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Main Session 6: A Phenomenal Obedience
The church wasn’t some idea that emerged out of Paul’s missionary journeys. Jesus came to create a new stand-out community that would model to the world what it actually looked like when Jesus ruled. When we read his manifesto known as the Sermon on the Mount, we see that it was (and is) something altogether phenomenal. In these sessions, we take a close look at just what it means to be the people of God.
Preparing & Preaching a Gospel-Centered Message
How do you prepare and deliver a gospel-centered message? Dr. Kaufmann shares from his years of preaching, his time with Dr. Tim Keller and experience leading a church planting movement 4 pieces of wisdom to help ensure your sermons are well prepared and geared at heart-transformation.
Gospel, Story, Worldview, and the Church's Mission
This session will explore the relationship between the four terms in this title–gospel, story, worldview, and the church’s mission. What will be examined is the following: The gospel is the climax and lens of the biblical story which claims to be the true story of the world. The church’s place in that story is bearing witness in life, word, and deed to the end of the story. Worldview has helped to recover the comprehensive scope of the gospel to equip the church for its all-embracing mission in the world.
For the Sake of the World: A Missional Ecclesiology (Newbigin’s Missional Logic)
The people of God have always been chosen for the sake of the world. When they forget that they forget their God-given missional identity. This will be explored both narratively and systematically. Narratively, we will look at the role of God’s people in the Bible. Systematically, we will ask what a missional ecclesiology looks like.
Missional Worship: The Fuel that Ignites a Passion for God's Glory
During the Worship break-out session, Brian Thomas will lead a discussion on understanding man's ultimate needs and how they are met in Gospel-centered worship. We will define the elements of missional worship and why it should be Spirit led, Biblically saturated, attentive to local context, faithful to the spirit of traditions, God-centered, Christ exalting, and motivated by a desire to proclaim the worth of God to the nations. In this lecture, Brian will give encouragement to pastors and worship leaders on why it is important to build a clear theology of worship for their ministries and congregations. We will conclude with a time for questions and answers.
Multiplying by Multi-Site
More and more churches are implementing the multi-site church model each year, but in almost every case, it is being used by large churches as a solution to crowded facilities. Before Harbor Presbyterian Church in San Diego had a single member, Dick Kaufmann and Doug Swagerty committed the church plant to an intentional multi-site model. After six years the church has six Sunday worship sites with a goal to add ten more over the next four years. In this presentation on Multi-Site ministry, you will learn not only about what has happened at Harbor, but also how and why this strategy can work for other church planters as well. Doug will also cover the topics of staffing, centralization, decentralization, and building team dynamics.
Qualifications of a Lead Planter
In this session we will look at the importance of planting with a qualified leader(s). We will examine what the scriptures teach us about those men who are leading the charge to plant a church see God's kingdom advance and His gospel progress. What are the qualifications of a man who steps out if faith? How do we discern if we are ready or not? These are the pressing questions we will seek to answer for those considering planting as well as for those who need to be refreshed and reminded of the significance of their role.
