This describes the Phases below with some snazzy verbiage!
Phase 1
Adoption
Identification of a team willing to take ownership in implementing a church planting strategy among this people group.
This team has legitimate access to the people group.
Phase 2
Gospel
Reports of workers sharing the Gospel with this people group with the intention of planting churches.
Phase 3
Believers
Reports of multiple people responding to the Gospel with repentance and faith.
Multiple people showing obedience through baptism.
Phase 4
Local Church
Indigenous churches meeting together regularly for worship and teaching God’s word.
Indigenous leaders emerging among these churches.
Phase 5
Churches Reproducing
Indigenous churches sending indigenous church planters out to plant churches among this people group.
Observing 2nd generation groups and churches beginning to form.
Phase 6
Churches Multiplying
Indigenous churches and leaders multiplying to the 4th generation.
Authority freely passing down from generation to generation.
Phase 7
Sustained Gospel Presence
10% of the people group population following Christ and worshipping in local churches.
or
Emergence of several indigenous multiplying church planting networks.