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THE MISSION OF GOD AND CHURCH PLANTING

THE MISSION OF GOD AND CHURCH PLANTING. God's mission is to form one people from all peoples for His glory and worship. LOSTNESS IN NORTH AMERICA. Lostness. Population of North America. 333,728,942. What percentage are lost?. God’s glory among all peoples. Lostness.

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THE MISSION OF GOD AND CHURCH PLANTING

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  1. THE MISSION OF GOD AND CHURCH PLANTING

  2. God's mission is to form one people from all peoples for His glory and worship.

  3. LOSTNESSINNORTH AMERICA

  4. Lostness Population of North America 333,728,942 What percentage are lost? God’s glory among all peoples.

  5. Lostness Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States: 2000, published by the Glenmary Research Center (Nashville, Tenn.) God’s glory among all peoples.

  6. Lostness In the United States50% were not members of any church God’s glory among all peoples.

  7. Lostness Population of North America 333,728,942 50% = 166,864,471 God’s glory among all peoples.

  8. Lostness Population of North America 333,728,942 50% = 166,864,471 The SBC Reported371,850 baptisms in 2005 God’s glory among all peoples.

  9. Lostness In North America God’s glory among all peoples.

  10. Lostness In North America If only 50% are lost … SBC baptisms for 2005 represent 0.22% God’s glory among all peoples.

  11. Lostness Another view Bobby Welch,the SBC president 2006, challenged Southern Baptist to baptize 1,000,000during that year. God’s glory among all peoples.

  12. Lostness Another view What if Southern Baptist baptize 3,000,000 God’s glory among all peoples.

  13. Lostness In North America God’s glory among all peoples.

  14. Lostness What about all evangelical churches in North America? God’s glory among all peoples.

  15. Lostness What about all evangelical churches in North America? Approximately 400,000 God’s glory among all peoples.

  16. Lostness What about all evangelical churches in North America? Approximately 400,000 Assume each church baptizes the same average as SBC churches –7.6 per church God’s glory among all peoples.

  17. Lostness What about all evangelical churches in North America? 400,000 x 7.6 = 3,040,000 God’s glory among all peoples.

  18. Lostness What about all evangelical churches in North America? 400,000 x 7.6 = 3,040,000 We would almost keep pace with thepopulation growth … but still not reduce lostness God’s glory among all peoples.

  19. Lostness Another view In North America… people are dying everyday God’s glory among all peoples.

  20. Lostness United States and Canada Combined 303 people die every hour 7,272 people die every day 2,656,098 people die every year God’s glory among all peoples.

  21. Lostness United States and Canada Combined 303 people die every hour 7,272 people die every day 2,656,098 people die every year Over 1500 will die during the 5 hours we are in this meeting today. God’s glory among all peoples.

  22. Lostness United States and Canada Combined 303 people die every hour 7,272 people die every day 2,656,098 people die every year Over 1500 will die during the 5 hours we are in this meeting today. At least 750 are lost God’s glory among all peoples.

  23. Lostness Another view The population ofNorth America is increasing God’s glory among all peoples.

  24. Lostness United States Source: U.S. Census One birth every 8 seconds One death every 13 seconds One international migrant (net) every 31 seconds Net gain of one person every 11 seconds God’s glory among all peoples.

  25. Lostness If we start 1,875 churches in 2007 … The population of North Americawill increase by 3,164,526. God’s glory among all peoples.

  26. Lostness If we start 1,875 churches in 2007 … The population of North Americawill increase by 3,164,526. 1,687 members per churchto equal the population growth God’s glory among all peoples.

  27. Lostness Another Church Planting View God’s glory among all peoples.

  28. Lostness Another Church Planting View The population of North Americawill increase by 3,164,526. God’s glory among all peoples.

  29. Lostness Another Church Planting View The population of North Americawill increase by 3,164,526. 12,658 new churches with250 members per churchto equal the population growth God’s glory among all peoples.

  30. Another Church Planting View The population of North Americawill increase by 3,164,526. 31,645 new churches with100 members per churchto equal the population growth

  31. God’s glory among all peoples. Critical Issues to Understanding Lostness • Issue 1: Recognizing how we see lostness. ● Do we see lostness from an ECONOMICAL perspective? “If we just have more money for evangelism, church planting, resources and buildings we can solve this problem. Lostness

  32. God’s glory among all peoples. • Do we see lostness from an ORGANIZATIONAL perspective? “If we will just organize ourselves better (strategies, training events, staff, etc) we can solve this lostness problem.” • Do we see lostness from a PHILOSOPHICAL perspective? “If we will just think better (missiologically, missionally, etc.) we can solve this lostness problem.” Lostness

  33. God’s glory among all peoples. • Do we see lostness from a THEOLOGICAL perspective? “If we will just practice sound doctrine in all of our churches we can solve this lostness problem. • Do we see lostness from a PRAGMATIC perspective? “If we will just do something, just do it, we will solve this lostness problem.” Lostness

  34. God’s glory among all peoples. • Do we see lostness from a PIETISM perspective? “If we will just walk closely with God and spend time with Him and His word, we will solve this lostness problem.” • Do we see lostness from an AMERICAN CHURCH GROWTH perspective? “If we can get each of our churches to grow in number of members/converts, we will solve this lostness problem. Lostness

  35. God’s glory among all peoples. • Issue 2: Recognizing God’s patterns for reducing lostness. Lostness

  36. God's mission is to form one people from all peoples for His glory and worship.

  37. SALVATION PROMISED Gen. 3:15 – “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”

  38. Gen. 11:1-9 Tower of Babel God scattered the one people into many peoples. Acts 17:26 Paul’s Message on Mars Hill “…and He made from one man every nation (ETHNOS) of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, so that they should seek the Lord and that they might find Him… .” DIVISION INTO PEOPLES

  39. ABRAM CALLED • Genesis 12:1-3 • Call of Abram • God will make name great • Blessing to all the families (MISHPAHA) of the world

  40. ISRAEL’S PRIESTLY ROLE • Exodus 19:3-6 • Israel was to obey God and keep His covenant • They were set apart to be a kingdom of priests • God would manifest His Name and glory through Israel’s faithfulness to Him

  41. CHRIST’S COMMISSION • Matt:28:19-20 • To the Church • Making Disciples • All peoples (ta ethne)

  42. CREATION MANKIND THE FALL REDEMPTION PROMISED TOWER OF BABEL DIVISION INTO PEOPLES HEBREW PEOPLE CALL OF ABRAM ISRAEL

  43. INCARNATION GOD’S KINGDOM REDEMPTION PURCHASED Church at Iconium HOLY SPIRIT GIVEN Church at Lystra JERUSALEM CHURCH Church at Philippi ANTIOCH CHURCH Church at Athens

  44. ONE PEOPLE FROM ALL PEOPLES • “After these things I looked and behold a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations (TA ETHNE), tribes, peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, crying out, Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb.” Revelation 7:9

  45. A PEOPLE FOR HIS NAME Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name. And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written: After this I will return … So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, Even all the Gentiles who are called by My Name, Says the Lord. Acts 15:14-17

  46. God's mission is to form one people from all peoples for His glory and worship.

  47. FORMING ONE PEOPLE FROM ALL PEOPLES FOR GOD’S GLORY AND WORSHIP AMONG ALL PEOPLES GOD’S PEOPLES FOCUS INCARNATION PATTERN TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES MISSIONARY TEAMS K I N G D O M P R I N C I P L E S

  48. DISCIPLE INDIGENOUS REPRODUCING LEADERS DISCERN WORLDVIEWS, LANGUAGES, CULTURES GOD’S ACTIVITIES DESIGN CONTEXTUAL CHURCH PLANTING APPROACHES DISCOVER UNREACHED PEOPLES & GOD’S ACTIVITIES MISSIONARY TEAMS TRANSFORMATIONAL CHURCHES GOD’S PEOPLES FOCUS INCARNATION PATTERN K I N G D O M P R I N C I P L E S

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