Dale Spaulding is the Director of Passion for Planting. Located in Chantilly, VA, Passion for Planting was founded by church planters to help church planters stay focused on people. Passion for Planting's integrated system includes: Planter Assessment, Training (Boot Camp or Distance Residency Cohort), Church Plant Project Management and Planter Coaching. Dale is the co-author of Launch Strong (A Planning Guide for Becoming a Multiplying Church).

Prior to his work at P4P, Dale was a software quality engineer and technical fellow with The Boeing Company. Prior to Boeing, Dale served in the U.S. Navy for 22 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander. Dale holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Auburn University and an M.S. in Information Systems from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.

Dale lives in Fairfax, VA with his wife Nancy. He has two sons and three grandchildren.

SESSIONS

PRE-CONFERENCE: Church Planting Nuts & Bolts – Hosted by Passion for Planting
Passion for Planting is offering a high-energy equipping lab that features experienced practitioners teaching church planting fundamentals with disciple making at the core. On Day 1, we'll focus on real-world, proven and practical methods of disciple making. On Day 2, we'll provide the "how to" nuts and bolts (with tools & templates) essential to church planting. Come learn, be encouraged, be challenged and have fun! Don't just plant a church, start a Disciple Making Movement that fuels a Church Planting Movement! Full list of speakers for this pre-con here.
Day / Time: Monday 1:00pm – 5:00pm and Tuesday 8:00am – 11:30am
Location: Faith Hall - Room 301E

Workshop Session 2: Where to Start: The Launch Plan
The Launch Plan for a church plant is a clear and concise narrative that answers a number of basic questions including: Why you are planting? Whom you are trying to reach? Where will the church be located? Who will do it with you? How much it will cost? How will it be funded? What kind of church it will be? How will you gather a core group? What are the critical success factors? This Launch Planning workshop will walk you through the Six Steps of Planning that will result in a compelling Launch Plan for the new church.
Time: Wednesday, 8:45 – 9:45am
Location: Faith Hall - Room 349

Networking Lunch: Don't Just Start a Church; Start a Disciple-Making Movement — Hosted by Passion for Planting
Grab your lunch and join us! You want your church to reach lost people and to ignite a disciple-making movement? Great. Then pre-launch is THE critical time to embed your disciple-making passions and practices. Next, you want to learn from disciple-makers, like Jeff McDaniel, who have actually reproduced disciple-makers. This workshop and networking lunch focuses on practical tools to help church planters who want to do more than just start a church; they want to start a disciple-making movement. Join our experienced practitioners as they both challenge and encourage, because yes, it starts with YOU. Grab your lunch, enjoy some networking time with Passion for Planting, and learn how to fuel your disciple-making and church planting movements. Panel: Brett Andrews, Pat Furgerson, Jeff McDaniel. Network with our Panel, PLUS Phil Ling, Stan Rodda, Dale Spaulding, Patrick Bradley, or Sean Cronin.
Day/Time: Wednesday, March 4 / 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Location: Faith Hall - Room 349

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