Church Planting

Where can I learn more abut the AFT Vision?

By downloading and reading this document "The Vision of the Association of Free Churches in Thailand" you'll gain a deep understanding of the AFT’s vision, rich history, remarkable progress, and strategic methodology. Dive into this document to explore how the AFT is shaping its mission and making an impact.

What does Data Driven Discipleship mean?

Data Driven Discipleship is the AFT's systematic method of evangelizing, making disciples, and forming house and district churches that is based on Jesus' Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-203. This methodology involves several key steps as shown in this diagram

Form teams of individuals to go out to assigned unreached villages.
GO to assigned villages and seeking "persons of peace" by going down every street and praying for Jesus to reveal them. Bring Jesus not religion.
MAKE DISCIPLES by going back to disciple new believers every week for approximately 26 weeks and form village churches
Establish District Churches once every village in the district has a lease one church
BAPTIZE believers after they understand the meaning of baptism and make their own decision to be baptized.
TRAIN members to become church planters, guiding them through evangelism, discipleship, and church planting, and then starting the process over in a new district.

How much does it cost to start a village church?

The AFT estimates that it costs an average of $1,000 to establish a village church. This mount is allocated as follows:

$550 for Church Planting: The majority of these funds are used for travel expenses (gas money), allowing church planters to visit unreached villages to share the gospel and return weekly to disciple new believers for at least six months. These funds also cover baptism services and other church planting needs .

$100 for Program Support: This covers office and administrative expenses and the printing of Bibles, scriptures, and other discipleship materials.

$100 for Level 1 Training: This covers discipleship training for village church leaders

$250 per Village to establish the District Church: The AFT typically rents buildings for district churches, but may choose to build one if none are available. District churches are considered crucial as they provide a central worship center that offers security to believers and a location for in-depth discipleship, communal worship, and further gospel expansion.

It is important to note that the AFT does not provide financial compensation to the church planters or church leaders, who are volunteers supporting themselves through various means.... The costs outlined above cover the essential expenses beyond what the volunteers can manage.

Explain how the AFT trains (disciples their members)

The AFT employs a tiered leadership training system to train believers. This system is a hands-on discipleship experience that integrates practical application with biblical knowledge. The training isn't just theoretical but allows participants to apply their learning in real-world scenarios through ongoing practice. The system aims to ensure leadership continuity within the AFT.

Level 1 - For New Believers – Going Wide Training

Objectives

Develop a deep understanding of what following Jesus Christ entails.
Gain a comprehensive grasp of the Gospel.
Learn to live out their faith in Jesus in meaningful ways.
To be baptized.
Become an effective witness to their friends and neighbors.

Level 2 - For Village Church Leaders – Going Deep Training:

Objectives

Become an effective disciple maker.
Join a team that plants more village churches.
Learn how to find “people of peace” in new areas.
Become a leader of a village church.
Guide people in their knowledge of Jesus.
Be able to teach all the courses from Level 1 to new believers.
Continue to grow in faith through hands-on experience and ongoing learning.

Level 3 - For District Church Leaders – Going Strong

Objectives

Be able to teach all courses from Level 1 and Level 2 to others.
Regularly visit, motivate, and disciple all the village church leaders and members in the district they oversee. Encourage, counsel, and pray for them.
Continually enhance their own understanding of the Bible and what it means to be a follower of Jesus by attending Level 3 courses.
Understand the Biblical qualifications to lead a district church.
Become an effective preacher and leader of a district church.
Enable some leaders to become “Apostle Paul’s” who are responsible for going to new areas to form village churches and establish district churches.
Enable others to become a “Timothy” or a “Titus”, who take over from an “Apostle Paul” and lead the local district church in their area.

For details explanation read Appendix B “Leadership Training System” in the "The Vision of the Association of Free Churches in Thailand" document

What is KapTrack?

KapTrack is a software platform designed for organizations, particularly non-profits and ministries, to collect, organize, and analyze data related to their projects and activities. Users can gather data through mobile devices or a web-based application, allowing for flexibility in how information is recorded.

Once the data is collected, KapTrack provides tools to structure and analyze it. It offers advanced analytics to help organizations interpret the data, identifying trends, measuring outcomes, and making informed decisions. By structuring data in a meaningful way, KapTrack assists in evaluating the effectiveness of initiatives and supports transparency and accountability when reporting to stakeholders such as donors and community members.

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What is Harvest?

The Harvest Church Database is a powerful online tool designed to map and understand the status of Christianity in Thailand and other nations. It serves as a comprehensive directory of churches within a nation, visually documenting their locations on an interactive map. This system provides a clear picture of the Christian presence and helps researchers, organizations, and ministries analyze the Church's landscape.

By offering insights into the distribution of Christians, the database plays a crucial role in shaping mission strategies. For example, the AFT's "Going Wide" initiative used its data to identify villages with limited Christian presence, driving outreach efforts to where they were needed most.

Explore how the Harvest Church Database can help illuminate opportunities and empower mission work. Learn more at http://claritasvision.com .

Where can I find information online about the growth of the AFT?

To see daily updates on the growth of AFT revival view these websites:

1. Growth of new believers: https://estar.ws/AFT

2. Growth of new village and district churches: https://estar.ws/AFT-Churches

3. AFT Growth Roadmap: https://estar.ws/AFT-Road-Map (pswd: AFT2032)

Association of Free Churches in Thailand

Strategic plan to reach the unreached in Thailand

Three Strategic Initiatives

Three Phases of Progress

Data-Driven Discipleship

Three Levels of Leadership Training

Current AFT Statistics

Facts & Questions