Interested in church planting? - Emerging Leadership Initiative

Interested in being a partner church or training site?

Are you a New Church Entrepreneur?

Do you dream about doing something bigger, better and different than it’s ever been done?

Do you dream about a day when new churches will rise up out of your culture?

Would you like to earn a degree from one of the top Entrepreneur schools in the country?

Would you like to use your finely tuned skills to start a church to reach your generation?

This opportunity might be for you…

The Emerging Leadership Initiative and The Acton MBA in Entrepreneurship have created a unique partnership to train emerging leaders in entrepreneurship in preparation for starting new, high impact churches. This opportunity is available to a few high capacity leaders who would like to…

Spend a summer in residence at Gateway Community Church - June 2008
Begin the Acton program in Entrepreneurship - September 2008
Participate in a ministry practicum - December 2008
Complete the Acton program - May 2009
Begin planting a new church for your generation through ELI - June 2009

Would you like to pursue this path to starting a new church? Learn more about ELI church planting. Learn more about the Acton program in entrepreneurship. Begin the application process by completing the ELI Online Assessment process.

"The hope for the resuscitation of the church lies in the hands of its future leaders. We need thousands of churches with a come-as-you-are culture, following the Scriptures under the Spirit's guidance, formed out of the messy, unchurched culture of our postmodern context."

(John Burke, No Perfect People Allowed)