Mentor's Manual

212 For the Nex t Generat i on: The Urban Mi n i s t r y I ns t i tute ’ s Mentor Manua l

ensuring godly association with other churches, and encouraging ongoing reproduction in service and mission. 7. Outline the seven criteria which define an empowered urban church. A newly planted urban church is empowered for reproduction when 1) a faithful group of converted, gathered, and maturing disciples of Jesus are in assembly; 2) it has selected its own pastors and leaders; 3) it has redefined the relationship it has with missionaries and workers who help to found it; 4) it encourages unique, burden-driven, gift- oriented ministries from its members; 5) it generates its own resources and income for operations, ministry and missions; 6) it faithfully stewards its resources and facilities, and 7) it is focused on reproducing itself, in service to the Lord and advance of the Kingdom in mission. 8. Be able to recognize what a focus on reproduction will demand: pouring into the leaders who share the vision, sacrificing on behalf of the vision God gave, and doing your part in fulfilling the Great Commission, starting where we live and from there, to the ends of the earth.

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