Transforming Mission: Lead a Movement of Jesus Followers ......10/14/16 1 Developing a Disciple...
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ìDevelopingaDiscipleMakingProcessCapitalAreaSouthDistrict
Agenda
ì BibleStudy
ì TheGoldenCircle
ì CourageousLeadership
ì HOPECoreProcess
ì MissionalGAPAssessment
ì YourNextSteps
Matthew28:16-20
ì 16NowtheelevendiscipleswenttoGalilee,tothemountainwhereJesustoldthemtogo.17Whentheysawhim,theyworshippedhim,butsomedoubted.18Jesuscamenearandspoketothem,“I’vereceivedallauthorityinheavenandonearth.19Therefore,goandmakedisciplesofallnaWons,bapWzingtheminthenameoftheFatherandoftheSonandoftheHolySpirit,20teachingthemtoobeyeverythingthatI’vecommandedyou.Look,ImyselfwillbewithyoueverydayunWltheendofthispresentage.”
QuestionsforConversation
ì TiminsertquesWons
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¶120,UMBookofDiscipline
ì OurMission–TomakedisciplesofJesusChristforthetransformationoftheworld.
TheGoldenCircle ìTheGoldenCircle-What
EveryorganizationontheplanetknowsWHATtheydo.Theseareproductstheysellortheservicestheyoffer.
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ìTheGoldenCircle–How
SomeorganizationsknowHOWtheydoit.
ìTheGoldenCircle-Why
WHYisapurpose,causeorbelief.It’stheveryreasonweexist.
TheGoldenCircle TheGoldenCircle
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TheGoldenCircle+TheCone
OurWhyì TomakedisciplesofJesusChristforthe
transformationoftheworld.
¶122TheCoreProcess
TheProcessforCarryingOutOurMission—Wemakedisciplesaswe:
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Hospitality
1—proclaimthegospel,seek,welcomeandgatherpersonsintothebodyofChrist;
OfferChrist
2—leadpersonstocommittheirlivestoGodthroughbaptismbywaterandthespiritandprofessionoffaithinJesusChrist;
Practice
3—nurturepersonsinChristianlivingthroughworship,thesacraments,spiritualdisciplines,andothermeansofgrace,suchasWesley’sChristianconferencing;
Engagement4—sendpersonsintotheworldtolivelovinglyandjustlyasservantsofChristbyhealingthesick,feedingthehungry,caringforthestranger,freeingtheoppressed,beingandbecomingacompassionate,caringpresence,andworkingtodevelopsocialstructuresthatareconsistentwiththegospel
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H.O.P.E.
HOSPITALITY.Reachingoutandreceivingnewpeople.
OFFERCHRIST.OfferingopportuniWestomakeacommitmenttoChrist.
PRACTICES.GrowinginFaiththroughparWcipaWoninthemeansofgrace
ENGAGEMENT.Helpingtransformthesurroundingcommunity.
ThreatstoCourage
ì Nostalgia
ì Empathy
ì Division
CourageinAnxiousTimes
ì Steadfastleadershipì “Knowingwhattobeafraidof”ì Keepyoureyeonthemissionfield–clarifywho
ì Decision-makingandprioritiesaredeterminedbypurposeì Moveaspirationstooutcomes:makechoices,setpriorities,anddirect
resources
ì Connectiontoourcorepurpose/coreprocessì Disturbthesysteminpurposefulways;provokeawarenessandlearning
SteadfastMissionalLeadership
ì Identity–Whoarewenow?
ì Purpose–Whyarewehere?WhatdoesGodaskofusnow?
ì Context–HowdowesingtheLord’ssonginalandthathasbecomeforeign?
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ExampleCourageousQuestions
ì IstheministrygoodandrightwithinthefullcontextoftheChristianfaithv.Istheministrythenecessarypriorityforthemissionalmomentofthechurch?
ì Areyoumovedmorebyyourpastoralheartorbythepurposeoftheministry?
H.O.P.E.
HOSPITALITY.Reachingoutandreceivingnewpeople.
OFFERCHRIST.OfferingopportuniWestomakeacommitmenttoChrist.
PRACTICES.GrowinginFaiththroughparWcipaWoninthemeansofgrace
ENGAGEMENT.Helpingtransformthesurroundingcommunity.
AddressingAdaptiveChallenges
ì ThisprocessisdesignedtohelpyouclaimyouridenWtyandclarifyyourpurposeinyourmissionfieldsoyoucancommunicateyourdisciple-makingprocess.
ì TheconversaWonsandacWviWesaredesignedtoleadyouthroughaddressingadapWvechallengesì AdapWvechallengesareambiguous,easytoavoid,andocenreflectthegap
betweenpercepWonandreality.
ì Acereachsteporphase,theleadershipteamwilldiscernreadinessforthenextstep/phase.
MissionalGAPAssessment-Process
ì 5PhaseProcessì Discoveryì Designì ExecuWonì OngoingSupportì EvaluaWon
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GAPMissionalAssessmentProcess
ì Phase1:Discoveryì GAPMissionalAssessmentwithLeaders
ì Decisionì GAPMissionalAssessmentwithCongregaWon
ì ConversaWonswithAffinityGroupsì IdenWfygaps–Couragetocreatenew
GAPMissionalAssessmentProcess
ì Phase2:Designì Discernfocus
ì Phase3:Executeì Alignmentofpeople,Wme,andmoneywith“who”,“why”and“how”ì ClarifycommitmentsforcongregaWonì Communicate,invite,anddevelopmissionalpathway&discipleship
system
GAPMissionalAssessmentProcess
ì Phase4:OngoingSupport
ì Phase5:EvaluaWon
MissionalGAPAssessment
ì 50questionsì 25questionsbasedonimportancetoindividualì 25questionsbasedoneffectivenessofcongregation
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ì FiveCategoriesì Christianpractices&OurMissionì Presenceì ServicewithOthersì Relationshipsì UnderstandingContext
MissionalGAPAssessment Phase1:Discovery
Step1:LeadershipCompletesAssessment
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Results Results
Results-Leadership MindingtheGap
ì Questionsaboutimportancearecomparedtoeffectiveness
ì ThedifferencebetweenimportanceandeffectivenessistheGAP
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MindingtheGAP
ì IftheGAPisapositivenumber,congregationaleffectivenessisgreaterthanpersonalimportance
ì IftheGAPisanegativenumber,personalimportanceisgreaterthancongregationaleffectiveness
ì Bothvariationsareworthnoting
QuestionforConversation
ì Discussion:Whatwereyouthinkingwhenyouchosethatanswer?ì StartwithlowestraWngì MovetothehighestraWngì EveryoneanswerstheabovequesWonforeachitem
ì Decision:Whatitemwillyouclosethegap?
LeadershipDecision
ì GivenwhatyouhavelearnedaboutthemissionalGAPfromtheleadershipresultsareyoureadytocontinue?
ì Ifyes,congregationcompletesthesurvey
ì Ifno,resourcesaresharedforeachcategory,includingobservations.
IdentifyingMissionFieldLeadership-IDMission
Fieldì Leadershipisworkingon
clarifyingthemissionfieldwhilecongregationcompletessurvey
ì Why:Toclarifyyouidentity,purpose,andcontextì MissionalQuesWonsì MapYourCommunityì PrayerWalk
CongregationCompletesAssessment
ì Giveeveryperson(13+)achancetocompletethesurvey
ì Online
ì Paperoption–mustbeenteredonline
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IdentifyMissionField
ì LEADERSHIP:ì MissionalQuesWonsì PrayerWalkì MappingYourCommunity
IdentifyMissionField
ì LEADERSHIP:Namethefollowingì MissionalQuesWonsì IdenWty,PurposeandContext
NextSteps
ì BetweennowandFebruary4.ì Completeassessmentwithleadershipì Haveleadershipbeginclarifyingpurpose,idenWty,andcontext.ì CongregaWoncompletesassessment
ì AcerFebruary4youwillbeequippedtohaveaffinitygroupconversaWons