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Christian Leadership 3 Introduction to House Church Leadership Week 6: Constraints on Church Planting, Christian Leadership 3 Introduction to House Church Leadership Week 6: Constraints on Church Planting, Evangelism, Follow-up, and Assessment

Opener • Review the 9 Elements of Successful Church Planting at the end of Opener • Review the 9 Elements of Successful Church Planting at the end of Week 5’s notes. • Which one or two of these do you currently see as strengths in your House Church? • Which one or two of these do you currently see needs work in your Church?

Course Overview General course plan: Theology of leadership Practical leadership ideas and methods Special Course Overview General course plan: Theology of leadership Practical leadership ideas and methods Special leadership tasks and consideration s

Introduction • Last Week • Leadership Team Building • Home Church Planting Introduction • Last Week • Leadership Team Building • Home Church Planting

Introduction • Tonight • • Constraints on Church Planting Key Goals for Individual and Introduction • Tonight • • Constraints on Church Planting Key Goals for Individual and Group Duplication Reading 3 -part & Discipleship Charts Assessing your Home Church

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • American church Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • American church leaders tend to interpret the biblical picture of church planting in very superficial and non-demanding ways • Leadership in a home church is seen as something that must not significantly interfere with typical American middle-class living.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Most American Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Most American families are convinced they have to: • work long hours be available for any travel demands their careers may dictate, belong to sports leagues, keep their houses and yards immaculate, clean and care for their late-model cars, shop for the latest styles

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Most American Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Most American families are convinced they have to: • maintain their hobbies, keep up with several weekly TV serials, take their kids to every sports league and activity available at school

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Deep community Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Deep community like that described in the New Testament requires significant time investment into relationships.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Deep community Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Deep community like that described in the New Testament requires significant time investment into relationships. • The training needed to become competent as Christian leaders takes a great deal of time investment

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Superficiality is Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Superficiality is the result of the divergence between the radical commitment of the New Testament church and today's convenient approach, where only our leftover minutes are devoted to spiritual growth and community.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Simply introducing Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Simply introducing a structure involving home groups to a church is not going to produce New Testament-style fellowship, let alone a church-planting movement

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Simply introducing Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Simply introducing a structure involving home groups to a church is not going to produce New Testament-style fellowship, let alone a church-planting movement • Superficial groups may substitute artificial exercises for real relational closeness

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Superficial groups Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Superficial groups may substitute a scripted approach to ministry for real ministry.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Superficial groups Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Superficial groups may substitute a scripted approach to ministry for real ministry. • People who are seeing each other in a personal setting for the only time that week, or even the only time in two weeks cannot be expected to know each other's needs or how to meet those needs.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Without effective, Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 1. Superficiality • Without effective, deep discipleship we will see little prospect of multiplication, either of disciples or of home churches.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Plodding, steady Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Plodding, steady spiritual growth seems too unmiraculous for quick-fix Americans.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Plodding, steady Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Plodding, steady spiritual growth seems too unmiraculous for quick-fix Americans. • Building quality and depth in a self-replicating, church- planting movement is more important than quick any spiritual shortcut!

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Plodding, steady Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Plodding, steady spiritual growth seems too unmiraculous for quick-fix Americans. • Building quality and depth in a self-replicating, church- planting movement is more important than quick any spiritual shortcut! • Leaders and members have to take the long view if they are to successfully pursue a house-church planting strategy (Gal

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Many impatient Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Many impatient churches aren't even willing to pursue home fellowship in any meaningful way, but focus almost exclusively on public shows or musical programs that promise more rapid growth.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also problems with trying to replicate a home church too quickly.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also problems with trying to replicate home churches too quickly. • "Ministry" becomes oversimplified to mean nothing more than praying God will "fix" or heal those with complicated problems.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also problems with trying to replicate home churches too quickly. • "Ministry" becomes oversimplified to mean nothing more than praying God will "fix" or heal those with complicated problems. • Members of groups with oversimplified ministry models may even pretend to be changed and keep their hurts or

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also problems with trying to replicate home churches too quickly. • Replicated iterations will be replete with mutations that will cause a steady decline in depth, quality, and maturity

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • There also problems with trying to replicate home churches too quickly. • Replicated iterations will be replete with mutations that will cause a steady decline in depth, quality, and maturity • An impatient church planting ministry may eventually become unstable, like a house of cards in danger of complete collapse.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • One thing Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • One thing that always suffers in an impatient atmosphere is personal discipleship.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Learning also Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Learning also suffers in impatient churches.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • We are unable to Home Church Planting Cont’d • We are unable to "preach the Constraints on Church Planting word, " as Paul 2. Impatience urges Timothy (2 Tim. 2: 15; 4: 2) Learning also suffers in impatient churches. unless we do the study •

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Learning also Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 2. Impatience • Learning also suffers in impatient churches. • The result of an ignorance-based, church-planting approach is a steady reduction of quality in churches planted.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 3. Inward Focus • The Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 3. Inward Focus • The temptation to turn inward and lose evangelistic effectiveness is high among House Churches. • Such groups are mainly interested in blessing each other and have lost the excitement of evangelism.

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 3. Inward Focus • Handout Home Church Planting Cont’d • Constraints on Church Planting 3. Inward Focus • Handout with 11 other reasons why church planting movements have not sprung up in America!

Home Church Planting Cont’d • Conclusion • A House Church planting ministry requires intentional Home Church Planting Cont’d • Conclusion • A House Church planting ministry requires intentional effort from leaders and workers • It centers on an effective personal discipling ministry within each Church • Groups with minimal discipling will be far less effective at planting compared to groups with a vibrant discipling ministry

Key Goals Toward Multiplication Key Goals Toward Multiplication

Individual Duplication (2 -5 yrs) Key Goals Toward Multiplication “Low End” Work “High End” Individual Duplication (2 -5 yrs) Key Goals Toward Multiplication “Low End” Work “High End” Work Group Duplication (2 -4 yrs) Discipling others. Completing classes. Self-starter Can lead in word. cell with Effective in Burdened help. evangelism for ministry. Reliable. and follow Has good up. Opinion friends. Key leader. sin issues Witnessing known and New X - Point at which my and in progress believer disciple carries on practicing attending independently with own means of cell and HC disciples. My efforts have growth regularly been duplicated. and being discipled X Individual plants own cell, becomes a new leader in leaders meetings Men’s and women’s cells birthed w/ all cells bearing low end and high end fruit “Church within a church” New church is planted

Assessment • • • Three-Part Charts Discipling Charts Assessment Tool Assessment • • • Three-Part Charts Discipling Charts Assessment Tool

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Church #1 HC Leader Church #1 HC Leader

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Church #3 HC Leader Church #3 HC Leader

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As of Nov 2009 Adamantium HC Franck Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum Alex Francis As of Nov 2009 Adamantium HC Franck Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum Alex Francis Fletcher KC King Conner Milan P. Arasch Wade Tim Tobin Peter G. Etienne Ryan Danny L. Jason Sran Mattias Donovan Catrina Omahuna Caitlin Deken Gloria Mc. Callum Meri Lowery Rachel T. Clare G. Ali Merker Tiffany Vanessa Aldag Jamie B. Rachel S. Andrea Morgan Lindsey G. Abbi Benadum Ciera Annabelle

Adamantium II HC Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum KC King Ryan As of Dec Adamantium II HC Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum KC King Ryan As of Dec 2009 Rory Sran Conner Ian Danny L. Gloria Mc. Callum Caitlin Deken Rachel T. Jamie B. Lindsey G. Andrea Julie Ciera Clare G. Annabelle

Adamantium II HC Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum KC King Conner Rory Ryan Ian Adamantium II HC Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum KC King Conner Rory Ryan Ian Josh N. Mike As of Feb 2010 Sran Danny L. Steve Caitlin Deken Gloria Mc. Callum Rachel T. Clare G. Lindsey G. Jamie B. Julie Hannah B. Andrea Jocelyn Ciera Meghan Annabelle

Adamantium II HC Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum KC King Conner Ryan Rory Mike Adamantium II HC Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum KC King Conner Ryan Rory Mike As of May 2010 Ian Steve Danny L. Austin Jordan Caitlin Deken Gloria Mc. Callum Rachel T. Lindsey G. Clare G. Jamie B. Julie Hannah B. Andrea Miriam Colleen Meghan Ciera Dree

Adamantium II HC (split plan) Conner Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum Ian Alex Francis Adamantium II HC (split plan) Conner Bret Mc. Callum Josh Benadum Ian Alex Francis Tyler Kevin Colby Ivan KC King Mike JHVL Jordan Sean Doug Ryan Austin Rory Tyler Brian Steve Ryan A. Kyle Ali Merker Morgan Abbi Benadum Gloria Mc. Callum Lindsey G. Caitlin Deken Clare G. Julie Rachel T. Jamie B. Kalyssa Janna Sarah Maggie Colleen Liz Andrea Miriam Amelia Hannah B. Kristin

Adamantium III HC As of Jan 2011 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug Conner Adamantium III HC As of Jan 2011 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug Conner Sean Ivan Colby Tyler Kevin Brian Austin Myles Dean Trace Nick Tayler Ian Jack Brian M. Jordan Gloria Mc. Callum Clare G. Ali Francis Maggie Rachel T. Jamie B. Andrea Morgan Janna Claire D. Miriam Gabby Kalyssa Becca B. Claire F. Emily M. Stella Holly Nyla Abbi Benadum Annalise Emily N. Liz Lauren L. Danielle Alanna Becca C.

Adamantium III HC As of July 2011 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug Conner Adamantium III HC As of July 2011 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug Conner Sean Ivan Caleb Tyler Trace Kevin Dean Colby Brian Salvi Myles Ian Kurtz Nick Jordan Dylan Galen Mike Tommy Gloria Mc. Callum Clare G. Ali Francis Sarah G. Rachel T. Jamie B. Maggie Morgan Claire D. Miriam Andrea Janna Nyla Kalyssa Becca B. Claire F. Emily M. Gabby Stella Abbi Benadum Annalise Holly Emily N. Liz Danielle Alanna Jamie H. Becca C.

Adamantium III HC As of Dec 2011 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug Conner Adamantium III HC As of Dec 2011 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug Conner Sean Ivan Dylan G. Gabe C. Caleb Max M. Kevin Dean Marqus L. Salvi Isaiah M. Colby Chris Patrick Myles Trace W. Kurtz Jake S. Brian Ian D. Nick Peter Galen Sam Jordan Mike Steve Janna Gloria Mc. Callum Ali Francis Natasha Stella Kelly M. Rachel T. Jamie B. Abbi Benadum Becca C. Andrea Miriam Emily N. Morgan Gabby Kalyssa Becca B. Mary C. Nyla Jordan F. Aimee C. Jami H. Kristen C. Holly Claire F. Annalise Maggie Emily M. Liz Danielle Alanna Brittani Alejandra

Adamantium IV HC As of April 2012 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug O. Adamantium IV HC As of April 2012 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug O. Ivan F. Sean Colby Marqus L. Chris Caleb Kevin Isaiah M. Patrick Dean Brian Quinn Jake S. Jackson Myles Salvi Nick Kurtz Peter Sam Gloria Mc. Callum Jordan M. Dylan G. Marcel Rachel T. Ali Francis Miriam Natasha Becca B. Kelly M. Claire F. Abbi Benadum Mary C. Becca C. Morgan Janna Stella Jordan F. Nyla Jami H. Emily M. Peyton Aimee C. Liz NP Kristen C.

Adamantium IV HC As of July 2012 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug O. Adamantium IV HC As of July 2012 Alex Francis Bret Mc. Callum Doug O. Ivan F. Sean Colby Derek E. Chris Caleb Kevin Marqus L. Patrick Dean Brian Jackson Quinn Salvi Isaiah M. Nick Kurtz Jake S. Jack W. Tom S. Silas Y. Peter Sam Gloria Mc. Callum Myles Dylan G. Marcel Rachel T. Ali Francis Natasha Kelly M. Miriam Abbi Benadum Becca B. Janna Mary C. Claire F. Stella Becca C. Morgan Jordan F. Liz NP Aja P. Nyla Jami H. Emily M. Peyton Aimee C. Ciara A. Kristen C.

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation Assessment: Home Church Evaluation

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation I. Outreach A. Record the actual statistics in the areas Assessment: Home Church Evaluation I. Outreach A. Record the actual statistics in the areas of outreach 1. What has been the growth rate of your home church over the past year or since the plant (whichever is shorter)? 2. How many first timers have been to home church during the last four months? How does this compare to the size of your home church during that period? (Firs timers per month as a percentage of home church size)

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation I. Outreach A. Record the actual statistics in the areas Assessment: Home Church Evaluation I. Outreach A. Record the actual statistics in the areas of outreach 3. Of the first timers from the past 6 months, how many were probably non-Christian?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation I. Outreach B. Record the leaders' impressions in the following Assessment: Home Church Evaluation I. Outreach B. Record the leaders' impressions in the following areas. 1. Does your leadership believe that most of the people in cell group are actively witnessing? Answer by cell group. 2. Has there been a change in attitude toward outreach during the past few months? What? 3. Overall, do you get the impression that your church is soft average or strong in the area of outreach?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation I. Outreach C. Considering your conclusion, what do you plan Assessment: Home Church Evaluation I. Outreach C. Considering your conclusion, what do you plan to do?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation II. Follow Up A. What is the follow up ratio Assessment: Home Church Evaluation II. Follow Up A. What is the follow up ratio so far, or for the past 6 months, whichever is less time? (Take the actual number of first timers over the average of the past two weeks' "returning new") Do you consider this ratio good, average, or problematic?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation II. Follow Up B. Do leaders promptly designate follow-up responsibility? Assessment: Home Church Evaluation II. Follow Up B. Do leaders promptly designate follow-up responsibility? ____ How well do members understand the ministry spheres in the group and automatically know who they should help with?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation II. Follow Up C. Asses any recent losses (the past Assessment: Home Church Evaluation II. Follow Up C. Asses any recent losses (the past 4 months) in returning new people. Were the losses unavoidable, or the result of poor work? D. Assess recent losses (the past 4 months) in old members. Why did they leave? 1. How have you explained past losses? Give four recent cases. Is there a pattern in your losses?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Cell Groups A. How many men are in cells: Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Cell Groups A. How many men are in cells: ____ How many women are in cells: _____ B. Approximate % Incorporation: [# in cells divided by total average attendance X 100%] C. Are you aware of people who have been lost out of cell group in last two months? Who are they? And how do you assess the losses?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Cell Groups D. How many people have been won Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Cell Groups D. How many people have been won into cells in last 2 months, and who are they? E. About how many unincorporated people attend the home church on an average week? F. Does this figure seem high low or average to you?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work A. Do your leaders agree on who Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work A. Do your leaders agree on who are likely to be your next leaders? B. What would be your list of the first 4 men and women to reach home church leadership, in order of likelihood if possible?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work C. Future Leaders: Indicate the names of Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work C. Future Leaders: Indicate the names of those you hope to move into leadership next. Names Anticipated time before leading Currently getting input from: Their Disciple(s)

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work D. Which cell group is most likely Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work D. Which cell group is most likely to be planted next? E. Existing Cell Groups: (Be sure to bring in a ministry chart to sphere meetings!) How do you assess the discipleship for your key upcoming leaders?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work F. For each cell group, which of Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work F. For each cell group, which of the following is the greatest area of need? 1. outreach 2. consistency in their personal walk 3. Bible knowledge 4. victory over sin 5. relational skills Cell Group Name: First Need: Second Need:

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work G. How many of your people do Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work G. How many of your people do you think really desire to become home church leaders some day? H. What percent of your cell members do you think are actively seeking a personal discipling ministry? _____ I. Do you have any married people desiring leadership whose spouse may be uninterested? Who?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work J. Can you think of anyone who Assessment: Home Church Evaluation III. Top-end Work J. Can you think of anyone who should be discipled, and is not being discipled? If so, what is your plan? K. Summary: How strong does the top end work look in your home church? Excellent Running well Unsure Problematic Very worrisome

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IV. Present Leadership A. Composition of the leadership: Do you Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IV. Present Leadership A. Composition of the leadership: Do you think your team's outlook would be considered Pessimistic, Optimistic, or Balanced?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IV. Present Leadership B. Leadership Unification 1. How open is Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IV. Present Leadership B. Leadership Unification 1. How open is the atmosphere at your leaders' meeting? How free is communication? 2. Do the leaders generally agree on conclusions reached? 3. In all honesty, can you say that there are no outstanding issues causing resentment among the leaders?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IV. Present Leadership C. Leaders Meetings 1. What is the Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IV. Present Leadership C. Leaders Meetings 1. What is the frequency and duration of your meetings? 2. Are Potential Leaders sitting in for training? Who? 3. Do you have an agenda, and if so, how is your agenda prioritized?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IV. Present Leadership D. Circle any of the following words Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IV. Present Leadership D. Circle any of the following words that would describe your leadership: • unified competent disengaged close • motivated demoralized confident supportive • too busy angry relaxed worried

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition A. General: Again, summarize your Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition A. General: Again, summarize your impression in each area. 1. How would you assess the general emotional or relational health of the group? 2. What proportion of the home church is Married: ____ Single: ____ 3. Circle the age range closest to your group: • 12 -18 15 -23 20 -30 25 -35 35 -50 over 50

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition A. General: Again, summarize your Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition A. General: Again, summarize your impression in each area. 4. How would you characterize the Socio. Economic makeup of the home church? (White collar, Blue collar, Students, Impoverished etc. ) 5. How many children under 5 are there in the church? ____ How many over 5? ____

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition B. Is body life appreciated Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition B. Is body life appreciated as significant? 1. How well do you think people are doing in the area of assisting the ministry of those who are not in their own ministry sphere? How well do people make friends with those outside of their own ministry sphere? 2. Has there been any evidence of territoriality or jealousy in the area of ministry?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition B. Is body life appreciated Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition B. Is body life appreciated as significant? 3. What do people do after home church? Do they stay and enjoy fellowship with each other even if there are no first timers? 4. What time do things wind up at home church? 5. How deep do you think involvement is between members during the week?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition C. Central Teaching/Sunday Teaching Attendance: Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition C. Central Teaching/Sunday Teaching Attendance: 1. What % of your home church attendance is missing from central teachings on an average week? 2. Do you go out afterwards? How many do? How much time is spent together?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition D. Provision for Old Members: Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition D. Provision for Old Members: 1. Do people not involved in a discipleship ministry perform helpful services? What examples come to mind? 2. Are they encouraged and recognized for what they do? What kind of recognition?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition E. Summary: which area is Assessment: Home Church Evaluation V. Body Life and Composition E. Summary: which area is your greatest area of weakness, and of strength when it comes to fellowship?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VI. Prayer A. Is there a special meeting for intercessory Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VI. Prayer A. Is there a special meeting for intercessory prayer? If so, how well attended is it? B. Do the men pray separately from the women or together? C. How long do the meeting(s) last? D. Do leaders attend?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VI. Prayer E. If there is no special prayer meeting, Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VI. Prayer E. If there is no special prayer meeting, is there any extensive intercessory prayer at other meetings? F. Are any people involved with the Global Prayer Digest? G. How many from your church attend the quarterly missions prayer meeting?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting A. Teachings 1. Is it possible Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting A. Teachings 1. Is it possible that the teachings are not consistently good enough to truly hold the interest of the people? How would you rate the teachings? 2. Do you think teachers are getting adequate feedback on their teachings? How do you know? 3. How much do experienced teachers help out new teachers?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting A. Teachings 4. How much of Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting A. Teachings 4. How much of your teaching is via lecture, and how much via discussion? 5. During discussion, are people actively entering in? Are discussion and prayer lively and enthusiastic, or dead? 6. Who is the best teacher in the home church?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting A. Teachings 7. How often does Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting A. Teachings 7. How often does that person teach? 8. Overall, is teaching a strength or a weakness in your home church?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting B. Other aspects: 1. Is your Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting B. Other aspects: 1. Is your work force burdened for the meeting's health? How do you see them contributing? 2. Do you sing? ____ How many songs? _____ How lively and animated is the singing?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting C. After the meeting: 1. Do Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting C. After the meeting: 1. Do people look forward to the time after the meeting? 2. Do workers appear to have "edification goals"? 3. Where do you go afterwards? Why?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting D. Summary: Circle the words that Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VII. Home Church Meeting D. Summary: Circle the words that best describe body life in your home church: • Lively Slow Chaotic • Depressed Involved Excited • Moderate Quiet Drowsy

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VIII. Giving: A. Are you confident that the leaders give Assessment: Home Church Evaluation VIII. Giving: A. Are you confident that the leaders give a good percentage of their income? B. Are you confident that there are others who give regularly? C. Do you know whether people in your home church support missions? How many?

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IX. Over All Summary: A. Put an Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IX. Over All Summary: A. Put an "X" where your church is at. ["0" indicates "healthy balance" between the two. ] 1. Top End work 3 ---2 ---1 ---0 ---1 ---2 ---3 2. Personal Investment Movement 3. Optimism Low End work 3 ---2 ---1 ---0 ---1 ---2 ---3 Call for 3 ---2 ---1 ---0 ---1 ---2 ---3 Pessimism

Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IX. Over All Summary: C. Greatest Overall Problem(s): D. Greatest Assessment: Home Church Evaluation IX. Over All Summary: C. Greatest Overall Problem(s): D. Greatest Overall Strength(s):

Conclusion • • Constraints on Church Planting Key Goals for Individual and Group Duplication Conclusion • • Constraints on Church Planting Key Goals for Individual and Group Duplication Reading 3 -part & Discipleship Charts Assessing your Home Church

Questions? Questions?

Next Week • • Leading Home Church Evangelism Workshop Leading Home Church Follow up Next Week • • Leading Home Church Evangelism Workshop Leading Home Church Follow up Workshop

Memory Verses • Please note: the last page of your notes gives a description Memory Verses • Please note: the last page of your notes gives a description of the verses, not the actual wording of the verses • 1 Thess. 5: 12* • Heb. 13: 7*

Assignment • Read Organic Discipleship, Chapter 9 and answer the following questions: • What Assignment • Read Organic Discipleship, Chapter 9 and answer the following questions: • What is your impression of how well each of your disciples is doing in the different areas mentioned in this reading? • What key areas of weakness do you see?

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