Lay Ministry Training

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Lay Ministry Training

• Patrick B. Jones, Presenter
• Fall 2007

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Preview of the Day

• Session 1 The Essentials for Every Church
• Session 2 Structuring for Effective
  Ministry
• Session 3 Pushbacks to Change in Our
  Churches and QA

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Essentials for Every Church

• The Great Commission
• 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, All
  authority in heaven and on earth has been given
  to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all
  nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
  and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and
  teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
  you. And surely I am with you always, to the very
  end of the age.

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Essentials for Every Church

• The mission of every church is to MAKE DISCIPLES
• The vision of every church is the localized
  EXPRESSION of that mission based on RESOURCES,
  LOCATION and GIFTS.
• EVERY church must envision how its community will
  be CHANGED because it is present

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Essentials for Every Church

• Our philosophy of ministry does not EXCUSE us
  from the mission Jesus gave. And if we are not
  making disciples, we must confess that we are
  DISOBEDIENT.

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Elements of Disciple Making

• Penetration As you go. . . . .
• Salvation Baptizing. . . . .
• Transformation Teaching them to observe
  everything I have commanded
• The focus of the church is to be preparing people
  to penetrate our culture to make more disciples.

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Whats the Difference?
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What Success Looks Like

• Success will be defined by FRUITFULNESS, not just
  FAITHFULNESS
• Matthew 2514-30
• John 15
• Galatians 522-25

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And Practically. . .

• Practically this translates to
• How many conversions/baptisms happened through
  your ministry?
• How many leaders were developed?
• How many people started serving this year?

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From a presentation by Bruce Bugbee Greenlake
Conference Center, Sept. 19, 2007
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Summary of Session 1

• 1. It is essential in every church to be MAKING
  DISICPLES

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Summary of Session 1

• 2. It is essential in every church to help
  people be CHRIST dependent.
• We must equip believers to be independently
• dependent on Christ, so that they can function
• interdependently in and through the body of
  Christ.

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Summary of Session 1

• 3. It is essential in every church to define
  SUCCESS as God defines success.