Tim Chester
Beyond Total Church…Starting a movements.
- Planting one church at a time is NOT enough. It’s a drop in the ocean.
- Must create a model of church that is reproducible. (no building, professional clergy)
- Can we start a church planting movement? No…movement can’t be controlled. They are works of God
The Model of mission is supernatural.
- All movements start with prayer.
- Prayer is our primary missional activity.
- Prayer needs to be an instinctive response to an opportunity or problem.
- Our role is to find people who are open to the gospel. And spend less time on people who are not.
- We must engage in spiritual warfare.
- Everyday reliance on God.
- We need to put God’s reputation on the line.
- Total Church was meeting 3 days of week for prayer.
The Model Of Living is Martyrdom
- We need a model of discipleship that begins with martyrdom.
- We need to move from incremental discipleship to “think about what happens when you become a Christians you might die discipleship.”
- Martyrdom is a lifestyle-must take up the cross and carry it. It’s a call to die. Must be cross-centered.
- Must give people a vision for the resurrection of Christ.
The Model Of Church is Reproducible.
- Everyone should be able to do it.
- We should not complain if people don’t start churches if they are not able. (not everyone can speak well, raise lots of money etc)
- Must incorporate new converts rapidly.
- We need a more apostolic approach to leadership.
