Primer

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Primer

• Planting an
• Inner City Church

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Some things I believe

• Every community of needneeds a holistic,
  Gospel preaching, grace oriented local church in
  their midst.
• The local church is Gods vehicle for social
  change it changes hearts, it changes values, it
  changes the reality on the ground.

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What if the church...

• Were
• All that church is meant to be, in its fullness?
• Community of grace and care?
• Emotional and financial safety net?
• Source of relief for the poor?
• Fountain of hope and renewal for the
  neighborhood?

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What if the church...

• Were
• a model of ethnic reconciliation?
• practicing equality of support toward other
  churches among the poor?
• producing radicalized members who practiced and
  started works of justice and mercy?

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What if we...

• Christians, really lived out our lives as a local
  congregation so that pagans could see our good
  works?
• What if we used our organic organization to be
  activists in the community, cared for people as
  whole persons, rose to meet needs, and were
  servants?

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How do we build such churches?

• Four primary things have to be kept in mind.

• 1. The message
• 2. The mix
• 3. The messenger
• 4. The methods

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The Message

• Good News
• Salvation/forgiven
• Conversion/changed
• Loved/adopted
• All of life/ all my life
• Relationship w God
• Power to fight and win.

• Good Results
• New Submission
• New Freedom
• New Community
• New Values
• New Hope
• New Vision
• New Purpose

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The Mix

• Contextualization
• an analysis
• a sensitivity
• an understanding
• an appreciation
• an enculturation
• a loyalty

• Cultural Congruence
• You feel the pain.
• You feel the music.
• You hear speak the language.
• You participate in the joy.

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The Messenger

• Qualified
• 1. Believer who believes.
• 2. Gifted/assessed
• 3. Integrity
• 4. Risk taker
• 5. Hard worker
• 6. Servant

• Quality
• 1. Friend maker
• 2. Communicates
• 3. Team builder
• 4. Fund raiser
• 5. Gatherer
• 6. Endures/tenacious

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The Methods

• Models
• 1. Evangelist/gatherer
• 2. Development or Ministry engine.
• 3. Daughter church
• 4. Presbytery Team

• Mechanics
• 1. Points of contact.
• 2. Greet, meet, seek.
• 3. Relate, respond, recruit, retain.
• 4. Involve, teach, train, motivate, promote,
  celebrate.