Church Planting eXperience (CPx)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who?
You are someone who wants a practical, hands-on program about how to start Christ-centered communities around the world. You have basic knowledge of the Bible and are mature in your walk with Christ.
We are experienced overseas church planters who want to share our knowledge with you through interactive discussion, classroom times, special experiences in which you learn what it feels like to be an outsider or a refugee, mentoring, and outreach activities.
What?
Church planting eXperience (CPx) is a practical training that will teach you how to be a long-term, cross-cultural, holistic church planter. You'll learn how to share Jesus with people from many different cultures and languages. You'll learn to respect local cultures and customs while elevating new local believers to positions of leadership in house churches. You'll learn how to be a life-long learner who listens to the guiding and leading of the Holy Spirit in your life.
When?
CPx is offered twice a year in Kansas City, and once a year in Asia. Graduates are encouraged to begin a customized one-year internship after CPx is completed. The 2014 dates are: Jul. 6-25 (Kansas City), Jul. 26 - Aug. 15 (Asia) and Oct. 5-24 (Kansas City).
Where?
At the All Nations' training house in the Kansas City metropolitan area:
13008 Grandview Rd
Grandview, MO 64030
How much does it cost?
$1500 per person, or $500/week. Couples receive a discount and pay only $2500 for both people. Participants are encouraged to do fund-raising to meet the cost of the tuition, and scholarships are available. To help lower overall costs, we provide housing for many (but not necessarily all) students during the training, on a first-come, first-served basis. This helps keep costs down and helps students to form mentoring relationships with other members of the All Nations family.
Am I too young or too old?
There are no age requirements to attend CPx. As long as you are mature in the Lord and able to handle the rigors of travel, that's good enough for us!
Do I have to have a college degree to attend CPx?
No. There are no previous educational requirements to attend CPx. Participants are expected to have basic knowledge of the Bible and a personal relationship with Jesus, but no degrees or denominational memberships are required.
What about my kids?
Kids who are not in school are allowed to come to the program with Mom and Dad. After all, house churches take place in families with kids around! There are places for the babies to rest and sleep when they get tired and a yard for them to play in. However, Mom and Dad should work out between themselves their child-care on their own for the classroom times. As much as possible, husbands and wives are encouraged to attend the program together. If your kids are old enough to participate in the program (we've had kids as young as 11 do the entire program with their Mom and Dad), we can negotiate a price for you all based on the number of kids you have. For July CPx in Kansas City, we do offer age-appropriate Kidz CPx programming.
What if I've already attended seminary? Is CPx too easy?
No. Many students come to us after earning advanced seminary degrees. The program has some very minor overlap with seminary programs but is mostly practical and hands-on, offering a different appraoch than most seminary courses.
How do I sign up?
Download the application from our website, fill it out, sign and mail it in.
Where do I go to pay tuition?
We prefer that you pay your tuition by check and mail it to the same address as your application:
All Nations Family
PO Box 55
Grandview, MO 64030
The reason we ask you to pay by check is so that All Nations does not lose any money to credit card processors. However, if it is not possible for you to pay your tuition by check, you may pay by PayPal. All Nations loses $45 if you pay all of your tuition by PayPal, a significant cost for a missions organization. Therefore, please pay by check. If you cannot, click here to pay by PayPal.
What about Student CPx?
Student CPx is coordinated independently from All Nations, often run entirely by the students themselves on their own campuses in order to train other students to reach that particular campus. All Nations strives to empower local leadership and every major missions movement in history has begun on college campuses. Therefore, we feel that there is great historical potential in what's happening with Student CPx. Trainees from that program have gone to some of the hardest, darkest countries in the world to share Jesus. For more info, see www.scpx.org.