Introduction to the Module | 9 |
Course Requirements | 11 |
Lesson 1 - Church Growth | 17 |
Contact | 20 |
Content: Segment 1 | 21 |
Content: Segment 2 | 35 |
Connection | 50 |
Lesson 2 - Planting Urban Churches: Sowing | 61 |
Contact | 64 |
Content: Segment 1 | 65 |
Content: Segment 2 | 78 |
Connection | 91 |
Lesson 3 - Planting Urban Churches: Tending | 103 |
Contact | 107 |
Content: Segment 1 | 109 |
Content: Segment 2 | 122 |
Connection | 136 |
Lesson 4 - Planting Urban Churches: Reaping | 147 |
Contact | 151 |
Content: Segment 1 | 152 |
Content: Segment 2 | 169 |
Connection | 178 |
Appendices | 189 |
Appendix 1 - The Nicene Creed | 191 |
Appendix 2 - We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed | 192 |
Appendix 3 - The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots | 193 |
Appendix 4 - The Theology of Christus Victor | 194 |
Appendix 5 - Christus Victor | 195 |
Appendix 6 - Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom | 196 |
Appendix 7 - Summary Outline of the Scriptures | 197 |
Appendix 8 - From Before to Beyond Time | 199 |
Appendix 9 - “There Is a River” | 201 |
Appendix 10 - A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom and the Church | 202 |
Appendix 11 - Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom | 203 |
Appendix 12 - Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future | 204 |
Appendix 13 - Traditions | 205 |
Appendix 14 - Paul’s Partnership Theology | 213 |
Appendix 15 - Selecting a Credible Criteria for Independence | 214 |
Appendix 16 - Spiritual Gifts Specifically Mentioned in the New Testament | 217 |
Appendix 17 - Paul’s Team Members | 219 |
Appendix 18 - Nurturing Authentic Christian Leadership | 221 |
Appendix 19 - The Role of Women in Ministry | 222 |
Appendix 20 - Discerning the Call: The Profile of a Cross-Cultural Urban Church Planter | 226 |
Appendix 21 - How to PLANT a Church | 227 |
Appendix 22 - Defining the Leaders and Members of a Church Plant Team | 234 |
Appendix 23 - Equipping the Church Plant Team Member | 235 |
Appendix 24 - The Communal Context of Authentic Christian Leadership | 236 |
Appendix 25 - Church Planting Models | 237 |
Appendix 26 - From Deep Ignorance to Credible Witness | 239 |
Appendix 27 - Different Traditions of African-American Response | 240 |
Appendix 28 - Targeting Unreached Groups in Churched Neighborhoods | 243 |
Appendix 29 - Dealing With Old Ways | 244 |
Appendix 30 - Overview Plant to Birth Models | 245 |
Appendix 31 - Overview of Church Plant Planning Phases | 246 |
Appendix 32 - Investment, Empowerment, and Assessment | 247 |
Appendix 33 - Five Views of the Relationship between Christ and Culture | 248 |
Appendix 34 - That We May Be One | 249 |
Appendix 35 - Advancing the Kingdom in the City | 259 |
Appendix 36 - Creating Coherent Urban Church Planting Movements | 261 |
Appendix 37 - The Oikos Factor | 262 |
Appendix 38 - The Complexity of Difference: Race, Culture, Class | 263 |
Appendix 39 - Culture, Not Color: Interaction of Class, Culture, and Race | 264 |
Appendix 40 - Authentic Freedom in Jesus Christ | 265 |
Appendix 41 - Apostolicity | 266 |
Appendix 42 - Apostolic Band | 267 |
Appendix 43 - The Church Plant Team | 268 |
Appendix 44 - Translating the Story of God | 269 |
Appendix 45 - Three Levels of Ministry Investment | 270 |
Appendix 46 - World Impact’s Vision: Toward a Biblical Strategy to Impact the Inner City | 271 |
Appendix 47 - Editorial | 272 |
Appendix 48 - When “Christian” Does Not Translate | 276 |
Appendix 49 - Pursuing Faith, Not Religion | 278 |
Appendix 50 - Contextualization Among Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists | 282 |
Appendix 51 - A People Reborn | 288 |
Appendix 52 - Missions in the 21st Century | 292 |
Appendix 53 - Documenting Your Work | 294 |
Mentor Notes | 299 |
Lesson 1 - Church Growth | 307 |
Lesson 2 - Planting Urban Churches: Sowing | 315 |
Lesson 3 - Planting Urban Churches: Tending | 319 |
Lesson 4 - Planting Urban Churches: Reaping | 325 |