Church planting is the process of beginning and organizing a new congregation of Christians who worship Christ and observe the sacraments/ordinances together. A church plant often begins with a team and strategy to evangelize people within a given community. Services usually begin once the team has gathered a core group that can sustain regular meetings. While there is variation in implementation between sending organizations, denominations, and cultures, healthy churches that grow in love of Christ are all characterized by the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ, reading of scripture, the celebration of the Lord's Supper, baptism for the remission of sins, the giving of tithes and offerings, the exercise of church discipline, prayer, fellowship, and worship in song.