our god our mission our commission mandeville first baptist church january 27, 2013
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OUR GODOUR MISSION
OUR COMMISSION
Mandeville First Baptist ChurchJanuary 27, 2013
OUR GOD
UNDERSTANDING GOD’S HEARTNow the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” (Genesis 12:1-3 ESV) 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah 2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah (Psalm 67:1–4 ESV)
UNDERSTANDING GOD’S HEART9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. (2 Peter 3:9 ESV)
9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, (Revelation 5:8–9 ESV)
9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, (Revelation 7:9 ESV)
OUR MISSION & OUR COMMISSION
MISSION vs MINISTRY
A Mission:Work that results in new believers or which will result in new churches
It is intentionally focused on these results
A Ministry:Work that ministers to existing believers or churches
THE GREAT COMMISSION IS OUR MISSION
Go therefore and make disciples of
all nations, (panta ta ethne, Root: ethnos)
baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19 ESV)
A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATION
Assessing Progress in Carrying Out the Great Commission
OUR EVALUATION PROCESS
• God has shown us in His Word that He views the world in PEOPLE GROUPS rather than geo-political nations
• The world has 7 BILLION people
• They are divided into 11,342 PEOPLE GROUPS
A PEOPLE GROUP is an ethno-linguistic group with a
common self-identity shared by the various members.
PEOPLE GROUPS
• Biblical viewpoint
• A focus on languages and cultural barriers
• Provides a means of organic multiplication
(when 2% is reached)
SO HOW ARE WE DOING?
Assessing Progress in Carrying Out the Great Commission
Evangelical Christianity
PEOPLE GROUPS
REACHED > 2% are Evangelical Christians
UNREACHED < 2% are Evangelical Christians
UNENGAGED = Nobody is preaching the Gospel
UPG – Unreached People GroupUUPG – Unreached and Unengaged People Group
THE BIG PICTURE
Reached41%
Un-Reached
54%
UnEngaged5%
PEOPLE GROUPS
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity ModelStatus
Description
0 No evangelical Christians or churches.No access to major evangelical print, audio, visual, or human resources.
1 Less than 2% Evangelical. Some evangelical resources available, no active church planting within past 2 years.
2 Less than 2% Evangelical. Initial (localized) church planting within past 2 years.
3 Less than 2% Evangelical. Widespread church planting within past 2 years.
4 Greater than or equal to 2% Evangelical
5 Greater than or equal to 5% Evangelical
6 Greater than or equal to 10% Evangelical
7 Unknown
THE BIG PICTURE
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
-250 250 750 1250 1750 2250
15
827
2,189
1,160
1,475
620
315
The Unreached
The Last Frontier•NO Evangelical Christians /churches•NO access to evangelical resources*•NO active church planting in 2 years
• Less than 2% evangelical• Initial or widespread church
planting in the past 2 years
POPULATION
OUR PROGRESS
842,347,024
“The Last Frontier” – Category “0” and “1”
13% of the worlds populationNot So Bad?
OUR PROGRESS
842,347,024“The Last Frontier”Categories
0 & 1
+
3,350,316,792“The Other Unreached”Categories
2 & 3
=
4,192,663,81660% of World Population is Unreached
Categories
0 thru 3
RED IS LESS THAN 2%
What About Mandeville?• 737 PEOPLE GROUPS in US & Canada• 340,609,708 People in US & Canada• Information you just saw did not include them
In West St Tammany - 122,848 population in 2010
• 5.4% of the population are Southern Baptist• 3.0% of the population attends worship services• 1.9% of the population attends Bible Study
24% of the “Christian” population attend church services
What About Your Family?
What About Your Friend?
What About Your Neighbor?
What About Your Co-Worker?
God’s Heart That All People Groups Would Come
to Know Him and Be Saved
Our CommissionGo, therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit
The question is not –
what can 12 people in a life group do?
The question is what can we do with God
if we are on mission
FOR Him and WITH Him?
God’s Method
If you have been reconciled to God and thus
consider yourself a follower of Jesus Christ,
then YOU are the tool God will use.
There is NO other plan.
God’s Method
The Bible tells us that as we are reconciled to Him, WE
are, therefore entrusted with the “message of
reconciliation” (2 Corinthians 5:18-19).
God has chosen YOU, the church, to be His messenger to
the world.
God’s Method
It is up to EVERY believer and EVERY church to proclaim
the message of the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
There are many who do not yet believe because they
have not heard, and how can they hear unless WE go
and tell them (Romans 10:14-15).
A Time of Prayer
OUR PAST HISTORY
OF MISSIONS WORK
Our Past Mission Work
Missionaries Called to Plant Churches• Hot Springs, South Dakota• Bend, Oregon
Short Term Mission Trips• West Africa• Costa Rica• Peru• Laredo
Local Mission Work• Hurricane Effects• Crisis Pregnancies• Samaritan Center• Heritage Manor
Our Limited Involvement Internationally
25 current members have been participants on international mission trips
15 of the 25 were either pastors or youth (at the time)
Average of 169 attended our adult Life Groups last year
6% of our Life Group members have been involved in International missionary efforts
Our Limited Involvement Locally
Burt Class - Heritage Manor
Some Individuals – Samaritan Center
Single Mom’s Group – Crisis Pregnancy Center
Youth – Secret Service Projects
Hurricanes have been the trigger for our action in the past
Much involvement but not as a group
CONCLUSION:
Our Involvement Both
Internationally and Locally
Has Been Limited
QUESTIONS
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OUR 1st GOALEvery
Life Group Member
Become A Missionary
OUR 2nd GOALEvery Life Group Develop
“NEAR” and “FAR”
Mission Projects
NEAR and FAR?
NEAR Mission Project – St Tammany Parish
FAR Mission Project – Outside St Tammany Parish
OUR PRIORITIES AND TIMELINE
Our Priorities:1st - NEAR mission work2nd - FAR mission work
Our Goals for Each Life Group:May 2013 – A NEAR project identified Sep 2013 – Plans for NEAR & FAR projectsMay 2014 – Active NEAR & FAR projects
OUR CHALLENGEHow Can We Develop
Mission Opportunities
For Every Life Group
Both Near and Far?
NEAR Mission Opportunities
• Samaritan Center, Mandeville• Hospice, Northshore• Jail Ministry, St Tammany Parish• Fairview Children’s Home, Covington• Homeless Students, St Tammany Parish• Youth Services Bureau, Covington• Northlake Crisis Pregnancy Center, Covington• BIG Brothers BIG Sisters, Northshore • Chaplaincy to Sr. Adult Living Facilities
Potential FAR Mission Opportunities
2013 . • West Africa• Other African Countries• Barcelona Spain• New York City• Miami
• Baptist Children’s Home• Louisiana College• New Orleans• World Changers
2014:SenegalBelarusDr. HerrodLaredo (Mardi Gras)
Other Places God
Leads Us to
Accomplish His
Mission
QUESTIONS
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PROJECT GUIDELINES
PROJECT GUIDELINES
• Pray for God to Work with Your Group• Coordinators Can Help You from Your Group• Coaching Strategy Incorporated Into Projects• NEAR Project Working Before FAR Project• Everybody Should Have a Role – A Team Effort• Giving Money By Itself Is Not Involvement• No Funding Planned for NEAR Projects• Keep Mission Team in the Loop
FAR PROJECT GUIDELINES
• Pray for God to Work with Your Group• FAR Projects:
– Detailed Planning and Coordination with Missions Team– Are Not Vacations– Require Passports– Immunizations– Visas (some cases)– Require More Personal Risk or Sacrifice than NEAR
• Essential to Develop Relationships – Therefore , we need a recurring presence among a PEOPLE GROUP – Therefore, Don’t Plan Large Groups of People – Rather Frequent Teams of 2-4 (preferable 2 married couples)
• Pray About a PEOPLE GROUP You Can Choose to Pray for, Adopt, Reach with the Gospel
FOR ME AND EVERYBODY
• Don’t Give Money Unless You’re Praying
• Don’t Volunteer NEAR Unless You’re Praying
• Don’t Go FAR Unless You’re
Praying
INFORMATION TODAY
QUESTIONS
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