Beloved Community Training Session Part 2

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Beloved Community Training Session Part 2
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What is the difference in missional and
attractional?
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What is the mission of Lighthouse?
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mission
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What is a disciple?
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mission
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Describe what a beloved community is?
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How do we multiply and grow the Beloved
Communities
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What does "launching" a Beloved Community mean or
look like in tangible ways?
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Steps Toward This Reality . . .

• Training Leaders . . .
• 1337 Sutter Becoming a Café that serves as a
  meeting place for the Downtown Beat.
• Raising Up Elders so that this church moves to a
  shared leadership model.
• Taking 5-7 of you with me and Julie to Soma School

• Hire an administrator

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Beloved . . .

• As Beloved I am asking you to devote yourself to
  these attributes (Beatitudes)
• As Beloved read the Gospel of John over and over
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• Come to the point where you identify with the
  Beloved Disciple

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BC discipler as peacemaker

1. Blessed are the peacemakers
2. Stewarding conflict.
3. Conflict is an opportunity to learn trust, live
   obediently, and imitate God.

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• Matt 185"If your brother sins against you,
  go and show him his fault, just between the two
  of you. If he listens to you, you have won your
  brother over. 16But if he will not listen, take
  one or two others along, so that 'every matter
  may be established by the testimony of two or
  three witnesses. 17If he refuses to listen to
  them, tell it to the church and if he refuses to
  listen even to the church, treat him as you would
  a pagan or a tax collector.  18"I tell you the
  truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound
  in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will
  be loosed in heaven.  19"Again, I tell you that
  if two of you on earth agree about anything you
  ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in
  heaven. 20For where two or three come together in
  my name, there am I with them.

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BC discipler as pastor

• Be sensitive to the spiritual needs of those in
  your community
• Signs of discouragement include failing
  attendance, downcast looks, crying during prayer
  time, argumentative,
• What to do pray, send a note or call them. Be
  direct and ask them about what it is.
• Protect them, Defend them, Love them, Go to bat
  for them,
• Feed them . . . .
• Pray weekly for everyone in your BC.
• Be aware of their needs (health, relational)
• Lead in Lords Supper

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• 1 Thessalonians 5 (NLT)  12 Dear brothers
  and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in
  the Lords work. They work hard among you and
  give you spiritual guidance. 13 Show them great
  respect and wholehearted love because of their
  work. And live peacefully with each other. 14
  Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those
  who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take
  tender care of those who are weak. Be patient
  with everyone. 15 See that no one pays back evil
  for evil, but always try to do good to each other
  and to all people. 16 Always be joyful.

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BC discipler as prophetic

• Be sensitive to the Voice for your BC
• Prayer and Reading Bible What God is saying
  through those in the BC
• Be bold in speaking Gods word with love
• Gospel the hearts of those in your group.
  Bringing them closer to Christ
• Help member pray for direction, be sensitive to
  the Spirit and help them find confidence in
  learning the Voice and not depending on you for
  it. Show them by example a life that looks to
  the Text for support.

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• 1 Thessalonians 5 (NLT)  17 Never stop
  praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for
  this is Gods will for you who belong to Christ
  Jesus. 19 Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. 20 Do
  not scoff at prophecies, 21 but test everything
  that is said. Hold on to what is good. 22 Stay
  away from every kind of evil.

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