‘‘Lifestreams and our Lifestreams and our Emerging Vision’Emerging Vision’

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1. What is all this talk about 1. What is all this talk about Replanting or Planting a Replanting or Planting a Daughter Church?Daughter Church?–a. In the Scriptures, the a. In the Scriptures, the

church is always female.church is always female.

–b. Biblical foundations for b. Biblical foundations for daughteringdaughtering

2. What are some practical 2. What are some practical reasons for Replanting or reasons for Replanting or Planting a Church?Planting a Church?1. Effectiveness in Evangelism1. Effectiveness in Evangelism– THE FACTS ARE THAT…THE FACTS ARE THAT…

• …• …the most effective method of the most effective method of evangelism is church planting.evangelism is church planting.

• …• …the most effective method of church the most effective method of church planting is daughter church planting.planting is daughter church planting.

Christian Schwarz writes in Natural Christian Schwarz writes in Natural Church Development, “Hardly anything Church Development, “Hardly anything demonstrates the health of a demonstrates the health of a congregation as much as the congregation as much as the willingness—and ability!—to give birth willingness—and ability!—to give birth to new congregations. The opposite is to new congregations. The opposite is true as well. Hardly anything is a more true as well. Hardly anything is a more clear indication of illness than clear indication of illness than structures which by design hinder structures which by design hinder church multiplication, or at best permit church multiplication, or at best permit it as an absolute exception.”it as an absolute exception.”

2. Increased Spiritual Passion in 2. Increased Spiritual Passion in the Motherthe MotherWonderful things happen in a church Wonderful things happen in a church when it becomes a mother (or a when it becomes a mother (or a partner) church.partner) church.– AN INCREASED PASSION FOR THE AN INCREASED PASSION FOR THE

GREAT COMMISSIONGREAT COMMISSION– GOD BLESSES THOSE WHO GIVE.GOD BLESSES THOSE WHO GIVE.– CLIMBING A SPIRITUAL MOUNTAIN CLIMBING A SPIRITUAL MOUNTAIN

RESULTS IN A DEEPENED RELATIONSHIP RESULTS IN A DEEPENED RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.WITH GOD.

– NEW STRATEGIES FOR OUTREACH ARE NEW STRATEGIES FOR OUTREACH ARE OFTEN DISCOVERED THROUGH OFTEN DISCOVERED THROUGH PLANTING A DAUGHTER CHURCH.PLANTING A DAUGHTER CHURCH.

3. Parenting is a Joyful Experience3. Parenting is a Joyful Experience

4. Leadership Development4. Leadership Development

5. Kingdom Growth5. Kingdom Growth– The three “killer B’s” of church The three “killer B’s” of church

success aresuccess are1.1. BodiesBodies

2.2. BucksBucks

3.3. BuildingsBuildings

6. Family Legacy6. Family LegacyThe United Kingdom is a good The United Kingdom is a good example of the tragedy of not example of the tragedy of not carrying on the family legacy. A carrying on the family legacy. A hundred years ago it was a great hundred years ago it was a great bastion of the faith, and sent bastion of the faith, and sent missionaries all around the world missionaries all around the world to spread the Gospel. Today the to spread the Gospel. Today the U.K. is barely Christian at all. The U.K. is barely Christian at all. The flame has died down.flame has died down.

6. Family Legacy6. Family LegacyTurkey – “Most of the miraculous Turkey – “Most of the miraculous church planting recounted in the book church planting recounted in the book of Acts happened in the region of of Acts happened in the region of Turkey. Yet today it is a 99.8% Muslim Turkey. Yet today it is a 99.8% Muslim nation with only 0.01% of the nation with only 0.01% of the population being evangelical population being evangelical Christians. Christians. Yet in the second century as much as Yet in the second century as much as 60% of the region was one of the 60% of the region was one of the strongest Christian footholds in the strongest Christian footholds in the Mediterranean region.”Mediterranean region.”

1. Effectiveness in Evangelism1. Effectiveness in Evangelism

2. Increased Spiritual Passion in the 2. Increased Spiritual Passion in the MotherMother

3. Parenting is a Joyful Experience3. Parenting is a Joyful Experience

4. Leadership Development4. Leadership Development

5. Kingdom Growth5. Kingdom Growth

6. Family Legacy6. Family Legacy

7. Denominational Growth7. Denominational Growth

3. Honour our History3. Honour our History

NameName BirthBirth RelationshipRelationshipVictoria ParkVictoria Park 19581958 Daughter (Dec’d)Daughter (Dec’d)ManningManning 1960’s1960’s Daughter (Dec’d)Daughter (Dec’d)Kelmscott Kelmscott 19671967 DaughterDaughterKwinana Kwinana 19681968 Daughter Daughter ThornlieThornlie 19721972 DaughterDaughterVineyardVineyard 19881988 Grand DaughterGrand DaughterMt PleasantMt Pleasant 20102010 Adopted Daughter Adopted Daughter

(Replant)(Replant)India, Thailand, India, Thailand, Late 90’s Late 90’s InternationalInternationalMyanmar, Nepal Myanmar, Nepal to 2000’sto 2000’sSouth’n SuburbsSouth’n Suburbs 20122012 Daughter Daughter