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d. Encourage every convert to become an Andrew to their own oikos .

III. Becoming a Kingdom Outpost: Living as Those Reborn to Serve

We are but of yesterday, and we have filled every place among you – cities, islands, fortresses, towns, marketplaces, the very camps, tribes, companies, palace, senate, forum–we have left nothing to you but the temples of your gods. ~ Tertullian. c. 197. Cf. David W. Bercot, ed. A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1998. p. 138.

A. Affirm without fear or doubt your kingdom identity in Christ as an outpost of the Kingdom of God.

B. Familiarize yourself with the basic NT teaching on the Kingdom (“an amnesiac relearning their history”).

C. Get a vision for the ordinary person, equipped and filled with the Holy Spirit, Rom. 12.5-8; Eph. 4.9-15; 1 Cor. 12.1-28; 1 Pet. 4.6-10.

D. Learn from outposts that have become servant/witness champions.

1. Xenos Fellowship, Cincinnati: releasing cells to innovative service

2. S.O.S. Association, Chicago: coordinating practical love, project style

E. Plan specific service projects linked with seasonal emphases.