Church PLANT Manual

Session 2: Launch and Assemble • 51

c. Oikos individuals are usually receptive to other members (builds on shared history, experience, and concerns). d. Oikos relationships are “built in” or resident mission field. e. Oikos relationships make follow-up less strained, impersonal. f. Oikos allows entire family groups to be targeted. g. Oikos relationships constantly re-seed new contact base.

Reminiscence: How did the gospel come to you? Trace your own oikos linkages!

3. Implications for urban evangelism a. Think “economically” in every personal relationship you make and cultivate; seek to win the oikos , not just the individual. b. Lay proper foundation for continued influence within the relational web. c. Aim for the entire oikos , even while seeking solid individual conversions. d. Encourage every convert to become an Andrew (John 1:40-43) to their own oikos . e. Expect God, the Holy Spirit, to move the message of the good news naturally through the oikos relationships of the converts you see.