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. Basic principle: transferring authority, leadership, and direction over to the leaders and congregation of the church in order that they may continue to reproduce, and associate with other like-minded assemblies for fellowship and challenge

3. Transfer leadership to indigenous leaders so they become self-governing, self-supporting and self-reproducing (appoint elders and pastors).

4. Finalize decisions about denominational or other affiliations.

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5. Commission the church.

6. Foster association with World Impact and other urban churches for fellowship, support and mission ministry.

IV. The Pauline Cycle: Hesselgrave’s Model of Planting Churches Cross-Culturally

Pauline Precedents from Acts: The Pauline Cycle (The “Pauline Cycle” terminology and stages are taken from David J. Hesselgrave, Planting Churches Cross-Culturally . 2nd ed. [Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2000]).

A. The importance of Acts in cross-cultural missions

1. The Apostles were the first cross-cultural urban missionaries .

2. The churches of the cities of Asia minor were urban cross-cultural church plants .