Kairos Church Planting — Organization Profile
Kairos Church Planting is a ministry that helps churches and leaders start new congregations by providing guidance, training, and relational support through the full church-planting journey. The organization summarizes its purpose as equipping leaders to plant “New Churches in New Places for New People.” Kairos works alongside planters and sending churches so that preparation, launch, and early growth are not done in isolation—captured in its guiding phrase, “No One Plants Alone.”
Based in Portland, Oregon, Kairos concentrates its current efforts and resources in the United States, while also noting past or occasional international involvement in places such as Angola, Canada, Guatemala, Panama, and Australia. Rather than promoting a single formula for what a church plant “should” look like, Kairos describes an individualized approach shaped by the needs of each community and the gifts of each planter. In practice, this means some plants gather in non-traditional spaces—public marketplaces, restaurants, or school buildings—wherever there is opportunity to meet people where they are.
Kairos supports prospective and active planters through multiple stages of discernment and development. For leaders exploring whether they are ready to plant, Kairos offers tools that help clarify calling, character, and ministry readiness, including assessments and guided next steps. For those moving forward, Kairos provides training and mentoring designed to strengthen both the planter and the planting team with practical preparation and ongoing coaching.
Training and development often happen through structured labs and pathways. Kairos offers environments such as Pathways Lab and Discovery Lab to help planters and leaders think clearly about mission, context, and strategy. For established congregations, Kairos also provides renewal-oriented resources—helping churches renew, revitalize, and reimagine their ministry, and, when appropriate, to multiply by partnering in sending and supporting new works.
Church planting also involves long-term sustainability and partnership. Kairos describes a process where planters and partner churches prepare in tandem, building shared clarity and support. For supporters, engagement can include praying for planters, giving financially, and learning how to encourage new works as they take root. Kairos also publishes updates and reports to help churches and donors follow the progress of leaders being trained and churches being planted.
Key Links
- Website: https://kairoschurchplanting.org/
- About: https://kairoschurchplanting.org/about-us/
- Planters & Leaders: https://kairoschurchplanting.org/planters-leaders/
- Existing Churches: https://kairoschurchplanting.org/existing-churches/
- Partner Church: https://kairoschurchplanting.org/partner-church/
- Give: https://kairoschurchplanting.org/give/
- Annual Report: https://kairoschurchplanting.org/annual-report/
- Contact: https://kairoschurchplanting.org/contact-us/
Contact Information
- Email: co*****@******************ng.org
- Phone: 401-339-4207
- Mailing address: 11124 NE Halsey, #497, Portland, OR 97220
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kairoschurchplanting/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kairoschurchplanting/
- X: https://x.com/KairosCP/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTB5LU_Vt20t8g5SYt074w
Leadership
- Bruce Bates — Executive Director
- Patty Wyatt — Communications & Operations
- Neil Reynolds — Pathways Director
- Aaron Vann — Planter Care
- Lisa Rea — Financial Administrator
