September 6, 2007

 COVER LETTER

 Dear partner in church planting,

This church planting manual has been produced by Outreach Canada as a joint project with Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. Mennonite Church Eastern Canada and Outreach Canada invite you to make use of this manual and revise it for your tradition and context. Outreach Canada retains all rights to the original text, but you are invited to create a revised edition that is more relevant to your church planting ministry.

Here are a few items for consideration:

1. Any part of the manual can be revised, but please leave the page titled “Notes from the First Edition” unchanged. Please send us a copy of you work.

2. Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (www.mcec.ca) has invested time andwww.outreach.ca) that will facilitate theStarting Outward-Focused Churches audio-visualwww.outreach.ca/sofc).http://resources.outreach.ca) for a binder cover sheet resources in the creation of the first edition. If you are able, please send a note of thanks or share a resource with them as a token of appreciation.

 Brian Bauman is the current Mission Minister.

3. Laurel Reany has donated the planting illustrations, you are free to use them.

4. If you find the manual helpful, and you are able, please consider a financial donation to Outreach Canada (development of similar resources in the future. The mailing address is:

Outreach Canada
2-7201 72 Street
Delta, BC, Canada
V4G 1M5

5. If you are interested in the DVD, please contact Outreach Canada (

6. Layout design available ((plantingchurchescover.doc) and spine insert (plantingchurchesspine.doc).

May the Lord bless your ministry,

James Watson
Research/Resource Specialist
jwatson@outreach.ca