Turning Your Dream Into Reality

The MXM Church Planting Pathway integrates spiritual formation, multiethnic leadership development, and sustainable ministry architecture into a unified process. Through custom approaches tailored to unique contexts, we guide leaders from pre- to post-launch.

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Phase 1: Application

Upon completion of the application process, we will contact you to accept, defer, or decline your application.

  1. Complete our Candidate Questionnaire
  2. Submit three papers—2-3 pages each, double-spaced, 12-point general font—outlining your:
    a. Personal history
    b. Ministry formation
    c. Calling to plant a multiethnic church (i.e., through whom, how, when, and where did your calling become clear, etc.)
  3. Submit a 4-5 minute video describing your vision: i.e., where and when you intend to plant a multiethnic church. If you are married, include your spouse. NOTE: Just be you; no need to script it. Rather, approach it as a conversation with us, as if we were in the room.

  4. Submit three letters of recommendation from individuals who know you well and can speak thoughtfully to your life, character, and calling. Each letter should address one of the following areas:

    1. Personal Character
      A reflection on your integrity, spiritual maturity, humility, teachability, and relational health.

    2. Marriage & Family
      An assessment of your commitment to your spouse and family (if married), emotional health, boundaries, and leadership in the home.

    3. Vocation, Gifting & Skills
      An evaluation of your ministry experience and effectiveness, leadership capacity, communication skills, strengths, areas for growth, and readiness to plant and lead a multiethnic church.

    Each letter should include specific examples and be written by someone who has observed you closely over time.

  5. 30-minute interview with someone from our team

Application Fee: $150 (non-refundable; due with submission of items 2—4 above)

Phase 2: Assessment

  1. Complete two personality profiles (we will send to you)
  2. Complete a role preference evaluation (we will send to you)
  3. Obtain a letter of affirmation and a written affirmation of prayerful and/or financial support from the senior pastor of a church that would be willing to commission you publicly
  4. Submit three papers outlining your understanding of:
    a. The biblical mandate and theological underpinnings of a multiethnic church (2-3 pages)
    b. The cultural moment and contextual needs you seek to address by planting a multiethnic church (2-3 pages)
    c. The lived experience (your own) that uniquely positions you to plant a multiethnic church (2-3 pages)
  5. Interview with Mark DeYmaz including personalized readiness feedback and next-step recommendations

Upon successful completion of the assessment process, you will be a) assigned a guide for individual coaching and b) placed in a class of church planters for group coaching, working through Steps 3 and 4 below.

Assessment Fee: $300 (non-refundable; due with submission of items 1—4 above)

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Phase 3: Alignment

You will complete at least one core certificate of your choosing (additional certificates encouraged based on calling and context), along with other training sessions outlined below, while engaging your dedicated guide and planting classmates as part of our alignment process.

NOTE: Step 3 runs concurrent Steps 4 below. You must successfully complete the Alignment step within the first 12 months.

Fees for certificates and guided alternatives are paid directly by the participant, sponsoring church, denomination or network.

  1. Complete a 16-week, non-credit bearing Certificate in Multiethnic Church Leadership via the Mosaix Multiethnic Church Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center ($500) or 4 sessions studying Building a Healthy Multiethnic Church on RightNow Media guided by a practitioner ($1,500).
  2. Complete a 16-week, non-credit bearing Certificate in Cultural Intelligence via the Mosaix Multiethnic Church Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center ($500) or a personal CQ assessment and training session facilitated by Dr. Harry Li or Dr. Graham McKeague ($1,500).
  3. Complete a 16-week, non-credit bearing Certificate in Church Economics via the Mosaix Multiethnic Church Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center ($500) or 4 sessions studying Disruption: Repurposing Your Church to Redeem the Community guided by a practitioner ($1,500).

Phase 4: Acceleration

The Acceleration Phase provides the equivalent of a ministry residency, executive coaching program, and startup consultation in one integrated pathway. Comparable church planting programs often require more time and significantly greater financial investment without delivering comprehensive, launch-ready systems. This strategic leadership development process combines personalized coaching, cohort learning, and practical organizational development to ensure both stewardship and long-term sustainability. This phase normally spans 6–9 months and represents the core investment of the MXM formation pathway.

While artificial intelligence (AI) can provide valuable tools, insights, and tactical support, it cannot replace lived ministry experience, spiritual discernment, or relational wisdom. Our guides are actual planters and actively leading or otherwise engaged in healthy multiethnic churches. They bring real-world wisdom, discernment, and accountability to the process. Throughout this phase, you'll be equipped to use AI ethically and in an agentic way as a support to, not a substitute for, faithful leadership.

Fees for the Alignment and Acceleration phases vary based on track and coaching intensity. Full details are provided upon acceptance into Phase 3.

  1. Mission, Vision, and Core Values Architecture
    Craft and refine a compelling mission statement, a 5–10 year preferred future vision, and 5–7 core values that align with a healthy multiethnic ecclesiology.
  2. Contextualized Community Exegesis
    Conduct demographic, cultural, economic, and spiritual mapping of your target geography to ensure your strategy reflects actual community realities.
  3. Church Name, Brand Identity, and Digital Presence
    Secure name, domain, and social handles. Develop basic brand identity (logo direction, messaging tone, positioning). Build and launch a foundational website with email capture capability.
  4. Statement of Beliefs & Theological Framework
    Draft a clear doctrinal statement rooted in orthodoxy while articulating your multiethnic vision and ecclesial distinctive.
  5. Legal Formation & Governance Structure
    Finalize Articles of Incorporation, bylaws, and governance documents. Establish a provisional board and compliance framework appropriate for your state and denomination/network.
  6. Developmental Strategy & Launch Roadmap
    Build a 12–18 month timeline covering pre-launch gatherings, core team formation, preview services, soft launch, and public launch milestones.
  7. Team-Based Leadership Design
    Define leadership philosophy, staff roles (paid and volunteer), decision-making processes, accountability structures, and healthy team culture rhythms.
  8. Foundational Budget & Revenue
    Develop a 12-month pro forma budget including:

    • Launch costs
    • Operating costs
    • Compensation assumptions
    • Multi-stream revenue projections (donations, partnerships, bi-vocational pathways, etc.)
  9. Church Economics Model Integration
    Apply Church Economics principles to design sustainable financial architecture beyond tithes alone. Identify potential auxiliary enterprises or strategic partnerships that strengthen long-term viability.
  10. Fundraising & Partnership Development Plan
    Create a structured personal support-raising strategy, major donor engagement plan, grant opportunities list, and communication cadence.
  11. Core Team Recruitment & Formation Strategy
    Design a pathway for identifying, vetting, discipling, and onboarding initial launch team members with clear expectations and covenant commitments.
  12. Pre-Launch Discipleship & Culture Formation Plan
    Articulate spiritual formation rhythms, prayer strategy, diversity commitments, and early culture markers that ensure the church launches healthy, whatever the size.
  13. Risk Assessment & Contingency Planning
    Identify financial, relational, demographic, and leadership risks. Develop mitigation strategies and early-warning metrics.
  14. Launch Readiness Review
    Formal presentation of your complete Acceleration Plan to practitioners for feedback, refinement, and final approval prior to public launch.

*The Standard Track offers a structured, cohort-based pathway with personalized coaching and collaborative learning, ideal for most first-time and emerging church planters seeking a comprehensive, cohort-based formation experience. The Specialized Track provides an accelerated, customized experience with increased access to senior practitioners and advanced strategic support, designed for complex contexts, experienced leaders, or high-impact launches requiring deeper engagement, customized strategy, and higher-touch coaching.

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Phase 5: Activation

In partnership with your practitioner and planting cohort, you will prayerfully discern and execute a contextualized launch strategy that reflects your community, calling, and readiness. This phase focuses on translating formation and planning into faithful and promising practices, leading toward the public launch of the church.

During this phase, you will:

  1. Cast Vision (minimum of three months)
    Clearly articulate the mission, values, and multiethnic vision of the church through relational, digital, and public communication.

  2. Attract and Gather Interested Others
    Build relational networks, host interest gatherings, and cultivate early buy-in among prospective members and partners.

  3. Solidify Initial Membership and Core Team
    Establish covenant expectations, leadership pathways, and spiritual formation rhythms for early participants.

  4. Launch Weekly Worship and Ministry Gatherings
    Initiate consistent, excellence-driven worship services and ministry environments aligned with your mission and context.

  5. Onboard and Develop Key Staff and Volunteers
    Recruit, train, and empower initial leaders to support ministry operations and disciple-making systems.

  6. Secure Sustainable Funding and Partnerships
    Finalize support-raising, grants, and local partnerships to ensure financial stability through launch and beyond.

  7. Publicly Establish and Commission the Church
    Celebrate the official launch through a commissioning service and public presence that affirms ecclesial legitimacy and missional identity.

Phase 6: Adaptation

Guided by your practitioner and in collaboration with your planting cohort, you will evaluate and refine the church during its first twelve months post-launch. Drawing from the "team-of-teams" integrative framework first outlined in the book, Disruption: Repurposing the Church to Redeem the Community, and later in The Coming Revolution in Church Economics, you will strengthen the church across three integrated fronts that ensure long-term vibrancy and sustainability.

  1. Spiritual: Developing Ministry Ecology
    Evaluate worship, discipleship pathways, leadership development, and congregational health. Strengthen spiritual formation rhythms that cultivate maturity and multiplication.

  2. Social: Scaling Missional Vibrancy
    Assess community engagement, compassion initiatives, and justice partnerships. Identify early wins and adjust strategies to deepen local credibility and impact.

  3. Financial: Strengthening Financial Vitality
    Review giving patterns, funding models, and potential auxiliary revenue streams. Apply Church Economics principles to move beyond survival toward structural stability.

Phase 7: Association

This stage ensures our continued relational connection, shared identity, and mutual responsibility for the health, growth, and ongoing vitality of MXM and the broader Multiethnic Church Movement. Association is maintained through Platinum-Level membership.

  1. Receive Ongoing Pastoral and Strategic Care
    Maintain access to your dedicated practitioner, class peers, and network leaders for continued wisdom, encouragement, and problem-solving.

  2. Participate in Advanced Leadership Gatherings
    Engage in annual summits, regional convenings, and select learning pathways focused on long-term missional vibrancy, sustainability, and multiplication.

  3. Serve as Guides for Emerging Planters
    Walk alongside new planters and community leaders through prayer, guidance, site visits, and shared learning.

  4. Contribute to the Church Planting Community
    Share best practices, case studies, and lessons learned to strengthen the collective wisdom of the network.

  5. Maintain Your Commitment to the Work
    Periodically reaffirm alignment with Mosaix Global Network, its formation practices, and multiethnic mission through a shared covenant.

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