This document discusses special event sermons, which offer a theological interpretation of an event or holiday observed by the church. It provides guidance on preparing these sermons, including analyzing the event, researching relevant biblical and theological concepts, and applying findings to the congregation. It notes special event sermons depend on the nature of the event. Funeral sermons should be short and colloquial while wedding sermons celebrate the couple's covenant with God. The document also outlines the aims of funeral, wedding and holiday sermons.
This document provides guidance on key elements to consider when developing an effective sermon, including the title, main text or passage, main idea, area or tone, and aim or purpose. An effective title should be brief, engaging, and raise expectations without overpromising. The main text should furnish the topic and be a complete biblical portion. The main idea or "sermon-in-a-sentence" should be a clear theological statement. A sermon's area can be pastoral, prophetic, teaching, or evangelistic. The aim expresses the objective or desired response from the congregation.
Pauline Evangelism Session 16: Church Leadership and MissionClint Heacock
This document discusses the concept of an "organic church" as presented in Frank Viola's book Reimagining Church. It contrasts the organic church model with the traditional "institutional church" model. The institutional church is characterized as hierarchical, program-based, and disempowering to members, whereas the organic church operates based on principles seen in the New Testament such as a priesthood of all believers and use of spiritual gifts. The document suggests that moving towards a more organic church structure could help address issues like lack of community and passive membership.
The document discusses becoming a disciple-making church and outlines key aspects of discipleship according to Jesus' model. It emphasizes that discipleship is a lifelong commitment, not just a program or activity. True discipleship results in spiritual growth and character development rather than just knowledge acquisition. The document suggests churches should measure outcomes like spiritual maturity levels and number of mentoring relationships instead of just attendance and offerings.
This document discusses special event sermons, which offer a theological interpretation of an event or holiday observed by the church. It provides guidance on preparing these sermons, including analyzing the event, researching relevant biblical and theological concepts, and applying findings to the congregation. It notes special event sermons depend on the nature of the event. Funeral sermons should be short and colloquial while wedding sermons celebrate the couple's covenant with God. The document also outlines the aims of funeral, wedding and holiday sermons.
This document provides guidance on key elements to consider when developing an effective sermon, including the title, main text or passage, main idea, area or tone, and aim or purpose. An effective title should be brief, engaging, and raise expectations without overpromising. The main text should furnish the topic and be a complete biblical portion. The main idea or "sermon-in-a-sentence" should be a clear theological statement. A sermon's area can be pastoral, prophetic, teaching, or evangelistic. The aim expresses the objective or desired response from the congregation.
Pauline Evangelism Session 16: Church Leadership and MissionClint Heacock
This document discusses the concept of an "organic church" as presented in Frank Viola's book Reimagining Church. It contrasts the organic church model with the traditional "institutional church" model. The institutional church is characterized as hierarchical, program-based, and disempowering to members, whereas the organic church operates based on principles seen in the New Testament such as a priesthood of all believers and use of spiritual gifts. The document suggests that moving towards a more organic church structure could help address issues like lack of community and passive membership.
The document discusses becoming a disciple-making church and outlines key aspects of discipleship according to Jesus' model. It emphasizes that discipleship is a lifelong commitment, not just a program or activity. True discipleship results in spiritual growth and character development rather than just knowledge acquisition. The document suggests churches should measure outcomes like spiritual maturity levels and number of mentoring relationships instead of just attendance and offerings.
The document discusses several contemporary issues in Christian missions, including globalism, clericalism, apocalypticism, pluralism/postmodernism, the role of money and the church in missions. It covers trends like the global shift southward of Christianity, the rise of missions from the global South, ecumenical cooperation, networking and collaboration between mission agencies. Issues addressed include definitions of "the call", short-term missions, tentmaking/bivocational missions, and lay leadership in missions.
VOX Church exists to overcome religion through Christ-centered relationships, resulting in changed lives. VOX small groups exist to help people grow in their faith through studying scripture, prayer, and discipling one another. The goal of VOX small groups is to teach people what it means to follow Christ and make more disciples, as commanded by Jesus. VOX small groups meet weekly in homes to build community, study the Bible together, pray, take communion, and encourage spiritual growth in one another.
This document discusses the importance of vision, mission, and money in church stewardship. It provides guidance on developing a vision statement, mission statement, and using those statements to evaluate current ministries and budgets to ensure resources are being used to further the church's mission. The document emphasizes regularly communicating the vision and mission to the congregation and using those statements to guide financial planning and fundraising efforts like the annual pledge drive.
Christian Community Development 1: Eight ComponentsRobert Munson
The document outlines eight principles of Christian Community Development (CCD) according to a paper by Dr. Wayne L. Gordon. The principles are: 1) Relocation - live among the people, 2) Reconciliation - reconcile people to God and each other, 3) Redistribution - share resources with the community, 4) Leader Development - develop local leaders, 5) Listen to the Community - focus on their needs and assets, 6) Church-Based - involve the local church, 7) Wholistic Approach - address all aspects of people's lives, and 8) Empowerment - empower people rather than create dependency. The document discusses each principle in 1-2 paragraphs.
This document outlines the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines plans for several "Years" focused on faith, the laity, and the poor from 2013-2015. It details the formation programs, seminars, and commissions that will guide reflections on key aspects of Catholic theology and social teaching during this time. In 2015, the focus will be the "Year of the Poor" with seminars held across the Philippines in February through April addressing topics like Catholic social teachings, basic ecclesial communities, and looking at Jesus with eyes of love, mercy and forgiveness. The goal is a formation program that reaches out particularly to the poor, those drifted from the Church, and youth.
The document outlines the vision and priorities for Hope EFC church over the next two years. The three main priorities are to [1] proclaim the gospel through preaching and evangelism, [2] disciple church members through cell groups and mentoring, and [3] engage the community through outreach. The church aims to simplify its structure, become more family-oriented, and ensure that all activities are centered on upholding the gospel. Members are encouraged to participate in various ministry and community service opportunities to live out the church's mission.
Elders' Development 4 Spirituality and Prayer in the URCDevelopmentAdmin
This document discusses spirituality and prayer. It defines prayer as a conscious relationship with God that includes words, thoughts and meditation. Christian spirituality expresses intimacy with the divine through Jesus. Reformed spirituality emphasizes Scripture, openness to the Holy Spirit, creativity, intellectual grappling with faith, and the local church. Personal spirituality is developed within spiritual communities and influences how one views Christ and takes spiritual action. Developing and maintaining spiritual passion requires restoration from draining influences.
This document summarizes key points from the book "Bonsai Theory of Church Growth" by Ken Hemphill. It discusses how churches can artificially limit their growth by keeping them in a small "pot" through factors like facility size, leadership capacity, and vision. It also outlines ways churches can "prune roots" and "pinch back new growth" through practices like trimming membership rolls, limiting opportunities for new people, and not adapting to new ideas. The summary stresses that churches need to understand their community's "soil" and remove artificial barriers to allow for natural and supernatural growth.
This document discusses Church Planting Movements (CPMs), which are defined as the rapid multiplication of indigenous churches planting churches that sweeps through a people group. Some key points:
1) CPMs have been reported in India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and other regions, resulting in thousands of new churches and hundreds of thousands of new believers in just a few years.
2) CPMs have 10 common characteristics, including extraordinary prayer, abundant evangelism, intentional church planting, authority of Scripture, local leadership, house churches, churches planting churches, and rapid reproduction of healthy churches.
3) CPMs differ from traditional church growth models in starting among unreached groups and quickly shifting
The document discusses five steps to plant a church: 1) developing a leadership vision, 2) gathering a core team, 3) going public by beginning weekly meetings, 4) maximizing the church's potential through finding the right planter, location, funding, and coaching, and 5) ensuring the longevity of the church by preventing isolation. It also provides principles for sharpening the church vision and growing the core team.
This document discusses changes occurring within a congregation and how leadership is guiding the congregation through that change. It outlines five congregational goals adopted by session to aim resources toward healthy ends, including deepening relationships through shared practices, clarifying governance and organizational structures, growing community impact, and improving fiscal health. The pastor expresses encouragement that leadership is navigating change purposefully rather than resisting it, and hopes congregation members will contribute their gifts through ministry and mission.
This document discusses strategies for starting new churches. It argues that starting new churches is important because it follows the New Testament pattern, can help evangelize growing populations, and inspires the starting of additional churches. Some principles for planting new churches include working through existing local churches, carefully choosing a target area, communicating the gospel message with relevance, congregating new believers, and having a plan for continual growth. Existing churches can get involved by sponsoring new plants, providing volunteers and financial support, and developing satellite congregations. When planting, churches should analyze the target demographic, select an area that is open to the gospel, and communicate in a way that addresses the concerns of that community. New believers should initially meet in home-
A presentation that summarizes some aspects of Missionary Member Care with greater focus on the context of Protestant Missionaries who are sent out from Asian churches.
Rhua Ministries provides spiritual covering and support to pastors, churches, and ministries. Their coverage aims to focus on spiritual needs rather than legal or hierarchical structure. They offer three levels of coverage - personal, ministerial, and congregational - depending on the ministry's needs. Their goal is to impart vision, provide counsel, and strengthen ministries through spiritual care and partnership while respecting each ministry's autonomy.
Biblical Theology in Relation to Other Categories of TheologyRobert Munson
Introductory Presentation for courses on NT Biblical Theology. Draws from a perspective ,more in line with G. E. Ladd, especially since that was the textbook for the course..
An apostolic Community is one where the people are living in the benefit of the apostolic dimension.
It is important to understand the nature of apostolic communities for accurate positioning, planning and expectation.
Understanding apostolic community will inform our value systems and provide a new measuring rod by which to evaluate quality and direction.
The document outlines the agenda for a "Sacrament Saturday" event at the Parish of St. Monica. It includes an opening prayer, discussions on the current view of the Catholic Church and the "New Evangelization", spiritual growth phases, formation, parish vision and mission, and practical suggestions for formation. It concludes with a scheduled question and answer period, as well as a summary and evaluation of the day's discussions.
Definition of Education and the school functions including the four purpose of schooling, the multiple school function, the difference between manifest and latent functions of education, the six major manifest function of education, the latent functions of school and their example including religion
This document defines religion as beliefs about the supernatural, the afterlife, and how they impact life. It discusses key features of religion like prayer, ritual, and belief. From a functionalist perspective, religion is seen as teaching obedience, preserving in suffering, and virtues. However, from a conflict perspective, Marx saw religion as oppressing the working class by legitimizing capitalism. The document also examines dominant religions in Trinidad and Tobago and syncretic religions that blend Christian and African traditions. It lists contributions of religion like art, education, architecture, and influence on dress. Finally, it identifies various forms of worship within the Caribbean region.
The document discusses the various functions that schools serve from different perspectives at the individual, societal, and group levels. At the societal level, schools socialize youth, select students for roles, transmit culture, provide credentials, promote political integration, conduct research, and serve custodial functions. Theoretical views like interactionist, functionalist, conflict, and critical perspectives are described for each societal function. Schools also have manifest functions like instruction and latent functions like developing youth culture.
Social institutions are established sets of norms and subsystems that support a society's survival. Examples include families, governments, and universities. A social institution performs social functions like satisfying needs, socializing individuals, and coordinating and stabilizing a culture. The family is the most important social institution. It socializes children, transmits culture, and provides affection, security, and social status. Education is also a major social institution. It transmits knowledge, values, and behaviors between generations through both formal schooling and informal socialization within families. Schools have intellectual, political, social, and economic functions like teaching skills, inculcating allegiance, socializing individuals for roles, and preparing them for occupations.
The document discusses several contemporary issues in Christian missions, including globalism, clericalism, apocalypticism, pluralism/postmodernism, the role of money and the church in missions. It covers trends like the global shift southward of Christianity, the rise of missions from the global South, ecumenical cooperation, networking and collaboration between mission agencies. Issues addressed include definitions of "the call", short-term missions, tentmaking/bivocational missions, and lay leadership in missions.
VOX Church exists to overcome religion through Christ-centered relationships, resulting in changed lives. VOX small groups exist to help people grow in their faith through studying scripture, prayer, and discipling one another. The goal of VOX small groups is to teach people what it means to follow Christ and make more disciples, as commanded by Jesus. VOX small groups meet weekly in homes to build community, study the Bible together, pray, take communion, and encourage spiritual growth in one another.
This document discusses the importance of vision, mission, and money in church stewardship. It provides guidance on developing a vision statement, mission statement, and using those statements to evaluate current ministries and budgets to ensure resources are being used to further the church's mission. The document emphasizes regularly communicating the vision and mission to the congregation and using those statements to guide financial planning and fundraising efforts like the annual pledge drive.
Christian Community Development 1: Eight ComponentsRobert Munson
The document outlines eight principles of Christian Community Development (CCD) according to a paper by Dr. Wayne L. Gordon. The principles are: 1) Relocation - live among the people, 2) Reconciliation - reconcile people to God and each other, 3) Redistribution - share resources with the community, 4) Leader Development - develop local leaders, 5) Listen to the Community - focus on their needs and assets, 6) Church-Based - involve the local church, 7) Wholistic Approach - address all aspects of people's lives, and 8) Empowerment - empower people rather than create dependency. The document discusses each principle in 1-2 paragraphs.
This document outlines the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines plans for several "Years" focused on faith, the laity, and the poor from 2013-2015. It details the formation programs, seminars, and commissions that will guide reflections on key aspects of Catholic theology and social teaching during this time. In 2015, the focus will be the "Year of the Poor" with seminars held across the Philippines in February through April addressing topics like Catholic social teachings, basic ecclesial communities, and looking at Jesus with eyes of love, mercy and forgiveness. The goal is a formation program that reaches out particularly to the poor, those drifted from the Church, and youth.
The document outlines the vision and priorities for Hope EFC church over the next two years. The three main priorities are to [1] proclaim the gospel through preaching and evangelism, [2] disciple church members through cell groups and mentoring, and [3] engage the community through outreach. The church aims to simplify its structure, become more family-oriented, and ensure that all activities are centered on upholding the gospel. Members are encouraged to participate in various ministry and community service opportunities to live out the church's mission.
Elders' Development 4 Spirituality and Prayer in the URCDevelopmentAdmin
This document discusses spirituality and prayer. It defines prayer as a conscious relationship with God that includes words, thoughts and meditation. Christian spirituality expresses intimacy with the divine through Jesus. Reformed spirituality emphasizes Scripture, openness to the Holy Spirit, creativity, intellectual grappling with faith, and the local church. Personal spirituality is developed within spiritual communities and influences how one views Christ and takes spiritual action. Developing and maintaining spiritual passion requires restoration from draining influences.
This document summarizes key points from the book "Bonsai Theory of Church Growth" by Ken Hemphill. It discusses how churches can artificially limit their growth by keeping them in a small "pot" through factors like facility size, leadership capacity, and vision. It also outlines ways churches can "prune roots" and "pinch back new growth" through practices like trimming membership rolls, limiting opportunities for new people, and not adapting to new ideas. The summary stresses that churches need to understand their community's "soil" and remove artificial barriers to allow for natural and supernatural growth.
This document discusses Church Planting Movements (CPMs), which are defined as the rapid multiplication of indigenous churches planting churches that sweeps through a people group. Some key points:
1) CPMs have been reported in India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and other regions, resulting in thousands of new churches and hundreds of thousands of new believers in just a few years.
2) CPMs have 10 common characteristics, including extraordinary prayer, abundant evangelism, intentional church planting, authority of Scripture, local leadership, house churches, churches planting churches, and rapid reproduction of healthy churches.
3) CPMs differ from traditional church growth models in starting among unreached groups and quickly shifting
The document discusses five steps to plant a church: 1) developing a leadership vision, 2) gathering a core team, 3) going public by beginning weekly meetings, 4) maximizing the church's potential through finding the right planter, location, funding, and coaching, and 5) ensuring the longevity of the church by preventing isolation. It also provides principles for sharpening the church vision and growing the core team.
This document discusses changes occurring within a congregation and how leadership is guiding the congregation through that change. It outlines five congregational goals adopted by session to aim resources toward healthy ends, including deepening relationships through shared practices, clarifying governance and organizational structures, growing community impact, and improving fiscal health. The pastor expresses encouragement that leadership is navigating change purposefully rather than resisting it, and hopes congregation members will contribute their gifts through ministry and mission.
This document discusses strategies for starting new churches. It argues that starting new churches is important because it follows the New Testament pattern, can help evangelize growing populations, and inspires the starting of additional churches. Some principles for planting new churches include working through existing local churches, carefully choosing a target area, communicating the gospel message with relevance, congregating new believers, and having a plan for continual growth. Existing churches can get involved by sponsoring new plants, providing volunteers and financial support, and developing satellite congregations. When planting, churches should analyze the target demographic, select an area that is open to the gospel, and communicate in a way that addresses the concerns of that community. New believers should initially meet in home-
A presentation that summarizes some aspects of Missionary Member Care with greater focus on the context of Protestant Missionaries who are sent out from Asian churches.
Rhua Ministries provides spiritual covering and support to pastors, churches, and ministries. Their coverage aims to focus on spiritual needs rather than legal or hierarchical structure. They offer three levels of coverage - personal, ministerial, and congregational - depending on the ministry's needs. Their goal is to impart vision, provide counsel, and strengthen ministries through spiritual care and partnership while respecting each ministry's autonomy.
Biblical Theology in Relation to Other Categories of TheologyRobert Munson
Introductory Presentation for courses on NT Biblical Theology. Draws from a perspective ,more in line with G. E. Ladd, especially since that was the textbook for the course..
An apostolic Community is one where the people are living in the benefit of the apostolic dimension.
It is important to understand the nature of apostolic communities for accurate positioning, planning and expectation.
Understanding apostolic community will inform our value systems and provide a new measuring rod by which to evaluate quality and direction.
The document outlines the agenda for a "Sacrament Saturday" event at the Parish of St. Monica. It includes an opening prayer, discussions on the current view of the Catholic Church and the "New Evangelization", spiritual growth phases, formation, parish vision and mission, and practical suggestions for formation. It concludes with a scheduled question and answer period, as well as a summary and evaluation of the day's discussions.
Definition of Education and the school functions including the four purpose of schooling, the multiple school function, the difference between manifest and latent functions of education, the six major manifest function of education, the latent functions of school and their example including religion
This document defines religion as beliefs about the supernatural, the afterlife, and how they impact life. It discusses key features of religion like prayer, ritual, and belief. From a functionalist perspective, religion is seen as teaching obedience, preserving in suffering, and virtues. However, from a conflict perspective, Marx saw religion as oppressing the working class by legitimizing capitalism. The document also examines dominant religions in Trinidad and Tobago and syncretic religions that blend Christian and African traditions. It lists contributions of religion like art, education, architecture, and influence on dress. Finally, it identifies various forms of worship within the Caribbean region.
The document discusses the various functions that schools serve from different perspectives at the individual, societal, and group levels. At the societal level, schools socialize youth, select students for roles, transmit culture, provide credentials, promote political integration, conduct research, and serve custodial functions. Theoretical views like interactionist, functionalist, conflict, and critical perspectives are described for each societal function. Schools also have manifest functions like instruction and latent functions like developing youth culture.
Social institutions are established sets of norms and subsystems that support a society's survival. Examples include families, governments, and universities. A social institution performs social functions like satisfying needs, socializing individuals, and coordinating and stabilizing a culture. The family is the most important social institution. It socializes children, transmits culture, and provides affection, security, and social status. Education is also a major social institution. It transmits knowledge, values, and behaviors between generations through both formal schooling and informal socialization within families. Schools have intellectual, political, social, and economic functions like teaching skills, inculcating allegiance, socializing individuals for roles, and preparing them for occupations.
This document discusses social institutions and defines them as groups that perform social roles like families, governments, and universities. It then discusses the key characteristics and functions of institutions in general. Next, it focuses specifically on the family as a social institution, outlining its defining characteristics, functions, patterns, and roles within Philippine society. Finally, it examines religion as a social institution, describing its characteristics, functions, and elements.
This document discusses social institutions and defines them as structured social groups that govern members' behavior and promote social order and cooperation. It examines the key characteristics and functions of institutions, including simplifying social behavior, providing social roles and relations, coordinating stability, and controlling behavior. The major social institutions discussed are the family, education, religion, economic institutions, and government. For each institution, the document outlines their defining features, roles, and how they socialize groups.
The document provides guidance on strengthening missionary work through retention, reactivation, and conversion. It emphasizes that this work requires a coordinated effort between church members and missionaries to help individuals stay active in the church and join through baptism. The key is for ministering companions and ward missionaries to identify those in need and provide fellowship through social and spiritual support on an individual basis.
Pastoral councils are groups that represent the local faith community and work collaboratively with pastoral leaders to discern pastoral issues, develop creative solutions, and engage in pastoral planning. Effective pastoral councils are focused on the mission of the Church, open to learning, and integrate both the hierarchical and communal aspects of authority in the Catholic tradition.
This document provides guidance on strengthening missionary work through retention, reactivation, and conversion. It emphasizes that retention of new converts requires church members to help them remain active through fellowship and service. Reactivation involves ministering to less-active or inactive members individually with care, understanding, and kindness. Conversion is brought about through accepting and committing to follow God's will. The document outlines best practices for coordination, planning, ministering efforts, and strengthening individuals and units.
This chapter discusses the relationships between mission agencies and churches, who are the primary senders of missionaries. It outlines the roles that churches, agencies, trainers, and mobilizers play as shareholders in the mission enterprise. The chapter then addresses some of the challenges in maintaining effective partnerships and carrying out the mission task, including rallying church support, balancing priorities, focusing on unreached people groups, supporting both frontline and support missionaries, and providing long-term missionary care. Effective short-term mission programs and resources for missionary care are also discussed.
This document summarizes Avery Dulles' models of the Church:
1) The Church as Institution - Views the Church as having recognized ministers, statements of belief, and forms of worship. It establishes membership through sacraments like baptism.
2) The Church as Community - Sees the Church as people gathered around their leader, Jesus Christ, in mutual relationships and common mission.
3) The Church as Sacrament - Understands the Church itself as a visible sign of God's presence through members living in faith, hope, and love.
4) The Church as Herald - Views the Church's primary task as preaching the gospel to humanity, with members united in their response to the
Chapter 13 of Renovation of the Heart ClassCarlin Trammel
The document summarizes key points from a chapter about spiritual formation in local congregations. It discusses congregations as "hospitals" for spiritual growth, where members are at different stages. It emphasizes that the goal should be transforming disciples inwardly to naturally live like Christ, rather than focusing on traditions or getting people into heaven. It outlines a three stage process: making disciples who apprentice under Jesus; immersing them in God's presence; and inwardly changing them to naturally do Christ's words and deeds. It stresses eliminating performance, openly teaching what Jesus taught, and going beyond regular services to advance spiritual growth.
This document discusses strategies for missional church leaders to connect their congregation's mission to the larger mission of God. It defines a missional church as one that allows God's mission to be at its heart and aligns all it does with carrying out God's mission. A missional leader helps the congregation imagine living as God's missionary people beyond the church walls through reaching upward in prayer, relating inward in community, moving forward through creative visioning, and going outward to their local, regional and global communities. The document provides discussion questions to help leaders reflect on how well their church exemplifies these characteristics of a missional congregation.
The document provides guidance on developing an annual evangelism strategy for a church. It recommends beginning with prayer and preparation, then understanding the church's purpose and prioritizing evangelism. The key elements of a strategy are outlined as evangelistic prayer, personal evangelism training, events/activities, ministry/servanthood evangelism, visitation/follow-up, and leadership development. Goals should be set for these areas and needs assessed to implement the strategy. Regular evaluation allows improving the strategy annually to effectively reach the community for Christ.
MODELS OF THE CHURCH ACCORDING TO CARDINAL AVERY DULLES SJFrancis469625
The document discusses Avery Cardinal Dulles' models of the Church, including Church as Institution, Community, Herald, Servant, and Sacrament. It provides details on each model's key aspects and strengths/weaknesses. For example, the Institution model emphasizes hierarchy and stability but risks legalism, while the Community model stresses shared fellowship but can lack structure. The models are also presented as developing from one to the next, with Sacrament founding the Church and leading to Community, Herald, Institution then Servant and Disciples.
The document discusses the importance of intentional discipleship in churches. It notes that while many churches say they believe in making disciples, few are actually effective at doing so. Several experts are quoted highlighting issues like growth without depth, Christianity without discipleship, and believers being indistinguishable from non-believers. The document advocates for a more intentional focus on discipleship processes and defines discipleship as occurring through intentional, strategic efforts rather than just the existence of a church.
The document discusses the importance of discipleship through the church. It argues that churches should prioritize equipping all members for ministry, not just paid clergy. When each member is actively involved in evangelism according to their gifts, spiritual multiplication can occur. The church's programs should support the principle of making disciples by winning people to Christ, building them up, and sending them to win and build others. When members understand and support this guiding principle over individual programs, a movement of discipleship is developed to fulfill Christ's Great Commission.
This chapter discusses strategic and ministry issues in global missions. It addresses whether missions should focus on peoples or places, the role of missionaries in local churches, funding challenges, leadership difficulties, and the role of women in missions. Regarding peoples vs places, while agencies aim to focus on ethnic groups, circumstances sometimes require focusing on locations. Many unreached groups remain so due to choices made. When it comes to local churches, missionaries should not see them as theirs to control but support local leadership instead. Money can effectively support passion if used carefully without hindering indigenous churches. Effective leadership requires enduring hardship and following Christ's example. Regarding women, the chapter calls for repentance, recognizing women's gifts, and respecting local
This document discusses managing volunteerism in churches. It begins by stating that volunteers are critical to the success of local churches. It then discusses establishing the right systems to recruit and deploy volunteers effectively based on their spiritual gifts and passions. This includes having job descriptions, training programs, and recognizing volunteers. The document advocates for a team-based approach rather than relying on individuals. It also stresses the importance of casting vision for volunteer roles and recruiting people personally based on their character, competence, and fit. Difficulty finding volunteers may indicate the task is too large or that the church culture needs adjustment.
The principles of front and back doors in your churchPLAcademy
1. The document discusses the principles of front and back doors in churches, referring to how people enter and leave a church.
2. It emphasizes the importance of strategically opening the front door through outreach, welcoming people, and having programs and services that attract new attendees.
3. It also stresses the need to close the back door by following up with people who stop attending to understand why they left and potentially get them to return, as many former attendees said they would come back if contacted.
NALC Conference - Promoting Encounters and Accompanying People on the Journeyionpennpadre
This document discusses ways to promote ongoing conversion and help parishioners encounter Christ. It begins with an opening prayer asking God for guidance. It then discusses analyzing who is and isn't attending mass to understand how to reach more people. It emphasizes the importance of a personal relationship with Christ over inherited faith. The rest of the document discusses examples of how one parish, St. Monica, has tried different initiatives like Bible studies, men's and women's groups, and intentional discipleship pathways to help parishioners grow closer to God through liturgy, service, and scripture. It analyzes the parish's metrics over time to evaluate what efforts seem to be working to increase participation and faith.
The document describes an initiative called the Acts 16:5 Initiative aimed at moving churches from membership to discipleship. It involves seminars for pastors and congregational teams on transformational and missional ministry concepts. A vision team comprised of imaginative leaders meets with the pastor to apply the concepts. Pastor clusters involve groups of 4-5 pastors meeting for encouragement and accountability. The initiative receives support from the district and Vital Churches Institute team.
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Consejos para predicar en tiempos de pandemia.
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Notas para una conferencia sobre las respuestas de la Iglesia a la pandemia provocada por el coronavirus Covid 19 en el 2020.
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Publications written or edited by Pablo A JimenezPablo A. Jimenez
This document lists publications written and edited by Pablo A. Jiménez. It includes books authored, coauthored, or edited by Jiménez, as well as publications where he was a contributor. The document also lists books edited by Jiménez.
Notas para una conferencia sobre el LIDERAZGO REDENTOR, explicando los aspectos bíblicos de la redención y su impacto sobre el tema del liderazgo cristiano.
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«¿Quién es digno?» Notas para una conferencia sobre el liderazgo en Apocalipsis. Visite www.predicar.net Visite www.drpablojimenez.com Escuche el podcast PREDIQUEMOS por www.prediquemos.com
Crecimiento & conflicto: El liderazgo en el libro de los Hechos de los ApóstolesPablo A. Jimenez
Notas para una conferencia sobre el manejo de conflicto, tomando como base el capítulo 6 del libro de los Hechos de los Apóstoles. Visite www.predicar.net. Visite www.drpablojimenez.com Escuche el podcast PREDIQUEMOS por www.prediquemos.com
Las Epístolas Pastorales & la organización ministerialPablo A. Jimenez
Notas para una conferencia sobre el liderazgo en las Epístolas Pastorales y sobre su impacto en la organización de los ministerios en la Iglesia Cristiana. Visite www.predicar.net & www.drpablojimenez.com. Escuche el podcast PREDIQUEMOS por medio de www.prediquemos.com.
«El rey siervo»: Notas para una conferencia sobre el liderazgo de Jesús de Nazaret, particularmente sobre el liderazgo cristiano. Visite www.predicar.net & www.drpablojimenez.com. Escuche el podcast PREDIQUEMOS por medio de www.prediquemos.com.
Como condenados a muerte: Sobre las crisis ministeriales (2 Corintios)Pablo A. Jimenez
Notas para una conferencia sobre el manejo de crisis ministeriales, particularmente de la fatiga por compasión («burnout»). Visite www.predicar.net & www.drpablojimenez.com. Escuche el podcast PREDIQUEMOS por medio de www.prediquemos.com.
Notas para una conferencia sobre hermenéutica bíblica, específicamente sobre el estudio o la Crítica de la redacción.
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1. The Thriving
Church
An Educational Nugget on Pastoral
Leadership
based on the writings of Thomas G. Bandy
The Rev. Dr. Pablo A. Jiménez
www.drpablojimenez.net
2. Introduction
• In our previous educational nugget we
explored a model called the “Declining
Church”.
• In this one, the second of three, we
contrast such model with another one,
called the “Thriving Church”.
3. Topics
• As in the previous one, we shall refer to
the contributions made by Thomas G.
Bandy, an expert on Church growth and
revitalization.
• In particular, we will refer to the ideas
that Bandy presents in Kicking Habits:
Welcome Relief for Addicted Churches
(Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997).
6. The Thriving Church
•As expected, Bandy proposes
another model, called "the
Thriving Church.”
•Such congregations value the
mission of the Church above all
things.
7. Size
• Thriving Congregations described in
this book do not have to be big. They
may be petite or small. They may be
any number of sizes, and this
characteristic is often influenced by
the demographic realities of the
population.
8. Best Model
• The Thriving Church system is
best served by an organization
that encourages individual
initiative, self-discovery, and
deep spirituality.
9. Traits
• A “Thriving Church,” no matter
what size, is doing four things.
1.They are increasing the participation
of the public in Church life.
2. They are deepening the spirituality of
adults, both within the Church, and
beyond in the community.
10. Suite
3. They are multiplying the
opportunities for discipleship.
Institutional mission agendas are
abandoned.
4. They are maximizing the impact of
the gospel on the world.
11. Also Five Stages
• These congregations also
understand that the faith
development process goes
through five stages, detailed in
the following slides.
12. 1. Mission
• Each congregation should find
what their purpose or specific
mission in the community they
wish to serve is.
• This mission should be stated
briefly, so that it can be written on
a poster or a banner.
13. Membership
•The thriving congregation does not
pressure visitors to become members of
the Church.
•By contrast, it stresses that not everyone
can be a member. So it offers
discipleship classes for new believers
and for people who want to move from
other congregations.
14. Maturity
• The Thriving Church
emphasizes that every
believer should seek to reach
maturity in faith through the
exercise of spiritual
disciplines.
15. Suite
• For this reason, it offers several
opportunities for faith growth
and development, helping people
to discern the gifts and abilities
that God has given them.
16. Suite
• Therefore, the Thriving Church will
offer other options for nurturing faith:
large groups for women and men,
weekend retreats, traditional Bible
study groups, and Sunday school
classes.
17. Why so Many Options?
• Their commitment to engaging the
full diversity of public yearning
meant that they needed to devise a
wide range of potential “entry” point
and “pathways,” through which the
public could navigate their experience
of Church life with ease.
18. Training
•This type of congregation offers a
wide range of opportunities for
worship, study, and service.
•Thus offers worship services
aimed at various ”audiences" you
want to reach, from non-believers
to mature believers.
19. Suite
• For example, the Thriving Church
cultivates different styles of
worship, offering traditional,
contemporary, and even
experimental worship services.
20. Ministry
•The Thriving Church believes in
the Royal Priesthood of every
believer.
•It understands that every believer
is responsible for discerning the
"ministry" to which God has called
him or her.
21. Sent
• The congregational leadership is
responsible for facilitating the
implementation of these ministries,
empowering every the believer to do
an excellent job.
• In this sense, the sign of spiritual
maturity is that the believer is "sent”.
22.
23. The Pastoral Figure
• In this system the minister has an
educational role.
• The pastor is seen mainly a teacher or
a coach.
• Of course, the pastor must see him or
herself as a teacher or spiritual
advisor.
24. Visionary Leadership
• The authentic call of Christ from
the experience of the earliest
Church would be for
congregational leaders to be
visionaries, trainers, and
motivators.
25. The Visionary Pastor
• The pastoral leader, once called “the
minister,” is a visionary and not an
administrator.
• The pastoral leader, once called ‘’the
Teaching Elder,’’ is a trainer and not an
educator. They are “coaches”,
“midwives,” & “mentors.”
26. Pastor as Motivator
• They always relate to people by asking this
question: What are the God-given spiritual gifts
that Jesus Christ is calling you to exercise in a
concrete way, and how can I equip you to discern
and do that ministry with excellence?
• The pastoral leader, once called the
“Supervisor,” “Overseer,” or “Bishop,” is a
motivator, not a coordinator. They are
motivators.
27. The Ministry Team
• The ministry team provides
pastoral care to the faithful, while
teaching how to grow in faith and
how to be an active agent in
carrying out the mission of the
Christian Church.
28. Mission & Leadership
• Remember that in the Thriving
Church all the congregation shares in
fulfilling the Christian mission and in
cultivating community relations.
• Every member of the congregation
must see him or herself as an integral
part of the Church’s ministry team.
29. A New Administrative Model
• An interesting note is that Bandy minimizes
the role of governing bodies in the growing
congregation.
• Bandy advocates small, delegating authority
and economic resources for working groups
to carry out their work.
• The virtue of this model is that streamlines
administrative work of the Church.
30. Features
• Two features of this organizational
model are fundamental and fulfilling the
goals of the system.
• Streamlined administration by the trusted,
gifted few. Their purpose is not to get
permission for work, but to enable the
work to be done with excellence.
31. Suite
• Decentralized control and multiplying, self-
guided mission units. Responsibly for the
design and implementation of ministry is
given to groups (large and small), and even
given to individuals as they discern their
gifts and hear their callings.
• The management model is proscriptive
rather than prescriptive.
32. Management or Ministry
• The point is that spiritual
maturity does not lead the
management, but to ministry.
• It does not lead to bureaucracy,
but to some form of activism.
33. In Summary
• In other words, the human
resources team “grows ministers,”
the pastoral leadership team
“trains ministers,” and the
administrative team “deploys
ministers.”