Focus on Reproduction, Mentor's Guide, MG12

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F O C U S O N R E P R O D U C T I O N

2. A healthy church is connected to the other leaders and congregations in its own locale, 1 Thess. 2.14.

3. A healthy church has a burden to participate in the Great Commission globally, Eph. 4.4-6; Col. 3.11; Gal. 3.28.

C. Reproduction: a passion to multiply workers and reproduce churches in order to make a significant contribution to the fulfillment of the Great Commission , 1 Thess. 1.4-8

1. A healthy church is stable and secure in its leadership and membership, 1 Tim. 5.15-17.

2. A healthy church is reproducing itself within its own culture, evangelizing, discipling, and planting other churches, 2 Cor. 9.2.

3. A healthy church is supporting the Great Commission advancement around the world by praying, giving, sending, 2 Cor. 8.1ff.

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a. An active prayer ministry for missions, Matt. 9.35-38

b. A generous support of missions in the world, 2 Cor. 9.6-7; 2 Cor. 8.9

c. A steady stream of sending workers into the field, Phil. 2.19-30