Impacting the Impacting the NationNation

for Christ for Christ through the through the marketplacemarketplaceMarketplace Leaders Marketplace Leaders

HousepartyHouseparty

Lake Burnbrae, 1-2 May 2006Lake Burnbrae, 1-2 May 2006

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Psalm 2:8Psalm 2:8

mobilisemobiliseequipequip

and trainand trainthe body of Christthe body of Christ

to release theto release theKingdom of GodKingdom of God

in the marketplacein the marketplace2

Houseparty JourneyHouseparty Journey

Reports:Reports: MCSIMCSI LausanneLausanne ACLACL APNAPN Medway journeyMedway journey Thwaites journeyThwaites journey

Hungry for more of You!Hungry for more of You!

What are you asking us to leave What are you asking us to leave behind?behind?- - Old WineskinOld Wineskin- good death of old construct- good death of old construct- Greek world view- Greek world view- Man centered - Man centered

It’s not about my life, my comforts, It’s not about my life, my comforts, my futuremy future

It’s about Matt 16:24It’s about Matt 16:24

Hungry for more of You!Hungry for more of You!

What are you tasking us to take What are you tasking us to take into the marketplace? into the marketplace? - - New WineskinNew Wineskin- Jn 17:18, Isa 66:2, Mt 16:24- Jn 17:18, Isa 66:2, Mt 16:24- Hebraic / Biblical world view- Hebraic / Biblical world view

PreecePreece- Trinity: 3 commissions (mandates)- Trinity: 3 commissions (mandates)- Creation – Discipleship – - Creation – Discipleship – RelationshipRelationship- Word + Spirit- Word + Spirit

Medway definition of churchMedway definition of church

Obeying God’s Prophetic Obeying God’s Prophetic WordWord

You have to let go of what you You have to let go of what you hold as your construct of what hold as your construct of what my church looks like and learn my church looks like and learn to release a new wine skin to release a new wine skin church in the marketplace church in the marketplace where I have placed you. where I have placed you.

Key Threads 1Key Threads 1

1. How to optimise fresh 1. How to optimise fresh opportunities:opportunities:

Good community attitudes opening upGood community attitudes opening up Professional need: Enron, HIH, Arthur Professional need: Enron, HIH, Arthur

Anderson, AWB etc.Anderson, AWB etc. Workplace Workplace strategicstrategic small groups small groups Working models in the marketplace for Working models in the marketplace for

the church to see – what does MM look the church to see – what does MM look like?like?

Key Threads 2Key Threads 2

2. Connecting in marketplace 2. Connecting in marketplace ministry:ministry:

NetworkingNetworking MobilisingMobilising ResourcingResourcing CollaboratingCollaborating

Key Threads 3Key Threads 3

3. Language for the marketplace3. Language for the marketplace Finding language that reflects the Finding language that reflects the

new wineskin church purposenew wineskin church purpose Language helpful to marketplace Language helpful to marketplace

ministryministry Releasing the right culture in the Releasing the right culture in the

marketplacemarketplace

Key Threads 4Key Threads 4

4. Training4. Training For churches: develop a culture of For churches: develop a culture of

- being caring for the creation- being caring for the creation- being missional on a daily basis- being missional on a daily basis

Training up great ambassadors for KoGTraining up great ambassadors for KoG Training theological students for the Training theological students for the

marketplace…marketplace…- serving people in the place where - serving people in the place where they spend 70% of their time Monday they spend 70% of their time Monday to Friday.to Friday.