manuals and Resources – all for free download (just register and sign in, then the tab `Resources’ will appear) http://plantanotherchurch.com
Church Planting updates, videos, reports and testimonies from field: http://sosupdates.blogspot.com
OR EMAIL ME to request some specific materials
REY CALUSAY, HMD Director rcalusay@yahoo.com, cc to farm@pldtdsl.net _____________________________________________________________
KEY EVENTS TO CHURCH PLANTING:
PAGHANAS 2009: (Ilonggo term for `training) for SOS 2009 was held last March 3-5, 2009 in Roxas City, Capiz. Coming from 12 districts, 76 participants came – District Leaders, SOS Facilitators, and pastors that will serve as trainers and field directors. Unlike the past years, most of the participants this year have already gained functional knowledge of the SOS church planting strategy. This allowed more time to focus the sessions on conservation, monitoring and assisting the growth of the new church plants. The GS Rev. Rey Calusay preached a series on `Motivation’. Testimonies, contributions during the brainstorming sessions evidenced the growing passion for church planting among the district leaders and pastors that were present. Rev. Dave Johnsons was present as part of the Bicol team. His presence and the SOS materials printed by ICI were visible proofs of the partnership and support of our American missionaries to church planting in the Philippines. The event culminated in the finalization of target places and organization of training teams for the 2009 SOS Church Planting Laboratories.
CHURCH PLANTERS’ TRAINING MODULE 2009: A very important preparation for the SOS 2009 Church Planting Laboratory is the training of the church planters. Twenty four church planters from nine districts completed the week-long training , starting February 23, 2009 to March 1, 2004. Facilitated by the Home Missions Department under our General Superintendent, Rev. Rey Calusay, the training was held in Berean School of Ministry for Church Planters in Roxas City. The church planting materials printed by ICI came just in time to be used in the training. Rev. Jessie Villagracia, the District Superintendent of the host district (NWVDC) was present during the night of their graduation to consecrate the church planters to the Lord and to the task of planting churches. After the week-long classroom sessions and workshops, the twenty-four church planters went to a target area in Roxas City in the afternoon of a Saturday. They hit the road and knocked on doors. As a result, they were able to get 33 openings for Bible study. The said contacts were turned over to First Assembly Roxas City Bible study leaders.
The Curriculum for the church planting training module included the following:
The Church Planter /Church Planting Principles /Preparing to Plant A Church:Your Testimony,Your Call, Your Vision/Phases Towards Indigenous Status/ Intentional Growth And Progress/Monitoring System through the phases
Workshop: Plans for the First Year life of the new church plant/ Discipleship for the New Church/ Handling New Converts /Intentional Discipleship Framework
Using the Pioneer Pastor’s Resources: The SOS Manuals & Resources for the Pioneer Pastor/ Using ICI materials for follow up/ Using the internet
Helps For The New Church plant/Simple financial system for a new church /Church Records: Value and Simple System/Planning Church Worship for a new church /Staying Connected & Relevant Programming
Orientation on Working with SOS Team: The Job Descriptions of the Pioneer Pastor/Working with your FieldDirector/Working with the SOS TeamExposure in FARM,Inc. Church Ministries:Pre-Service Training for Life-Workforce (Bible Study Leaders) / Pre-Service Trainings for Membership Care Teams /Sunday Celebration
ON THE JOB TRAINING:Getting Contacts in a Roxas City Area/ Starting A Bible Study
