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When I attended the MB Convention in Santa Clara at the end of July, Ed Stetzer was our speaker.  He had tons of great things to say.  To see those notes, go here. One of things he said has been causing me to do some searching in the Bible.  Here are my notes from his message on Friday night: His topic for this message was church multiplication. 4 Commissions of Jesus in the New Testament We are sent (John 20:19-21) All commissions are connected to a promise The one mission is from Jesus God's mission has a church. This verse applies to all of God's people. Don't let your church be a cul de sac on the highway of God's mission. To All Peoples (Matthew 28:18-20) With A Message (Luke 24:46-49) Fundamental to the nature of the gospel is the proclamation of the gospel Empowered by the Spirit (Acts 1:6-8) We need the power to carry out the mission So, here is my question: if all the commissions are connected to a promise, could it also be t...

Check out my notes from Thursday night's session at USMB Pastor's Conference at www.usmb.org.

I finished reading Gospel at the end of April. I highly recommend the book.  Here are more quotes on relationships, generosity, and mission: It's impossible to really experience the grace of the gospel and not be transformed into a person of kindness, generosity, and love. You destroy the evil in someone by showing them extravagant grace. You are confronting them for their sake, because you are saddened by what their sin is doing to them, and what it is doing to your relationship. We should give in grateful response to a God who gave everything for us. When we give to God primarily in order to get more from Him, we are not worshipping God; we are using Him. Gospel-centered giving, by contrast, is characterized by freedom. We give in joyful response to the grace of Christ because there is nothing we'd rather do with our money than glorify Him and see His kingdom come on the earth. a spirit of generosity is simply not something you can produce by establishing a sta...

God ambushed me with a quick question. What are you going to trade your life for? There is an undeniable link between evangelism and church planting. Church planting is the single most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven. (C. Peter Wagner) Luke 19:10-Jesus' mission Reason I got into church planting: Help people find their way back to God.

Mission is about going out.  Incarnation is going down deep into a culture. 1. Presence It's really about identification. We need to understand the people. The world has come to us.  We don't have to go overseas to be exposed to different cultures. We see this in Jesus. 2. Proximity We need to get up close and personal. Need to be able to touch them. Where you stand determines what you see. Very rarely did Jesus put Himself in religious zones. If I don't see needs, I won't be able to meet them. 3. Pre-venience God is at work in every single person preparing them to look at Jesus. Don't assume God is not at work in certain people or certain places. Be looking or listening for how God is already working. 4. Powerlessness Think about the God of the Universe as a baby. Philippians 2 There is no place for arrogance in life of a Christian. We serve a humble God. 5. Passion Having an understanding of what happened on the cross. We all suffer, struggle, or have pain.  Are y...

Ed Boschman-"Leading for Impact" Biblical/Christian Leaders Are: Followers of Jesus first-Mark 8:34 "Good leaders are followers most of the time." Compelled by Christ's love-2 Cor. 5:14 Elder Qualified-1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:6-9 Decidedly Prayerful-Philippians 4:6-7 Servant Motivated-Matthew 20:25-26 Exemplary-1 Peter 5:1-3 Leaders tend to be either: transactional or transformational (handout) "The only power that can control you without destroying you is God." Jon Wiebe-"Aligning Budget with Mission" Reasons for Aligning Budget with Mission 1. Increased vetting of giving options 2. Portfolio management perspective 3. Reducing debt is popular 4. Transparency about finances 5. Evolution in American church 1950's-1990's-Christ, Community, Cause 1990's-2010's-Community, Christ, Cause 2010's-           -Cause, Community, Christ A Five Step Process S...