““Equipping New Equipping New Planters”Planters”

M2C Regional Gathering - May 2M2C Regional Gathering - May 2ndnd, , 20092009

+ All Glory to Jesus ++ All Glory to Jesus +

An inspiring thought…An inspiring thought…

Mission is not a ministry of the Mission is not a ministry of the church, but is at the heart of the church, but is at the heart of the church’s identity and essence. We church’s identity and essence. We must encourage our churches to see must encourage our churches to see themselves as the missionary bodies themselves as the missionary bodies that they arethat they are..

An inspiring thought…An inspiring thought…

……Pastors and other leaders must be Pastors and other leaders must be willing to teach and model for their willing to teach and model for their people how to be missionaries in people how to be missionaries in their community regardless of their their community regardless of their vocation or location.vocation or location.

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… …Churches must have a global Churches must have a global perspective and recognize those perspective and recognize those members who have been called to members who have been called to serve overseas long-term and engage serve overseas long-term and engage in short-term global missions. in short-term global missions. Churches must labor to both plant new Churches must labor to both plant new churches in unevangelized areas of churches in unevangelized areas of North America, especially the great North America, especially the great urban centers, and revitalize existing urban centers, and revitalize existing congregations. congregations.

An inspiring thought…An inspiring thought…

We long to see a Convention where We long to see a Convention where every church is a church planting every church is a church planting church in its unique Jerusalem, its church in its unique Jerusalem, its Judea and Samaria, and the uttermost Judea and Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the earth.parts of the earth.

www.greatcommissionresurgence.com

Equipping New PlantersEquipping New Planters(two main insights)(two main insights)

I. How Mission Planters in TrainingI. How Mission Planters in Training Best Learn… Best Learn…

II. A glimpse into our own, “II. A glimpse into our own, “Ablaze Ablaze Mission Planter Training Mission Planter Training AcademyAcademy” ” Curriculum… Curriculum…

MPIT learn best in these MPIT learn best in these ways…ways…

A. Seeing and Experiencing A. Seeing and Experiencing FirsthandFirsthand

- Being submersed in a mission - Being submersed in a mission zealous, mission effective zealous, mission effective environment. environment.

MPIT learn best in these MPIT learn best in these ways…ways…

B. Participating in tasks and being B. Participating in tasks and being sharpened sharpened

- An environment where - An environment where empowering empowering critique and feedback is the critique and feedback is the norm and norm and

not the exception.not the exception.

MPIT learn best in these MPIT learn best in these ways…ways…

C. By being copied on everythingC. By being copied on everything

- Emails, Leader Processing, - Emails, Leader Processing, Vision Vision Dreaming, Etc… Dreaming, Etc…

MPIT learn best in these MPIT learn best in these ways…ways…

D. By what they read, listen to, and D. By what they read, listen to, and who who they hang out with they hang out with

- Articles, Podcasts, Blogs, - Articles, Podcasts, Blogs, Retreats, Etc…Retreats, Etc…

MPIT learn best in these MPIT learn best in these ways…ways…

E. By going through a formalized E. By going through a formalized curriculum designed by effective curriculum designed by effective

and experienced mission and experienced mission plantersplanters

- We Cover Four Main Areas of - We Cover Four Main Areas of Comprehensive Study in our Comprehensive Study in our Curriculum Curriculum

Our 4 Pillars of Curriculum TrainingOur 4 Pillars of Curriculum Training

I. How to rethink some basics – I. How to rethink some basics – deprogramming from past deprogramming from past experiencesexperiences

- Assumptions when - Assumptions when teaching/preachingteaching/preaching

- Volunteering in the church- Volunteering in the church

The 4 Pillars of Curriculum TrainingThe 4 Pillars of Curriculum Training

II. How a mission focused II. How a mission focused congregation congregation works behind the scenes works behind the scenes

- Communications/Finances- Communications/Finances

- New Guest Follow Up- New Guest Follow Up

- How Technology is used (and not - How Technology is used (and not used)used)

The 4 Pillars of Curriculum TrainingThe 4 Pillars of Curriculum Training

III. How to gather, equip, and train a III. How to gather, equip, and train a

mission church launch team mission church launch team

- Missional DNA (Core Attitude) - Missional DNA (Core Attitude) Training!Training!

- How aesthetic decisions are - How aesthetic decisions are handledhandled

The 4 Pillars of Curriculum TrainingThe 4 Pillars of Curriculum Training

IV. How to create Law/Gospel, IV. How to create Law/Gospel, engaging, and empowering worship engaging, and empowering worship gatherings gatherings

- The ‘flow’ and ‘environment’ of - The ‘flow’ and ‘environment’ of worshipworship

- Making use of multiple friendship - Making use of multiple friendship voicesvoices

Experience the full podcast Experience the full podcast series on this topic:series on this topic:

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The 22jude23 website is produced by:The 22jude23 website is produced by:

SoulThirst Mission-Igniting MinistriesSoulThirst Mission-Igniting MinistriesIgniting Missional Thinking, Living, Igniting Missional Thinking, Living, and Leading throughout the LCMSand Leading throughout the LCMS