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E. Satanic strategy to abort: exalts tasks and activities above equipping the saint and developing Christian community

F. Key steps:

1. Embrace the Church of God.

2. Learn leadership’s contexts.

3. Equip concentrically.

G. Results: multiplying disciples in the Church

Review the following appendices in Planting Churches among the City’s Poor: An Anthology of Urban Church Planting Resources (please refer to the Appendix Table at the end of this session in order to find the location of each document listed below, i.e., its volume and page number), and then answer together the questions under Seminar Group Discussion . • Discipling the Faithful: Establishing Leaders for the Urban Church • Nurturing Authentic Christian Leadership • Four Contexts of Urban Christian Leadership Development • The Power of Multiplication: The 2 Timothy 2.2 Principle • Developing Urban Christian Leaders: A Profile • Fit to Represent: Multiplying Disciples of the Kingdom of God • The Efficiency of Dynamic Standardization: Models Supporting an Integrated Vision of Urban Cross-Cultural Church Planting Seminar Group Discussion 1. What are the four critical areas we need to attend to in developing leaders in our church planting efforts? Provide for each their key definition, central elements, key steps, and results if we concentrate on each area with our potential leaders. 2. What are the dangers of calling someone to be a leader before they are ready? What are the consequences of waiting too long before commissioning a fit person to lead?

Context Values/Vision

Prepare Launch Assemble Nurture Transition Schedule/Charter