THE MISSION OF GOD AND CHURCH PLANTING

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THE MISSION OF GOD AND CHURCH PLANTING
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God's mission is to form one people from all
peoples for His glory and worship.
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LOSTNESSINNORTH AMERICA
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Lostness
Population of North America
333,728,942
What percentage are lost?
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Lostness
Religious Congregations Membership in the
United States 2000, published by the Glenmary
Research Center (Nashville, Tenn.)
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Lostness
In the United States50 were not members of any
church
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Lostness
Population of North America
333,728,942
50 166,864,471
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Lostness
Population of North America
333,728,942
50 166,864,471
The SBC Reported371,850 baptisms in 2005
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Lostness
In North America
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Lostness
In North America
If only 50 are lost
SBC baptisms for 2005 represent 0.22
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Lostness
Another view
Bobby Welch,the SBC president 2006, challenged
Southern Baptist to baptize 1,000,000 during that
year.
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Lostness
Another view
What if Southern Baptist baptize 3,000,000
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Lostness
In North America
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Lostness
What about all evangelical churches in North
America?
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Lostness
What about all evangelical churches in North
America?
Approximately 400,000
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Lostness
What about all evangelical churches in North
America?
Approximately 400,000
Assume each church baptizes the same average as
SBC churches 7.6 per church
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Lostness
What about all evangelical churches in North
America?
400,000 x 7.6 3,040,000
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Lostness
What about all evangelical churches in North
America?
400,000 x 7.6 3,040,000
We would almost keep pace with thepopulation
growth
but still not reduce lostness
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Lostness
Another view
In North America people are dying everyday
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Lostness
United States and Canada Combined
303 people die every hour
7,272 people die every day
2,656,098 people die every year
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Lostness
United States and Canada Combined
303 people die every hour
7,272 people die every day
2,656,098 people die every year
Over 1500 will die during the 5 hours we are in
this meeting today.
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Lostness
United States and Canada Combined
303 people die every hour
7,272 people die every day
2,656,098 people die every year
Over 1500 will die during the 5 hours we are in
this meeting today.
At least 750 are lost
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Lostness
Another view
The population ofNorth America is increasing
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Lostness
United States Source U.S. Census
One birth every 8 seconds
One death every 13 seconds
One international migrant (net) every 31 seconds
Net gain of one person every 11 seconds
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Lostness
If we start 1,875 churches in 2007
The population of North Americawill increase by
3,164,526.
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Lostness
If we start 1,875 churches in 2007
The population of North Americawill increase by
3,164,526.
1,687 members per churchto equal the population
growth
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Lostness
Another Church Planting View
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Lostness
Another Church Planting View
The population of North Americawill increase by
3,164,526.
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Lostness
Another Church Planting View
The population of North Americawill increase by
3,164,526.
12,658 new churches with250 members per
churchto equal the population growth
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Another Church Planting View
The population of North Americawill increase by
3,164,526.
31,645 new churches with100 members per
churchto equal the population growth
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Critical Issues to Understanding Lostness
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• Issue 1 Recognizing how we see lostness.
• ? Do we see lostness from an ECONOMICAL
  perspective? If we just have more money for
  evangelism, church planting, resources and
  buildings we can solve this problem.

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• Do we see lostness from an ORGANIZATIONAL
  perspective? If we will just organize ourselves
  better (strategies, training events, staff, etc)
  we can solve this lostness problem.
• Do we see lostness from a PHILOSOPHICAL
  perspective? If we will just think better
  (missiologically, missionally, etc.) we can solve
  this lostness problem.

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• Do we see lostness from a THEOLOGICAL
  perspective? If we will just practice sound
  doctrine in all of our churches we can solve this
  lostness problem.
• Do we see lostness from a PRAGMATIC perspective?
  If we will just do something, just do it, we
  will solve this lostness problem.

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• Do we see lostness from a PIETISM perspective?
  If we will just walk closely with God and spend
  time with Him and His word, we will solve this
  lostness problem.
• Do we see lostness from an AMERICAN CHURCH GROWTH
  perspective? If we can get each of our churches
  to grow in number of members/converts, we will
  solve this lostness problem.

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• Issue 2 Recognizing Gods patterns for reducing
  lostness.

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God's mission is to form one people from all
peoples for His glory and worship.
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SALVATION PROMISED

• Gen. 315 And I will put enmity between you
  and the woman, And between your seed and her
  seed He shall bruise you on the head, And you
  shall bruise him on the heel.

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DIVISION INTO PEOPLES

• Acts 1726
• Pauls Message on Mars Hill
• and He made from one man every nation (ETHNOS)
  of mankind to live on all the face of the earth,
  having determined their appointed times and the
  boundaries of their habitation, so that they
  should seek the Lord and that they might find
  Him .

• Gen. 111-9
• Tower of Babel
• God scattered the one people into many peoples.

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ABRAM CALLED

• Genesis 121-3
• Call of Abram
• God will make name great
• Blessing to all the families (MISHPAHA) of the
  world

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ISRAELS PRIESTLY ROLE

• Exodus 193-6
• Israel was to obey God and keep His covenant
• They were set apart to be a kingdom of priests
• God would manifest His Name and glory through
  Israels faithfulness to Him

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CHRISTS COMMISSION

• Matt2819-20
• To the Church
• Making Disciples
• All peoples (ta ethne)

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CREATION
MANKIND
THE FALL
REDEMPTION PROMISED
TOWER OF BABEL
DIVISION INTO PEOPLES
HEBREW PEOPLE
CALL OF ABRAM
ISRAEL
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INCARNATION
GODS KINGDOM
REDEMPTION PURCHASED
Church at Iconium
HOLY SPIRIT GIVEN
Church at Lystra
JERUSALEM CHURCH
Church at Philippi
ANTIOCH CHURCH
Church at Athens
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ONE PEOPLE FROM ALL PEOPLES

• After these things I looked and behold a great
  multitude which no one could number, of all
  nations (TA ETHNE), tribes, peoples and tongues,
  standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
  crying out, Salvation belongs to our God who sits
  on the throne and to the Lamb. Revelation 79

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A PEOPLE FOR HIS NAME

• Simon has declared how God at the first visited
  the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His
  name. And with this the words of the prophets
  agree, just as it is written After this I will
  return So that the rest of mankind may seek the
  Lord, Even all the Gentiles who are called by My
  Name, Says the Lord. Acts 1514-17

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God's mission is to form one people from all
peoples for His glory and worship.
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FORMING ONE PEOPLE FROM ALL PEOPLES FOR GODS
GLORY AND WORSHIP AMONG ALL PEOPLES
GODS PEOPLES FOCUS
INCARNATION PATTERN
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES
MISSIONARY TEAMS
K I N G D O M P R I N C I P L E S
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DISCIPLE INDIGENOUS REPRODUCING LEADERS
DISCERN WORLDVIEWS, LANGUAGES, CULTURES GODS
ACTIVITIES
DESIGN CONTEXTUAL CHURCH PLANTING APPROACHES
DISCOVER UNREACHED PEOPLES GODS ACTIVITIES
MISSIONARY TEAMS
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES
GODS PEOPLES FOCUS
INCARNATION PATTERN
K I N G D O M P R I N C I P L E S
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THE INCARNATION PATTERNWITNESSING/DISCIPLING
INDIVIDUALS
POPULATION HEBREWS/ GENTILES
DISCIPLES HEBREW INDIVIDUALS
JESUS HEBREW INDIVIDUAL
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THE INCARNATION PATTERNDISCIPLING GROUPS OF
BELIEVERS
POPULATION HEBREWS/ GENTILES
DISCIPLES HEBREW GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS
JESUS HEBREW INDIVIDUAL
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PAULINE MISSIONARY PLANTER PATTERN
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DISCOVERING UNREACHEDPEOPLES
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Jesus went through all the towns and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good
news of the kingdom and healing every disease and
sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had
compassion on them, because they were harassed
and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then
he said to his disciples, "The harvest is
plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord
of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers
into his harvest field. (Matt. 935-38)
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Mapping People Groups andPopulation Segments
Mexican Oxacans
Iranian Farsi
Anglo Middle Class
1st Gen Somali
Hip Hop African American
Low Income African American
Indian Punjabis
2nd Gen Chinese
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COMMUNITY ANALYSISTEMPLATE
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PAULINE MISSIONARY PLANTER PATTERN
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DISCERNING WORLDVIEWS
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THREE LEVELS OF WORLDVIEW

• SURFACE LEVEL
• BEHAVIORS OUT OF INTERNAL RESPONSES
• Shopping at Mall
• MIDDLE LEVEL
• VALUES, BELIEFS, FEELINGS, THINKING (INTERNAL
  RESPONSES) FROM DEEP LEVEL ASSUMPTIONS
• Finding the Best Buy/Sale Items
• DEEP LEVEL
• UNCHALLENGED ASSUMPTIONS
• Materialism Life Consists of Possessions

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WORLDVIEW
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EXPLAINING EVALUATING INTERPRETING INTEGRATING ADA
PTING
MORMONISM SECULARISM CHRISTIANITY

• WORK
• LIFESTYLE

FAMILY SYSTEMS SOCIAL NETWORKS EDUCATION MUSIC
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BRIDGES AND BARRIERS FOR GOSPEL COMMUNICATION

• BRIDGES beliefs, values, social customs,
  behaviors in a group that are similar but not
  equal to biblical teachings. Their similarity
  helps initial communication of the gospel.

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• BARRIERS beliefs, values, social customs,
  behaviors in a group that are contradictory to
  biblical truths. These are addressed throughout
  the evangelism and discipleship efforts.

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Paul Hiebert
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WORLDVIEW ASSESSMENT

• Name of the Group
• Language (s)
• Location
• Population
• Description
• History

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• ECONOMICS
• SOCIALIZATION
• POLITICAL STRUCTURES
• RELIGION
• VALUES

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• People cannot often verbalize their worldview
• Ways to discover
• Know your own
• Study literature
• Study symbols and rituals
• Interview and participation
• Critique with Scripture

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PAULINE MISSIONARY PLANTER PATTERN
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DESIGNING METHODS
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Jerusalem Model

• Acts 2
• Establishing Presence
• Leadership Development
• Structural/Organizational Development
• Community
• Spiritual Power
• Evangelistic
• Homogeneous

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Antioch Model

• Acts 11
• Worship
• Prayer and Fasting
• Sending
• Multicultural
• Multiplication Across Cultures
• Reproducing Structures
• Missionary Teams
• Local Churches

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Ephesus Model

• Acts 19
• Teaching Evangelism/Disicipling (School of
  Tyrannus)
• Gospel Spreads through Asia by Reproducing
  Disciples
• Ephesus Transformed

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PAUL

• PAUL WITH THE JEWS
• PAUL WITH THE GENTILES

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Anglo American Middle Class Church Planter
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Anglo American Middle Class Multiplying Church
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Mapping People Groups andPopulation Segments
Mexican Oxacans
Iranian Farsi
Anglo Middle Class
1st Gen Somali
Hip Hop African American
Low Income African American
Indian Punjabis
2nd Gen Chinese
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REPRODUCING/TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES
GODS MISSION
B I B L I C A L M A N D A T E S
G E N E R A L R
LOST PEOPLES
TRADITIONAL CHURCH
COMMUNICATE GOSPEL
NEW REPRODUCING/ TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES??
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Anglo American Middle Class Pauline Missionary
Planter
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REPRODUCING/TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES
GODS MISSION
B I B L I C A L M A N D A T E S
G E N E R A L R
LOST PEOPLES
REPRODUCING/ TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH
MISSIONARY TEAMS
NEW REPRODUCING/ TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES
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REPRODUCING/TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES
LOST PEOPLES
REPRODUCING/ TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCH
MISSIONARY TEAMS
NEW REPRODUCING/ TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES
NEW CHURCH STARTS
LOST PEOPLES
NEW REPRODUCING/ TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES
MISSIONARY TEAMS
NEW CHURCH STARTS
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PAULINE MISSIONARY PLANTER PATTERN
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DISCIPLE LEADERS
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PAUL AT PHILIPPI

• PAUL FOLLOWED INCARNATION PATTERN
• OBEYED CALL AND WENT
• WITNESSED TO PERSONS OF PEACE
• STRENGTHENED THEM AS A GROUP IN THE WORD
• PRAYED CONSTANTLY FOR THEM
• WROTE THEM INSTRUCTIONS
• TRUSTED THE HOLY SPIRIT TO DO IN THEM WHAT HE HAD
  EXPERIENCE ELSEWHERE
• CHURCH AND MISSIONARY TEAM LEADERS DISCIPLED

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Mapping People Groups andPopulation Segments
Mexican Oxacans
Iranian Farsi
Anglo Middle Class
1st Gen Somali
Hip Hop African American
Low Income African American
Indian Punjabis
2nd Gen Chinese
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DEVELOP CHURCHES
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People-Group-Focused Evangelism, Church Planting
and Missionary Sending
Determine God's Activities
Discover Missionaries/ Church Planters
Discover Peoples
NORTH AMERICAS MULTIPLE TA ETHNE with MULTIPLE
WORLDVIEWS and CULTURES
Discern Worldviews
Develop Churches
Design Methods
Disciple Leaders
Declare Gospel