Church planters
Who We ServeIntroduce more people to Jesus. See more life change.
Called to plant a church? Let us help. With Converge, you can take part in strong local ministry relationships, high-value partnerships and practical resources so you can plant with confidence.
Plant a unique expression of church
Too many church plants fail. We want to see yours thrive.
Churches that plant with Converge have an 85–90%* success rate—among the highest in the world. Gain access to our training, resources and coaching. Learn our building blocks (not models or methods). And partner with a worldwide network of gospel-centered churches, all on His mission together.
Plant your unique expression of the body of Christ. Get all you need to see it flourish.
*After five years, 85–90% of our church plants are financially independent partners of Converge that are making disciples.
Get to know Converge
We’re a movement of churches and leaders like you who have been collaborating for the sake of the gospel since 1856. Our churches are part of 10 regions led by regional presidents who love, serve, and connect our churches and their leaders.
How we partner with church planters
Start by getting to know your regional leadership.
We help leaders plant churches
Whether you’re a first-time planter or are multiplying your church, you can benefit from our training systems, coaching, resources and network of like-minded congregations.
Plant the church you want to see in the world. Get all you need to see it thrive.
Everything you need to plant a church, made accessible and affordable.
Confirm and deepen your understanding of your calling. Prepare yourself for this next phase of effective ministry.
Real-world ministry training to prepare you for starting a healthy, multiplying, gospel-centered church.
We strengthen churches and pastors
We can help your congregation and its leaders stay healthy, reach the lost, raise up disciples, train new leaders and accomplish His mission.
Financial security for pastors and others through the Converge Retirement Plan administered by GuideStone®.
A weekend intensive to create a strategy for your spiritual, relational and leadership health.
Keep your church and its leaders on His mission for the long haul.
Female leaders who walk alongside one another for encouragement and to help each other fulfill God’s purpose for their lives.
We send global workers
Forty percent of the world’s people have never experienced the Good News. Converge International Ministries is asking God for a gospel movement among every least-reached people group in our generation.
Develop a global mission strategy fueled by your congregation and directed by the Holy Spirit.
A process to help your church discern the good works God has prepared in advance for you to do among the nations—especially among the world’s least-reached people groups.
Connect with other sending churches to impact part of the world together.
Half-day missions conference to help equip your team to build and grow an effective global missions ministry.
6 ways to effectively build community in your church plant
Church planting, in a nutshell, is about creating a community that’s on mission with Jesus Christ. Sometimes it’s easy to put the mission piece together, but building community can be more difficult than we think. So, here are six ideas on how you can effectively build community. 1. Have a defined cause A cause is […]
The end of an era
It’s the end of an era for the Unfiltered podcast. We explain why and share what’s next. 00:32 Lee lets listeners know this surreal episode to say good-bye is the last for Unfiltered. 01:28 Lee explains a couple different reasons why Danny and Lee are hanging up the microphones. 03:19 Danny thanks Lee for his […]
Why is church planting so hard?
Starting anything new from the ground up can be difficult. Whether it’s a new business or a new church, nothing is 100% fail-proof. But why is church planting so difficult? Let’s pull back the curtain and have a real and candid conversation about it. 0:28 Lee introduces the topic, which is a subject he and […]
