Discovering Church Planting: An Introduction to the Whats, Whys, and Hows of Global Church Planting by J. D. Payne releases soon. This comprehensive introduction addresses the biblical, historical, and missiological principles of church planting, while challenging missionaries to focus on applying such principles to their contexts. Read the forward by Hesselgrave:
http://northamericanmissions.org/files/Foreword%20to%20DCP%20Sample.pdf
You can pre-order it from Amazon….
I haven’t read the book, but think J.D. is a great guy. Assuming he writes out of who he is, this will likely be a helpful read.