On This Rock - A Church Planting Sampler

170 • O N T HIS R OCK : A C HURCH P LANTING S AMPLER

Session 2: Prepare: “P” . . . . . . . . 117 Worship and Devotional Freedom in Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Session Themes and Objectives . . . . . . . . 135 Seminar Teaching Seminar 1: The Difference That Difference Makes: Culture, Religion, and Diversity in Post-Modern Society . . . 139 Seminar 2: The Theology of the Poor for Church Planters . . . . . 155 Seminar 3: Building the Team for Success: Principles of Effective Team Play . . . . . . . . . 169 Team Exercises Prepare: Be the Church Overview of Exercise Phases for World Impact’s Evangel School of Urban Church Planting . . 186 Exercise Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Exercise Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Exercise Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Exercise Readings On World Impact’s “Empowering the Urban Poor” . . . 195 Responding to God’s Call to the Poor . . . . . . . 201 As You Form Your Plan, Keep Your Overall Purpose in Mind: To Cross-Culturally Plant an Indigenously Led Reproducing Church among Residents of a Low-Income Community . . 203 Key Roles of a Church Planting Team . . . . . . . 205 Charting Your Own Course . . . . . . . . . 209 Resources for Further Study . . . . . . . . . 213 Appendix Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

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