| Table of Contents | V |
| Introduction | XI |
| Advancing the Kingdom in the City | 1 |
| Analytical vs. Christocentric Approach to Old Testament Study | 3 |
| The Apostles’ Creed | 4 |
| Apostolic Band: Cultivating Outreach for Dynamic Harvest | 5 |
| Apostolicity: The Unique Place of the Apostles in Christian Faith and Practice | 6 |
| Appearances of the Resurrected Messiah | 7 |
| Areas of Disagreement among Christians Concerning Spiritual Gifts | 8 |
| Arrangement of the Twelve Tribes around the Tabernacle | 14 |
| Authentic Freedom in Jesus Christ | 15 |
| Bible Study Tools Worksheet | 16 |
| Biblical Justification for the Resurrection of Messiah Jesus | 18 |
| A Bibliography for Biblical Hermeneutics | 19 |
| Capturing God’s Vision for His People | 23 |
| The Center and Circumference: Christianity Is Jesus Christ | 24 |
| Chart of Biblical Studies | 35 |
| Checklist of Narrative Elements | 37 |
| Christ’s View of the Bible | 40 |
| Christus Victor: An Integrated Vision for the Christian Life | 43 |
| Chronological Table of the New Testament | 44 |
| The Church Leadership Paradigm: The Case for Biblical Leadership | 45 |
| The Church Plant Team: Forming an Apostolic Band | 46 |
| Church Planting Models | 47 |
| The Church Year (Western Church) | 49 |
| Circle of Jewish Calendar | 51 |
| The Communal Context of Authentic Christian Leadership | 52 |
| Communicating Messiah: The Relationship of the Gospels | 53 |
| A Comparison of Translation Philosophies | 54 |
| The Compass of Narrative Elements | 55 |
| The Complexity of Difference: Race, Culture, Class | 56 |
| Contextualization Among Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists | 57 |
| Creating Coherent Urban Church Planting Movements | 63 |
| Culture, Not Color: Interaction of Class, Culture, and Race | 64 |
| Dealing With Old Ways | 65 |
| Defining the Leaders and Members of a Church Plant Team | 66 |
| Degrees of Authority Given to Fruit of Christocentric Use of the Old Testament | 67 |
| Delegation and Authority in Christian Leadership | 68 |
| Denominational Statements on “Sanctification” | 69 |
| Developing Ears that Hear | 74 |
| Different Traditions of African-American Response | 75 |
| Discerning the Call: The Profile of a Cross-Cultural Urban Church Planter | 78 |
| Discipleship Diagram | 79 |
| Discipling the Faithful: Establishing Leaders for the Urban Church | 80 |
| Documenting Your Work | 81 |
| Dynamics of Credible Spiritual Vision | 85 |
| Editorial | 86 |
| Empowering People for Freedom, Wholeness, and Justice | 90 |
| Equipping the Church Plant Team Member | 120 |
| Ethics of the New Testament: Living in the Upside-Down Kingdom of God | 121 |
| An Example of the Practice of Textual Criticism | 122 |
| Examples of Denominational Statements on “Baptism in the Holy Spirit” Which Illustrate the Differing Views | 123 |
| Faithfully Re-Presenting Jesus of Nazareth | 127 |
| The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Share the Same Divine Attributes and Works | 128 |
| Figures of Speech | 130 |
| Fit to Represent: Multiplying Disciples of the Kingdom of God | 137 |
| Five Views of the Relationship between Christ and Culture | 138 |
| Following the Life of Christ throughout Each Year | 139 |
| Four Contexts of Urban Christian Leadership Development | 140 |
| From Before to Beyond Time | 141 |
| From Deep Ignorance to Credible Witness | 143 |
| General Facts Concerning the New Testament | 144 |
| Getting a Firm Grasp of Scripture | 146 |
| Giving Glory to God | 147 |
| God’s Sovereignty and Universal Revelation | 156 |
| God’s Three-In-Oneness: The Trinity | 162 |
| Going Forward by Looking Back | 170 |
| A Guide to Determining Your Worship Profile | 176 |
| A Harmony of the Ministry of Jesus | 178 |
| Hindrances to Christlike Servanthood | 179 |
| How to Interpret a Narrative (Story) | 180 |
| How to PLANT a Church | 184 |
| How to Start Reading the Bible | 191 |
| The Hump | 193 |
| I Find My Lord in the Book | 194 |
| In Christ | 195 |
| Investment, Empowerment, and Assessment | 196 |
| Jesus and the Poor | 197 |
| Jesus Christ, the Subject and Theme of the Bible | 203 |
| Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future | 204 |
| The Key Passages on Spiritual Gifts in theNew Testament | 205 |
| Keys to Bible Interpretation | 208 |
| Kingdom of God Timeline | 217 |
| Kingdom Texts in the New Testament | 218 |
| Kingdom Texts in the Old Testament | 230 |
| Learning to Be a Theo-smith | 239 |
| Let God Arise! | 240 |
| Let God Arise!: The Seven “A’s” of Seeking the Lord and Entreating His Favor | 258 |
| The Life of Christ according to Seasons and Years | 259 |
| Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom | 261 |
| Living the Disciplines | 262 |
| Lording Over vs. Serving Among | 263 |
| The Lord’s Supper: Four Views | 264 |
| Messiah Jesus: Fulfillment of the Old Testament Types | 265 |
| Messiah Yeshua in Every Book of the Bible | 269 |
| Messianic Prophecies Cited in the New Testament | 271 |
| The Method of the Master | 277 |
| The Ministry of Praise and Worship | 278 |
| The Miracles of Jesus | 290 |
| Missions in the 21st Century | 291 |
| Models of the Kingdom | 293 |
| The Names of Almighty God | 295 |
| New Testament Readings | 299 |
| The Nicene Creed | 300 |
| Nicene Creed with Biblical Support | 301 |
| Nurturing Authentic Christian Leadership | 302 |
| The Obedient Christian in Action | 303 |
| The Oikos Factor | 304 |
| Old Testament Names, Titles, and Epithets for the Messiah | 305 |
| Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom | 307 |
| Once Upon a Time | 308 |
| Our Declaration of Dependence: Freedom in Christ | 310 |
| Overview of Church Plant Planning Phases | 312 |
| Overview Plant to Birth Models | 313 |
| The Parables of Jesus | 314 |
| Paul’s Partnership Theology | 315 |
| Paul’s Team Members | 316 |
| A People Reborn | 318 |
| Perception and Truth | 322 |
| Picking Up on Different Wavelengths | 323 |
| The Picture and the Drama | 327 |
| Plot Line of the Church Year | 328 |
| Portrayals of Jesus in the New Testament Books | 329 |
| Preaching and Teaching Jesus of Nazareth as Messiah and Lord Is the Heart of All Biblical Ministry | 330 |
| Principles Behind Prophecy | 331 |
| The Profile of a 21st-Century Disciple | 332 |
| Promise vs. Prediction | 334 |
| The Prophetic Vision as Source ofBiblical Faith Commitment | 335 |
| Pursuing Faith, Not Religion | 336 |
| Readings on Christ | 340 |
| Readings on Messianic Prophecy | 345 |
| Readings on Pastoral Care | 347 |
| Readings on Servanthood | 349 |
| Readings on the Church | 350 |
| Readings on the New Testament’s Historical Credibility | 353 |
| Receptivity Scale | 355 |
| Relationship of Cost and Effectiveness in Disciple-Making Endeavors | 356 |
| Representin’: Jesus as God’s Chosen Representative | 357 |
| Re-presenting Messiah | 358 |
| The Role of the Holy Spirit in Spiritual Guidance | 359 |
| The Role of Women in Ministry | 366 |
| Roles of Representational Leadership | 370 |
| Salvation as Joining the People of God | 371 |
| A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom and the Church | 376 |
| Selecting a Credible Criteria for Independence | 377 |
| The Self-Consciousness of Jesus Christ | 380 |
| The Shadow and the Substance | 381 |
| Six Kinds of New Testament Ministry for Community | 382 |
| A Sociology of Urban Leadership Development | 383 |
| The Sojourner’s Quest | 384 |
| Some of the Ways in Which Christians Disagree about Sanctification | 385 |
| Spiritual Gifts Specifically Mentioned in the New Testament | 391 |
| Spiritual Growth Diagrams | 393 |
| Spiritual Service Checklist | 395 |
| St. Basil, the Nicene Creed, and the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit | 396 |
| Steps to Equipping Others | 398 |
| The Story God Is Telling | 400 |
| The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots | 401 |
| Story: The Crux of Revelation | 402 |
| Story, Theology, and Church | 403 |
| Substitute Centers to a Christ-Centered Vision | 408 |
| Substitution | 409 |
| Suffering: The Cost of Discipleship and Servant-Leadership | 410 |
| Summary of Messianic Interpretations in the Old Testament | 411 |
| Summary Outline of the Scriptures | 416 |
| Symbols of Christian Leadership | 420 |
| The Tabernacle of Moses | 424 |
| Targeting Unreached Groups in Churched Neighborhoods | 425 |
| That We May Be One | 426 |
| A Theological Overview of the Equipping Gifts Described in Ephesians 4.11 | 436 |
| Theological Visions and Approaches | 452 |
| The Theology of Christus Victor | 457 |
| A Theology of the Church | 458 |
| A Theology of the Church in Kingdom Perspective | 477 |
| Theories of Inspiration | 478 |
| “There Is a River” | 479 |
| 33 Blessings in Christ | 480 |
| Three Contexts of Urban Christian Leadership Development | 484 |
| Three Levels of Ministry Investment | 485 |
| The Three-Step Model | 486 |
| Thy Kingdom Come!: Readings on the Kingdom of God | 487 |
| Toward a Hermeneutic of Critical Engagement | 496 |
| Traditions | 497 |
| Translating the Story of God | 505 |
| Translation Methodology | 506 |
| Typology Readings | 507 |
| Understanding Leadership as Representation | 513 |
| Understanding the Bible in Parts and Whole | 514 |
| Union with Christ: The Christocentric Paradigm | 516 |
| Use of Reference Tools for Interpreting the Bible | 519 |
| Watch What You Image Forth | 521 |
| The Way of Wisdom | 522 |
| We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed (Common Meter*) | 523 |
| We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed (8.7.8.7 meter*) | 524 |
| Wei Ji | 525 |
| When “Christian” Does Not Translate | 526 |
| World Impact’s Vision: Toward a Biblical Strategy to Impact the Inner City | 528 |
| “You Can Pay Me Now, Or You Can Pay Me Later” | 529 |
| “You Got To Serve Somebody!” | 530 |
| Your Kingdom Come: “The Story of God’s Glory” | 531 |
| Alphabetical Appendix List Cross-Referenced to Capstone Modules | 545 |
| Capstone Appendices as They Appear in Each Module | 551 |
| Topical Index | 574 |