Overview: Mission Nucleus

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Overview Mission Nucleus

• Mission Missions

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Definition of Mission Missions

• Mission is Gods work through human ambassadors
  to reconcile sinful humanity to Himself (2 Cor.
  518-20)
• God is the theological foundation
• God is the source of power
• God provides the guiding principles
• God provides the saving message

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Definition of Mission Missions

• Missions is the plans and strategies used by
  committed believers to accomplish the mission of
  God.
• Christians response to God
• Practical implementation of guiding principles
  and saving message

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Missions Nucleus
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Strategy Who to Send

• Two core requirements
• Love God
• Love of people

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Qualifications for Missionaries

• People who know God (relationship)
• People who share Gods love for the lost
• People of prayer
• People committed to the body of Christ
• People obedient to the Lord
• People who are energetic and creative
• People who are maturing

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Two Types of Biblical Mandates

• Cultural Mandate is the Biblical concept of
  Christians being socially responsible to the poor
  and under privileged.
• Mt. 2239 2534-46 Lk. 1025-37
• Evangelistic Mandate is the Biblical expression
  of Christians responsibility to go and make
  disciples so people may be in a proper
  relationship with God.
• Mt. 2819 Mk. 1615-16 Lk. 2446-47

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Three Views of Evangelism

• Presence Evangelism
• This type of evangelism is the idea that
  evangelism is basically passive but living as
  Christians among none Christians and doing good
  works.
• It does not actively try to make disciples.

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Three Views of Evangelism

• Proclamation Evangelism
• This type of evangelism believes in the idea of
  presence with good works but also believes that
  the word should be proclaimed so people hear and
  understand but stops short of persuading people.
• It would not push the urgency of accepting the
  gospel message.

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Three Views of Evangelism

• Persuasion Evangelism
• Persuasion evangelism has both the elements of
  presence evangelism and proclamation but a person
  must become a disciple of Jesus Christ and a
  member of a local church.
• A person is not evangelized by just hearing and
  understanding (Matt. 131-9, 18-23).

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Strategy of Receptivity

• Definition The state of being open to responding
  to the gospel message.

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Strategy of Receptivity

• Reasons for prioritizing receptive people
• It follows the biblical example
• Limited commission (Mt. 101-15 Mk. 67-13 Lk.
  91-16)
• Nicodemus (Jn. 31-21)
• Our time is limited
• Our resources are limited
• We want to be as faithful as possible
• Follows open doors (Col. 43 Rev. 38)

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Strategy of Receptivity

• Signs of receptivity
• FRANs Friends, relatives, neighbors
• Relationships established
• Trust in place
• Familiar with Christian life style
• Some knowledge of the gospel
• Church visitors
• Looking to fill a need
• Want to be part of a group
• Spiritual seekers

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Strategy of Receptivity

• Signs of receptivity
• Life situation changes
• Major personal family life changes
• Work changes
• Political economic changes
• Cultural changes

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The Engel ScaleSpiritual Decision Process Model
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Awareness of a supreme being only Initial
awareness of the gospel Awareness of gospel
fundamentals Grasp of implications of the
gospel Positive attitude toward the
gospel Personal problem recognition Decision to
act Repentance faith in Christ
-7
-6
-5
-4
rejection
Make Disciples
-3
-2
-1
The person is regenerated becomes a new creature
1
Post-decision evaluation Incorporation into the
Body Lifetime of growth in Christ
2
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Nurture
ETERNITY
Source Spectrum, Winter, p. 5
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Strategies for Growth

• Four major types of growth
• Internal growth
• Expansion growth
• Transfer growth
• Bridging growth

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Strategies for Growth

• Internal Growth
• Inside the body
• Christians become better Christians
• Quality growth spiritual maturity
• Organic growth growth in ministries

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Strategies for Growth

• Expansion Growth
• Evangelistic growth unsaved brought to Christ
  incorporated into local church
• Transfer growth Christians moving their
  membership from from one congregation to another
• Biological growth Children of Christians become
  Christians

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Strategies for Growth

• Extension Growth
• Unsaved reached new church planted
• Church experiences internal and expansion growth
• Affords the greatest opportunity for growth

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Strategies for Growth

• Bridging Growth
• Unsaved reached new church planted in another
  culture
• Degrees of bridging because of cultural
  differences
• Cultural barriers to be bridged

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Strategies for Growth

• Spiritual factors that give foundation of church
  growth
• Churches grow when they have biblical goals
• Churches grow well with effective teaching
  ministries
• Churches grow by personal contact to share the
  gospel
• Churches grow with help of evangelistic programs
• Churches grow with prayer
• Churches grow when evangelism is emphasized by
  the leadership