Planting Churches among the City's Poor - Volume 1

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Dedication3
Table of Contents5
Prologue11
Part 1: Developing Urban Congregations19
Introduction20
World Impact and Church Planting23
Theology of the Church24
Modern Missions' History28
Indigenous Churches30
Multicultural Congregations38
A Strategy for Planting Churches43
Commission the Church-Planting Team44
Cultivate the Community50
Establish Discipling Fellowships58
Form a Celebration Group65
Plan the Finances69
Provide Facilities73
Constitute the Church77
Church/Mission Relations82
Conclusion86
Bibliography87
Part 2: Theological and Missiological Principles and Insights93
Christus Victor: A Theology of the City and the Poor95
The Theology of the Poor for Team Leaders97
Ethics of the New Testament109
Christus Victor: An Integrated Vision for the Christian Life and Witness110
The Kingdom of God111
Christus Victor: Toward a Biblical Theology for the Urban Church120
Once Upon a Time150
The Black Church and Church Planting163
A Theology of the Kingdom and the Church167
Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom169
Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future170
A Theology of the Church in Kingdom Perspective171
A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom and the Church172
Thy Kingdom Come!173
There Is a River182
The Role of Sound Ecclesioloogy in Urban Mission183
The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots195
Substitute Centers to a Christ-Centered Vision196
The Picture and the Drama197
Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom198
The Theology of Christus Victor199
The Theology of the Church for Team Leaders200
Models of the Kingdom209
A Theology of Christ and Culture211
The Difference That Difference Makes213
Five Views of the Relationship between Christ and Culture231
Interaction of Class, Culture, and Race232
The Complexity of Difference: Race, Culture, Class233
Cycle of Freedom234
Authentic Freedom in Jesus Christ235
Too Legit to Quit: a Continuum of Cultural Practice236
Apostolicity237
Theological Diversity238
Creedal Theology as a Blueprint for Discipleship and Leadership241
Translating the Story of God253
Cross-Cultural Church Planting Principles254
The Missionary Vocation255
Targeting Unreached Groups in Churched Neighborhoods256
Different Traditions of African-American Response257
Paul's Team Members260
Jesus' Practice of Silence and Solitude263
Seven Essential Practices for the Priesthood of All Believers264
On World Impact's "Empowering the Urban Poor"265
Responding to God's Call to the Poor271
The Bible in Chronological Order273
From Before to Beyond Time274
Part 3: Planting Urban Churches277
Church Planting Movements Overview279
Church Planting Overview281
World Impact's Strategy for Church Planting288
Mobilizing American Cities for Church Planting Movements292
Church Planting Movements, C1 Neighborhoods, and 80% Windows320
Discerning Valid Urban Church Planting Movements326
The Church Planter and the Church Plant Team327
How to PLANT a Church329
Responsibilities of a Church Plant Team Leader336
The Heartbeat of a Church Planter337
Practical Steps in Chruch Planting349
Traditions (Paradosis)356
What Shall I Preach, How Shall We Grow?367
Forming the Church Plant Team and Understanding the Roles371
Discipling the Faithful375
Spiritual Service Checklist376
Models of Church Planting377
Overview PLANT to Birth Models379
Three Levels of Ministry Investment380
Six Types of Neighborhoods381
Advancing the Kingdom in the City382
Church Planting Models385
Overview of Church Plant Planning Phases388
The Role of Women in Ministry389
Ordination of Women Q and A393
Defining the Leaders and Members of a Church Plant Team396
Engaging the Community397
Selecting a Target Area399
Researching Your Community405
The Oikos Factor: Spheres of Relationship and Influence418
Receptivity Scale419
Living as an Oikos Ambassador420
Apostolic Band: Cultivating Outreach for Dynamic Harvest421
Resources for Studying Your Community422
Ideas about Neighborhood Evangelism423
Canvassing Dos and Dont's424
Door-to-Door: Starting the Conversation426
Body Life and Spiritual Formation427
Using Wisdom in Ministry: The PWR Process429
Getting a Good Team Rhythm439
Commissioning of Our Elders442
Order of Service: Sample 1444
Order of Service: Sample 2445
Small Groups455
The Service of Believer's Baptism457
Sample Follow-up Card464
Church Plant Team Responsive Reading465
Key Roles of a Church Planting team467
The Power of Multiplication468
Developing Ears That Hear: Responding to the Spirit and the Word469
Twenty-Five Years of Urban Church Planting among the Poor: A Report473
An Abridged Church Planting Bibliography513
The Urban Ministry Institute: Polishing the Stones That the Builders Reject521

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