Jethro
Teams
A “Jethro Team” is typically a gathering of four or five
churches that have challenges or opportunities around a common
issue. Generally, a Jethro Team is comprised of new church
plants, churches embracing revitalization or some “Best Practices”
issue. It works because the issue is common to all; it is NOT
an appropriate strategy for churches with different issues. The advantages
include a larger “brain trust” when churches are smaller
and the opportunity to share the fees among the participating churches.
This is especially important for new church plants and churches undergoing
revitalization.