The story told in Companion to the Poor of entering a community and pioneering a community of faith, hope and love that brings about transformation.

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Developing a Holistic
Poor People’s Church
A Story from Manila (as told in Companion to the Poor)
Matt 9:36-10:15
© Viv Grigg rev Sept 2011

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1. Entering
Identification of an Area
Finding the Man or Woman of Peace .
The Anointing of the Spirit (Luke 4:18)
The jumps of the Spirit (Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch)
The Season of Intercession (Matt 9:37,38)
Begins in Love
e.g. Tumbakan
Need to know he is doing the work
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3. 2. Being –
Among the People
 Incarnation
Relocation
The church must be
tended day and night
 Choice of an inner poverty
and simplicity
e.g. Peter’s wooden
sandals
 Solidarity (John 12:24-26
Sharing in their pains 2

4. 3.Preaching – Evangelism
Jesus sends the 12
 Power
The Woman of Samaria
 Prayer Evangelism
Bless
 Presence
At the school
On the sports field
 Proclamation
Public, authoritative
Literature
 Scriptures, Comics
Media
 Radio, Jesus Film, Search Response
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5. 4.Celling - Structural Progressions
 Contacts
 Cells
 Converts
 Celebration
 Congregation
 Community
transformation
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Principle:
Build triplets around
people with evangelistic
or relational gifts
• pastor
• administrator/hospitality
• catalyst

6. 5.Discipling - Holistic Discipleship
Processes
 Convert existing religious contexts
(rosary to family devotions)
 Discipleship is group oriented in
group societies
e.g. Early morning Barkada
group quiet time for men
 Develop Progressions for Bible
studies, and a simple pattern of
training
 Economic Discipleship from the very
beginning involving people in
decisions
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Principle: Holiness
To train in obedience
to all things

7. 6.Gathering - Social Integration
 Kids to Youth to Mothers to Men
 Extended Family House Churches
 Or Barkada Bible Studies
 Integrate Smaller Groups Socially
Outings
Birthdays
Social Activities
 Move from the social to the spiritual gathering
Social celebrations move to worship
 Plant 5 cells per church, then link them
 Plant 5 churches at a time, then link them
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8. 7.Releasing - Leadership Development
 House churches are a context for emerging
leadership
 Elders - spiritual ministry (pastor, teacher,
evangelist, prophet, apostle)
 Deacons - meet physical needs
social work - widows, orphans, lame,
blind, deaf
Community development
Small business - employable, training
Loans cooperative - training in
electronics, tailoring, pig-rasing,
garment production etc. 8
Principle:
Train leaders from
before conversion

9. Goal and Objective
 The Goal is not incarnation
 The Goal is not evangelism
 The Goal is not a church
 The Goal is not a movement of
churches
 The Goal is the coming of the
Kingdom to the slums
The Goal is communities of faith
transforming the communities of
the oppressed
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Water
Pathways & Sewerage
Land Rights

10. Goal and Objective
 The Goal is not incarnation
 The Goal is not evangelism
 The Goal is not a church
 The Goal is not a movement of
churches
 The Goal is the coming of the
Kingdom to the slums
The Goal is communities of faith
transforming the communities of
the oppressed
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Water
Pathways & Sewerage
Land Rights