Training

The Titus Institute offers intensive training in the key principles and practices utilized by successful church planters.  These training opportunities are normally presented in a “boot camp” format that lasts three to four days either at the Titus offices or at our client’s location.

Planters are encouraged to include key members of their launch teams in order to provide a common conceptual framework for the work they are undertaking.  Instruction in the core concepts is interspersed with Team Exercises to allow planters and teams to ‘flesh out’ how the principles will be translated into their setting.   They leave the training with a draft ‘Launch Plan’ for their new church in which they have defined the major elements of their ministry, worked out key strategies, identified the major milestones to be accomplished, and agreed upon an initial time line to follow.   The core concepts taught during this course become the foundation upon which the work will be built, and are constantly reinforced during the coaching relationship.

Training is also presented in the form of weekend workshops which are more introductory in nature and meant to give leaders an overview of the process of planting new churches, critical milestones to be achieved, and serious mistakes to avoid that can sabotage the effort.

Accredited seminary courses at the masters and doctoral levels are also offered in partnership with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.  Executive Director, Tom Herrick, is the adjunct faculty member for church planting and teaches courses each year at the main campus in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.  Complete descriptions are available for all of these courses and degree programs on this site as well as the Gordon-Conwell web site.