🧾 Worksheet 5.4: Drafting a Simple 90-Day Plan for a Church Training Hub
🧾 Worksheet 5.4
Drafting a Simple 90-Day Plan for a Church Training Hub
Worksheet Purpose
This worksheet helps you think through a simple 90-day plan for starting a CLI-connected training hub in your church, Soul Center, ministry, or local Christian community.
A training hub does not need to be complicated. It can begin with a few called people, a simple gathering rhythm, Christian Leaders Institute courses, local encouragement, and clear connection to ministry service.
Use this worksheet to sketch your first steps.
Part 1 — Name the Training Hub
Choose a simple name that fits your church or ministry culture.
Examples:
Christian Leaders Training Hub
Church Leadership Development Group
Ministry Calling and Training Group
CLI Training Center
Local Church Multiplication Hub
Emerging Leaders Training Group
Name of the training hub:
Part 2 — Write a Purpose Statement
Write one or two sentences explaining why this training hub exists.
Example:
“Our church training hub exists to help called believers grow through Christian Leaders Institute courses, receive local encouragement and accountability, and become better equipped for ministry service through our church and community.”
Purpose statement:
Part 3 — Why This Training Hub Is Needed
Use the prompts below to describe the need.
Our church or ministry needs more trained leaders in these areas:
People in our church who may need a clear training pathway include:
This training hub could help our church by:
Part 4 — First People to Invite
List 5 to 10 people who may be good candidates for the first training group.
These may include current volunteers, elders, deacons, young adults, retired believers, homeschool students or parents, small group leaders, pastoral care volunteers, potential officiants, potential chaplains, life coach ministry candidates, or micro church leaders.
Why these people may be ready for training:
Part 5 — Identify a Coordinator
A training hub needs someone to help organize, encourage, and communicate.
This person may be a pastor, elder, deacon, ministry director, retired teacher, administrative volunteer, or mature student.
Possible coordinator:
Why this person may be a good fit:
Coordinator responsibilities may include:
☐ Help students create CLI accounts
☐ Help students choose first courses
☐ Organize monthly gatherings
☐ Track general progress
☐ Encourage students who fall behind
☐ Communicate updates to the pastor or church leadership
☐ Celebrate course completions
☐ Help connect training to ministry opportunities
☐ Help students understand possible CLI/CLA pathways
Other responsibilities:
Part 6 — Choose First Courses or Pathways
List the first courses or pathways students may begin with.
These may include introductory ministry courses, Bible courses, leadership courses, officiant training, chaplaincy training, life coach ministry training, micro church planting training, or degree pathway exploration.
Recommended first course or pathway 1:
Who this may serve:
Recommended first course or pathway 2:
Who this may serve:
Recommended first course or pathway 3:
Who this may serve:
Part 7 — Monthly Gathering Rhythm
Sketch a simple gathering plan for the first 90 days.
Month 1 Gathering
Date or week: __________________________________________
Main purpose:
Possible agenda:
☐ Prayer
☐ Welcome and vision
☐ Help students begin CLI accounts
☐ Discuss first courses
☐ Share ministry interests
☐ Close with prayer
Notes:
Month 2 Gathering
Date or week: __________________________________________
Main purpose:
Possible agenda:
☐ Prayer
☐ Student progress updates
☐ Discuss what students are learning
☐ Identify challenges
☐ Encourage steady study
☐ Connect learning to local ministry
Notes:
Month 3 Gathering
Date or week: __________________________________________
Main purpose:
Possible agenda:
☐ Prayer
☐ Student progress updates
☐ Discuss ministry connections
☐ Identify possible next steps
☐ Celebrate early progress
☐ Plan the next 90 days
Notes:
Part 8 — Connect Learning to Local Ministry
Use this section to connect training with actual ministry opportunities.
Possible ministry areas where students could serve:
Students who may be ready for small ministry steps:
Possible first ministry steps:
Examples:
Help with hospitality
Join a prayer team
Assist with visitation
Support a small group
Help with youth or children’s ministry
Shadow a pastor in wedding or funeral ministry
Help with a community outreach event
Host a prayer night or Bible study
Explore chaplaincy, officiant, life coach ministry, or micro church planting
Part 9 — Communication Plan
Decide how the church will communicate about the training hub.
Who needs to know first?
How will the pastor or leader introduce the training hub?
Where will this be communicated?
☐ Church leadership meeting
☐ Sunday announcement
☐ Church bulletin
☐ Email
☐ Website
☐ Small groups
☐ Personal invitations
☐ Social media
Simple announcement draft:
Part 10 — Celebrate Progress
Celebration helps build a multiplication culture.
Milestones we may celebrate:
☐ Students creating CLI accounts
☐ Students beginning first courses
☐ Course completions
☐ Certificates or awards
☐ Ministry training milestones
☐ CLA ordination milestones
☐ Public prayer or commissioning
☐ New ministry assignments
☐ New micro church or Soul Center possibilities
How we will celebrate progress:
Part 11 — 90-Day Review
At the end of 90 days, review what happened.
What went well?
Who stayed engaged?
Who needs encouragement?
What courses or pathways gained interest?
What ministry opportunities emerged?
What should we change for the next 90 days?
Should we invite more people into the next group?
☐ Yes
☐ Not yet
☐ Unsure
Possible next people to invite:
Part 12 — Prayer and Commitment
Use this final section to pray over the training hub and commit the plan to God.
Prayer concerns:
People to pray for by name:
Our next faithful step:
Date to begin:
Closing Reflection
A CLI-connected training hub can begin with one pastor, one coordinator, one small group of students, and one faithful step.
The purpose is not to create another busy program.
The purpose is to help the church discover, train, encourage, and send Christian leaders.
God may have already placed future leaders in your congregation.
This worksheet helps you begin noticing them, inviting them, training them, and connecting their growth to real ministry.