encounter jesus’ strategy for ministry

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Write down your answers to a card

1. Why am I here (really)?

2. Since I am already here, what will I do to make the most out of it anyway?

3. What is the ONE THING great last year from the ministry in which I serve?

4. What is the ONE THING that we need to work on in the ministry for this next year?

Share your answers

1. Why am I here (really)?

2. Since I am already here, what will I do to make the most out of it anyway?

3. What is the ONE THING great last year from the ministry in which I serve?

4. What is the ONE THING that we need to work on in the ministry for this next year?

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My answer• Why we are here?

– “Synchronize” all of EM ministry into the same philosophy of ministry

– Review how are we doing in comparison to that benchmark

– Orient and train new leaders– Invite other ministry to be apply Son Life’s

strategy, share and learn with one another– Schedule a time for reevaluate, discussion and

planning the upcoming years for the ministry• What could you do to make the most of it?

– Participate, think, jot down your question– Follow through by using the framework in your

own ministry operation as well as your life.

Objectives

Encounter Jesus’ Strategy (Friday night, 7:00)

1. Discover our PURPOSE.2. Define our PRODUCT.3. Determine our disciple-making PROCESS.4. Discern the role of our PROGRAMS.

Jesus’ Ministry Foundation (Saturday, from 8:30)

5. Discuss our PRIORITIES.Working Sessions (OPTIONAL - After lunch)

6. Devise our PLANS.

PurposeDiscover Our

Jot down your answers in 60 secs.

Why do our ministry exist?(What is our group purpose)?

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If you don’t know where are you going, any road will take you there.- George Harrison

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Why do our ministry exist?(What is our group purpose)?

and helping each other to live a life that

to influence people for God



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Why does our ministry exist?(What is our group purpose)?

Knowing Christ

and helping others

influence people for God



What would Jesus say?“Why do our ministry exist?”The Great Commandment: (GC1)

“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” - Matthew 22:37-39

An environment thatresponse to God’s love, expressed love to others

What would Jesus say?“Why do our ministry exist?”The Great Commandment: (GC1)

“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” - Matthew 22:37-39

The Great Commission: (GC2)“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” - Matthew 28:19-20

A balanced biblical living that follows Christ’s lifenot just his actions/teachings

GC2 ministry is drawn from a close study and followership of

Jesus’ life.


Jesus’ life.

Follow me Follow me

1-1.5 yrs 1-1.5 yrs - Rural Setting- Rural Setting- Only 2 recorded- Only 2 recorded miraclesmiracles- Laying relational- Laying relational foundationfoundation


Jesus’ life.

I’ll make you I’ll make you

Follow me Fisher of men Follow me Fisher of men

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Jesus’ life.



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Jesus’ life.

I’ll make you Tend my flockI’ll make you Tend my flock

Follow me Fisher of men To all Follow me Fisher of men To all nationsnations

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The Master disclosed God’s strategy of world conquest. That is why it is so important to observe the way Jesus maneuvered to achieve His objective. There was nothing haphazard about His life – no wasted energy or an idle word. He was on business for God (Luke 2:40). He lived, He died, and He rose again according to schedule. Like a general plotting his course of battle, the Son of God calculated to win. He could not afford to take a chance. Weighting every alternative and variable factor in human experience, He conceived a strategy that would not fail.Robert E. Coleman

“The Master Plan of Evangelism”

Whether your ministry consists of one member and one leader, or eighty members and fifteen leaders – GC2 values are effective and enduring for building a biblical ministry because they are modeled after our ultimate example: Jesus

Robert E. Coleman “The Master Plan of Evangelism”

“No matter how you argue it, one fact remains the same:That at the end of Jesus’ ministry, He trained Twelve men. And those Twelve men changed the world!

Jesus got something there!”

Rev. Le Vinh Thach

The Great Commandment: (GC1)“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” - Matthew 22:37-39

The Great Commission: (GC2)“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” - Matthew 28:19-20


Jesus’ life.

What was the purpose of Jesus’ ministry?

Great Commandment Great Commission

“Why do our ministry exist?”


What is the PURPOSE of our ministry?

Glorify God / Worship Him Build up the believers Equip the Saints Win souls for Christ

Our ministry exists as God’s chosen vehicle for assisting believers in the fulfillment of the Great Commission.

“Make Disciples”



What tests can we use tomeasure how close weare to fulfill our purpose?



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What tests can we use tomeasure how close weare to fulfill our purpose?

– Do we have new people (seekers) regularly among us?

– Do we have new believers (not transferred growth from other churches)?

– Do we see any evidence of growth (life transformation)?

– Do we have new leaders?

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ProductDefine Our


If a member want to know “How do I know that I am a ‘matured’ Christian?” How would you answer?



Begin with the end in mind.- Stephen Covey

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If a member want to know “How do I know that I am a ‘matured’ Christian?” How would you answer?

– When you have the characters and priorities of Jesus

– When you reproduce other disciples, who in turn reproduce other disciples



How do we measure our “product”?

Two processes:

Evangelism Process Disciple-making Process

‘Accepting’ Christ

Fully Discipled

“Baptizing them” “Teaching them to obey”

Are people “disciples” yet at

this point?

“…everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher” – Jesus (Lk.6:40)

What God is What Our Task Is Man's Response Doing (The Engel Scale)

Revealing -10 No God Framework

" Prayer -9 Vague awareness and belief

" " -8 No knowledge of Christianity

" " Presence (being a model) -7 Aware of Christianity

Convicting " " Preparation -6 Interested in Christianity

" " " " -5 Aware of the basic facts of the gospel

" " " " Proclamation -4 Grasp of the implications of the gospel

" " " " " -3 Awareness of personal need

Rebirth/Renewal " " " " -2 Challenge and decision to act

" " " " " Power -1 Repentance and faith

What God is What Our Task Is Man's Response Doing (The Engel Scale)

New Birth

+1 Join a Church Bible Study Group

Transforming Following-up and discipling +2 Growth in Christian Character

+3 Use of gifts in the Church

+4 Christian Lifestyle

Effective sharing of faith

How do we measure our “product”?

Two processes:

Evangelism Process Disciple-making Process

‘Accepting’ Christ

Fully Discipled

“Baptizing them” “Teaching them to obey”

“…everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher” – Jesus (Lk.6:40)

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Task SERVING:i.e. Cleaning church, serving food, setup/breakdown, Mexico house building day…

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+Servants to the body of Christ+Task-oriented service project

People-care SERVING:i.e. Serving with people impact, VBS, nursing home programs, occasional nursery care…

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+Sharing faith on short-term basis+Servants to the body of Christ+Task-oriented service project

Evangelism PROJECT:i.e. Cross-cultural contacts, sharing faith outside normal environment, international ministry project…

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+Ongoing care for peers within the body of Christ +Sharing faith on short-term basis+Servants to the body of Christ+Task-oriented service project

Supportive RELATIONSHIP:i.e. Living out the Great Commandment loves through caring for other members…

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+Ongoing care for peers OUTSIDE the body of Christ+Ongoing care for peers within the body of Christ / +Sharing faith on short-term basis+Servants to the body of Christ / +Task-oriented service project

Redemptive RELATIONSHIP:i.e. Building credible and loving friendships with unbelievers at school, work or home for God…

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+Influence peers through planting & reaping WITH the body of Christ+Ongoing care for peers OUTSIDE the body of Christ+Ongoing care for peers within the body of Christ / +Sharing faith on short-term basis+Servants to the body of Christ / +Task-oriented service project

Ministry COMMUNITY:i.e. Talking with lost friends about God and personally sharing our faith in outreach…

Disciple-making LIFESTYLE:i.e. Strategizing to be a light in an unreached peer arena whether that is a sports team, club, hobby group or workplace with the support of the ministry leadership…

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+Initiating totally new relationships for the purpose of evangelism & nurture+Influence peers through planting & reaping WITH the body of Christ+Ongoing care for peers OUTSIDE the body of Christ+Ongoing care for peers within the body of Christ / +Sharing faith on short-term basis+Servants to the body of Christ / +Task-oriented service project

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Can there be such peopleas a 29 yrs-old M2, or a 9 yrs-old M6?Why?



Give a characteristic of whatan M1 disciple wouldbe like in yourministry





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What a “believer” would be like


+I know God exist, that we all are sinners, deserve to perish but can have salvation through Jesus+I am interested in God and spiritual matters

+I can honestly say that I know Jesus is my savior and that salvation is through Grace and Faith, not through my own effort+I am growing more spiritually

“Lost” “Believer” “Worker/Leader” “Shepherd”

ProcessDetermine the Disciple-making


How would you answer this question “What do our ministry need to focus on for the next year?”


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Hey, have you heard of the 4,096 Spiritual Laws?

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How would you answer this question “What do our ministry need to focus on for the next year?”


The Pharisee’s Plan

Hey, have you heard of the 4,096 Spiritual Laws?

Recognize that any endeavor worth your while can’t be done in six months.Strategy is long term.

- Information Week magazine – Jan.06

GC2 ministry is drawn from Jesus’ disciple-making process



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What phase do youthink yourministryis inrightnow?

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ProgramsDiscern the Role of our


Try to list as many as you can…“What events / programs did our ministry do last year?”



Try to list as many as you can…“What events / programs did our ministry do last year?”


To reduce wasted time and effort,I am going to re-cycle the sermonsI preach last summer

“Programs are the way we structure our people relationship.”- Muc Su Thach (repeating SonLife)

About Programs• No program is sacred. All programs must be guided

by our discipling purpose, product and process.• Our programs must be purposeful and strategic. As

a rule, each program must have one primary purpose.

• It is better to do a few programs well than offer many programs of mediocre quality.

• Without regular outreach or equipping activities, every believer is forced to go-it-alone in reaching their peers – a very difficult task in our post-modern culture.

• An effective ministry is not necessarily a big or busy ministry but one that is regularly winning new people to Christ, building them in faith, and equipping them to reach their generation for Christ

Group Exercises

LOST(need Winning)

BELIEVERS(need Building)

WORKERS(need Equipping)

Shepherds(need Multiplying)

1.Collect all the programs listed last year2.Draw boxes for each program3.Draw arrows targeted audience of each4.Rate how effective each would be in moving

people along the maturity line.5.What do we need to change?

Sport Fest SundaySchool

• Is it better to have many programs?• Big and busy – good or bad?

PrioritiesDiscuss our

Focus on the disciple-making process in balancing these priorities will lead to a commitment to DO A FEW THINGS, BUT DO THEM WELL.

- A ministry with priorities to fulfill the Great Commission and Great Commandment is a ministry which we can recognize God’s clearly laø moät muïc vuï ôû ñoù chuùng ta coù theå thaáy vaø xaùc nhaän söï HIEÄN DIEÄN ROÕ RAØNG VAØ soáng ñoäng cuûa Chuùa.

- Moät Hoäi Thaùnh thaønh coâng khoâng nhaát thieát laø Hoäi Thaùnh BIG and BUSY, nhöng laø Hoäi Thaùnh thöôøng xuyeân:- Win ngöôøi môùi cho Chuùa Cöùu Theá- Build ñöùc tin cuûa nhöõng ngöôøi ñoù,

vaø- Equip hoï ñeå hoï ñöa baïn höõu ñeán vôùi

Chuùa.

Keát luaän• - Moät moân ñeä ñöôïc huaán luyeän

kyõ caøng laø ngöôøi SOÁNG neáp soáng M6-7, nhöng vì nhöõng aân töù Chuùa cho, hoï coù theå phuïc vuï trong Hoäi Thaùnh ôû moät chöùc vuï khaùc.

• - Chöông trình cuûa Hoäi Thaùnh phaûi GIUÙP ÑÔÕ chôù khoâng neân NGAÊN TRÔÛ tín höõu soáng neáp soáng M6-7.

• - Trong neàn vaên hoùa haäu Cô ñoác, Hoäi Thaùnh phaûi giuùp tín höõu laøm chöùng qua MOÄT TOAÙN chôù khoâng phaûi chæ caù nhaân.

Chöông Trình• Caùc chöông trình laø phöông tieän

xaây döïng caùc moái töông giao vôùi ngöôøi khaùc - ñoù laø nhöõng SINH HOAÏT hoã trôï cho tieán trình trôû neân gioáng nhö Chuùa Jeâsus.

Nguyeân taéc laøm Chöông Trình1. Chöông trình KHOÂNG BAÁT KHAÛ

XAÂM PHAÏM, yeáu tính naày phaûi daønh cho muïc ñích, thaønh quaû, vaø tieán trình!

2. Chöông trình phaûi coù muïc ñích vaø phöông löôïc. Theo nguyeân taéc moãi chöông trình phaûi coù MOÄT muïc ñích chính (vôùi vaøi muïc ñích phuï).

Nguyeân taéc laøm Chöông Trình

3. Chöông trình phaûi ñöôïc soaïn thaûo ñeå ñaùp öùng nhu caàu ôû nhöõng möùc ñoä KHAÙC NHAU.

4. Thaø coù ít chöông trình maø toå chöùc TOÁT coøn hôn laø coù nhieàu chöông trình keùm phaåm chaát.

5. Moät Hoäi Thaùnh coù hieäu quaû khoâng nhaát thieát phaûi LÔÙN hoaëc BAÄN ROÄN, nhöng laø Hoäi Thaùnh thöôøng xuyeân thu phuïc ngöôøi môùi cho Chuùa, giuùp hoï taêng tröôûng trong ñöùc tin vaø trang bò hoï ñeå hoï tieáp tuïc ñem baïn höõu ñeán vôùi Chuùa.

Öu tieân Truyeàn Giaûng cuûa Hoäi Thaùnh

1. Giuùp ñôõ nhöõng tín höõu naøo THAØNH COÂNG trong vieäc laøm chöùng veà Chuùa cho baïn höõu mình.

2. Trang bò nhöõng ngöôøi trong muïc vuï cuûa chuùng ta veà kyõ naêng:

- Giaãy ñaát- Gieo- Gaët

3. Thöôøng xuyeân toå chöùc TRUYEÀN GIAÛNG ñeå ñöa ngöôøi môùi ñeán vôùi Chuùa – taïo neân loøng SOÁT SAÉNG truyeàn giaûng.

Giai ñoaïn Truyeàn Giaûng• Giôùi laõnh ñaïo caàn xem xeùt:

– Nhöõng öu tieân cuûa ñôøi soáng toâi coù phaûn aûnh taám loøng LAØM CHÖÙNG VEÀ CHUÙA khoâng?

– Coù bao nhieâu ngöôøi CHÖA TIN CHUÙA xem toâi laø baïn cuûa hoï?

– Trong caùc chöông trình cuûa chuùng ta coù taïo ñöôïc moät MOÂ HÌNH daønh öu tieân cho truyeàn giaûng khoâng?

– NGAÂN QUYÕ cuûa Hoäi Thaùnh coù phaûn aûnh moät taám loøng muoán truyeàn giaûng khoâng?

Giai ñoaïn Taêng Boäi• Nhöõng Öu Tieân cuûa Hoäi Thaùnh:• 1. ÑÒNH NGHÓA roõ vai troø laõnh ñaïo.• 2. CHOÏN nhöõng tröôûng laõo trong

tinh thaàn caàu nguyeän• 3. TAÙI CAÁU TRUÙC cho söï taêng boäi

qua vieäc chaêm soùc beân trong vaø sai phaùi beân ngoaøi.

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