Jan Paron

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JUST THINK

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THINK ABOUT IT…"The masses of men live with their backs constantly against the wall. They are the poor, the disinherited, the dispossessed. What does our religion say to them? " Howard Thurman

JUST THINK

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Who are the multitudes?

MULTITUDES(Strong's G3793 - Greek, ochlos) A "throng" of people who "flocked together in one place" (Blue Letter Bible, 2012).

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1) Learning about the culture of the community & its felt needs

2) Creating opportunity for intentional fellowship

1) Learning about the culture of the community & its felt needs

3) Living in brotherhood & esteeming culture

2) Creating opportunity for intentional fellowship

1) Learning about the culture of the community & its felt needs

3) Living in brotherhood & esteeming culture

2) Creating opportunity for intentional fellowship

1) Learning about the culture of the community & its felt needs

4) Giving opportunity for access to reconciliation with God to the multitudes

3) Living in brotherhood & esteeming culture

5) Inviting & welcoming the multitudes into all facets of the church

2) Creating opportunity for intentional fellowship

1) Learning about the culture of the community & its felt needs

4) Giving opportunity for access to reconciliation with God to the multitudes

3) Living in brotherhood & esteeming culture

5) Inviting & welcoming the multitudes into all facets of the church

2) Creating opportunity for intentional fellowship

1) Learning about the culture of the community & its felt needs

4) Giving opportunity for access to reconciliation with God to the multitudes

6) Developing relationships & fellowshipping with people of different cultures

3) Living in brotherhood & esteeming culture

5) Inviting & welcoming the multitudes into all facets of the church

2) Creating opportunity for intentional fellowship

1) Learning about the culture of the community & its felt needs

4) Giving opportunity for access to reconciliation with God to the multitudes

7) Bringing together a diverse team of like-minded ministry staff

6) Developing relationships & fellowshipping with people of different cultures

3) Living in brotherhood & esteeming culture

5) Inviting & welcoming the multitudes into all facets of the church

2) Creating opportunity for intentional fellowship

1) Learning about the culture of the community & its felt needs

4) Giving opportunity for access to reconciliation with God to the multitudes

7) Bringing together a diverse team of like-minded ministry staff

8) Involving diverse team members in the “circle of power”

6) Developing relationships & fellowshipping with people of different cultures

3) Living in brotherhood & esteeming culture

5) Inviting & welcoming the multitudes into all facets of the church

2) Creating opportunity for intentional fellowship

1) Learning about the culture of the community & its felt needs

4) Giving opportunity for access to reconciliation with God to the multitudes

7) Bringing together a diverse team of like-minded ministry staff

8) Involving diverse team members in the “circle of power”

9) Using spiritual measures of extending grace to a culturally-diverse population

6) Developing relationships & fellowshipping with people of different cultures

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The Mosaic Church

ReferencesBlue Letter Bible. (2012). Word multitudes. Retrieved on

February 12, 2012, from http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G3793t=KJV

Hesselgrave, D. (1988). “Ten major Trends in World Missions.” World Evangelism. (May/June 1999: 14)

Thurman, H. (1996). Jesus and the disinherited. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.

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