Why church planting (CPF Ses 1)

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Church PlantingFoundations The art and method of planting a new church

Requirements : 

Requirements Reading Report Case study Church planting proposal 25% 25% 50% 100%

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Join aChurch? Join orstart aParaChurch? Session One CHURCH PLANTING

My Reasons : 

My Reasons Opportunity to define the DNA of the church from the very beginning Experience the challenge of starting something totally new Start a church that people really want to see but cannot articulate (the vision of communityship) Fulfill a calling that I feel in my heart

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How did the early church obey this command?

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Acts 13:2 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

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Acts 14:23 23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

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Acts 14:23 23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.

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Philippians 2:1-4 1 If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. 4 Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Communities of Faith “Communityship”

Wrong Reasons : 

Wrong Reasons Show my pastor that I can do better than him Prove to myself that I have the influence Have more control of the church Because I cannot stand our church’s system A better position is waiting for me My salary/honorarium is too small Someone in the church offended me

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“We already have plenty of churches that have lots and lots of room for all the new people who have come to the area. Let's get them filled before we go off building any new ones.”

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“Every church in this community used to be more full than it is now. The churchgoing public is a ‘shrinking pie’. A new church here will just take people from churches already hurting and weaken everyone.”

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“Help the churches that are struggling first. A new church doesn't help the ones we have that are just keeping their nose above water. We need better churches, not more churches.”

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Advantages of New churches best reach a) new generations, b) new residents, and c) new people groups.

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Advantages of New churches best reach the unchurched.

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Advantages of New churches bring new ideas to the whole Body.

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Advantages of New churches are one of the best ways to surface creative, strong leaders for the whole church.

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Advantages of New churches challenge other churches to self-examination.

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Advantages of A new church may be an 'evangelistic feeder' for a whole community.

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“The single most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven is planting new churches.” (Peter Wagner, Church Planting for a Greater Harvest, 1990)

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“I’ve always said that the greatest thing you can do with your life is to tell people about Jesus and invite them to come to know him. I was wrong. There is one thing you can do greater than sharing Jesus Christ with somebody: It is to help start a church, because a church will outlast you and everyone else.” RICK Warren http://shanecraven.com/2008/08/29/rick-warren-on-church-planting/

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INSIGHT Beforeyou go,you must knowwhyyou’re going.

Group Discussion : 

Group Discussion Have you considered church planting as a ministry option when you graduate from IGSL? Why or why not? What should be the motivation of a person whose thinking of church planting as a vocation? What would you tell him/her? What are you expecting to happen as a result of this class (other than completing it)?