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This document discusses principles and perspectives on missions mobilization. It emphasizes that mobilization is the process of educating God's people about His plans for world evangelization and keeping them involved. Mobilizers inspire and connect individuals to strategic opportunities that align with God's global purpose. Effective mobilization requires dealing with deep roots like beliefs and worldviews, not just surface issues. Storytelling and meeting real needs are important for contextualization. The document presents principles for community development and mobilization, including starting small and letting ownership emerge locally.
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- 2. Missions Mobilization Perspectives andPrinciples
- 3. Jesus’ Mobilization Prayer Thereforepray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Matthew 9:38 (NKJV)
- 4. God is theoriginal sender… the only “un-sent sender”
- 5. What role didJesus and the Holy Spirit have in your mobilization into missions?
- 6. What role didan influential person play in your mobilization into missions?
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- 8. Mobilization Call -Isaiah 58 “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.
- 9. Mobilization Call -Isaiah 58
- 10. What is yourperspective on Mobilization?
- 12. Mobilization! Mobilization is theprocess of envisioning and educating God's people about His strategic plans for the world, and it is the means of keeping them involved and moving forward until they find their specific place and role in world evangelization.
- 13. Your Perspective Why isMobilization important?
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- 15. • Reaching Individuals •Starting Movements to Jesus • Transforming Nations
- 16. Nation? “But you area chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God” -1 Peter 2:9
- 17. It takes a“nation” to disciple a “nation”
- 18. The Whole Churchbringing the Whole Gospel to the Whole World…
- 19. Jesus’ Mobilization Prayer Thereforepray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Matthew 9:38 (NKJV)
- 20. Mobilizers! Mobilizers inspire, mentorand connect individuals to strategic opportunities to live and work within God’s global purpose.
- 21. Mobilizers! Mobilizers stir otherChristians to active concern for reaching the world. They coordinate efforts between senders, the local churches, sending agencies, and missionaries on the field. Mobilizers are essential.
- 22. Mobilizers! Mobilizers are thosewho channel key resources, training, and vision for world evangelization to the Body of Christ. It has been said, that to improperly appreciate and support the role of the mobilizer is to seriously hinder the functions of the goer, sender, and welcomer.
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- 28. The Whole Church! Inthe twenty-first century, it is important to realize that the responsibility for reaching Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists is too large for the missionary enterprise. While missionaries will always be at the forefront of innovative strategies, the whole Church needs to participate in inviting people of other faiths to consider Jesus Christ. - Todd Johnson
- 29. Majority World Mobilization Godis transforming the “mission field" into the “mission force”
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- 32. CSGC Report "of theten countries sending the most missionaries in 2010… three were in the global South: Brazil, South Korea, and India."
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- 34. Student Volunteer Movement TheSVM mobilized approximately 20,000 missionaries to the field and 80,000 supporters
- 35. Mott and Speer Probablyno two people in history are traceably responsible for more missionaries going to the field than John R. Mott and Robert E. Speer
- 36. Why Are MissionMobilizers Crucial? Local Churches Need Skilled Heart Transplants A mission mobilizer owes it to the church and the nations to acquire the skill and knowledge necessary to help do an effective heart transplant of vision and understanding.
- 37. Why Are MissionMobilizers Crucial? Romans 10:15 asks this question: “…And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?”
- 38. Who has thebeautiful feet?
- 39. Why Are MissionMobilizers Crucial? More go’ers (preachers) requires more senders Mobilizers envision, equip and connect both the go’ers (preachers) and the senders
- 40. Prioritizing the Unreached “Allmen are equally lost but not all men are equally needy” - Dr Ralph Winter Triage = evaluate and prioritize where the need is greatest
- 41. Fewer Mobilizers =Fewer Missionaries But there would be few missionaries unless there were also intensely committed and skilled mobilizers.
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- 45. The Dark sideof Mobilization?
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- 47. Love vs. Judgement Loveis the central command in Scripture and judgment the central prohibition. Indeed, judgment is the “original sin” in Scripture. This is why the forbidden tree in the center of the garden…was called the “Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil”. ― Gregory A. Boyd, Repenting of Religion
- 48. Love vs. Judgment Ourfundamental sin is that we place ourselves in the position of God and divide the world between what we judge to be good and what we judge to be evil. And this judgment is the primary thing that keeps us from doing the central thing God created and saved us to do, namely, love like he loves. ― Gregory A. Boyd, Repenting of Religion
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- 50. You Could BeRight… It might be true that the community you are trying to mobilize is selfish and lazy… but mobilizing with judgment will not bring life!
- 51. What does itlook like to mobilize from the Tree of Life?
- 53. Can You ReallyLove Jesus and Hate the Church?
- 54. The Bride ofChrist Jesus loves His Bride!
- 55. The Bride ofChrist His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 3:7-12)
- 56. Jesus please helpus see your Bride from your perspective!
- 57. What does itlook like to mobilize from the Tree of Life?
- 58. Roots = Beliefs Trunk= Values Branches = Behavior Fruit = Consequences Casting Seed = Multiplication Belief Tree Illustration: Dave Hudson Seed = DNA People Prayer Finances
- 59. Deal with theroots, not just the fruits
- 60. Roots not justFruit! Roots Fruit Unreached
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- 62. Roots not justFruit! Roots Fruit Church Unreached
- 63. Mobilization is tothe “reached” what Evangelization is the “unreached”
- 64. The Mirror Principle Church Unreached GO! CHURCH Themessage: God’s heart for the nations. GO! UNREACHED The message: Salvation and the Kingdom.
- 65. Roots = Beliefs Trunk= Values Branches = Behavior Fruit = Consequences Casting Seed = Multiplication Belief Tree Illustration: Dave Hudson Seed = DNA People Prayer Finances
- 66. What are someof the roots that lead to a lack of missions fruit?
- 67. Worldview Roots? What isthe Gospel? What is the Church? What is God’s End Goal? Nature and Character of God? Selfishness? Fear? Humanism? Fatalism?
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- 69. Community Development Principles 1)Development begins with me!
- 70. Community Development Principles 2)Remember God is already there!
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- 72. Community Development Principles 3)Deal with the root not just the fruit!
- 73. Roots = Beliefs Trunk= Values Branches = Behavior Fruit = Consequences Casting Seed = Multiplication Belief Tree Illustration: Dave Hudson Seed = DNA People Prayer Finances
- 74. Community Development Principles 4)Be a learner…forever! 5) Serve!… the image of God in people 6) Tell Stories
- 75. Story Telling Contextualization inMobilization?
- 76. The Evangelical Church GOD TheTruth of God Speaking the Gospel Explains a Relational God Spiritual PEOPLE
- 77. The Charismatic Church GOD CREATION ThePower of God Display the Power of the Gospel Confirms a Powerful God Spiritual
- 78. The “Mainline” Church CREATIONPEOPLEStewardship The Love of God WORKS Social Concern of the GospelDemonstrates a Providing God Spiritual
- 79. GOD CREATIONPEOPLE Stewardship The Truthof God The Power of God The Love of God WORKS Speaking the Gospel Display the Power of the Gospel Social Concern of the Gospel The Evangelical Church The Charismatic Church The “Mainline” Church Explains a Relational God Confirms a Powerful God Demonstrates a Providing God Spiritual
- 80. Community Development Principles 7)Meet real needs through felt needs.
- 81. What are ‘feltneeds’? A felt need is simply that – something in any area of my life that I perceive as a need.
- 82. Community Development Principles 8)Work through the man of peace
- 83. Man of PeacePrinciple When you enter a house, first say, `Peace to this house.’ If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house. - Luke 10:5-6
- 84. Community Development Principles 9)Start Small… Build Slow 10) Create Ownership
- 85. Creating Ownership? Ask Questions! GiveResponsibility Opportunities to Invest Opportunities to Hear from God
- 86. Matthew 6:21 For whereyour treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- 87. Community Development Principles 11)Pass the Baton! - Developmental Leadership
- 88. 360 Leadership “leading fromunderneath”
- 89. Community Development Principles 12)Don’t do for them what they can do for themselves 13) Seek God for open universe answers
- 90. Jesus walked inan open universe They have no wine. - Jn 2:1 - 11 There are no fish. - Lk 5:1 - 11 We are perishing! - Mt 8:23 - 27 Where could we find food? - Mk 8:1 - 9 Does your master pay taxes? - Mt 17:24 Lock the doors. - Jn 20:19 You don’t have any fish, do you? - Jn 21:5-8
- 91. Open & ClosedUniverse Thinking10% 95% 5% Local Least-Reached
- 92. Triage "All men areequally lost, but not all are equally needy.” -Dr. Ralph Winter Triage -the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients
- 93. ACTS 1:8 But youshall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses first in Jerusalem, and then in all Judea and Samaria, and then to the ends of the earth.
- 94. ACTS 1:8 But youshall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses either in Jerusalem, or in all Judea and Samaria, or to the ends of the earth.
- 95. ACTS 1:8 But youshall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
- 96. ACTS 1:8 EITHER/ OR FIRST/THEN BOTH/ AND
- 97. Overall Mission ofthe Church God Blesses Us... To Bless Every People Jerusalem Judea Samaria Ends of Earth
- 98. Romans 10:13-15 “Everyone whocalls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent?”
- 99. Beautiful Feet? Just asit is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!”
- 100. 6 Ways toReach God’s World Go Pray Send Welcome Mobilize Learn
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Editor's Notes
- #4 Jesus’ Mobilization Prayer Jesus’ Discipleship = Follow me… Go!
- #6 God mobilized/sent Abraham God mobilized/sent Moses God mobilized/sent the Son The Son mobilized/sent the 70 The Son sent the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit mobilized the disciples out of the upper room etc etc etc
- #7 Yes Holy Spirit but also a person of influence
- #15 As full-time workers sometimes it feels like we are the 22 players on the field and that the rest of the Body of Christ is in spectator mode. The task remaining is so huge and important that we need the time talent and treasure of the whole Church engaged on behalf of God’s mission. “We need the Whole Church to bring the Whole Gospel to the Whole World”
- #20 Jesus’ Mobilization Prayer Jesus’ Discipleship = Follow me… Go!
- #22 To understand the role of mobilizers, think of World War II as a parallel. Only 10 percent of the American population went to the war. Of those, only 1 percent were actually on the firing lines. However, for them to be successful in their mission, the entire country had to be mobilized!
- #24 Presupposition: a disciple is not truly a disciple unless that person is obeying the commands of Christ. “If you love me you will obey my commands” One of those “commands” is the great commission! Therefore all true disciples will be playing an active role in reaching the world for Christ as a prayer welcomer, sender, goer, mobilizer etc. So every discipler should understand that a central part of their job is not only to help the disciple grow in health and wholeness but also to help that disciple (from day one) to find their role in world evangelization. This is mobilization! Discipleship = Mobilization
- #25 Mobilizers build bridges between the Church and the unreached
- #26 Are we willing to be the path… the stones that others step on as they walk into their callings? The example of Barnabas style apostleship.
- #27 Imagine yourself seeing a huge, raging fire in the distance. You could run to get a bucket, fill it with water, run to the blaze, and dump water. Then you could run again and dump more water on the fire. And again, and again. But perhaps, on first seeing the danger of the fire, you could run and wake up one hundred sleeping firemen—who would do at least a hundred times what you could have done yourself.
- #28 As full-time workers sometimes it feels like we are the 22 players on the field and that the rest of the Body of Christ is in spectator mode. The task remaining is so huge and important that we need the time talent and treasure of the whole Church engaged on behalf of God’s mission. “We need the Whole Church to bring the Whole Gospel to the Whole World”
- #30 All countries are senders. All countries are mission fields.
- #31 Strategy is an overall plan that works to prioritize (triage) & integrate all tactics… Never use the word “strategic” to mean value Every soul is created in the image of God... “equally lost but perhaps not equally needy” Every part of the Body of Christ is equally important just different functions If unlimited resources then everybody do everything to everybody everywhere If limited resources then we must prioritize and integrate for deep long lasting impact Why can’t it be a value statement?... because we are the body of Christ & every soul is of equal value created in the image of God. one salvation is NOT more important that another
- #33 Other notable missionary senders included South Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, China, Colombia, and Nigeria.
- #34 It’s a new day! It seems that we will speak less and less of the “mission field” and of “sending countries.” All countries are senders. All countries are mission fields.
- #35 A historical example of a missions mobilization movement.
- #36 Great but were they qualified to do that without field experience? They eventually traveled all over the world. In fact, they gained a more comprehensive view of global needs than was possible for any one missionary. Mott could plan and lead the 1910 meeting at Edinburgh in a way no missionary was qualified to do. That meant that they were qualified to stay - if only because they were willing to go! Note, however, if they had not been willing to go they would not have been spiritually qualified to stay. Why? Because those who are not willing to stay, if that is God's will, are not-and cannot-be qualified to go!
- #37 Congregations which have set their heart on other things need a heart transplant! How would you like to have a heart transplant done by an untrained person? Unthinkable! Transplanting a heart is too important to leave to an untrained person. But, the task of reaching the nations is the most important task which God has assigned to His Church. And this requires transplanting a heart of vision and understanding in order to do it right.
- #39 Both the preachers and the senders have the beautiful feet
- #41 Congregations which have set their heart on other things need a heart transplant! How would you like to have a heart transplant done by an untrained person? Unthinkable! Transplanting a heart is too important to leave to an untrained person. But, the task of reaching the nations is the most important task which God has assigned to His Church. And this requires transplanting a heart of vision and understanding in order to do it right.
- #43 Many people unthinkingly equate "missions" with missionaries.
- #47 Mobilization has a dark side. Mobilization can be done from a place of deep frustration and judgment of people and communities largely clueless about God’s unchanging purpose to bless every nation tribe and tongue with the opportunity to accept relationship with Himself through His son.
- #51 Both trees looked good… but one brings life and the other death
- #54 There is a book for sale called “Love Jesus, Hate Church’ Do you see a problem with this?
- #57 The only long term positive transformational agent on the planet is the gospel through the Church. Every other force is external. Force, money and even religion are all external pressures that only bring temporary change. The “Church” is the hope of the world
- #63 The root problem is not things like a lack of resources but rather worldview (what people believe)
- #66 Mobilization is to the reached what evangelism is to the unreached
- #83 In the broadest sense, it can be just about anything… answers to almost any question, information about anything that interests me, learning a useful skill, something to laugh at
- #84 Rather than thinking of mobilizing an entire community it may be helpful to
- #94 Strategy is an overall plan that works to prioritize (triage) & integrate all tactics… Never use the word “strategic” to mean value Every soul is created in the image of God... “equally lost but perhaps not equally needy” Every part of the Body of Christ is equally important just different functions If unlimited resources then everybody do everything to everybody everywhere If limited resources then we must prioritize and integrate for deep long lasting impact Why can’t it be a value statement?... because we are the body of Christ & every soul is of equal value created in the image of God. one salvation is NOT more important that another