Our Ministries | Church Planting, Leadership Training & Missions | DOVE USA

Equipping people. Strengthening churches.

From the next generation to church planters, ministry leaders, missionaries, and local congregations, DOVE USA comes alongside people and churches as they follow what God is calling them to do.
HOW WE SERVE

Ministry rooted in the local church

DOVE USA exists to serve local churches and the people inside them. That means raising up the next generation, helping new churches begin, equipping leaders, sending people into missions, and walking alongside congregations as they grow.

These ministries aren’t separate programs run from a central office. They grow out of relationships, local churches, and leaders who are actively serving alongside the people they equip.

EXPLORE OUR MINISTRIES

Find your next step

Youth

Equipping young people to follow Jesus as Lord, know their identity as children of God, and put their faith into action through training, missions, gatherings, and local church relationships.

Young adults

Helping young adults pursue God’s call through relationships, missions, internships, leadership development, and opportunities to grow and serve.

Church planting

Assessment, training, coaching, and ongoing support for people called to plant community churches, micro churches, and new expressions of church.

DOVE USA Missions

Pray, give, or go through short-term teams, internships, medical missions, and long-term opportunities serving alongside people around the world.

Fivefold ministers

Recognized and recommended ministers who come alongside local churches to equip people in the specific gifts and callings God has given them.

Church partnership

Looking for relationship, accountability, and a wider family to walk with? Discover what it means for an established church to partner with DOVE USA while retaining its own identity.

It all starts in a local church

DOVE ministries grow out of local churches and the people who serve in them. Find a DOVE church near you and discover where you can connect, grow, and get involved.

CHURCH PLANTING RESOURCE

Build a Budget With What You Know

A first-year church planting budget comes with plenty of unknowns. Start with what you know, estimate what you don’t, and build a financial plan you can refine as the church grows.

Start with a plan

A clear budget helps you anticipate expenses, recognize potential challenges, and make better financial decisions before they become urgent. Tracking income and expenses throughout your first year also gives you real numbers to work from when planning the next.

If administration isn’t your strength, involve someone who is gifted in it. The church planter doesn’t have to build the budget alone, but every church plant should have one.

WANT TO GO DEEPER?

Church planting made practical

For more guidance on budgeting and the church planting process, explore Church Planting Made Practical, compiled by Ron Myer with Jeff Hoglen.