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

Our objective for this segment, How to Plant an Urban Church that Reproduces: an Overview , is to enable you to see that: • The Word of God teaches that radical discipleship is produced and authenticated only in the context of Christian community. • To fulfill the Great Commission of the risen Lord Jesus we must plant healthy, Christ-honoring churches among all the peoples of the earth. • Church planting is made up of three integrated steps of kingdom ministry. The first step is Evangelize , where we evangelize the lost by sharing in word and deed the good news of the Kingdom in Jesus Christ. • The second step is Equip , which is establishing new disciples to live the Christian life in the context of Christian community – the Church. • The third step is Empower , which involves resourcing and outfitting the leaders and the congregation of the newly formed church to reproduce itself and associate with other like-minded churches. • Ten critical principles exist to guide us in our church planting efforts, which are drawn from the apostolic ministry in Acts, and can be readily applied to our own church planting efforts in the city. • By evangelizing the lost, equipping new Christians to grow as disciples of Jesus, and empowering leaders and churches to reproduce, we can see dozens of solid, healthy churches planted throughout the cities of our nation and world.

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I. Evangelize: Share the Good News of Christ and His Kingdom in the Community.

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Mark 16.15-18 - And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. [16] Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. [17] And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; [18] they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”