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Church planting 6: changing roles
The document outlines a three-year strategy for planting a church in a new village, emphasizing the various roles of the church planting team that evolve through stages such as learner, explorer, evangelist, teacher, developer, and mentor/partner. It highlights the importance of adapting to the community, focusing on discipleship, and teaching essential doctrines to new believers. The ultimate goal is to make disciples, which will naturally lead to church formation, while ensuring ongoing support and development for leaders as the new church grows.
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Church planting 6: changing roles
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- 2. YOU ARE PLANTINGA CHURCH IN A VILLAGE YOU HAVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY ENTERED. 2
- 3. 2 PRESENT A REPORT GIVINGYOUR 3 YEAR STRATEGY ON HOW YOU WOULD PLANT THE NEW CHURCH.
- 4. 2 Due Date: Tuesday13th February 2018 Word Count: 750-1250 words
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- 6. Previously we lookedat stages of planting
- 7. 1. Pre-entry stage: 2.Entry stage 3. Gospel stage 4. Discipleship stage 5. Church formation stage 6. Leadership stage
- 8. We shall nowlook at how the roles (what people do) of the CP team change over time. This is a model - it can be changed or adapted to suit you.
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- 13. Important: No roleis as clear/single as it looks on the diagram. • EG we start as learners in a new environment, but we should also remember that we are always learners (we never outgrow this stage.)
- 14. • Moving from onerole to another involves a gradual change from role to role. (It is blurred.) • Plan for the changes, but only do it as the Holy Spirit is leads.
- 15. Summary of themain job for each of the roles:
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- 18. Role Main Job Learner DevelopTeam and Strategy
- 19. Role Main Job Learner DevelopTeam and Strategy Explorer Connect with people
- 20. Role Main Job Learner DevelopTeam and Strategy Explorer Connect with people Evangelist Make disciples through evangelism
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- 23. Role Main Job Teacher Leadthe disciples to identify as a church - teach doctrine and obedience
- 24. Role Main Job Teacher Leadthe disciples to identify as a church - teach doctrine and obedience Developer Develop leaders Appoint elders
- 25. Role Main Job Teacher Leadthe disciples to identify as a church - teach doctrine and obedience Developer Develop leaders Appoint elders Mentor / Partner Train elders and partner for new work
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- 27. 1. LEARNER • CPteam learns about themselves (as a group / team) and the people they will be working with.
- 28. 1. LEARNER • Beforeand during the CP project.
- 29. 1. LEARNER • Beforeand during the CP project. • Learning about context, culture, strategy, working styles, personalities etc.
- 30. 2. EXPLORER • CPteam enter the community they will serve in. • Observe as much as possible - people, places, shops, transportation etc.
- 31. • Learning in theplace not via book / internet etc. • This might involve changing your usual practices—they might relax late at night, eat lunch at a different time etc.
- 32. • Look at communityneeds—e.g. starting an English learning course if there is a need / desire from local people.
- 33. 3. EVANGELIST • Biblical churchplanting is disciple making that results in new churches.
- 34. 3. EVANGELIST • Making disciplesbegins with evangelism
- 35. ` • The teamdoes the work of evangelism—as soon as possible. • Team members should be active, spending much time in this.
- 36. • The team doesthe work of evangelism—as soon as possible. • Team members should be active, spending much time in this.
- 37. 4. TEACHER People cometo Christ - we then have to teach them: what to believe (doctrine), and, how to follow (obey), Matt 28:20.
- 38. Teach them firstthe importance of sharing their faith. Set a faith target of identifying someone they know to share the Gospel with inside a few days / one week.
- 39. They are learningto copy what the CP team have already done with them - 1 Cor 11:1. At this point the CP team start to become more teacher like in their work.
- 40. What do youbelieve should be taught to new believers? Compile a list of what is to be taught in the first 3 months as a short term foundation, and then within 2 years as a firm longer term foundation.
- 41. Shank suggests teachingthis in the first 3 months: • Repentance and faith • Baptism • Love • The Lord’s Supper • Giving • The Great Commission • Prayer
- 42. Payne suggests thefollowing longer programme: • The gospel • Their new nature and what it means to be a disciple • The power of the Spirit in them • Assurance of salvation • God’s Word and how to study it
- 43. • Prayer and fasting • The hope of heaven and abundant life • Baptism and the Lord’s Supper • The nature and function of the church • Stewardship of everything we possess • Disciple making and ministry
- 44. Teaching gives powerto the new believers and equips them so that they can live as disciples and do ministry.
- 45. Teaching shows ourneed of others, and so the idea of the new believers becoming a church. Ideally you want to set a date for the new believers to choose to identify as a church.
- 46. It is unlikelythat the new believers would not choose to do this. If there is a problem return to teaching them about church and discipleship again and try to sort out any problems in their thinking.
- 47. Helpful questions andanswers: Question: What if we are only a small number of new believers - can we still be a church?
- 48. Answer: The NTgives no limit to the smallness or largeness of a church - it can be 5 or 5,000.
- 49. Helpful questions andanswers: Question: Do you baptise new believers before they identify as part of the church, or after?
- 50. Answer: In theNT baptism takes place soon after conversion — Acts 2:41, 8:12, 35-37, 9:17-18, 10:44-48, 16:14-15, 30-33.
- 51. The CP teamneeds to decide on teaching about baptism etc., how much takes place before baptism must be decided by them. So, baptism can take place before the new church is formed.
- 52. Helpful questions andanswers: Question: What should be done if the new believers choose not to self identify as a church?
- 53. Answer: Teach againabout church and show how Jesus expects people to be part of his body, i.e. a local church. Remind them that the CP team is part of a sending church.
- 54. Would they preferto be part of another church in the area. If all else fails treat it as a matter for church discipline.
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- 59. 5. DEVELOPER The CPteam and church work to appoint elders. Appointing elders was soon as possible. These are the new pastors of the local church.
- 60. 5. DEVELOPER Preferably >1elder should be appointed, but if not enough suitable candidates appoint only one. You want properly qualified people, not simply people who want to do it.
- 61. Look at therelevant Bible passages and then ask, “Now that we have examined the biblical teachings, what should pastoral ministry look like in this church family?”
- 62. The CP teamhelps and guides during this phase, but the church has to live this out. The local church might see and know more than the CP team!
- 63. Prayer and fastingshould be prioritised through this period. If the candidates accept then the church lays hands on them and commissions them.
- 64. Helpful questions andanswers: Question: Should the elders be ordained as church pastors?
- 65. Answer: Biblically whatis commanded? Perhaps prayer and laying on of hands, acknowledging what God has said / done. Ordination in our modern sense has little biblical justification.
- 66. Helpful questions andanswers: Question: Can you plant and then pastor that church?
- 67. Answer: Yes! Biblicallythe model is to plant and then move on, but there is nothing to stop people planting and then pastoring if they feel called in that way. Maybe the person is called more to the pastoral ministry than to church planting.
- 68. 6. MENTOR /PARTNER This can be a long term development. The team isn’t involved in the day to day running of the church but trains/develops the pastors / leaders / elders. Less time is spent with general church members.
- 69. - Jesus sent theHoly Spirit - Paul revisited and sent letters to churches. - The CP team will leave but can remain in contact via modern technology and visits.
- 70. - Churches partnered withPaul to take the Gospel to unreached places - Rom 15:24, Phil. 4: 14-19. The new church should / could work with the CP team to plant new churches.
- 71. - Paul was concernedfor new churches, 2 Cor 2:4, 11:28; 1 Thess 2:17-20. - The CP team helps the pastors to grow and develop in their walk with God, in doing the work (ministry), and in doctrine.
- 72. Make sure thatthe new church doesn’t feel left alone. Teach and encourage them to see the need to plant and make disciples of all peoples. If this stage is done well the church will feel equipped and encouraged to continue the work of God in their area.
- 73. Helpful questions andanswers: Question: What about persecution - should we leave or stay?
- 74. Answer: During hisfirst and second journeys Paul left when facing opposition. Yet later even in the face of opposition he stayed Acts 18:9-10. On other occasions he could have stayed but knew the Spirit saying he should move on Acts 20:36-38.
- 75. Remember the rolesare not a straight line. Some people spend their whole life doing evangelism—be aware of how the Lord is leading, what he is doing and submit to it. For all of the phases there will be some overlap.
- 76. Remember we arenot commanded to plant churches but to make disciples, fruit bearing followers of Christ.
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- 79. Role Main Job Learner DevelopTeam and Strategy
- 80. Role Main Job Learner DevelopTeam and Strategy Explorer Connect with people
- 81. Role Main Job Learner DevelopTeam and Strategy Explorer Connect with people Evangelist Make disciples through evangelism
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- 84. Role Main Job Teacher Leadthe disciples to identify as a church - teach doctrine and obedience
- 85. Role Main Job Teacher Leadthe disciples to identify as a church - teach doctrine and obedience Developer Develop leaders Appoint elders
- 86. Role Main Job Teacher Leadthe disciples to identify as a church - teach doctrine and obedience Developer Develop leaders Appoint elders Mentor / Partner Train elders and partner for new work
- 87. SUMMARY Be intentional inmoving forward - make sure you are aiming to achieve something Be urgent in evangelism - but do not neglect making disciples
- 88. Your aim shouldbe to make disciples—not to plant a church, that comes naturally out of making disciples. By changing roles you empower and equip other people!
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