MA was initially blessed by God through Christ Presbyterian Church, New Haven with $3.5 million venture capital with a vision to plant 10 church in Southern CT, 10 Chuch Globally in TEN YEARS! Going on nine years, MA has to date being enabled to plant 24 churches and is planning for at least two more in Southern Connecticut. At the same time, more and more church planters from around the country, and even the world, are contacting us, seeking to become theological collaborators in misisonal ecclesiology and church planters with Mission Anabaino.
In light of these developments, we launching MA 2.0. MA 2.0 will become a 501 (c)(3) organization governed and supported by a network of member churches and supported by anchor churches. We are currently seeking to recruite potential Member and Anchor Churches who share the MA theological vision and missional call to plant church suitable to post-Christian and spiritually frontier regions of the world- MA's specialty.
See our MA Member and Anchor Church Brochure here.
What is a member Church?
- A Church that is a member church of the MA Board of Directors.
- A church that belongs to a denomination that subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith (“WCF”) and/or another historic reformed confession as determined and approved by the Board of Directors.
- A Church that agrees with MA’s Total Christ, Five Mark Church Vision and is willing to agree to, sign and comply with the MA Anchor Church agreement.
- A Church that gives at least 1.2% (not less than $5,000) of that church’s congregational collection to MA wherein 80% is applied directly to funding an MA church plant (with the option of either supporting a MA church plant of the anchor church’s choosing after consultation with MA, or a MA church plant of MA’s choosing.) and 20% to MA Operational Expenses.
- A church that is willing to assist in the recruitment, assessment, and development of a growing MA network and collaborative, and to assist in the recruitment and assessment of future MA church planters and sites both locally and globally.
- A church who’s Lead Pastor is willing to participate in MA as follows:
- To participate virtually in a quarterly MA Lead Pastor collaboration with the aim of exploring and executing a “Total Christ” missional ecclesiology and strategic plan together with mutual support, worship and prayer.
- To participate in the in-person MA Annual Collaborative in Missional Ecclesiology at the expense of lead pastor church.
- A willingness to serve as on the MA Board of Directors
What is an Anchor Church:
- A Church that agrees with MA’s Total Christ, Five Mark Church Vision and is willing to agree to, sign and comply with the MA Anchor Church agreement.
- A Church that commits to regular prayer and financially giving to MA wherein 80% is applied directly to funding an MA church plant (with the option of either supporting a MA church plant of the anchor church’s choosing after consultation with MA, or a MA church plant of MA’s choosing.) and 20% to MA Operational Expenses.
- A church that is willing to assist in the recruitment, assessment, and development of a growing MA network and collaborative, and to assist in the recruitment and assessment of future MA church planters and sites both locally and globally.
- A church who’s Lead Pastor is invited to participate in virtual quarterly MA Lead Pastor collaborations with the aim of exploring a “Total Christ” missional ecclesiology and strategic plan together with mutual support, worship and prayer.
- Establish and facilitate a Mission Anabaino Local Collaborative in their region (see Establishing a Mission Anabaino Local Collaborative).
We invite your partnership in the “greater things” of Christ’s ascended ministry in our day! We would be honored to speak with you about how your church may become a strategic and participating partner with Mission Anbaino for the planting of new frontier churches.
CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 135 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06510 / 203.777.6960 / cpcnewhaven.org / admin@cpcnewhaven.org
MISSION ANABAINO: A Church Planting Network and Theological Collaborative