Church PLANT Manual

Session 4: Bringing It All Together • 103

Question Focus During Dialogue

Cardinal Virtue and Critical Vices

Bottom Line

Virtue Openness to the Lord Vices

Questions about: • preparing your team • the target community • strategic prayer initiatives • demographic studies

Cultivate a period of listening and reflecting

Presumption and “paralysis of analysis”

Virtue Courage to engage the community Vices Intimidation and haughtiness Virtue Wisdom to discern God’s timing Vices Impatience and cowardice Virtue Focus upon the faithful core Vices Neglect and micro management Virtue Dependence on the Spirit’s ability Vices Paternalism and quick release

Questions about: • character and number of evangelistic events • communication and advertisement of events • recruiting and coordinating volunteers • identity and name of the outreach Questions about: • follow-up and incorporation of new believers • make-up of small group life • the character of public worship • initial church structures and procedures • initial body life and growth • cultural friendliness of the church Questions about: • discipling individuals and leaders • helping members identify gifts and burdens (teams) • credentials for leadership • church order, government, discipline

Initiate your engagement with boldness and confidence

Celebrate the announcement of your body with joy

Concentrate on investing in the faithful

Questions about: • incorporation • affiliations and associations • transferring leadership • missionary transition • ongoing reproduction

Pass the baton with confidence in the Spirit’s continued working