Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Church Planter Profiles for?
What if I want to be part of a church planting team?
Why should someone take an assessment?
Do I have to choose a church planting network?
Can I use Church Planter Profiles outside the United States?
How long does it take?
When will I receive the results from my assessments?
Who will see my results?
Does my spouse need an account?
How do I sign up as a church, denomination or organization?
Who is Church Planter Profiles for?
Church Planter Profiles was created to help anyone interested in church planting discover their aptitude and readiness for starting a new church.
What if I want to be part of a church planting team?
Church Planter Profiles will help you better understand the experience and strengths you bring to a potential church planting team.
Why should someone take an assessment?
Assessment is a process of discerning whether a potential church planter has the specific calling, necessary gifts, critical skills and Godly character to plant a church. Church Planter Profiles uses a series of assessments designed to objectively evaluate potential church planters' gifts, talents, temperament, behavioral styles, experiences, and background. This layered assessment process gives potential church planters and church planting networks invaluable data for use in discerning next steps for potential church planters.
Church Planter Profiles is not designed to provide a yes or no answer regarding whether anyone should start a new church. It should always be used as part of a comprehensive assessment process.
Do I have to choose a church planting network?
You do not need to affiliate with any organization or planter network in order to create an account with Church Planter Profiles and take our church planting assessments. You may simply use the default selection ELI Church Planting when creating your account. If you are looking to be connected with a church planting organization, please visit our resource section for a list of organizations that use Church Planter Profiles.
Can I use Church Planter Profiles outside the United States?
Church Planter Profiles is available globally. At this time, however, the assessments are only available in English.
How long does it take?
Once your account has been created, you will be asked to complete the Initial Screening Assessment©. The assessment consists of 102 questions and will take approximately 20 - 30 minutes to complete. This questionnaire will provide you with a preliminary assessment of readiness for church planting.
After completing the Initial Screening Assessment©, you will have the opportunity to purchase a full Church Planter Profile for $79. You may then continue on with the standardized assessment tests and online surveys to discover your temperament, behavioral traits, leadership style and gifts. Each of these tests takes approximately 20 - 30 minutes to complete. Finally, the agency you select may have specific forms or questionnaires they would like you to complete. These may require a few minutes or several hours. You are not required to complete all of these assessments in one sitting. After completing an assessment or survey you may logout. You may then return to your work at any time simply by logging back in to your account.
When will I receive the results from my assessments?
Church Planter Profiles assessments are completed in an online environment, allowing potential church planters to see all of their results online as well. The results of most assessments will be available immediately. A few assessments require as much as 24 hours for processing and posting the reports.
Who will see my results?
Your results will be shared with the organization you choose when you create your account. No one outside of that organization will have access to your responses. Once complete, you may download an archive of your results which you are free to send to anyone you wish.
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Does my spouse need an account?
Anyone who has started a new church will tell you church planting is demanding. To ensure the most effective church planting assessment, Church Planter Profiles recommends that potential church planters and their spouses both create a profile. You may, however, complete a Church Planter Profile as an individual.
How do I sign up as a church, denomination or organization?
If you are a church planting church, network or denomination looking to use Church Planter Profiles to discover church planters' potential, please click here for details on all of the features and an application form.
If you have any questions regarding this site, please send an email to our support team.
