The Great The Great

Challenge Facing Challenge Facing

the Global the Global

ChurchChurch

Thousands of sheep without Thousands of sheep without a shepherd and multitudes a shepherd and multitudes of churches without an of churches without an equipped pastoral leader!equipped pastoral leader!

……where?where?

AfricaAfrica

AsiaAsia

Latin AmericaLatin America

Hispanics in North AmericaHispanics in North America

The former Soviet UnionThe former Soviet Union

For 25 - 30 years, we have For 25 - 30 years, we have focused our attention on…focused our attention on…

Church Multiplication –Church Multiplication – “A church for every people”.

Evangelization –Evangelization – “The Gospel for every person.”

Mission initiatives –Mission initiatives – 10/40 Window.

““VISION. . .VISION. . .

. . .begins with . . .begins with a holy discontenta holy discontent with things as they are.”with things as they are.”

John Stott

The Good News is…The Good News is…

180 million people saw the 180 million people saw the Jesus film in 1999 !Jesus film in 1999 ! – Campus Crusade

There are more mass There are more mass evangelism ministries.evangelism ministries. – Amsterdam 2000

1 million new churches 1 million new churches started in 148 countries started in 148 countries (1990 – 2000)(1990 – 2000) – DAWN

Hab. 1:5 (NIV)Hab. 1:5 (NIV)

The Results have been The Results have been “God-size!”“God-size!”

““Look at the nations Look at the nations and watch -- and be and watch -- and be utterly amazed. For utterly amazed. For I am going to do I am going to do something in your something in your days that you would days that you would not believe, even if not believe, even if you were told.”you were told.”

Annual Overall GrowthAnnual Overall Growth

• Evangelicals are Evangelicals are growing between growing between 4.7% and 5.3%.4.7% and 5.3%.

• Almost double the Almost double the growth rate of Islam, growth rate of Islam, which is 2.7%.which is 2.7%.

• Three times more the Three times more the rate of world rate of world population growth, population growth, 1.6%1.6%

Patrick Johnstone, The Church is Bigger Than

You Think, William Carey Library, 1998

0 2 4 6

Christian Muslim World

Christianity has Christianity has become the most become the most wide spread and wide spread and universal religion in universal religion in history.history.More Christians More Christians live in the live in the Southern Southern Hemisphere than Hemisphere than in the North.in the North.

Bangladesh January, 2000

New centers of New centers of vitality for the vitality for the church are in Africa, church are in Africa, Asia and Latin Asia and Latin America.America.Each day welcomes Each day welcomes a net global a net global increase of at least increase of at least 176,000 Christians.176,000 Christians.

• Each week approximately Each week approximately one thousand new one thousand new churches are planted in churches are planted in Asia and Africa alone.Asia and Africa alone.

• Christianity is now a Christianity is now a genuinely international genuinely international family of faith.family of faith.

• Once Christianity was Once Christianity was predominantly white … predominantly white … today, 65% of the global today, 65% of the global church is from church is from predominantly non white predominantly non white nations.nations.

At the end of the XX century, At the end of the XX century, more missionaries were sent more missionaries were sent from the Two-Thirds World from the Two-Thirds World than from the North or West.than from the North or West.

““The rapid spread of The rapid spread of evangelical evangelical

Protestantism ... Protestantism ... notably in Latin notably in Latin

America, is one of the America, is one of the most extraordinary most extraordinary

developments in the developments in the world today.”world today.”

-Peter Berger

We Have Focused on We Have Focused on Church GrowthChurch Growth

The Harvest FieldThe Harvest Field -- Those yet without eternal life through Christ.

The Harvest ForceThe Harvest Force -- Those willing and able to labor in God’s Harvest Field.

The Rate is increasingThe Rate is increasing- DAWN Ministries

- Every Home for Christ

““We expect 3 million new We expect 3 million new church plants in the next 10 church plants in the next 10 years. Pastoral leadership years. Pastoral leadership development needs to catch-development needs to catch-up.”up.”

““We start 50,000 new ‘Light We start 50,000 new ‘Light Houses’ per day, each Houses’ per day, each reaching 4 other people. We reaching 4 other people. We need thousands of pastoral need thousands of pastoral leaders to shepherd these leaders to shepherd these new believers.”new believers.”

We know how to We know how to evangelize and plant evangelize and plant churches on a massive churches on a massive scale...scale...

But…who will But…who will lead and feed lead and feed these sheep?these sheep?

We must complete the We must complete the Great Commission.Great Commission.

• New believers do not New believers do not automatically become automatically become disciples.disciples.

• New churches do not New churches do not necessarily disciple new necessarily disciple new believers.believers.

95% of today’s 95% of today’s pastoral leaders pastoral leaders lack basic lack basic formation and formation and tools to effectively tools to effectively equip their equip their congregations.congregations.

We need to focus more on We need to focus more on the “Harvest Yield…”the “Harvest Yield…”

……the health the health of the Body of Christ!of the Body of Christ!

Pastoral Leadership Pastoral Leadership ShortfallShortfall

176,000 new 176,000 new believers are added believers are added to the global church to the global church each day.each day.

An average of An average of 100,000 churches 100,000 churches are planted each are planted each year.year.

But, there are But, there are approximately approximately 2 million 2 million pastoral pastoral leaders who leaders who lack essential lack essential training!training!

One Possible Solution...One Possible Solution...

Concentrate on:Concentrate on:

•Bible InstitutesBible Institutes

•Seminaries Seminaries

•Other “in-residence” effortsOther “in-residence” efforts

Non- Formal Formal

It is estimated that...It is estimated that...

Only 10% will be trained Only 10% will be trained through formal programsthrough formal programs.

80 - 90% will be trained 80 - 90% will be trained through “non-formal” through “non-formal” methods.methods.

““Non-formal Pastoral Non-formal Pastoral Training...Training...

……is essential to the global is essential to the global church. These leaders church. These leaders represent 80-90% of the represent 80-90% of the church’s need and will be church’s need and will be produced by a spectrum of produced by a spectrum of non-formal, institutional non-formal, institutional efforts.”efforts.”

- Overseas Council for - Overseas Council for Theological EducationTheological Education

““Insanity is …Insanity is …

. . .doing . . .doing the same things the same things and expecting and expecting different different results.”results.” -Albert

Einstein

The idea The idea behind behind TOPICTOPIC

Rather than Rather than each pastoral each pastoral training organization training organization continuing to do continuing to do what they can what they can with with limited resources...limited resources...

We will We will increase increase pastoral pastoral training training effectiveness effectiveness when wewhen we

•Share resources!Share resources!

•Avoid duplication!Avoid duplication!

•Work cooperatively!Work cooperatively!

In other words. . .In other words. . .

A cooperative effort A cooperative effort to meet the need of to meet the need of essential training for essential training for pastoral leaders - pastoral leaders - where the church iswhere the church isgrowing.growing.

MissionMission

• Equipping the trainers of pastoral leadersEquipping the trainers of pastoral leaders

• Increasing the effectiveness of trainers of Increasing the effectiveness of trainers of

pastoral trainers.pastoral trainers.

• Building the capacityBuilding the capacity of pastoral trainingof pastoral training

organizations.organizations.

……an international coalition of pastoral an international coalition of pastoral training organizations accelerating training organizations accelerating pastoral training where the Church is pastoral training where the Church is growing, growing, by:by:

“You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.” 2 Tim. 2:2 (NIV)

(Jesus)

Desired ResultDesired Result

• We envision that by We envision that by the year 2010the year 2010

• a network of pastoral a network of pastoral

training ministries will training ministries will

have equipped two million have equipped two million

pastorspastors • to lead their congregations to lead their congregations

biblically in fulfilling the biblically in fulfilling the Great Commission for the Great Commission for the glory of God.glory of God.

• Multiplication, not addition, Multiplication, not addition, is the key.is the key.

• Character development is Character development is crucial.crucial.

• Resources can be multiplied Resources can be multiplied through cooperation and through cooperation and strategic partnerships.strategic partnerships.

• Acceleration of the quality Acceleration of the quality and rate of pastoral training and rate of pastoral training is possible.is possible.

• United, focused prayer United, focused prayer must undergird everything.must undergird everything.

We Assume that:We Assume that:

What are we go ing to do?What must we get correct in order to succeed?

What capabilities do we n eed?

Phase(s)?BusinessPlan

Strategy & Planning Framework: Initial Effort

Vision

Mission

Values

Objectives

Strategic & Tactics

Key Projects & Initiatives

Projects Plans, & Resource Requirements

Measurements, Rewards & Recogn ition

Organization, Processes, Systems, Structural Linkages

What d o we want to b e?What impact?

What is our purpose?

What d o we believe in andhow will we behave?

How are wegoing to do it?

What majoractivities?

Sp ecific work g roupand individualcommitments;

detailed step s andrequired resources

How wil l we know we aresuccessful?

Phase I & IIStrategicPlan

Build and Sustain by Prayer an d the Holy Spirit

StrategyStrategy• Network with and work Network with and work

through affiliates, pastoral through affiliates, pastoral training organizations training organizations (traditional and non-(traditional and non-traditional), ministries and traditional), ministries and churches who share TOPIC’s churches who share TOPIC’s vision and aims.vision and aims.• Function as catalytic Function as catalytic servants and facilitators, servants and facilitators, rather than implementers.rather than implementers.

• Support the world - wide Support the world - wide movement to train movement to train pastors.pastors.

PresupositionsPresupositions

• We have to start with We have to start with what we have.what we have.

• Our most valuable Our most valuable resource is people.resource is people.

• Finances will come as Finances will come as an addition.an addition.

• Ideas germinate in the Ideas germinate in the midst of adversity.midst of adversity.

• Our goal: A glorious, Our goal: A glorious, holy and spotless bride!holy and spotless bride!

““In times of great change, In times of great change, learners inherit the earth, learners inherit the earth,

while the learned find while the learned find themselves beautifully themselves beautifully

equipped to deal with a world equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”that no longer exists.”

- Eric Hoffer

GoalsGoals• Identify and promote Identify and promote

effective local, effective local, regional/national and global regional/national and global pastoral training pastoral training methodologies.methodologies.• Encourage the development Encourage the development of a philosophy of ministry of a philosophy of ministry as well as practical as well as practical mentoring tools for those mentoring tools for those who equip pastoral trainers.who equip pastoral trainers.

• Stimulate the equipping of Stimulate the equipping of current and new pastoral current and new pastoral trainers.trainers.

GoalsGoals• Facilitate the equipping of Facilitate the equipping of

current and new pastoral current and new pastoral leaders.leaders.

• Expand the development Expand the development and availability of and availability of recommended curricula for recommended curricula for use by pastoral trainers.use by pastoral trainers.

• Expand the vision for non-Expand the vision for non-traditional pastoral traditional pastoral leadership development leadership development among formal training among formal training institutions and churches.institutions and churches.

FINANCIALFINANCIAL

Proposed CapabilitiesProposed CapabilitiesIntegrators and Integrators and

DevelopersDevelopers

Success will depend on financial Success will depend on financial reachreach, content , content richnessrichness and and affiliationaffiliation with ministry partners. with ministry partners.

CONTENTCONTENT

PEOPLEPEOPLETrainers, Tutors Trainers, Tutors

and Mentorsand Mentors

Prayer Plan Prayer Plan PlatformPlatform

Assessment and Assessment and AllocationAllocation

Role in the Partnership Role in the Partnership ProcessProcess

Enabling MinistryEnabling Ministry

Integrated MinistryIntegrated Ministry

Focused MinistriesFocused Ministries

PrisonPrisonFellowshipFellowship

SupportingSupporting DirectDirect

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NAVSNAVS

TOPIC:TOPIC:EnablersEnablers

(Trainers of(Trainers ofTrainers,Trainers,

TutorsTutors& &

Mentors]Mentors]

Local Local ChurchesChurches

DenominationsDenominations

Ministry DeliveryMinistry Delivery

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BTCPBTCP

C/C bTheo EC/C bTheo E

RREACH Int’lRREACH Int’l

HEART - HEART - Growing conformity to Jesus Christ in character and conduct. A Spirit-led servant, who is a maturing leader.

Profile of the Effective Pastoral LeaderProfile of the Effective Pastoral Leader

HEAD - HEAD - Increasing competency in the Bible; knows, understands and applies God’s Truth and has a biblical worldview.

Profile of the Effective Pastoral Profile of the Effective Pastoral LeaderLeader

HANDS -HANDS - Increasing competency in ministry skills: pastoral care, teaching, preaching and counseling.LOINS -LOINS - Growing conformity to Jesus Christ in purity of lifestyle.FEET -FEET - Increasing engagement with the cultural context, multiplying leaders in asensitive manner.

RealityReality VisionVisionPhilosophyPhilosophy

ofofMinistryMinistry

PrioritiesPrioritiesProgramProgram

Pastoralprofile

STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES

The Three Horizons for TOPICThe Three Horizons for TOPIC

MinistryMinistry

Horizon 1Extend core ministry

Horizon 2Build emergingministry

Horizon 3Create viableoptions

TimeTime

Adapted from: McKinsey & Company, 1998

The TOPIC TimelineThe TOPIC Timeline

“Defining the

Opportunityand Need”

“Clarifying the

Direction”

Next StepsTOPIC Inc. Launched

Phase I Phase II Phase(s)?

Wheaton (12/97)

•Vision•Mission•Models•Issues•Problems

Manila (3/99)

•Affirm Vision •Launch coalition•Launch regional action plans

Core Mgt. Team501 (c) (3) Org. Create dbase for•Ibero America•South Africa•East Africa •Brazil•South India

Regional consultations(1999-2001)Philippines

• Zambia• Himalayan

Region • Bangladesh

• China Survey

““Every church with Every church with at least one at least one equipped and equipped and maturing pastoral maturing pastoral leader”leader”

Manila, Philippines March 1999

San José, Costa San José, Costa Rica, Rica,

May 2000May 2000

LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

““Any movement that has Any movement that has benefited society in the long benefited society in the long haul has had at its core a haul has had at its core a group of people who were group of people who were committed to a cause they committed to a cause they considered greater than considered greater than themselves, and to each themselves, and to each other as friends.”other as friends.”

- James MacGregor Burns

Tel. (402) 289-5395E-mail: topic@trainersofpastors.org

www: trainersofpastors.org

P.O. Box 965Elkhorn, NE 68022 USA