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God wants to
reach people more than we do.
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It will take the
whole church to take the whole gospel to the whole city, and the
whole world.
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God has promised
to convince the world that Jesus is the Son of God when there is
true unity in His Body.
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There are two
major societal structures in America today: neighborhoods
(geographic) and people groups (social or work).
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Local churches
are the most appropriate structures to reach neighborhoods.
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Churches do not
have a very good record at evangelizing neighborhoods.
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It is urgent that
the churches learn to cooperate in reaching neighborhoods.
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80% of America’s
churches are either not growing or declining. 18% are growing by
transfer growth and only 2% are growing by conversion growth!
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Our country has
become post Christian and post modern (abandoned moral absolutes)
and is exceedingly vulnerable to collapse within a few years. The
Church’s response is therefore both critical and urgent.
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Disciples of
Jesus will intentionally and specifically pray for people to come
to Christ and to experience “shalom” in their lives.
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Disciples of
Jesus will love others as themselves and will intentionally
demonstrate a caring concern for those in their sphere of
influence.
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Disciples of
Jesus will respond to opportunities to communicate the gospel to
others and will also take the initiative at times to do so.
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It would be good
for the leaders of ministries sharing the same target group to get
together for prayer, sharing of information and coordination of
some of the activities. This will require a partnering
perspective rather than a competitive perspective and would happen
gradually through growing, positive relationships between those in
the various ministries.
