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Mission to MissionalMission to MissionalMission, Missions & MissionalMission, Missions & Missional
Definition of Mission & MissionsDefinition of Mission & Missions
Mission – is God’s work through Mission – is God’s work through human ambassadors to reconcile human ambassadors to reconcile sinful humanity to Himself (2 Cor. sinful humanity to Himself (2 Cor. 5:18-20)5:18-20)• God is the theological foundationGod is the theological foundation• God is the source of powerGod is the source of power• God provides the guiding principlesGod provides the guiding principles• God provides the saving messageGod provides the saving message
Definition of Mission & MissionsDefinition of Mission & Missions
Missions – is the plans and Missions – is the plans and strategies used by committed strategies used by committed believers to accomplish the believers to accomplish the mission of God.mission of God.• Christian’s response to GodChristian’s response to God• Practical implementation of guiding Practical implementation of guiding
principles and saving messageprinciples and saving message
Central Missions ThemesCentral Missions ThemesOrientationOrientation FocusFocus ScripturesScriptures ActionAction PrinciplePrinciple
GodGod
DirectedDirectedSource of Source of MissionMission
Jn. 17:2, Jn. 17:2, 18, 2118, 21
God calls God calls people to people to HimHim
God of God of Relation-Relation-shipship
ChristChrist
CenteredCenteredCore of Core of
MissionMissionJn. 3:16-17Jn. 3:16-17 Christ is Christ is
the Waythe WayMinistry of Ministry of Reconcilia-Reconcilia-tion tion
PeoplePeople
FocusedFocusedHeart ofHeart of
MissionsMissionsMk. 16:16Mk. 16:16 Peoples’ Peoples’
may hearmay hearContextualContextual
MessageMessage
MissionalMissional
LifeLifeOutcome Outcome MissionsMissions
Acts 1:47Acts 1:47
1 Cor. 3:71 Cor. 3:7God gives God gives growthgrowth
Ambassadors Ambassadors
& Good & Good StewartsStewarts
ServiceService
SeekingSeekingPlan ofPlan of
MissionsMissionsMt. 28:18Mt. 28:18 Make Make
disciplesdisciplesHolisticHolistic
StrategiesStrategies
Strategy: Who to SendStrategy: Who to Send
Two core requirementsTwo core requirements• Love GodLove God• Love of peopleLove of people
Qualifications for MissionariesQualifications for Missionaries
People who know God (relationship)People who know God (relationship) People who share God’s love for the lostPeople who share God’s love for the lost People of prayerPeople of prayer People committed to the body of ChristPeople committed to the body of Christ People obedient to the LordPeople obedient to the Lord People who are energetic and creativePeople who are energetic and creative People who are maturingPeople who are maturing
Two Types of Biblical MandatesTwo Types of Biblical Mandates Cultural Mandate – is the Biblical Cultural Mandate – is the Biblical
concept of Christians being socially concept of Christians being socially responsible to the poor and under responsible to the poor and under privileged.privileged.• Mt. 22:39; 25:34-46; Lk. 10:25-37Mt. 22:39; 25:34-46; Lk. 10:25-37
Evangelistic Mandate – is the Biblical Evangelistic Mandate – is the Biblical expression of Christians’ responsibility expression of Christians’ responsibility to go and make disciples so people may to go and make disciples so people may be in a proper relationship with God.be in a proper relationship with God.• Mt. 28:19; Mk. 16:15-16; Lk. 24:46-47Mt. 28:19; Mk. 16:15-16; Lk. 24:46-47
Three Views of EvangelismThree Views of Evangelism
Presence EvangelismPresence Evangelism• This type of evangelism is the idea that This type of evangelism is the idea that
evangelism is basically passive but evangelism is basically passive but living as Christians among none living as Christians among none Christians and doing good works.Christians and doing good works.
• It does not actively try to make It does not actively try to make disciples.disciples.
Three Views of EvangelismThree Views of Evangelism
Proclamation EvangelismProclamation Evangelism• This type of evangelism believes in the This type of evangelism believes in the
idea of presence with good works but idea of presence with good works but also believes that the word should be also believes that the word should be proclaimed so people hear and proclaimed so people hear and understand but stops short of understand but stops short of persuading people.persuading people.
• It would not push the urgency of It would not push the urgency of accepting the gospel message. accepting the gospel message.
Three Views of EvangelismThree Views of Evangelism
Persuasion EvangelismPersuasion Evangelism• Persuasion evangelism has both the Persuasion evangelism has both the
elements of presence evangelism and elements of presence evangelism and proclamation but a person must become proclamation but a person must become a disciple of Jesus Christ and a member a disciple of Jesus Christ and a member of a local church.of a local church.
• A person is not evangelized by just A person is not evangelized by just hearing and understanding (Matt. 13:1-hearing and understanding (Matt. 13:1-9, 18-23).9, 18-23).
Holistic MissionHolistic Mission
Definition:Definition:• Holistic mission is the intentional Holistic mission is the intentional
integration of building the church integration of building the church and transforming society (EDWM, and transforming society (EDWM, 448).448).
Holistic MissionHolistic Mission
Emphasis of Holistic Mission:Emphasis of Holistic Mission:• Restoration of the physical Restoration of the physical
situationsituation• Restoration of communitiesRestoration of communities• Socio-economic improvementsSocio-economic improvements• Improved life nowImproved life now
Holistic MissionHolistic Mission
Scriptures for Holistic Mission:Scriptures for Holistic Mission:• Mt. 25:31-46Mt. 25:31-46• Lk. 4:16-21Lk. 4:16-21• Jn. 9:25Jn. 9:25• Rom. 12:19-21Rom. 12:19-21
Holistic MissionHolistic Mission
Four Dimensions of Human LifeFour Dimensions of Human Life
Jean-Paul Heldt, Revisiting the “Whole Gospel”: Toward a Biblical Model of Holistic Mission in the 21st Century. (2004)
PHYSICAL ECONOMIC
SPIRITUAL SOCIAL
Holistic MissionHolistic MissionIntegrated View Human NatureIntegrated View Human Nature
Jean-Paul Heldt, Revisiting the “Whole Gospel”: Toward a Biblical Model of Holistic Mission in the 21st Century. (2004)
Physical Economic Social Spiritual
Individual HealthWell-being
PovertyLiteracyDepression
CaptivityHopelessnessPowerlessnessPeace
OppressionGuiltShameSalvation
Family HeredityEnvironment
EmploymentChild laborProstitution
DivorceAbuseGender relations
ReligionBeliefsRituals
Community SanitationPollutionSocial WelfareEnvironment
EducationLand distribution
CultureSocial injusticeViolencePeace
WorldviewGodviewEvangelism
Nation(s) AIDSHealth-care
EconomyEducationExploitation
Wars, conflictsHuman rightsSlaveryRacism
IdeologyReligious libertyRedemption
Holistic MissionHolistic MissionFour Dimensions of Ministry Found in Luke 4:18-19Four Dimensions of Ministry Found in Luke 4:18-19
Jean-Paul Heldt, Revisiting the “Whole Gospel”: Toward a Biblical Model of Holistic Mission in the 21st Century. (2004)
PHYSICAL“Recovering of
sight to the blind”
ECONOMIC“Preach good news to the
poor”
SPIRITUAL“Set at liberty those who are
oppressed”
SOCIAL“Proclaim
release to the captives”
HolisticElements
GOD
Revelation
History Eternity
PhysicalSystem
CulturalSystem
SpiritualSystem
SocialSystem
PersonalSystem
BiologicalSystem
Systems Approach to the Study of Humans
Missional ChurchMissional Church
Definition:Definition:• The missional church is the church The missional church is the church
that sees itself and operates as that sees itself and operates as being sent into the world to reach being sent into the world to reach the lost.the lost.
Missional ChurchMissional Church
Characteristics of Missional Church:Characteristics of Missional Church: Evangelizing is not something we do it is Evangelizing is not something we do it is
what we are.what we are. ContextualContextual
• Attempts to make Christianity meaningful in Attempts to make Christianity meaningful in peoples’ cultural contextpeoples’ cultural context
People recognized as created in the image People recognized as created in the image of Godof God
• Not just prospective membersNot just prospective members• People of worth even before savedPeople of worth even before saved
Incarnational rather than attractionalIncarnational rather than attractional• Living and sharing the gospel where life is Living and sharing the gospel where life is
taking place for peopletaking place for people
Missional ChurchMissional Church Six Recontextualizations for Six Recontextualizations for
Modern Churches:Modern Churches:• From a cognitive cathedral to a holy From a cognitive cathedral to a holy
walking with Godwalking with God• From attenders to communityFrom attenders to community• From members to ministersFrom members to ministers• From strong to weakFrom strong to weak• From cultural accommodators to From cultural accommodators to
kingdom participantskingdom participants• From monocultural to multicultualFrom monocultural to multicultual
(www.missiology.org/mmr/(www.missiology.org/mmr/mmr33.htm)mmr33.htm)
Missional and Church GrowthMissional and Church GrowthParadigmsParadigms
Missional Church Growth
Focus on Evangelism Emphasis on bringing people into the kingdom of God through holistic ministry of making disciples
Evangelism as discipling and perfecting for individual salvation
Social Action Orientation
The Gospel, evangelism and social action are intertwined and should not be separated
Priority given to evangelism and church planting above social actions
Visionary Leadership Incarnational ministry of being Christian not just doing evangelism
Growth principles to attract people with a tendency to over-emphasize growth
Missional and Church GrowthMissional and Church GrowthParadigmsParadigms
Missional Church Growth
Orientation TheocentricTheologicalPostmodern
AnthropocentricPragmaticModern
Theological Focus Mission Dei Great Commission
Central Question What is the Gospel? What makes the church grow?
Scripture Perspective Narrative of God’s purpose
Propositional Truth
How does Mission Occur?
By God’s Spirit By Strategic Planning
Nature of Community Inclusive, unity of the body of Christ
People Groups
Church Growth to MissionalChurch Growth to MissionalPerspectivePerspective
Church Growth Movement
1960 - 1980 1980 - 1990 1990 - 2000 2000 - 2010
Adapted from Popular Perspectives of the Church, 1960-2010, p 29 of Church Unique by Will Mancini
Modern &Christendom
Context
Movement toward Post-modern
Context
Post-modernPost-Christendom
Context
The Missional ChurchThe Missional ChurchShaped by God’s missionShaped by God’s mission
• Missio Dei – church enters God’s Missio Dei – church enters God’s missionmission
• Kingdom of God – church reflects and Kingdom of God – church reflects and proclaims the rule of Godproclaims the rule of God
• Incarnational – church represents Incarnational – church represents Christ in the world and He is are Christ in the world and He is are example of incarnational ministryexample of incarnational ministry
• Sacrifice – willing to sacrifice for Sacrifice – willing to sacrifice for humanity as Christhumanity as Christ
• Eschatological – ultimate victory in Eschatological – ultimate victory in Christ in death or lifeChrist in death or life
The Missional ChurchThe Missional Church
Community ActionCommunity Action
• Leavening influence in communityLeavening influence in community• Kingdom living (showing God’s rule in Kingdom living (showing God’s rule in
our lives)our lives)• Life sharingLife sharing• Outward focusedOutward focused• Social action reflecting Christian ethicsSocial action reflecting Christian ethics• Holistic view of ministryHolistic view of ministry• Connecting and discipling the receptiveConnecting and discipling the receptive
Strategy of ReceptivityStrategy of Receptivity
Definition: The state of Definition: The state of being open to responding being open to responding to the gospel message.to the gospel message.
Reasons for prioritizing receptive Reasons for prioritizing receptive peoplepeople• It follows the biblical exampleIt follows the biblical example
Limited commission (Mt. 10:1-15; Mk. Limited commission (Mt. 10:1-15; Mk. 6:7-13; Lk. 9:1-16)6:7-13; Lk. 9:1-16)
Nicodemus (Jn. 3:1-21)Nicodemus (Jn. 3:1-21)• Our time is limitedOur time is limited• Our resources are limitedOur resources are limited• We want to be as faithful as possibleWe want to be as faithful as possible• Follows open doors (Col. 4:3; Rev. Follows open doors (Col. 4:3; Rev.
3:8)3:8)
Strategy of ReceptivityStrategy of Receptivity
Signs of receptivitySigns of receptivity• FRANs – Friends, relatives, & FRANs – Friends, relatives, &
neighborsneighbors Trust in establishedTrust in established Relationships establishedRelationships established Experience Christian presence Experience Christian presence positivelypositively
A meaningful gospel messageA meaningful gospel message• Church visitorsChurch visitors
Looking to fill a needLooking to fill a need Want to be part of a groupWant to be part of a group Spiritual seekersSpiritual seekers
Strategy of ReceptivityStrategy of Receptivity
Signs of receptivitySigns of receptivity•Life situation changesLife situation changes
Major personal & family life Major personal & family life changeschanges
Work changesWork changes Political & economic changesPolitical & economic changes Cultural changesCultural changes
Strategy of ReceptivityStrategy of Receptivity
The Rainer ScaleThe Rainer Scale
U5 – highly resistant to gospel, antagonisticU5 – highly resistant to gospel, antagonistic U4 – resistant to the gospel, not antagonisticU4 – resistant to the gospel, not antagonistic U3 – no apparent receptivity, neutral, open to U3 – no apparent receptivity, neutral, open to
some degreesome degree U2 – receptive to the gospel and to the churchU2 – receptive to the gospel and to the church U1 – highly receptive to the gospelU1 – highly receptive to the gospel D1 – “baby” in ChristD1 – “baby” in Christ D2 – signs of early maturity in ChristD2 – signs of early maturity in Christ
The Rainer ScaleThe Rainer Scale
U5 – Antagonistic (5%)U5 – Antagonistic (5%) U4 – Resistant (21%)U4 – Resistant (21%) U3 – Neutral (36%)U3 – Neutral (36%) U2 – Friendly (27%)U2 – Friendly (27%) U1 – Very friendly (11%)U1 – Very friendly (11%)
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Awareness of a supreme being onlyInitial awareness of the gospelAwareness of gospel fundamentalsGrasp of implications of the gospelPositive attitude toward the gospelPersonal problem recognitionDecision to actRepentance & faith in Christ
The person is regenerated & becomes a new creature+1+2+3
Post-decision evaluationIncorporation into the BodyLifetime of growth in Christ
Mak
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ETERNITY
Nu
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Source: Spectrum, Winter, p. 5rejection
The Engel ScaleThe Engel ScaleSpiritual Decision Process ModelSpiritual Decision Process Model
Planting Churches - PostmodernsGray Metrix – Desire for people to move toward “C”
Planting Churches - PostmodernsPlanting Churches - Postmoderns
Ed Stetzer Planting
Churches in a Postmodern Age
Strategies for GrowthStrategies for Growth
Four major types of growthFour major types of growth• Internal growthInternal growth• Expansion growthExpansion growth• Extension growthExtension growth• Bridging growthBridging growth
Strategies for GrowthStrategies for Growth
Internal GrowthInternal Growth• Inside the bodyInside the body• Christians become better Christians become better
ChristiansChristians• Quality growth = spiritual Quality growth = spiritual
maturitymaturity• Organic growth = growth in Organic growth = growth in
ministriesministries
Strategies for GrowthStrategies for Growth
Expansion GrowthExpansion Growth• Evangelistic growth = unsaved Evangelistic growth = unsaved
brought to Christ & incorporated brought to Christ & incorporated into local churchinto local church
• Transfer growth = Christians Transfer growth = Christians moving their membership from moving their membership from from one congregation to anotherfrom one congregation to another
• Biological growth = Children of Biological growth = Children of Christians become ChristiansChristians become Christians
Strategies for GrowthStrategies for Growth
Extension GrowthExtension Growth• Unsaved reached & new church Unsaved reached & new church
plantedplanted• Church experiences internal and Church experiences internal and
expansion growthexpansion growth• Affords the greatest opportunity Affords the greatest opportunity
for growthfor growth
Strategies for GrowthStrategies for Growth
Bridging GrowthBridging Growth• Unsaved reached & new church Unsaved reached & new church
planted in another cultureplanted in another culture• Degrees of bridging because of Degrees of bridging because of
cultural differencescultural differences• Cultural barriers to be bridgedCultural barriers to be bridged
Strategies for GrowthStrategies for Growth Foundational spiritual factors for Foundational spiritual factors for
church growthchurch growth• Churches grow when they have biblical goalsChurches grow when they have biblical goals• Churches grow well with effective teaching Churches grow well with effective teaching
ministriesministries• Churches grow by personal contact in Churches grow by personal contact in
communities that lead to sharing the gospelcommunities that lead to sharing the gospel• Churches grow with help of evangelistic Churches grow with help of evangelistic
programsprograms• Churches grow with prayerChurches grow with prayer• Churches grow when evangelism is Churches grow when evangelism is
emphasized by the leadershipemphasized by the leadership