TRAITS HOME CHURCH LARGE CHURCH Assumed lifestyle Communal Individual Care for the hurting Peers give correction and support Professionals apply therapy Church finances Sharing, meeting immediate needs Tithes and offering Communion Fellowship with God and the body Visual symbol in a church ceremony Corporate worship Informal, in homes Formal, in religious … [Read more...]
Jonah’s Journey To Nineveh, And A Similar, Modern Missionary
January 1, 2012 by 1 Comment
POY! SKIT GUIDELINES: In a small group, participants might simply read their lines, or glance at their lines to get the idea so they can speak in their own words. Most POY! skits require no practice in advance. Have any small children play a brief part. Most scripts have an optional part for children, listed last under Participants. Most scripts have a Narrator who should read the script beforehand to see how to keep moving the story along. It is not necessary to employ costumes … [Read more...]
Jesus Equipped Kingdom Workers
December 31, 2011 by 2 Comments
 Luke 10: 1-21 POY! SKIT GUIDELINES: In a small group, participants might simply read their lines, or glance at their lines to get the idea so they can speak in their own words. Most POY! skits require no practice in advance. Have any small children play a brief part. Most scripts have an optional part for children, listed last under Participants. Most scripts have a Narrator who should read the script beforehand to see how to keep moving the story along. It is not necessary to employ … [Read more...]
Repel Satan’s Inevitable Counterattack
December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Repel Satan's Inevitable Counterattack Yes, bruised brother in Christ, you will overcome the evil one. We empathize with you and pray for your relief. Be strong in the Lord, because your cross will be replaced with a crown, and your reward in Glory will be greater because of your endurance. Yes, Lord Jesus, we will resist the Old Dragon,; for we remain radically and totally committed tp You. Though Satan injure or slay us, we will not sheath our sword until Your Kingdom is established among … [Read more...]
Coordinate Training to Keep Multiplying Churches
December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Coordinate Training to Keep Churches Multiplying Yes, new pastoral trainers, you are free to initiate and coordinate training chains, not simply to keep up with church proliferation but to impel it. Yes, Lord Jesus, we will keep sowing where the seed multiplies 30, 60 and 100 fold. We pledge not to let any church of our trainees become the final “dead end†link that terminates the chain reaction. Let coordinators oversee regional pastoral training and church multiplication. Authorize … [Read more...]
All Shepherds Mentor Leaders of New Flocks
December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Shepherds Mentor Leaders of New Flocks Yes, new shepherds, you are free to mentor newer shepherds in your church's daughter churches or cells. We embrace our God-given duty to mentor you also, to keep extending the training through you. Yes, Lord Jesus, we will multiply leaders as You and Your apostles did, modeling pastoral skills while passing Your instructions on to them. Every shepherd trains new, apprentice leaders, as Jesus and His apostles did. Shepherds coach new shepherds … [Read more...]
Churches And Cells Serve Each Other
December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Churches and Cells Serve Each Other as a Regional Body of Christ Yes, new shepherd, you and your flock are loved and appreciated as a part of the regional body of Christ. We serve you and you serve us. Yes, Lord, we will practice body life between our flocks as well as within them, in obedience to your command. Organize clusters of churches to work together as a regional Body of Christ. Let churches in an area serve each other and hold occasional, united, joyful … [Read more...]
Send Workers Afar To Neglected Fields
December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Send Workers afar to Neglected Fields Yes, new worker with an apostles’ itchy feet, we will equip you and send you to take Christ’s salvation to a neglected people. Yes, Lord Jesus, we will heed your Great Commission to disciple all peoples, not just those that are nearby and convenient. Grant us grace to bond with a people of different culture. Heed Jesus’ Great Commission, to make disciples of all nations. To heed our Lord’s command, we must know what he meant by “nations†or … [Read more...]
Fortify Families; Help All Ages Serve Together
December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Fortify Families; Help all Ages Serve Together Yes, family head, you may begin at once to shepherd your spouse and children. We will give you tools to make it easy and edifying. Yes, Lord, as you require, we will equip parents to train their children to follow Jesus. We do not shirk this responsibility by leaving it entirely to classroom teachers [or church leaders]. Let adults and children share responsibilities as they do serious ministry. Let children do things together with adults … [Read more...]
Teach Believers, To Edify And Equip Them For Service
December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
`Teach Believers, to Edify and Equip them for Service Yes, new learner, you can begin now to serve Christ in a serious way; you need not wait until you are an accomplished theologian. Yes, Lord, we teach, as you require, with the primary purpose of equipping believers for serious ministry. Apply God’s Word to equip believers for ministries and build godly character. We are to teach the Bible biblically: · Ephesians 6: 11-16 reveals the purpose of Christian teaching: it is to prepare all … [Read more...]