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The Great Challenge Facing the Global Church

The Great Challenge Facing the Global Church. Thousands of sheep without a shepherd and multitudes of churches without an equipped pastoral leader!. The good news is. DAWN Movement reports 1million new churches started in 149 countries (1990-2000).

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The Great Challenge Facing the Global Church

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  1. The Great Challenge Facing the Global Church Thousands of sheep without a shepherd and multitudes of churches without an equipped pastoral leader!

  2. The good news is... DAWN Movement reports 1million new churches started in 149 countries (1990-2000). More than 180 million people saw the Jesus film in 1999 There are many more mass evangelism ministries

  3. The results have beenGod-sized! “Look at the nations and watch, and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.” –Habakkuk 1:5

  4. Overall growth... • Evangelical growth rate is about 5%. • This is more than 3 times the world population growth rate (1.6%)! • It is almost double the growth rate of Islam (2.7%).

  5. And this rate is increasing! “We start 50,000 new ‘Lighthouses’ per day, each reaching 4 other people. We need thousands of pastoral leaders to shepherd these new believers.”–Every Home for Christ “We expect3 millionnewchurch plants in the next 10 years. Pastoral leadership development needs to catch up.”–DAWN Ministries

  6. Worldwide 95% of today’s pastoral leaders lack basic formation and tools to effectively equip their congregations

  7. CHANGE “In times of great change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” -Eric Hoffer

  8. “VISION. . . BEGINS WITH A HOLY DISCONTENT WITH THINGS AS THEY ARE.” -- John W. R. Stott

  9. These solutions are known primarily as the Formal education approach. But only 10% of the world’s pastoral leaders have been trained through this approach. One possible solution... Concentrate the training in: • Bible schools • Seminaries • Other “in residence” education efforts

  10. Models of Education Formal Education Informal Education Focus on knowing... Strengths: • Comprehensive • Structured • Systematic Weaknesses: • Limited access • Expensive • Learning usually takes place out of context • “Theoretical” Focus on being... Strengths: • Wide access • Inexpensive • “Practical” (highly relevant) Weaknesses: • Gaps in learning • Not structured • Not comprehensive • Not measureable- What has actually been learned?

  11. Models of Education Formal Education Informal Education Non-formal Education • Effective models apply: • Appreciative-inquiryand needs assessment • Education as dialoguebased on sound relationships • Praxis= doing with theological reflection

  12. Non-formal Pastoral training... …is a creative way of developing the world’s current pastoral leaders, in addition to the large number needed—as more and more people come to Christ and more churches are multiplied.

  13. Non-formal Pastoral training is... essential for the global Church. These types of leaders represent 80-90% of the church’s need and will be produced by a spectrum of non-formal and institutional efforts. There is a profound connection between formal and non-formal training.” – Overseas Council for Theological Education

  14. “Insanity is… Can the Church of Jesus Christ continue to do things the same way? …doing things the same way and expecting different results.” –Albert Einstein

  15. African proverb... By partnering together we can see God accomplish the impossible. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

  16. TOPIC seeks to answer 3 questions... What does an equipped and maturing Filipino pastoral leader look like? After a church is planted, then what? How can the greatest number of pastoral leaders be equipped in the shortest amount of time?

  17. What does an equipped and maturing pastoral leader look like? HEAD- knows the Word of God HANDS- leading, preaching, teaching, counseling, etc. HEART- vision, passion for God, compassion for people LOINS- sexual purity, discipline, self-control FEET- evangelism, discipleship, missions, mentoring

  18. What does an equipped and maturing pastoral leader look like? • HEAD- increasing competency in handling the Bible. Knows, understands and relevantly applies God’s truth and has a biblical worldview. • HEART- increasing conformity to Jesus Christ in character and conduct. A Spirit-led servant who is also a maturing leader. • HANDS- increasing competency in ministry skills. • LOINS- a growing conformity to Christ in their inner world. • FEET- increasing ministry engagement in their outer world.

  19. STRATEGIES The Current Reality The Vision The Philosophy of Ministry The Priorities The Program Profile of the Effective Pastor

  20. How do we train and develop the greatest amount of leaders for the Church in the shortest amount of time? Level 3 Building the capacity of pastoral training agencies Level 2 Equipping the trainers of trainers Level 1 Equipping the trainers of pastoral trainers

  21. 3 “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.” (Paul) 2 Tim. 2:1-2 (NIV) 1 4 5 2

  22. Mission & Objective An international coalition of pastoral training organizations accelerating non-formal pastoral training where the Church is growing. By: • Equipping the trainers of pastoral leaders. • Increasing the effectiveness of the trainers of pastoral trainers. • Building the capacity of pastoral training agencies.

  23. How far we’ve come… • Philippines (March 99 & Oct. 00) • Iberoamerican Region (May 2000) - Costa Rican Model • TOPIC Himalayan Region (Feb. 2001) - Devendra Rai (Regional Coordinator) - Eastern Nepal Reg. Training Conf. (Nov 01) • Southern Africa (May 01) - TOPIC Task Force • Brazil (Aug. 01) - AICP Executive Team

  24. How far we’ve come… • Andean Region TOPIC Consultation (Nov. 01) - Peru & Colombia in 2002 • India TOPIC Consultation (May 02) - Master Trainers Workshop (May 02) • East Africa TOPIC Consultation (June 02) • Luso Africa TOPIC Consultation (June 02) • Franco Africa TOPIC Consultation (July 02) • Brazil 2nd AICP Consultation (Aug. 02)

  25. How far we’ve come… The Brazilian Model (AICP): (Centers around five strategic initiatives 1. Research (linked with Brasil 2010) 2. Communications (website based) 3. Networking (all eight regions of Brazil) 4. Consultations & Training Workshops - S. Paulo mini-consulta (Oct. 01) - Rio de Janeiro mini-consulta (Nov. 01) 5. Curriculum Development

  26. Vision of TOPIC Every Church with at least one equipped and maturing Pastoral Leader.

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