Strategic Plan: Pathways Towards 68 Churches in Ames, Des Moines, and Beyond
Pathways Toward 68 Churches
We are working on strategic plans for 2018-2020
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SIMA and Your LifeWork Program
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Oakwood Community Centering Hosting
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Launch and Steward Central Iowa Antioch Initiative
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Plant and Network 68 Churches
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Paul’s Ephesus Training (Acts 20:17-38)
From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church. And
when they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first
day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time, serving the Lord
with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the
plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was
profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, solemnly testifying
to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ. “And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not
knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit solemnly
testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. “But I do
not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my
course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly
of the gospel of the grace of God. “And now, behold, I know that all of you, among
whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face.
Paul’s Ephesus Training (Acts 20:17-38)
“Therefore, I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. “For I
did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God. “Be on guard for
yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.
“I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing
the flock; and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse
things, to draw away the disciples after them. “Therefore be on the alert,
remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to
admonish each one with tears. “And now I commend you to God and to the word of
His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all
those who are sanctified. “I have coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothes. “You
yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who
were with me. “In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you
must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself
said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Paul’s Ephesus Training (Acts 20:17-38)
When he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. And they
began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him, grieving
especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face
again. And they were accompanying him to the ship.
Paul’s Ephesus Training
What did Paul do to develop leaders at Ephesus, a key hub from which “all who lived in
Asia heard the Word of the Lord” (Ac 19:10)?
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did it happen?
What problems would Paul have needed to solve?
Why was the training ultimately being done?
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What problems would Paul have needed to solve?
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Determining what they needed to be taught and in what order
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Determining how to teach it
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Determining when and where
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Assessing how well they were grasping the teaching
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Addressing gaps in understanding
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Dealing with some being farther along than others
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Assessing character and maturity
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Assessing readiness to have responsibility entrusted
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Dealing with the relentless pressures of ministry
Creating an ADMCC training system
Problems to Solve
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Laying the first principles of the faith within people within a measurable
period of time.
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Making sure training pathways are visible and motivating.
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Prevent the start-but-not-finish tendency
(many finish FP series I but not series III).
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Encouraging people to sustain habits of development over a lifetime.
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Creating structures that maintain discipline but which also flexes with the
messiness of ministry.
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Keeping people moving along a process while dealing with those that
come into our ministry sphere at various times or who must pause/re-
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Problems to Solve
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Having discipline and orderliness without becoming “academic”.
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Providing multiple paths that allow people at all points in development to
stay in an equipping process.
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Giving leaders tools to spot and shepherd the holes in people’s
convictions/understanding before those holes become a crisis.
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Providing tools that allow for spur-of-the-moment qualitative assessment
by any leader who needs to.
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Time slots for training that fit a range of schedules.
Creating an ADMCC Training System
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On-ramp to ordered learning (3-12 mo)
Initial exposure (eg FP book 1, encyclicals)
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BILD Institute (5-7 yrs)
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Antioch School (3-6 yrs)
Our System – Content and Process
Our System – Content and Process
Showing Progress and Being Assessed
Amidst life, ministry, everyday distractions, and the general
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City Church Network / City Initiatives
City Church Network / City Initiatives
Global Partners
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Antioch School portfolio - A few look like this
Antioch School portfolio - A lot look like this
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Some common tensions
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This is one each of us needs to figure out.
Remember Paul’s expectation of Timothy
Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your
progress will be evident to all. Pay close attention to yourself and
to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you
will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
(1 Tim 4:15-16)
Our Responsibility for Progress
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Too much structure
Structure never replaces informal / relational development, but rather
provides rails
Without it, you easily stay on a plateau
The context of the training is within community and on mission
“night and day for a period of three years” (Ac 20:31)
Some common tensions
Too much head – not enough heart
Why are you approaching it academically?
Make your training a matter of prayer.
Approach it from a motivation to know God’s purposes more fully.
Approach it from a motivation to love the Lord and live faithfully.
Some common tensions
Too much head – not enough heart
Also seek to make your mind a tool that the Lord can use.
“Christ never meant that we were to remain children in intelligence: on the contrary, He
told us to be not only ‘as harmless as doves,’ but also ‘as wise as serpents.’ He wants a
child’s heart, but a grown-up’s head. He wants us to be simple, single-minded,
affectionate, and teachable, as good children are; but He also wants every bit of
intelligence we have to be alert at its job, and in first-class fighting trim.”
“God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slackers. If you are thinking of
becoming a Christian, I warn you, you are embarking on something which is going to take
the whole of you, brains and all.” p66
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BILD DMin Cohort and City Church Network
Becoming Competent vs Academics Hoops
How will writing something down help you to learn? How
does writing help you to connect dots that you hadn’t
connected before?
How will laboring to write something clearly help you in the
future to verbalize key ideas on the spot, in the moment,
when the need is there, before the window of opportunity
closes?
Becoming Competent vs Academics Hoops
How can your reading translate into influence with those you
are responsible to shepherd?
How can a footnote* help you remember a quote or book or
author years down the read, keeping a tool at your disposal
to use rather than having it be lost right when you need it?
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Becoming Competent vs Academics Hoops
How can gathering your work and getting someone else’s
eyes on it expose gaps in your thinking and help sharpen you
as a leader? Have you ever had such gaps become
vulnerabilities that undermined your ability to help someone
or to lead your church at a key juncture?
How does creating a growing body of work lead to you having
tools to establish people, churches, and networks in TWCA?
Becoming Competent vs Academics Hoops
Why is your learning and development needed for the
strength of your church and network?
If you can’t make these connections you are likely marking off
real or perceived academic requirements rather than seeking
to become competent.
Assessment and Evaluation
Why produce work and have it evaluated?
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You will internalize truth and own it
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You will develop muscle memory around the principles
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Leaders will know who can be entrusted with more
Who?
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Currently tracked in the cluster
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If you are there Monday nights
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In Ames
Ordered Learning:
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Leaders, Tuesdays, 6-8pm
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Preaching and Teaching, Tuesdays, 8-10pm
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Shepherding and Counseling, Saturdays, 7:30-9:30am
Several FP and Life(n) groups within the clusters
In Des Moines
Ordered Learning:
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Theology in Culture, Thursdays
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First Principles
Over the upcoming months
Coming…
An updated ordered learning strategy
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Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them,
so that your progress will be evident to all. Pay
close attention to yourself and to your teaching;
persevere in these things, for as you do this you
will ensure salvation both for yourself and for
those who hear you. (1 Tim 4:15-16)
Our Responsibility for Progress
Plant and Network 68 Churches
This WILL NOT happen without
1.
Existing leaders showing progress
2.
Emerging leaders developing capacity
3.
Everyone growing in maturity
Working on strategic plans for 2018-2020, focusing on establishing a Virtual Resource Center in Des Moines, planting and networking 68 churches, and training 340 leaders using the CBTE system to achieve competencies.
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We are working on strategic plans for 2018-2020initial draft! Our work in Ames, Des Moines, USA and The World 1.Establish a Virtual Resource Center in Des Moines 2.Plant and Network 68 churches 3.Train 340 Leaders - in CBTE System Get Competencies completed!! 4.Strengthen ADMCC Partnership w/ BILD Apostolic Team 5.Build Next Generation Benefactor Team 6.Complete 3 Manuals - Shep, Re:Build, Urban Degree 7.Complete 2 Training Tools - PwP, KidStories-KidsStudies 8.Media and Technology Design Teams 9.SIMA and Your LifeWork Program 10.Arts-Music Guild 11.Publish Mastering the Scriptures 12.Oakwood Community Centering Hosting 13.Oakwood Community Centering Expansion 14.Launch and Steward Central Iowa Antioch Initiative 15.Seek the Welfare of the City Initiatives
We are working on strategic plans for 2018-2020initial draft! Our work in Ames, Des Moines, USA and The World 1.Establish a Virtual Resource Center in Des Moines 2.Plant and Network 68 churches 3.Train 340 Leaders - in CBTE System Get Competencies completed!! 4.Strengthen ADMCC Partnership w/ BILD Apostolic Team 5.Build Next Generation Benefactor Team 6.Complete 3 Manuals - Shep, Re:Build, Urban Degree 7.Complete 2 Training Tools - PwP, KidStories-KidsStudies 8.Media and Technology Design Teams 9.SIMA and Your LifeWork Program 10.Arts-Music Guild 11.Publish Mastering the Scriptures 12.Oakwood Community Centering Hosting 13.Oakwood Community Centering Expansion 14.Launch and Steward Central Iowa Antioch Initiative 15.Seek the Welfare of the City Initiatives
We are working on strategic plans for 2018-2020initial draft! Our work in Ames, Des Moines, USA and The World 1.Establish a Virtual Resource Center in Des Moines 2.Plant and Network 68 churches 3.Train 340 Leaders - in CBTE System Get Competencies completed!! 4.Strengthen ADMCC Partnership w/ BILD Apostolic Team 5.Build Next Generation Benefactor Team 6.Complete 3 Manuals - Shep, Re:Build, Urban Degree 7.Complete 2 Training Tools - PwP, KidStories-KidsStudies 8.Media and Technology Design Teams 9.SIMA and Your LifeWork Program 10.Arts-Music Guild 11.Publish Mastering the Scriptures 12.Oakwood Community Centering Hosting 13.Oakwood Community Centering Expansion 14.Launch and Steward Central Iowa Antioch Initiative 15.Seek the Welfare of the City Initiatives
Plant and Network 68 Churches This WILL NOT happen without 1. Existing leaders showing progress 2. Emerging leaders developing capacity 3. Everyone growing in maturity
We are working on strategic plans for 2018-2020initial draft! Our work in Ames, Des Moines, USA and The World 1.Establish a Virtual Resource Center in Des Moines 2.Plant and Network 68 churches 3.Train 340 Leaders - in CBTE System Get Competencies completed!! 4.Strengthen ADMCC Partnership w/ BILD Apostolic Team 5.Build Next Generation Benefactor Team 6.Complete 3 Manuals - Shep, Re:Build, Urban Degree 7.Complete 2 Training Tools - PwP, KidStories-KidsStudies 8.Media and Technology Design Teams 9.SIMA and Your LifeWork Program 10.Arts-Music Guild 11.Publish Mastering the Scriptures 12.Oakwood Community Centering Hosting 13.Oakwood Community Centering Expansion 14.Launch and Steward Central Iowa Antioch Initiative 15.Seek the Welfare of the City Initiatives
Pauls Ephesus Training (Acts 20:17-38) From Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church. And when they had come to him, he said to them, You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. And now, behold, bound by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit solemnly testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that all of you, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom, will no longer see my face.
Pauls Ephesus Training (Acts 20:17-38) Therefore, I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God. Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears. And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I have coveted no one s silver or gold or clothes. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me. In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Pauls Ephesus Training (Acts 20:17-38) When he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. And they began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him, grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were accompanying him to the ship.
Pauls Ephesus Training What did Paul do to develop leaders at Ephesus, a key hub from which all who lived in Asia heard the Word of the Lord (Ac 19:10)? What elements made up the training process? How was it organized? When and where did it happen? What problems would Paul have needed to solve? Why was the training ultimately being done?
Pauls Ephesus Training Key elements A leader paid the cost to drive an agenda ( I did not shrink from declaring to you , vs 20,27) Content was delivered ( anything profitable , vs 20; preaching the kingdom , vs 25; declaring to you the whole purpose of God , vs 27) Character and obedience was modeled ( I was with you , vs 18; In everything I showed you , vs 35) Training was for a finite period of time ( a period of three years , vs 31) In specific times, places, and locations ( teaching you publically and from house to house , vs 20; night and day , vs 31) To prepare people to take up their role and a responsibility within God s plan ( to shepherd to church of God which He purchased with His own blood , vs 28)
Pauls Ephesus Training What problems would Paul have needed to solve? 1. Determining what they needed to be taught and in what order 2. Determining how to teach it 3. Determining when and where 4. Assessing how well they were grasping the teaching 5. Addressing gaps in understanding 6. Dealing with some being farther along than others 7. Assessing character and maturity 8. Assessing readiness to have responsibility entrusted 9. Dealing with the relentless pressures of ministry
Problems to Solve 1. Laying the first principles of the faith within people within a measurable period of time. 2. Making sure training pathways are visible and motivating. 3. Prevent the start-but-not-finish tendency (many finish FP series I but not series III). 4. Encouraging people to sustain habits of development over a lifetime. 5. Creating structures that maintain discipline but which also flexes with the messiness of ministry. 6. Keeping people moving along a process while dealing with those that come into our ministry sphere at various times or who must pause/re- engage due to life circumstances.
Problems to Solve 7. Having discipline and orderliness without becoming academic . 8. Providing multiple paths that allow people at all points in development to stay in an equipping process. 9. Giving leaders tools to spot and shepherd the holes in people s convictions/understanding before those holes become a crisis. 10.Providing tools that allow for spur-of-the-moment qualitative assessment by any leader who needs to. 11.Time slots for training that fit a range of schedules.
Creating an ADMCC Training System 1. On-ramp to ordered learning (3-12 mo) Initial exposure (eg FP book 1, encyclicals) 2. BILD Institute (5-7 yrs) 3. Antioch School (3-6 yrs)
Showing Progress and Being Assessed Amidst life, ministry, everyday distractions, and the general weakness of our flesh How do you sustain a process like this? How do you stay disciplined moving through it? How do you assess whether people are developing? How do you track where people are at and what they still need?
Showing Progress and Being Assessed Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. (Heb 5:11-14)
Showing Progress and Being Assessed Big Problem! Everywhere! Ames US Partners International 1. Execution 2. Assessment 3. Tracking
Global Partners City Church Network / City Initiatives
Antioch School portfolio - A few look like this City Church Network / City Initiatives
Antioch School portfolio - A few look like this City Church Network / City Initiatives
Some common tensions Never enough time Too much structure Too much head not enough heart
Some common tensions Never enough time This is one each of us needs to figure out. Remember Paul s expectation of Timothy
Our Responsibility for Progress Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you. (1 Tim 4:15-16)
Some common tensions Too much structure Structure never replaces informal / relational development, but rather provides rails Without it, you easily stay on a plateau The context of the training is within community and on mission night and day for a period of three years (Ac 20:31)
Some common tensions Too much head not enough heart Why are you approaching it academically? Make your training a matter of prayer. Approach it from a motivation to know God s purposes more fully. Approach it from a motivation to love the Lord and live faithfully.
Some common tensions Too much head not enough heart Also seek to make your mind a tool that the Lord can use. Christ never meant that we were to remain children in intelligence: on the contrary, He told us to be not only as harmless as doves, but also as wise as serpents. He wants a child s heart, but a grown-up s head. He wants us to be simple, single-minded, affectionate, and teachable, as good children are; but He also wants every bit of intelligence we have to be alert at its job, and in first-class fighting trim. God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slackers. If you are thinking of becoming a Christian, I warn you, you are embarking on something which is going to take the whole of you, brains and all. p66 CS Lewis, Mere Christianity
Becoming Competent vs Academics Hoops How will writing something down help you to learn? How does writing help you to connect dots that you hadn t connected before? How will laboring to write something clearly help you in the future to verbalize key ideas on the spot, in the moment, when the need is there, before the window of opportunity closes?
Becoming Competent vs Academics Hoops How can your reading translate into influence with those you are responsible to shepherd? How can a footnote* help you remember a quote or book or author years down the read, keeping a tool at your disposal to use rather than having it be lost right when you need it? *Don t ever forget this. Some day you ll need it.
Becoming Competent vs Academics Hoops How can gathering your work and getting someone else s eyes on it expose gaps in your thinking and help sharpen you as a leader? Have you ever had such gaps become vulnerabilities that undermined your ability to help someone or to lead your church at a key juncture? How does creating a growing body of work lead to you having tools to establish people, churches, and networks in TWCA?
Becoming Competent vs Academics Hoops Why is your learning and development needed for the strength of your church and network? If you can t make these connections you are likely marking off real or perceived academic requirements rather than seeking to become competent.
Assessment and Evaluation Why produce work and have it evaluated? You will be competent and equipped for ministry You will internalize truth and own it You will develop muscle memory around the principles You will build a body of work you can draw from Leaders will know who can be entrusted with more
Who? If you are in this room Currently tracked in the cluster
6 Currently If you are there Monday nights
3 participants 18 participants
3 participants 18 participants 3 participants
In Ames Ordered Learning: Leaders, Tuesdays, 6-8pm Preaching and Teaching, Tuesdays, 8-10pm Shepherding and Counseling, Saturdays, 7:30-9:30am Several FP and Life(n) groups within the clusters
In Des Moines Ordered Learning: Theology in Culture, Thursdays First Principles
Over the upcoming months Coming An updated ordered learning strategy
Pauls Ephesus Training Key elements A leader paid the cost to drive an agenda ( I did not shrink from declaring to you , vs 20,27) Content was delivered ( anything profitable , vs 20; preaching the kingdom , vs 25; declaring to you the whole purpose of God , vs 27) Character and obedience was modeled ( I was with you , vs 18; In everything I showed you , vs 35) Training was for a finite period of time ( a period of three years , vs 31) In specific times, places, and locations ( teaching you publically and from house to house , vs 20; night and day , vs 31) To prepare people to take up their role and a responsibility within God s plan ( to shepherd to church of God which He purchased with His own blood , vs 28)
Our Responsibility for Progress Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you. (1 Tim 4:15-16)
