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IntroducingIntroducingTeam ExpansionTeam Expansion
West Kalamazoo Christian ChurchWest Kalamazoo Christian ChurchFebruary, 22, 2004February, 22, 2004
Team Expansion’s BeginningsTeam Expansion’s Beginnings19781978: Began 3 years of prayer & planning: Began 3 years of prayer & planning
Uruguay selected: lowest % of evang. in S. Am.Uruguay selected: lowest % of evang. in S. Am.19811981: 2 missionaries for first field: Uruguay: 2 missionaries for first field: Uruguay19821982: 5 missionaries left for Uruguay: 5 missionaries left for Uruguay
15-year plan – ’82-’9715-year plan – ’82-’97Vision: a church plantVision: a church plant
19961996: Mission accomplished: Mission accomplishedLeadership trainedLeadership trainedOngoing annual consultingOngoing annual consulting Montevideo
Uruguay
Seven Key PrinciplesSeven Key PrinciplesTeamsTeams
Church PlantingChurch Planting
Unreached PeopleUnreached People
Bible-basedBible-based
Monthly reportsMonthly reports
GraceGrace
CoachingCoaching
Case Study: UkraineCase Study: Ukraine
Kherson
19901990: Survey trip to “Soviet Union”: Survey trip to “Soviet Union”Kherson selected: (Partnering church, Kherson selected: (Partnering church,
Muslims)Muslims)19911991: Summer “Festival”; 2 missionaries, : Summer “Festival”; 2 missionaries,
Recruited partnersRecruited partners13 baptisms13 baptisms100 new believers – incredible openness100 new believers – incredible openness
19921992: : Ongoing Leadership TrainingOngoing Leadership TrainingAnnual summer festivalsAnnual summer festivals
19961996: Mission accomplished: Mission accomplishedLeadership trained – church of 700Leadership trained – church of 700From mission receiving to mission sending: From mission receiving to mission sending: 3 missionary families, 3 daughter churches3 missionary families, 3 daughter churchesTwo dozen “spin-off” churchesTwo dozen “spin-off” churches
Our Vision is to...Our Vision is to...
PartnerPartner with with local churches to...local churches to...
SendSend and and sustainsustain teams teams of interdependent of interdependent missionaries to...missionaries to...
PlantPlant indigenous churches indigenous churches among unreached people among unreached people groups worldwide. groups worldwide.
Partner With Local Churches Partner With Local Churches to Send & Sustainto Send & Sustain
ForgeForge partnerships partnerships FindFind workers workers TrainTrain them them BuildBuild them them
into teamsinto teams See themSee them
through through supportsupport-raising-raising
Help local churches Help local churches provideprovide accountability accountability InnovateInnovate... until a new church rises... until a new church rises
Teams of Teams of Interdependent MissionariesInterdependent Missionaries
Working Side by Working Side by side for mutual side for mutual accountability...accountability...
EncouragementEncouragement Mutual supportMutual support
Sharing gifts/skillsSharing gifts/skills SynergySynergy
1x
2x2
To Plant Indigenous ChurchesTo Plant Indigenous Churches Church-planting Church-planting
movementsmovements Our callingOur calling Churches with...Churches with...
Resources - Resources - Self-supportingSelf-supporting
Skills -Skills -Self-leadingSelf-leading
Energy –Energy –Self-propagatingSelf-propagating
““Fit” –Fit” –Self-determinantSelf-determinant
Among “Least Reached” Among “Least Reached” PeoplesPeoples The needyThe needy In the places where In the places where
God seems to be God seems to be calling us out to “join calling us out to “join Him” thereHim” there
The least evangelized The least evangelized peoples, wherever peoples, wherever they’re found (<5%)they’re found (<5%)
Ways to Get Involved...Ways to Get Involved...
Literature Relief DevelopmentTEE
TESOLEd.$$$
Media Discipling
Church PlantingChurch Planting
PrayerResearch Communications Medical
Business Agriculture
Mfg.
Leadership Training Team LeaderInt’l Services
Working Together!Working Together!
25 Years Has Brought...25 Years Has Brought...• Central Asia #1(2)Central Asia #1(2)• Bosnia (2)Bosnia (2)• Southeast Asia #1Southeast Asia #1• China (2)China (2)• ColombiaColombia• Cote d’Ivoire (Jula)Cote d’Ivoire (Jula)• CubaCuba• EcuadorEcuador• FranceFrance• Hispanics in USA (2)Hispanics in USA (2)• IndiaIndia• Ireland (2)Ireland (2)• Italy (2)Italy (2)• JapanJapan• Cent. Asia #2Cent. Asia #2
• KosovoKosovo• Laos Laos • MongoliaMongolia• N. Africa #1N. Africa #1• MozambiqueMozambique• PhilippinesPhilippines• SomalisSomalis• Taiwan (2) Taiwan (2) • TanzaniaTanzania• N. Africa #2N. Africa #2• TurkeyTurkey• Ukraine (5)Ukraine (5)• UruguayUruguay• VenezuelaVenezuela• Plus International ServicesPlus International Services
Projects inProjects in35 countries35 countries(36 “completed”)(36 “completed”)
57 Projects57 Projects
238 full-time238 full-timemissionariesmissionaries
Dozens of new Dozens of new churcheschurches
7500 new 7500 new believersbelievers
HundredsHundredsof Ministryof MinistryPartnersPartners
Reaching the World...Reaching the World...Where the World Needs it MostWhere the World Needs it Most
Riding a Wave of GrowthRiding a Wave of GrowthA Prayerful Look at the FutureA Prayerful Look at the Future
21 23 26 3035
4050
6070
80
0102030405060708090
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Completed TeamsActual: 21 26 36
Our Vision:Our Vision:Church-Planting Church-Planting MovementsMovements Hopeful Outcome: By Hopeful Outcome: By
2015: 2015: 80 Indigenous Church 80 Indigenous Church Planting Movements Planting Movements (ICPMs)(ICPMs)
Each would be:Each would be: Reaching its own Reaching its own
communitycommunity Beginning to send Beginning to send
missionaries cross-missionaries cross-culturallyculturally
Int’l Services’ Int’l Services’ 7 Primary Objectives7 Primary Objectives Build a foundation of Build a foundation of prayerprayer.. Launch Launch new projects new projects -- i.e., discover, research and -- i.e., discover, research and
effectively open new fields for church-planting.effectively open new fields for church-planting. Create & sustain mutually-beneficial Create & sustain mutually-beneficial partnerships partnerships with with
churches, individuals, and agencies.churches, individuals, and agencies. Recruit Recruit new people new people -- i.e., discern whom God is calling to -- i.e., discern whom God is calling to
join us.join us. Provide Provide comprehensive training for each worker.comprehensive training for each worker. Care for the Care for the whole person whole person -- i.e., spiritually, mentally, -- i.e., spiritually, mentally,
emotionally, physically, and socially.emotionally, physically, and socially. Be Be purposefulpurposeful about our work -- i.e., innovate, plan, train, about our work -- i.e., innovate, plan, train,
stay on task, & report.stay on task, & report.
International Services: International Services: Team Expansion’s “Home Office”Team Expansion’s “Home Office”• PrayerPrayer• MobilizationMobilization
New PeopleNew People New PartnersNew Partners New ProjectsNew Projects
• OutreachOutreach PreparationPreparation Care: Whole PersonCare: Whole Person PurposefulnessPurposefulness
• OperationsOperationsThe Hopewell House “Home Office” in Louisville, KY
Our Hopes for a New CenterOur Hopes for a New Center
Here’s the planHere’s the plan We’ve purchased We’ve purchased
112 acres of land at 112 acres of land at $7500/acre$7500/acre
Selling home-Selling home-building lots on 52 building lots on 52 acres for an avg. of acres for an avg. of $20,000/acre $20,000/acre
If all goes well, we’ll If all goes well, we’ll pay just $1000/acre pay just $1000/acre for final 60 acres!for final 60 acres!
Goals for the 60 acres...Goals for the 60 acres...
Create a missions Create a missions prayer & retreat center prayer & retreat center
Training for new Training for new missionariesmissionaries
Prayer focusPrayer focus Strategic planningStrategic planning Prayer walking “trail”Prayer walking “trail” Prayer requests from Prayer requests from
around the worldaround the world 6 major global “centers”6 major global “centers”
Team Expansion’s Team Expansion’s “home office”“home office”
Dream: A Missionary Prayer and Dream: A Missionary Prayer and Training CenterTraining Center
Training future Training future missionaries in...missionaries in... Prayer and praisePrayer and praise Personal Bible studyPersonal Bible study Knowing GodKnowing God Team dynamicsTeam dynamics PeacemakingPeacemaking Marriage & Marriage &
family/Single issuesfamily/Single issues
And...And... Bible knowledgeBible knowledge MissiologyMissiology Religion of destination Religion of destination
people (e.g., Islam)people (e.g., Islam) Evangelism & discipleshipEvangelism & discipleship Gathering small groups & Gathering small groups &
establishing churchesestablishing churches Cross-cultural adaptation & Cross-cultural adaptation &
language learninglanguage learning IntegrityIntegrity Godly communicationGodly communication Persevering in hardshipPersevering in hardship
Master Planning...Master Planning...
How to maximize the How to maximize the value/use of the landvalue/use of the land Where to buildWhere to build What to buildWhat to build Placement of roads & Placement of roads &
utilitiesutilities Unique: Starting from Unique: Starting from
scratch (empty land)scratch (empty land)
How to utilize work How to utilize work groups from visiting groups from visiting short-term teamsshort-term teams
Altar of RemembranceAltar of RemembrancePrayers for a Time CapsulePrayers for a Time Capsule
Sept. 9, 2028
Will You Partner with us to Pray? Will You Partner with us to Pray? Please Pray for Team Expansion...Please Pray for Team Expansion... Emerald HillsEmerald Hills Our WorkersOur Workers
Health & safetyHealth & safety AdjustmentAdjustment Language skillsLanguage skills RelationshipsRelationships EncouragementEncouragement FamiliesFamilies Balance, spiritual Balance, spiritual
refreshment & refreshment & growth*growth*
This outline courtesy Darlene Polachic, Saskatchewan, Canada, This outline courtesy Darlene Polachic, Saskatchewan, Canada, in the in the LookoutLookout, Sept. 20, 1998, Sept. 20, 1998
Will You Partner Will You Partner to Enable the Creation to Enable the Creation
of a Strategic Prayer Centerof a Strategic Prayer Center 1852 Least 1852 Least
Reached People Reached People GroupsGroups
1852 “Shares” to 1852 “Shares” to enable the creation enable the creation of a Prayer & of a Prayer & Learning CenterLearning Center
Family,Men’s,Women’sShort-termHousing Amphitheater
Lake
Prayer & Learning Center
Maint. & StorageBuilding
Recreation (B’ball, V’ball, etc.)Ropes/Challenge Course
Prayer Trail Children’s Pavilion& Discovery Center (2 alpacas)
Prairie Cabin
Activities Center
Horses
Operations Operations Dir. Info. Tech. Training/Events Coord Facility Mgr. Sec’y (3)
Prayer Prayer Dir. Prayer Staff
Outreach Outreach Dir. Member Care (2) Field Coords. (12)
Leadership.
Mobilization: Mobilization Dir. Mob Squad Coord. Mob. Squad (16) Mob. Sec’y (4) Advocacy Coord. Advocates (12) Promotions Dir.
Crossroads (10)Crossroads Interns (6)
Conference Center
Strategic PrayerCenter
Emerald HillsEmerald Hills
Gathering Room
To Learn More about To Learn More about Team Expansion...Team Expansion...Browse the web at...Browse the web at...
www.teamexpansion.orgwww.teamexpansion.org
Or write:Or write:
[email protected]@TeamExpansion.org
Or call:Or call:
1-800-447-08001-800-447-0800