breaking the missional code

Breaking the Missional Breaking the Missional CodeCode

Breaking the Missional Code Breaking the Missional Code involvesinvolves

Being Biblically faithful and Being Biblically faithful and culturally relevant at the culturally relevant at the

same time. same time.

Christology Missiology Ecclesiology

Breaking the Missional Code Breaking the Missional Code involvesinvolves

The church being the The church being the missionary in its context. missionary in its context.

What does it mean to be missional?What does it mean to be missional? The church sees itself as being the missionaries, rather than The church sees itself as being the missionaries, rather than

having a missions department. having a missions department.

We see ourselves as representatives of Jesus “sent” into We see ourselves as representatives of Jesus “sent” into our communities and into the world, and that the church our communities and into the world, and that the church aligns everything it does with the Mission of God.aligns everything it does with the Mission of God.

We see the church not as a place we go only on Sunday, but We see the church not as a place we go only on Sunday, but as something we are throughout the week.as something we are throughout the week.

We understand we don’t “bring Jesus” to people but that we We understand we don’t “bring Jesus” to people but that we realize Jesus is active in our culture and we join him in what realize Jesus is active in our culture and we join him in what he is doing.he is doing.

What does it mean to be What does it mean to be missional?missional?

We are very much in the world and engaged in We are very much in the world and engaged in culture but not conforming to the world. culture but not conforming to the world.

We serve our communities, and that we build We serve our communities, and that we build relationships with people in them, rather than relationships with people in them, rather than seeing them as evangelistic targets. seeing them as evangelistic targets.

Being all the more dependent on Jesus and the Being all the more dependent on Jesus and the Spirit through prayer, the Scriptures, and each Spirit through prayer, the Scriptures, and each other in community. other in community.

Breaking the Missional Code Breaking the Missional Code InvolvesInvolves

Recognizing that we all Recognizing that we all have the same Mission.have the same Mission.

““19Therefore 19Therefore go and make disciples go and make disciples of all nationsof all nations, baptizing them in the , baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son name of the Father and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have them to obey everything I have

commanded you. And surely I am commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of with you always, to the very end of

the age." the age." Matthew 28:19-21 NIVMatthew 28:19-21 NIV

8But you will receive power 8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on when the Holy Spirit comes on

you; and you will be my you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to all Judea and Samaria, and to

the ends of the earth." the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8 NIVActs 1:8 NIV

Our Jerusalem – Going Missional Every Our Jerusalem – Going Missional Every Weekend Weekend

Our Judea – Multi-site Our Judea – Multi-site Our Samaria – Church PlantingOur Samaria – Church PlantingOur ends of the earth – World CareOur ends of the earth – World Care

Breaking the Missional Code Breaking the Missional Code InvolvesInvolves

Having a Redemptive Having a Redemptive Imagination.Imagination.

If God’s Kingdom was to come If God’s Kingdom was to come on earth (in my context) as it is in on earth (in my context) as it is in

heaven what would look like? heaven what would look like?

Breaking the Discipleship Code Breaking the Discipleship Code InvolvesInvolves

Recognizing you have to be a Recognizing you have to be a missional disciple in order to missional disciple in order to

make missional disciples.make missional disciples.

Questions to Consider:Questions to Consider:

What does it mean to be missional?What does it mean to be missional?

Using your redemptive imagination Using your redemptive imagination describe God’s Kingdom coming in describe God’s Kingdom coming in your context. your context.

Define what it means to be a disciple. Define what it means to be a disciple.

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Missional PrinciplesMissional Principles

Missional PrinciplesMissional Principles……

God is at work in the lives of those God is at work in the lives of those

who are disconnected and he who are disconnected and he

invites us to join him. invites us to join him.

Missional Principles…Missional Principles…

Those who are disconnected begin Those who are disconnected begin their journey with their backs to the their journey with their backs to the

Gospel.Gospel.

-8 Awareness of a supreme being

-7 Initial awareness of the gospels

-6 Awareness of the fundamentals of the gospel

-5 Grasp of the implications of the gospel

-4 Positive attitude toward the gospels

-3 Personal problems recognition

-2 Decision to act

-1 Repentance and faith in Christ

0 Conversion

+1 Post-decision evaluation

+2 Incorporation into the body

+3 A lifetime of conceptual and behavioral growth in Christ

The Engle Scale


Those who are disconnected have Those who are disconnected have

to overcome specific barriers to overcome specific barriers

in their journey to Christ. in their journey to Christ.

Image

Culture

Gospel

Total Commitment


You can’t evangelize without discipling You can’t evangelize without discipling those who are disconnected. those who are disconnected.

Searching

Commitment to being open to spiritual matters

Barrier: Image and Culture

Deciding

Commitment to a relationship with God through Christ

Barrier: Gospel

Belonging

Commitment to a relationship with other believers

Barriers: Acceptance and awareness

Becoming

Commitment to a renewed life

Barriers: Thinking and lifestyle (Lordship)

Impacting

Commitment to ministry and missions

Barrier: Structure

Searching

Believing

Going Becoming

Belonging


Prayer is essential in reaching Prayer is essential in reaching disconnected people. disconnected people.


Those who are disconnected need a Those who are disconnected need a safe place and safe people to explore, safe place and safe people to explore,

experiment, and experience the experiment, and experience the Gospel. Gospel.

Agnes Liu’s “Triangle” Scale

Attitude Experience

Conversion


Those who are disconnected are most Those who are disconnected are most often reached relationally. often reached relationally.

Gospel Delivery Comparison Gospel Delivery Comparison

3535 3636 169169

2525 209209 66

180180 5858 22

Convert

Drop-Out

Non-Convert

Teaching Confrontation Relational

Flavil R. Yeakly

unchristian unchristian

Hypocritical Hypocritical

Christians say one thing but Christians say one thing but live something entire live something entire

differently.differently.

Christians are transparent Christians are transparent about their flaws and act first, about their flaws and act first,

talk second. talk second.


Get Saved Get Saved

Christians are insincere and Christians are insincere and concerned only with converting concerned only with converting

others.others.

Christians cultivate Christians cultivate relationships and environments relationships and environments

where others can be deeply where others can be deeply transformed by God. transformed by God.


Antihomosexual Antihomosexual

Christians show contempt for Christians show contempt for gays and lesbians.gays and lesbians.

Christians show compassion Christians show compassion and love to all people, and love to all people,

regardless of their lifestyle. regardless of their lifestyle.


ShelteredSheltered

Christians are boring, Christians are boring, unintelligent, old fashioned, and unintelligent, old fashioned, and

out of touch with reality. out of touch with reality.

Christians are engaged, Christians are engaged, informed, and offer sophisticated informed, and offer sophisticated responses to the issues people responses to the issues people

face. face.

unchristian unchristian Too Political Too Political

Christians are primarily motivated Christians are primarily motivated by a political agenda and promote by a political agenda and promote

right-wing politics. right-wing politics.

Christians are characterized by Christians are characterized by respecting people, thinking respecting people, thinking

biblically, and finding solutions to biblically, and finding solutions to complex issues. complex issues.


Judgmental Judgmental

Christians are prideful and quick Christians are prideful and quick to find faults in others. to find faults in others.

Christians showing grace by Christians showing grace by finding the good in others and finding the good in others and

seeing their potential to be Christ seeing their potential to be Christ followers. followers.

Three Key Components in Three Key Components in Transitioning Your ChurchTransitioning Your Church

Community Church

Pastor

The Cultural Context in the Mid 20The Cultural Context in the Mid 20thth Century Century

Community Core

Pastor

The Cultural Context Today The Cultural Context Today

Community

Core

Pastor

Missional Impact Missional Impact

Community Church

Pastor

Missional ChallengeMissional Challenge

Community

CorePastor

The Great Commission Principle “GO”

Missional Leader

• Nurture Vitality

• Mean about the Vision

• Finance the Mission

• Think Team

• Redefine Discipleship

Missional Church

• They are committed to the

Great Commandment and

Commission.

• They are Biblically Faithful

and Culturally Relevant.

• They understand that there

are two types of mission

fields.

• They are highly committed

to removing all barriers. Missional Disciples

• Live, Love, and Leave

Mission Field

• They are highly spiritual, but not Christian.

• They like Jesus, but not the church.

• They don’t have any friends who are missional

followers of Jesus. They are ignostic.

• They are searching for meaning purpose and

acceptance.

Mission Field

Missional Leader Missional Church

Missional Disciple

Simple Steps for Transitioning the Church

Explore your Community

Create a positive Image in the Community

Build Credibility

Become part of social and relational networks

Invest in people personally

Invite people into community

Call people to commitment

Continue to make disciples

Empower people to go

Salt and Light Principle

Mission Field


Missional Disciple




Build Credibility





Continue the Discipleship Process

Empower people to go

Invest and Invite Principle

Mission Field


Missional Disciple




Build Credibility





Continue to Make Disciples

Empower People to go

Discipleship Principle

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