Church Planting Resources

Welcome to our Resources section!

Whether you are someone looking to plant a church, a church planting coach, or leader at a parenting church, we hope that the following documents will help you on your church planting journey.

There is also information here about Sunergeo, the “road” to planting with us, how churches can “parent” as well as basic information about church plant adoptions, LEAD Teams and rebirth processes.

If you have further questions, or would perhaps like more information about something you see here,
please contact us - we’d love to hear from you!

We’ve put together lists of books for all stages of those exploring and involved in church planting. Check out our recommended list of church planting and resource books in the Sunergeo Church Planting Library

About Us . . .
Want to know who we are, what we believe and how we work? Get it here!

For Planters . . .
Looking for a challenge? Wondering if you have what it takes to plant a church? Find out with our Risk Analysis and Traits of a Church Planter tools.

What do we look for in a church planter? Take a look at the 13 Building Blocks of a church planter.

Ready for the next step? Take a look at some of the potential church planting sites in northern California and review the Roadmap to Church Planting.

“Ready to seriously explore church planting? The first step is to complete the Church Planting Exploration Survey.

Whether it’s in your near future or a couple years down the road, this survey is based on thirteen building blocks that we look for in every church planter. Send the survey and your resume to .

Preparing for formal assessment? Your first step is to complete the Church Planter Application. Then contact our office for upcoming assessment centers dates and to make arrangements.

For Adoption Projects . . .
How to get adopted into the Sunergeo family for active core groups, launch teams and planters.

For Parenting Churches . . .
Explore the Road to Parenting and find out what how your church can daughter a church plant!

For a brief explanation, take a look at our Parenting Presentation.

For LEAD Teams . . .
Interested to know the steps that LEAD Teams follow to plant a church? Check out the Road to Parenting: For LEAD Teams.

Want to know more about LEAD Teams? Find out here!