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The Jesus Model. Church Planting and Church Growth based upon Jesus’ example. Jesus - Church Planter ?. Yes , Jesus was the first and foremost church planter !. „I will build my Church !“. Why can we assert that Jesus was a church planter ?. Based upon his expressed goal : - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Church Planting and Church Growth
based upon Jesus’ example
Jesus - Church Planter?Jesus - Church Planter?
Yes, Jesus was the first and foremost church planter!
„I will build my Church!“
Why can we assert that Jesus was a church planter? Based upon his expressed goal:
I will build my Church!
The Acts of the Apostels is the record of all that Jesus „continued to do and teach“ (Acts 1:1)
The disciples, around Jesus were the first prototype of the Church.
Jesus most certainly showed and taught His disciples how to plant His Church.
The Jesus-Model: The radically new/old means of
planting churches
1. Incarnational Contact
2. Compassionate Motivation
3. Christ-centered proclamation
4. Liberating Lordship
5. Changed Identity
6. Practical Discipleship
7. Intentional Multiplication At home
in the presence
of God
The Core of Church Planting is life together with God the Father
At home in the
presence of God
Authority and power in ministry are the result of nearness to God (Mk 1:35, 6:46, 9:7)
We will never be more in public ministry than we are in our private fellowship with God.
A healthy life in communion with God is paramount
Because of tempation: to be relevant, to be popular, to be powerful
We stay healthy by exiting ministry and by practicing the spiritual disciplines
We intercede not defensively, but offensively through front line praying
A Church Planter Profile
• Healthy Spirtitual Life – Longing for God
• Spiritual Gifts: Leadership, Faith, Evangelism
• Personality type: Leaders: D and I, Followers: S and C
• Visionary capacity – able to see what is not yet
• Intrinsically motivated
• Cooperation of Spouse
• Creates ownership of ministry
• Connects well relationally with others, especially non Christians
• Resilient: not easily discouraged by set-backs
The Jesus-Model:The radically new/old means
of planting churches
1. Incarnational Contact
At home in the
presence of God
Incarnational Contact
• The incarnation – unique, yet must be universal among Christians
• Connecting: Missional – Third Places
• Church planters will spend half of their time in the harvest (Beware of the danger of the desk!)
• Demographic and Psychograpihc studies and their immpication for the Gospel
• Person of Peace: Mavens, Connectors, Salesmen
• Building Networks of Relationships to non Christians
• Phase One: Generating a Starter Team that is incarnational
The Four Phase Model
Assimilation EventAssimilation Event(Preview service) (Preview service)
Startteam-Meeting Startteam-Meeting
Week 1 2 3 4 5/1
The Jesus-Model:The radically new/old means
of planting churches
1. Incarnational Contact
2. Compassionate MotivationAt home
in the presence
of God
What motivates us to plant churches?The call of God and the compassion for the lost (Lk 6:36; Matt 9:36)
Study the life of Ruth to learn what compassion is
The Jesus-Model:The radically new/old means
of planting churches
1. Incarnational Contact
2. Compassionate Motivation
3. Christ-centered proclamation
At home in the
presence of God
What is the Gospel?
The Gospel is Jesus and all that He embodies with me today! The personal life-changing presence of God in the life of a weak individual.
Scripture: Matt 9:35 (Autobasileia); Lk 17:21Implications:
More than sin management!Participation with God in a new reality of livingLiving out of the resourses of the KingThe incarnation repeats itself daily in my lifeAuthority and power to act in His nameMy Kingdom vs God‘s Kingdom (Flip Chart)
The Jesus-Model:The radically new/old means
of planting churches
1. Incarnational Contact
2. Compassionate Motivation
3. Christ-centered proclamation
4. Liberating Lordship
At home in the
presence of God
Recognizing liberated Lordship
A burning heart (Lk 24:32)A clear conscience (1 Joh 1:5-7)Applied teaching (Matt 7:24)
Levels of Choice
Kingdomof SELF
Kingdomof GOD
Faith
1. SURRENDERControl Level
I need a new leader.
2. SORRY ABOUT ITGuilt and Grief Level
I need forgivenessand another chance.
3. SICK OF ITFrustration Level
I need help.
1. FOLLOWINGObedienceLevel
I have a new leader.
2. ABIDINGLove Relationship Level
I have an eternalfriend.
3. OVERCOMINGReliability Level
My leader has a follower.
The Jesus-Model:The radically new/old means
of planting churches
1. Incarnational Contact
2. Compassionate Motivation
3. Christ-centered proclamation
4. Liberating Lordship
5. Changed Identity
At home in the
presence of God
Changed identity
The danger of socialized Christians
New Identity in relating to Christ, not to task (Gen 4; Joh 1)
The local Church carries in it a new spiritual identity (It knows who it is in Christ and that it is therefore culturally relevent)
Life-Transformational small groups become the micro-cosom of out new identity
The Jesus-Model:The radically new/old means
of planting churches
1. Incarnational Contact
2. Compassionate Motivation
3. Christ-centered proclamation
4. Liberating Lordship
5. Changed Identity
6. Practical Discipleship
At home in the
presence of God
Making Disciples – the basis of reproduction
Teaching people how to live like Jesus
Implimenting a plan for making disciples that make disciples
Disciple-making forms the basis for healthy growth
Disciples
Coaches
Ministry area leaders
Church planters
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The Jesus-Model:The radically new/old means
of planting churches
1. Incarnational Contact
2. Compassionate Motivation
3. Christ-centered proclamation
4. Liberating Lordship
5. Changed Identity
6. Practical Discipleship
7. Intentional Multiplication At home
in the presence
of God
Good to Great Church Planting
Good Church Planting
Long recovery time
Direct involvement
Emphasis on leadership
Haphazard and situational
Centripetal force
Emphasis on giftedness
Great Church Planting
Timed release
Generational distance
Discipleship depth
Intentional mindset
External focus
Reproducible models
The fruit of an apple tree is not an apple, it is another apple tree.