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Missional Small Communities: Living as Missionaries in Biblical Community

Explore the dynamic of missional small communities where every Christian embodies the mission, fosters accountability, and pursues transformation through discipleship. Discover how small groups can power local and global missions authentically.

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Missional Small Communities: Living as Missionaries in Biblical Community

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  1. Missional Small Communities Bob Mayfield Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma

  2. Definitions Missional – Small Community –

  3. Definitions Missional – A perspective where every Christian is a missionary and lives in their neighborhood and world like a missionary. Small Community – A small group of people who gather for biblical community, and recognize that a small group can be a vital source for local and global missions.

  4. Small Small means small! Accountability, life-on-life Large groups produce bystanders Small groups produce action

  5. Missional Small Communities Not – focused on Method Is – Focused on Mission Isaiah 58

  6. Missional Small Communities Not – A weekly gathering of biblical intelligentsia Is – A biblically functioning community

  7. “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.” 1 Corinthians 8:1

  8. Missional Small Communities Biblical – The Bible shapes our life experiences… not our experiences shaping the Bible Functioning – the opposite of dysfunctioning. Group is transparent

  9. Missional Small Communities Not – A biblical separatist movement Is – Beyond the “open group” concept to “beyond the walls”

  10. Missional Small Communities Not – Group is a place for fellowship Is – Group is a place for discipleship

  11. Sunday School may be the most squandered evangelistic opportunity in our churches.

  12. One of every three lost people enrolled in Sunday School will make a profession of faith in one year.

  13. Missional Small Communities Not – Moral Majority report time Is – Transcends politics (Romans 13:1-8)

  14. Missional Small Communities Not – Outsources evangelism to pastor and missionaries Is – Exegetes it community like a missionary. Would Lottie Moon appreciate your group?

  15. Missional Small Communities Not – Organized for ministry Is – Organized for mission

  16. Missional Small Communities Not – Group seeks comfort Is – Group seeks transformation

  17. Missional Small Communities Not – Groups seeks comfort - Defense Is – Group seeks transformation

  18. Missional Small Communities Not – Groups seeks comfort - Defense Is – Group seeks transformation - Offense

  19. Missional Small Communities Not – Protecting the identity of the class Is – Planting the identity of the class

  20. Missional Small Communities Not – Come to our class (attractional) Is – Go be a friend (incarnational.. friend of sinners)

  21. Missional Small Communities Not – Authority is acknowledged on Sunday and denied on Monday Is – Authority is recognized on Sunday and lived under during the week

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