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Introducing Team Expansion West Kalamazoo Christian Church February, 22, 2004

Introducing Team Expansion West Kalamazoo Christian Church February, 22, 2004. Team Expansion’s Beginnings. 1978 : Began 3 years of prayer & planning Uruguay selected: lowest % of evang. in S. Am. 1981 : 2 missionaries for first field: Uruguay 1982 : 5 missionaries left for Uruguay

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Introducing Team Expansion West Kalamazoo Christian Church February, 22, 2004

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  1. IntroducingTeam ExpansionWest Kalamazoo Christian ChurchFebruary, 22, 2004

  2. Team Expansion’s Beginnings 1978: Began 3 years of prayer & planning Uruguay selected: lowest % of evang. in S. Am. 1981: 2 missionaries for first field: Uruguay 1982: 5 missionaries left for Uruguay 15-year plan – ’82-’97 Vision: a church plant 1996: Mission accomplished Leadership trained Ongoing annual consulting MontevideoUruguay

  3. Seven Key Principles Teams Church Planting Unreached People Bible-based Monthly reports Grace Coaching

  4. Case Study: Ukraine 1990: Survey trip to “Soviet Union” Kherson selected: (Partnering church, Muslims) 1991: Summer “Festival”; 2 missionaries, Recruited partners 13 baptisms 100 new believers – incredible openness 1992: Ongoing Leadership Training Annual summer festivals 1996: Mission accomplished Leadership trained – church of 700 From mission receiving to mission sending: 3 missionary families, 3 daughter churches Two dozen “spin-off” churches Kherson

  5. Our Vision is to... • Partner with local churches to... • Send and sustain teams of interdependent missionaries to... • Plant indigenous churches among unreached people groups worldwide.

  6. Partner With Local Churches to Send & Sustain • Forge partnerships • Find workers • Train them • Build theminto teams • See themthrough support-raising • Help local churches provide accountability • Innovate... until a new church rises

  7. Teams of Interdependent Missionaries • Working Side by side for mutual accountability... • Encouragement • Mutual support • Sharing gifts/skills • Synergy 1x 2x2

  8. To Plant Indigenous Churches • Church-planting movements • Our calling • Churches with... • Resources - Self-supporting • Skills -Self-leading • Energy –Self-propagating • “Fit” –Self-determinant

  9. Among “Least Reached” Peoples • The needy • In the places where God seems to be calling us out to “join Him” there • The least evangelized peoples, wherever they’re found (<5%)

  10. Ways to Get Involved... Church Planting TEE Relief Development Literature $$$ Ed. TESOL Media Discipling Prayer Research Communications Medical Mfg. Business Agriculture Int’l Services Leadership Training Team Leader Working Together!

  11. Central Asia #1(2) Bosnia (2) Southeast Asia #1 China (2) Colombia Cote d’Ivoire (Jula) Cuba Ecuador France Hispanics in USA (2) India Ireland (2) Italy (2) Japan Cent. Asia #2 Kosovo Laos Mongolia N. Africa #1 Mozambique Philippines Somalis Taiwan (2) Tanzania N. Africa #2 Turkey Ukraine (5) Uruguay Venezuela Plus International Services 25 Years Has Brought... 7500 new believers Projects in35 countries(36 “completed”) Dozens of new churches 57 Projects Hundredsof MinistryPartners 238 full-timemissionaries

  12. Reaching the World...Where the World Needs it Most

  13. Riding a Wave of GrowthA Prayerful Look at the Future Actual: 21 26 36

  14. Our Vision:Church-Planting Movements • Hopeful Outcome: By 2015: 80 Indigenous Church Planting Movements (ICPMs) • Each would be: • Reaching its own community • Beginning to send missionaries cross-culturally

  15. Int’l Services’ 7 Primary Objectives • Build a foundation of prayer. • Launch new projects -- i.e., discover, research and effectively open new fields for church-planting. • Create & sustain mutually-beneficial partnerships with churches, individuals, and agencies. • Recruit new people -- i.e., discern whom God is calling to join us. • Provide comprehensive training for each worker. • Care for the whole person -- i.e., spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically, and socially. • Be purposefulabout our work -- i.e., innovate, plan, train, stay on task, & report.

  16. International Services: Team Expansion’s “Home Office” • Prayer • Mobilization • New People • New Partners • New Projects • Outreach • Preparation • Care: Whole Person • Purposefulness • Operations The Hopewell House “Home Office” in Louisville, KY

  17. Overcrowded... Nowhere to Grow

  18. Our Hopes for a New Center • Here’s the plan • We’ve purchased 112 acres of land at $7500/acre • Selling home-building lots on 52 acres for an avg. of $20,000/acre • If all goes well, we’ll pay just $1000/acre for final 60 acres!

  19. Goals for the 60 acres... • Create a missions prayer & retreat center • Training for new missionaries • Prayer focus • Strategic planning • Prayer walking “trail” • Prayer requests from around the world • 6 major global “centers” • Team Expansion’s “home office”

  20. Dream: A Missionary Prayer and Training Center Training future missionaries in... • Prayer and praise • Personal Bible study • Knowing God • Team dynamics • Peacemaking • Marriage & family/Single issues And... • Bible knowledge • Missiology • Religion of destination people (e.g., Islam) • Evangelism & discipleship • Gathering small groups & establishing churches • Cross-cultural adaptation & language learning • Integrity • Godly communication • Persevering in hardship

  21. Master Planning... • How to maximize the value/use of the land • Where to build • What to build • Placement of roads & utilities • Unique: Starting from scratch (empty land) • How to utilize work groups from visiting short-term teams

  22. Dedication of “Emerald Hills”

  23. Prayer & Worship

  24. Altar of RemembrancePrayers for a Time Capsule Sept. 9, 2028

  25. A time to remember...A time to dream...

  26. Will You Partner with us to Pray? Please Pray for Team Expansion... • Emerald Hills • Our Workers • Health & safety • Adjustment • Language skills • Relationships • Encouragement • Families • Balance, spiritual refreshment & growth* This outline courtesy Darlene Polachic, Saskatchewan, Canada, in the Lookout, Sept. 20, 1998

  27. Will You Partner to Enable the Creation of a Strategic Prayer Center • 1852 Least Reached People Groups • 1852 “Shares” to enable the creation of a Prayer & Learning Center

  28. Ropes/Challenge Course Recreation (B’ball, V’ball, etc.) Horses Prayer & Learning Center Family,Men’s, Women’s Short-termHousing AmphitheaterLake Activities Center Prairie Cabin Maint. & StorageBuilding Prayer Trail Children’s Pavilion& Discovery Center (2 alpacas)

  29. Emerald Hills Mobilization: Mobilization Dir. Mob Squad Coord. Mob. Squad (16) Mob. Sec’y (4) Advocacy Coord. Advocates (12) Promotions Dir. Crossroads (10) Crossroads Interns (6) Operations Operations Dir. Info. Tech. Training/Events Coord Facility Mgr. Sec’y (3) Outreach Outreach Dir. Member Care (2) Field Coords. (12) Leadership. Conference Center Prayer Prayer Dir. Prayer Staff Strategic PrayerCenter Gathering Room

  30. To Learn More about Team Expansion... Browse the web at... www.teamexpansion.org Or write: Info@TeamExpansion.org Or call: 1-800-447-0800

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