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Discipleship: Essential Principles for Evangelism and Missions

Discover the fundamental aspects of discipleship from the teachings of Christ and the urgent need to spread the gospel globally. Explore the challenges and rewards of following Christ's call to make disciples of all nations.

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Discipleship: Essential Principles for Evangelism and Missions

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  1. Presented at the 2006 Campus Ministry United Workshopby Marvin CrowsonHarding University – Searcy, ARwww.campusministryunited.com

  2. Domestic Vocational Missions OutReach America Marvin & Judith Crowson Domestic Missionary in Residence MCrowson@harding.edu www.DomesticMissions.com Harding University Center For World Missions McInteer Room 210 501-279-5384

  3. The Spiritual Condition Of The World The Good News “Because of the population explosion that is going on today, a large portion of all the people who have ever lived on this earth will be living in the next 50 years. That means that this generation of the Lord’s church has an unparalleled opportunity.” Flavil R. Yeakley, Jr., Ph.D. Harding Center for Church Growth Studies, 2002

  4. Discipleship – What’s It All About? • The Claims Of Christ • “…For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.”Luke 19:10 • “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well”John 14:6-7 • “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching…”John 14:23

  5. Discipleship – What’s It All About? John 3:12 – 21 16 f “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. “

  6. Discipleship – What’s It All About? • Faith In Christ Essential “…How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching (proclaiming) to them?”Romans 10:14

  7. Discipleship – What’s It All About? • The Call Of Christ “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 the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you...”Matthew 28:18-20

  8. Discipleship – What’s It All About? • Will This Cause Trouble ? “… go and make disciples of all nations…”

  9. Discipleship – What’s It All About? Matt. 10:34-39 34-36 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.”

  10. Discipleship – What’s It All About? Matt. 10:34-39 37-39 “Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.“

  11. The Spiritual Condition Of The World Spiritual Marines Purpose Driven Lives Our Mission As Disciples!

  12. The Spiritual Condition Of The World • Six Billion People • 70% do not claim to be “Christians” More than four-billion non-Christians

  13. The USA’s Spiritual Condition More Bad News • North America is the only continent where Christianity is not a growing religion.

  14. The USA’s Spiritual Condition • “$500 Billion has been spent on ministry in the U.S. in the last 15 years with no appreciable growth.” H.B. London: Pastor’s Briefing, 2/22/99

  15. The USA’s Spiritual Condition • Churches are Plateaued and declining “…following WWII thousands of new churches were established. Today, of the 350,000 churches in America, four out of the five are either plateaued or declining. “ “…80-85% of the churches in America are on downside of growth cycle.” Planting Growing Churches in 2000 quote from The Pastor’s Manual for Effective Ministry, Win Arn

  16. The USA’s Spiritual Condition • Churches are Plateaued and declining “…3,500 to 4,000 churches die every year.” “…an estimated 30,000 congregations ceased to exist sometime during the 1980’s.” Planting Growing Churches, 2000 Aubrey Malphurs

  17. The USA’s Spiritual Condition • US ranks with India, China and Indonesia as largest populations of: unclaimed un-churched un-Christian pre-Christian

  18. The USA’s Spiritual Condition • USA Is Not A Christian Nation • Even in the “Bible Belt” • 1/3 claim to be Christians, active • 1/3 claim, but seldom attend • 1/3 claim no Christian affiliation

  19. The USA’s Spiritual Condition • Arkansas White County • 1/3 Committed to some Church • 1/3 5’ers, claim but not committed • 1/3 No religious involvement • 2/3 Do not trust in Christ • Un-Churched

  20. The USA’s Spiritual Condition • The Church Is The Weakest (In Proportion To Total Population) In The Major, Growing, Multicultural, Population Centers

  21. The USA’s Spiritual Condition • Some census studies show 45% of US population are “un-claimed” 126 million • Not from “Christian” homes • Do not know the stories, books of Bible • Do not know the God of the Bible

  22. The USA’s Spiritual Condition • If you add “Christians” who • Deny inspiration of Scriptures • Deny Christ is the Savior, the way, the truth, the life • Teach any “god” will do • 5’ers • 65% of US population is “un-claimed” for Christ

  23. The Church of Christ ?

  24. The Church of Christ In The USA • Top 10 Top States In Number Of Congregations (1980 – 2000) Texas 2,188 - 34Tennessee 1,472 + 28 Alabama 893 + 18Arkansas 687 - 10 California 622 + 11Kentucky 603 + 22 Oklahoma 511 - 35Florida 455 + 54 Missouri 428 - 88Ohio 403 + 5 • Flavil R. Yeakley, Jr., Ph.D. • Harding Center for Church Growth Studies, 2002

  25. The Church of Christ In The USA • Top 10 States In Number Of Members Of The Church Of Christ (1980 – 2000) Texas289,840+ 11 KTennessee 168,356– 7 K Alabama92,096+ 4 KArkansas67,042– 3 K California 64,057 – 5 KOklahoma 63,838 – 8 K Florida55,779+ 11 KKentucky45,546 – 1 K Georgia 36,240+ 8 KOhio 35,974 – 3 K • Flavil R. Yeakley, Jr., Ph.D. • Harding Center for Church Growth Studies, 2002

  26. USA Total 2006 Year Churches Members Adherents 1980 12,719 1,239,612 1,600,177 • 12,963 1,265,844 1,639,495 +/- 244 26,232 39,318 % 1.9% 2.1% 2.5% “This condition is what church statisticians call being “plateaued” (i.e., no statistically significant growth or decline). “During this 25-year period, population in the United States has grown by around 25 percent.” Flavil R. Yeakley, Jr., Ph.D. Harding Center for Church Growth Studies, 2006

  27. The Beginning Of A New Era Of Discipling In The USA !

  28. Why Now ? • People are searching for • Relationships • Significance • Hope • Answers “There is a deep desire for spiritual moorings – a hunger for God (in the USA). … People are reaching out in all directions in their attempt to escape from the seen world to the unseen world.” George Gallup, U.S. News and World Report

  29. Why Now ? New Interest inSpiritual Matters • Feeling Insecure - Unsafe • Bombarded With Change • 911 Terrorism War • Politics • New generation: Millennials, Mosaics • Rekindling of “importance” of values

  30. Harding’s Response OutReach America Here’s how Harding through OutReach America is responding.

  31. Vision OutReach America A campus inspired to develop disciples empowered to change a nation

  32. Mission OutReach America Boldly Expanding Kingdom Borders

  33. Strategy OutReach America Develop followers of Christ who develop followers of Christ. Help existing churches grow and establish new fellowships of believers. Assistcampus ministries in creating more ministries and fellowships of believers.

  34. With Who? OutReach America University Students and Graduates

  35. HARDING UNIVERSITY • After graduation most students will move to cities in the USA • Encouraged to make decisions on where they • live and work based on • Kingdom criteria

  36. OutReach America Denver Miami Chicago ? Seattle Los Angeles Washington, DC New York Boston San Francisco

  37. OutReach America Inspires, equips, helps relocate and encourages teams and individuals to intentionally locate in “gate-way” cities of America.

  38. OutReach America We primarily use teams in developing groups of believers, campus ministries, and in helping existing churches grow: modelinghow the body of believers can function in love, deed and living as the “priesthood” of all believers.

  39. Some Thoughts On Mission Principles • Move to “gate-way” cities with international connections that are centers of: • Education • Communication • Commerce • Culture • Where other “faith based” bodies have grown • Where team can use their spiritual gifts, education, with a new and growing multi-cultural populations and people in transition

  40. Leader & Team Training 90 + hours in workshops over 3-5 semesters + Retreats - Spring Breaks Survey Trips – Workshops Internships + On Location: Every Quarter For 3 Years

  41. Question?

  42. Ways You Can Be Involved What if every campus ministry produced at least one team every four years?

  43. Ways You Can Be Involved What if every campus ministry produced at least one team with every incoming class?

  44. Answer These Questions For Each Person Answer these questions for each person you meet, greet, work and do business with, and live by.

  45. Answer These Questions For Each Person Am I wanted here? Hospitality

  46. Answer These Questions For Each Person • Am I wanted here? Am I accepted here? 6 friends

  47. Answer These Questions For Each Person • Am I wanted here? • Am I accepted here? Am I needed here? Meaningful Involvement

  48. Answer These Questions For Each Person • Am I wanted here? • Am I accepted here? • Am I needed here? Am I loved here? Matt. 25Hungry, thirsty, stranger, clothes, prison visit 1 Cor. 13Patient, kind, not proud, not rude, not self-seeking, not easily angered, no record of wrongs … rejoices, protects, trusts, hopes, perseveres “Random acts of kindness”

  49. Answer These Questions For Each Person • Am I wanted here? • Am I accepted here? • Am I needed here? • Am I loved here? Can I express love here? Expressions of Godly love modeled Meaningful involvement Purposeful life style

  50. Leader & Team Training 90 + hours in workshops over 3-5 semesters + Retreats - Spring Breaks Survey Trips – Workshops Internships + On Location: Every Quarter For 3 Years

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