Church Plants come in many forms. If a group of people with pastoral oversight meet weekly for an advertisable public service, it can be regarded as a 'church' in a location or to a people group.

Currently, Church plants come in the following forms, (though this list should not be considered exhaustive):

Stand alone plants - this is the old way of planting a Church where a pastor goes out with a group of people and 'cold starts' a work. This is the hardest way to start and has the most casualties in the medium term.

Extended Services - these are the weekly public services of a group of people from a larger Church in either another location or another ethnic setting. It has a pastor appointed to oversee the services.

Satellite plants - this is a plant that is in effect an extended service in another location to the main Church but may have, to a varying degree, it's own small groups, prayer group, children's ministry and the like. It has an appointed pastoral oversight but does not have separate financial or incorporation structures.

"Daughter" Churches - these plants have degrees of autonomy with a design for eventual stand-alone status. They have the best of both worlds in that they have the initial strength of a sending Church with the ability to develop local leadership and structures.

"when the grain ripens, immediately, he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."