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Understanding Mission-Shaped Communities - session 1

Slides used in first week of sessions on Mission-Shaped Communities at St. John's Kenilworth

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Understanding Mission-Shaped Communities - session 1

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  1. Understanding MSCs Mission-Shaped Communities Food for Thought . . . . • describe MSCs in one sentence? How would you • are you hoping this training might answer? What questions about MSCs

  2. Understanding MSCs Mission-Shaped Communities Welcome to St John’s MSC Training Thanks for joining us & enjoy the journey!

  3. Understanding MSCs The Road Ahead . . . Session 1 March 2nd Vision & Values The Heart, Shape and Structure of MSCs Session 2 March 9th Discipleship & Leadership in MSCs Session 3 March 16th OUT Dimension Kingdom: Relationships with the world Session 4 March 23rd IN Dimension Community: Building relationships with one another Session 5 March 30th UP Dimension Covenant: Relationship with God Session 6 April 6th Prayer, Reflection & Next steps

  4. What? Understanding MSCs Mission-Shaped Communities in a sentence . . . .

  5. What? Understanding MSCs Mission-Shaped Communities in a sentence . . . . An MSC is an extended family on mission, seeking to reach a particular neighbourhood or network of relationships with the good news of Jesus Christ to make disciples who in turn disciple others to bring about real change

  6. What? Understanding MSCs Mission-Shaped Communities GATHER GROUPS GROW

  7. What? Understanding MSCs ‘US’ ‘THEM’ Small Groups Mission Discipleship Courses Interest Groups Attractional Events Courses Special Services Courses Social Action Evangelism Doing for

  8. Understanding MSCs Integrated Mission & Discipleship Food for Thought . . . . in Community

  9. Why? Understanding MSCs A Corinthian Picture Acts 18: 1-10 Acts 18: 18-21 Acts 18: 24-28 What picture of mission and discipleship do we see emerging here?

  10. Why? Understanding MSCs Why MSCs?

  11. Where? Understanding MSCs Gathered Scattered

  12. Where? Understanding MSCs Lake River

  13. Why? Understanding MSCs Why MSCs? “The rapid decline of Christendom since the end of WWII has instituted an even greater need for “missional” churches to engage the surrounding community and retell the culture’s stories through the context of the gospel.” Timothy Keller

  14. Why? Understanding MSCs Why MSCs? “The aim of God in history is the creation of an all-inclusive community of loving persons, with Himself included in that community as its prime sustainer and most glorious inhabitant” Dallas Willard

  15. How? Understanding MSCs How it all starts DEVELOP UP/IN/OUT LISTEN/ PRAY HAVE FUN SHARE LIFE PASSION/ INTEREST PEOPLE OF PEACE CORE GROUP

  16. Understanding MSCs UP A Healthy Diet IN TOAST BIG TOAST IN WEEKLY MONTHLY UP OUT OUT HAPPY HOUR IN FORTNIGHTLY

  17. Understanding MSCs Spot the difference . . . .

  18. Understanding MSCs To take away . . . . • differ ? • What concerns do you have? • What advantages can you see? • What changes might we need to make & how do you feel about those changes? How does the MSC approach

  19. Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown. Give me the faith to leave old ways and break fresh ground with You.   The Prayer of St. Brendan

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