IntroducingIntroducingTeam ExpansionTeam Expansion

West Kalamazoo Christian ChurchWest Kalamazoo Christian ChurchFebruary, 22, 2004February, 22, 2004

Team Expansion’s BeginningsTeam Expansion’s Beginnings19781978: Began 3 years of prayer & planning: Began 3 years of prayer & planning

Uruguay selected: lowest % of evang. in S. Am.Uruguay selected: lowest % of evang. in S. Am.19811981: 2 missionaries for first field: Uruguay: 2 missionaries for first field: Uruguay19821982: 5 missionaries left for Uruguay: 5 missionaries left for Uruguay

15-year plan – ’82-’9715-year plan – ’82-’97Vision: a church plantVision: a church plant

19961996: Mission accomplished: Mission accomplishedLeadership trainedLeadership trainedOngoing annual consultingOngoing annual consulting Montevideo

Uruguay

Seven Key PrinciplesSeven Key PrinciplesTeamsTeams

Church PlantingChurch Planting

Unreached PeopleUnreached People

Bible-basedBible-based

Monthly reportsMonthly reports

GraceGrace

CoachingCoaching

Case Study: UkraineCase Study: Ukraine

Kherson

19901990: Survey trip to “Soviet Union”: Survey trip to “Soviet Union”Kherson selected: (Partnering church, Kherson selected: (Partnering church,

Muslims)Muslims)19911991: Summer “Festival”; 2 missionaries, : Summer “Festival”; 2 missionaries,

Recruited partnersRecruited partners13 baptisms13 baptisms100 new believers – incredible openness100 new believers – incredible openness

19921992: : Ongoing Leadership TrainingOngoing Leadership TrainingAnnual summer festivalsAnnual summer festivals

19961996: Mission accomplished: Mission accomplishedLeadership trained – church of 700Leadership trained – church of 700From mission receiving to mission sending: From mission receiving to mission sending: 3 missionary families, 3 daughter churches3 missionary families, 3 daughter churchesTwo dozen “spin-off” churchesTwo dozen “spin-off” churches

Our Vision is to...Our Vision is to...

PartnerPartner with with local churches to...local churches to...

SendSend and and sustainsustain teams teams of interdependent of interdependent missionaries to...missionaries to...

PlantPlant indigenous churches indigenous churches among unreached people among unreached people groups worldwide. groups worldwide.

Partner With Local Churches Partner With Local Churches to Send & Sustainto Send & Sustain

ForgeForge partnerships partnerships FindFind workers workers TrainTrain them them BuildBuild them them

into teamsinto teams See themSee them

through through supportsupport-raising-raising

Help local churches Help local churches provideprovide accountability accountability InnovateInnovate... until a new church rises... until a new church rises

Teams of Teams of Interdependent MissionariesInterdependent Missionaries

Working Side by Working Side by side for mutual side for mutual accountability...accountability...

EncouragementEncouragement Mutual supportMutual support

Sharing gifts/skillsSharing gifts/skills SynergySynergy

1x

2x2

To Plant Indigenous ChurchesTo Plant Indigenous Churches Church-planting Church-planting

movementsmovements Our callingOur calling Churches with...Churches with...

Resources - Resources - Self-supportingSelf-supporting

Skills -Skills -Self-leadingSelf-leading

Energy –Energy –Self-propagatingSelf-propagating

““Fit” –Fit” –Self-determinantSelf-determinant

Among “Least Reached” Among “Least Reached” PeoplesPeoples The needyThe needy In the places where In the places where

God seems to be God seems to be calling us out to “join calling us out to “join Him” thereHim” there

The least evangelized The least evangelized peoples, wherever peoples, wherever they’re found (<5%)they’re found (<5%)

Ways to Get Involved...Ways to Get Involved...

Literature Relief DevelopmentTEE

TESOLEd.$$$

Media Discipling

Church PlantingChurch Planting

PrayerResearch Communications Medical

Business Agriculture

Mfg.

Leadership Training Team LeaderInt’l Services

Working Together!Working Together!

25 Years Has Brought...25 Years Has Brought...• Central Asia #1(2)Central Asia #1(2)• Bosnia (2)Bosnia (2)• Southeast Asia #1Southeast Asia #1• China (2)China (2)• ColombiaColombia• Cote d’Ivoire (Jula)Cote d’Ivoire (Jula)• CubaCuba• EcuadorEcuador• FranceFrance• Hispanics in USA (2)Hispanics in USA (2)• IndiaIndia• Ireland (2)Ireland (2)• Italy (2)Italy (2)• JapanJapan• Cent. Asia #2Cent. Asia #2

• KosovoKosovo• Laos Laos • MongoliaMongolia• N. Africa #1N. Africa #1• MozambiqueMozambique• PhilippinesPhilippines• SomalisSomalis• Taiwan (2) Taiwan (2) • TanzaniaTanzania• N. Africa #2N. Africa #2• TurkeyTurkey• Ukraine (5)Ukraine (5)• UruguayUruguay• VenezuelaVenezuela• Plus International ServicesPlus International Services

Projects inProjects in35 countries35 countries(36 “completed”)(36 “completed”)

57 Projects57 Projects

238 full-time238 full-timemissionariesmissionaries

Dozens of new Dozens of new churcheschurches

7500 new 7500 new believersbelievers

HundredsHundredsof Ministryof MinistryPartnersPartners

Reaching the World...Reaching the World...Where the World Needs it MostWhere the World Needs it Most

Riding a Wave of GrowthRiding a Wave of GrowthA Prayerful Look at the FutureA Prayerful Look at the Future

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Completed TeamsActual: 21 26 36

Our Vision:Our Vision:Church-Planting Church-Planting MovementsMovements Hopeful Outcome: By Hopeful Outcome: By

2015: 2015: 80 Indigenous Church 80 Indigenous Church Planting Movements Planting Movements (ICPMs)(ICPMs)

Each would be:Each would be: Reaching its own Reaching its own

communitycommunity Beginning to send Beginning to send

missionaries cross-missionaries cross-culturallyculturally

Int’l Services’ Int’l Services’ 7 Primary Objectives7 Primary Objectives Build a foundation of Build a foundation of prayerprayer.. Launch Launch new projects new projects -- i.e., discover, research and -- i.e., discover, research and

effectively open new fields for church-planting.effectively open new fields for church-planting. Create & sustain mutually-beneficial Create & sustain mutually-beneficial partnerships partnerships with with

churches, individuals, and agencies.churches, individuals, and agencies. Recruit Recruit new people new people -- i.e., discern whom God is calling to -- i.e., discern whom God is calling to

join us.join us. Provide Provide comprehensive training for each worker.comprehensive training for each worker. Care for the Care for the whole person whole person -- i.e., spiritually, mentally, -- i.e., spiritually, mentally,

emotionally, physically, and socially.emotionally, physically, and socially. Be Be purposefulpurposeful about our work -- i.e., innovate, plan, train, about our work -- i.e., innovate, plan, train,

stay on task, & report.stay on task, & report.

International Services: International Services: Team Expansion’s “Home Office”Team Expansion’s “Home Office”• PrayerPrayer• MobilizationMobilization

New PeopleNew People New PartnersNew Partners New ProjectsNew Projects

• OutreachOutreach PreparationPreparation Care: Whole PersonCare: Whole Person PurposefulnessPurposefulness

• OperationsOperationsThe Hopewell House “Home Office” in Louisville, KY

Overcrowded... Nowhere to GrowOvercrowded... Nowhere to Grow

Our Hopes for a New CenterOur Hopes for a New Center

Here’s the planHere’s the plan We’ve purchased We’ve purchased

112 acres of land at 112 acres of land at $7500/acre$7500/acre

Selling home-Selling home-building lots on 52 building lots on 52 acres for an avg. of acres for an avg. of $20,000/acre $20,000/acre

If all goes well, we’ll If all goes well, we’ll pay just $1000/acre pay just $1000/acre for final 60 acres!for final 60 acres!

Goals for the 60 acres...Goals for the 60 acres...

Create a missions Create a missions prayer & retreat center prayer & retreat center

Training for new Training for new missionariesmissionaries

Prayer focusPrayer focus Strategic planningStrategic planning Prayer walking “trail”Prayer walking “trail” Prayer requests from Prayer requests from

around the worldaround the world 6 major global “centers”6 major global “centers”

Team Expansion’s Team Expansion’s “home office”“home office”

Dream: A Missionary Prayer and Dream: A Missionary Prayer and Training CenterTraining Center

Training future Training future missionaries in...missionaries in... Prayer and praisePrayer and praise Personal Bible studyPersonal Bible study Knowing GodKnowing God Team dynamicsTeam dynamics PeacemakingPeacemaking Marriage & Marriage &

family/Single issuesfamily/Single issues

And...And... Bible knowledgeBible knowledge MissiologyMissiology Religion of destination Religion of destination

people (e.g., Islam)people (e.g., Islam) Evangelism & discipleshipEvangelism & discipleship Gathering small groups & Gathering small groups &

establishing churchesestablishing churches Cross-cultural adaptation & Cross-cultural adaptation &

language learninglanguage learning IntegrityIntegrity Godly communicationGodly communication Persevering in hardshipPersevering in hardship

Master Planning...Master Planning...

How to maximize the How to maximize the value/use of the landvalue/use of the land Where to buildWhere to build What to buildWhat to build Placement of roads & Placement of roads &

utilitiesutilities Unique: Starting from Unique: Starting from

scratch (empty land)scratch (empty land)

How to utilize work How to utilize work groups from visiting groups from visiting short-term teamsshort-term teams

Dedication of “Emerald Hills”Dedication of “Emerald Hills”

Prayer & WorshipPrayer & Worship

Altar of RemembranceAltar of RemembrancePrayers for a Time CapsulePrayers for a Time Capsule

Sept. 9, 2028

A time to remember...A time to remember...A time to dream...A time to dream...

Will You Partner with us to Pray? Will You Partner with us to Pray? Please Pray for Team Expansion...Please Pray for Team Expansion... Emerald HillsEmerald Hills Our WorkersOur Workers

Health & safetyHealth & safety AdjustmentAdjustment Language skillsLanguage skills RelationshipsRelationships EncouragementEncouragement FamiliesFamilies Balance, spiritual Balance, spiritual

refreshment & refreshment & growth*growth*

This outline courtesy Darlene Polachic, Saskatchewan, Canada, This outline courtesy Darlene Polachic, Saskatchewan, Canada, in the in the LookoutLookout, Sept. 20, 1998, Sept. 20, 1998

Will You Partner Will You Partner to Enable the Creation to Enable the Creation

of a Strategic Prayer Centerof a Strategic Prayer Center 1852 Least 1852 Least

Reached People Reached People GroupsGroups

1852 “Shares” to 1852 “Shares” to enable the creation enable the creation of a Prayer & of a Prayer & Learning CenterLearning Center

Family,Men’s,Women’sShort-termHousing Amphitheater

Lake

Prayer & Learning Center

Maint. & StorageBuilding

Recreation (B’ball, V’ball, etc.)Ropes/Challenge Course

Prayer Trail Children’s Pavilion& Discovery Center (2 alpacas)

Prairie Cabin

Activities Center

Horses

Operations Operations Dir. Info. Tech. Training/Events Coord Facility Mgr. Sec’y (3)

Prayer Prayer Dir. Prayer Staff

Outreach Outreach Dir. Member Care (2) Field Coords. (12)

Leadership.

Mobilization: Mobilization Dir. Mob Squad Coord. Mob. Squad (16) Mob. Sec’y (4) Advocacy Coord. Advocates (12) Promotions Dir.

Crossroads (10)Crossroads Interns (6)

Conference Center

Strategic PrayerCenter

Emerald HillsEmerald Hills

Gathering Room

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