“Re-engineering the Church for Mission”
Curt Bradford, Pastor
Riverbluff Church
Charleston, South Carolina
1.Get clear on who you are
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Skill Level
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Ministry _____ ______ _________
Core ____________
God’s Vision
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2. Commit
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3. Deal with spiritual matters first
To discern the activity of God requires a healthy
relationship between God and the leaders of the
congregation.
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4. Clarify the purpose of your church
RIVERBLUFF CHURCH EXISTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORLD REDEMPTION. OUR GOALS ARE CHANGED LIVES THAT GLORIFY GOD AND CHANGE THE WORLD.
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5. Ask God for his vision for your church
RIVERBLUFF CHURCH WILL BE A DISCIPLEMAKING, LIFE CHANGING, FELLOWSHIP OF BELIEVERS, REACHING THE TRI-COUNTY AREA OF CHARLESTON AND THE WORLD WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
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6. Identify core values of the congregation
What do you ________________________?
What do you _________________ _________________?
What do you ______________________?
What do you ___+____________ ________________?
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7. Preach and teach on the Biblical basics
for your, ________, and _________
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8. Clarify your target group
Matthew 28:1820 (NIV)
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
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9. Strategize to make disciples of the world
JERUSALEM – Charleston
Turn our Members into ____________________
Address Pressing ___________________ Needs
Connect with Other ________________ Churches
Begin Mission Congregations
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9. Strategize to make disciples of the world
JUDEA - The United States
______________ ___________ giving and annual missions offering
Mission Projects in US
Cooperate with churches in other parts of the US
Starting Mission churches in other parts of the U.S.
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Response to crises in other parts of the U.S.
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9. Strategize to make disciples of the world
SAMARIA - Cross Cultural in U.S.
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9. Strategize to make disciples of the world
WORLD
Cooperative Program giving and Annual Missions Offering
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Mission projects and trips
Adopted an _____________ ___________ ___________
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10. Begin incremental implementation
_______________ to teams
______________ on everything to leader led decisions
Staff by ______________ to staff to weakness
Filling positions to _______ ____________ ministry
Leadership control to leadership ________________
Leader enlistment to leader ________, development, and deployment
Church council to management team
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11. Evaluate everything
Develop __________________ for evaluation
Adjust and adapt as you go
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12. Never Neglect the Spiritual Life of the Leadership
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