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Goals of the Four Seasons of a Churchplant
Viv Grigg,Oct 2002, rev 2006Based on chapter 13 of Cry of the Urban Poor
The Goal of the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20)
Disciple the Nations Bring the Nations
under the authority of the King
The Means: Evangelize, Teach, Baptize
Context: Group of Disciples
Intermediate Goals: Groups of Disciples Churches
What is Discipling? (1 Thes 2:1-7, John 17:1-5)What is Churchplanting? Social structuringof the fruit of evangelism
What is a Church?Acts 2:42-44
Conversion Baptism Meetings in Houses Use Central Temple Teaching, Preaching Leadership Regular Gathering Worshipping Prayer Outreach Economic Sharing (see diagram on overhead)
What is a Churchplanter’s Definition of a Church?
Depends… on culture 1. A Bible Study
Small group Meets weekly
2. A House Church meets weekly Bible is preached/
discussed 12 or more adults (1-3
families) Care for each other Worship together
3. A Fellowship all the above meets weekly for worship /teaching Up to 30 adults (2+ cells + kids
ministry)
4. A New Church All the above 30+ adults (or 5 + families), 4-6 cells Recognised leaders Legalised May / may not have pastor / building Small Group, Large Group, Leadership Cell, Congregation, Celebration,
Coordination
Four Season of Growth
How to get from evangelism to a fellowship to a multiplying movement.For each season we need to know
our goals the focus of teaching
the type of group culture.
Read 1 John 2:12-14 and define three phases of growth and their characteristics
Based on the Focus Chart of Gene Tabor and the Philippine Navigator and Reach, Lakas-Angkan movements. © Viv Grigg, Oct 1989
Growth-Oriented Theology1 John 2:12-14
CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE FATHERS &MOTHERS
Know the Father Strong Have spiritualchildren
Word of Godabides
Companionshipwith the Father
Have overcome theevil one
Four Seasons of Growth
EVANG-ELISM
SECURITY COMMITMENT QUALITY CALLING
1. With God 1. To Christ as Lord 1. Of character Faith Hope Love
1. Discernment
2. With the Body 2. To God’s Familyrelating in love
2. Of MinistryDevotionKnowledgeSkill
2. Development
3. Self-Acceptance- Deliverance- Healing
3. To the word asfood and authority
3. Deployment
Teaching at Each of the Four Seasons
EVANG-ELISM
SECURITY COMMITMENT QUALITY CALLING
The Nature of God 1. Faithfulness,
Love, Grace,
1The Nature of God Holiness etc
The Character of God – Gal 5:22,23, Sermon on the Mount
Leadership Large Group Leadership
The Basics of Christian Living Word, Prayer, Fellowship etc
Discipleship: The Response of Obedience 7 Areas
Ministry training Devotion Knowledge Skill
Ministry Experience Reflections
Evangelism, Discipleship
Small group Leadership
Economic discipleship
Economic Leadership
Goal for Each of the Four Seasons
EVANG-ELISM
SECURITY COMMITMENT QUALITY CALLING
Disciple Basic Labourer Complete
LabourerConvert Beginning
Disciple
7 Characteristics of a Slum Disciple?
Puts Christ first in all areas of life (Luke 14:26-33; Matt 6:33), and separates from sin. Spiritually Socially (Luke 14:26) Economically (Luke 14:33)
The Word of God is food and authority (John 8:31) Fellowships regularly with other believers showing love and
unity (John 13:34,35)
Growing in devotion to Christ, and developing a prayer life (John 15:7)
Growing in Christlike character (John 15:16) Witnessing regularly (John 15:16) A learner, open and teachable (Matt 28:18-20)
What is a Basic Labourer?
Takes 4-5 years to develop a worker
This is a season of one to one relational training
Christlike CharacterEssentially healedFruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22,23)Healthy marriage
Skill in MinistryAble to lead someone to
ChristAble to discipleAble to lead a small group and
larger groupAble to teach
Heart for Ministry
Group Discussion
Determine at which season your church is at and join that group.
Work together on a work plan for churches at this season
Strategic Issues in Discipling The Purpose of Discipling
Rom 8:29 Col 1:27-29 Eph 5:27 Everyone mature in Christ
Discipling Damaged People Discipline Needed Create trouble, grace
needed Lots of counseling time
needed Healing by Holy Spirit
Urban Poor Issues Anger Debt Those who oppress Fatherless families Envy Demonic activity….
The Centrality of an Open Home
Pastoral Issues
3 Structures for Poor Peoples’ Churches Multiplying web of small
churches Gang structured
discipling movement (prison, gang, drugs…)
Central hotel church and daughter churches in the slums
Breaking the Property Barrier
Creating Momentum A rhythm of events A simple pattern of Bible
study, of worship, of discipleship
Becoming both social and spiritual leader
High commitment - 3-5 nights per week.
Developing Self-Supporting Pastors
Why do People Move Churches?
SensitivityEconomicsPeople want feeding, theygo where they are
fedOpportunitiesDisappointment, based on false expectations
that God will instantly do miraclesLeadership divisions, spirit of bitternessPeople can’t pay rent, they are mobile
Reference Works on Churchplanting
Brock, Charles (1994) Indigenous
Churchplanting. Church Growth International, Missouri.
Simson, Wolfgang (1998) Houses That Change
the World. OM Publishing. Walker, Andrew
(1985) Restoring the Kingdom: The Radical Christianity of the House Church Movement. Hodder and Stoughton.
Schwartz, Christian (2000) Natural Church Growth
Development
Hesselgrave, David (2000) Planting Churches
Cross-Culturally, Baker Books Neighbour, Ralph W., Jr.
(1990) Where Do We Go From Here: A Guidebook to Cell Group Church, Touch Publications
Stephan, Tom Passing the Baton
Grigg, Viv (1994) Cry of the Urban Poor,
MARC British Church Growth Magazine