602 Spiritual Leadership: Section 15, Chapter 5, Mission

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Developing a

mission

What we are supposed tobe doing


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Discovering the core values of a

church is the 1st step of the planning

process for your church / ministry.

The 2nd step is developing aneffective mission statement.

Malphurs suggests Jesus thought

this so important that after hisresurrection but before the ascension

he gave the church its mission.

Matt 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Luke

24:45-49, Acts 1:8This chapter is about developing an

effective mission statement -

describing the churchs port of

destination.


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The development of an

effective, biblical mission

statement should be the goal of

every church leader. Malphurs

The task of the leader is to

define the mission Warren

Bennis

What matters is not the leaders

charisma. What matters is the

leaders mission. Therefore thefirst task of the leader should be

to think through and define the

mission of the organisation

Peter Drucker


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Mission answers the vital

question: what are we

supposed to be doing,

or, where are wesupposed to be going?

People need to know the

destination they are

headed for.


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Why a Mission is Important?

It indicates the ministrys direction.It formulates the ministrys function.

It focuses the ministrys future.

It provides a guideline for decision making.It inspires ministry unity.

It shapes the strategy.

It enhances ministry effectiveness.It ensures an enduring organization.

It facilitates evaluation.

The importanceof the mission


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It indicates the ministrys direction

If you dont know where youregoing, you might end up

somewhere elseYogi Berra

The mission of a church answers

the question where are we going?It directs us to the target, gives us a

port to land at.

Adam & Eve - Gen 1:28

Moses, Joshua, David, Nehemiah allhad a strong sense of direction - as

did Jesus Mk 10:45 and Paul Acts

21:12-14, Rom 15:20


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It formulates the ministrys function

You wont do well in ministry untilyou define what really matters.

What are we supposed to be

doing, what has God called us to

perform?In affect you ask: What matters?

Mission states your intent - and

the people hear it and nod in

agreement.

A church must know what

business it is in - and what

function it performs.


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It focuses the ministrys future

A clear biblical mission

serves to bring into

focus the churchsministry future.

Conversely: no mission

- no future.

A future focus stopsyou living in the past.

Php 3:12-14.


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It provides a guideline for decision making

Leaders make decisions - it

comes with the territory.

Mission defines boundaries

within which a church canwork - it tells you when to

say yes and when to say no.

A shared mission protects

you from all the goodworks that are not

necessarily part of what the

Lord has called you to.


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It inspires ministry unity

God likes unity: Jn17:20-23, Eph 4:3, Psalm

133

Clear direction in mission

gives unity and drawspeople together as a team

or community.

It says, Lets all pull

together and we can

achieve this

People working together

can achieve great things.


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It shapes the strategy

Mission tells us where we aregoing - strategytells us how we

will get there. So a strategy is

only as good as the mission it

directs, the mission has to begood and comes first.

Strategy determines what

the key activities are in a

given business. And strategy

requires knowing what our

business is and should be

Peter Drucker


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It enhances ministry effectiveness

Understanding what the

church wants to do makes

you more effective in yourefforts.

Good performance starts

with clear direction. People

who know where they are

going, go the extra mile.


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It ensures an enduring organization

Every pastor should try to

ensure ministry successafter he has gone.

A good biblical mission can

ensure the church goes

forward for a long time andhas great success.


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It facilitates evaluation

Knowing what your mission is means

you can tell if you are doing it orgetting there. 2 Cor 13:5

The church that fails to evaluate

its people and its effectiveness

as a ministry in light of itsmission does itself an

injustice.otherwise how will the

church know if it is fulfilling its

mission?

Remember though: most

organisations, and people, do not

like living under scrutiny!


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The definition ofa mission


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The Definition of a Mission

A mission is broad.

A mission is brief.

A mission is biblical.

A mission is a statement.

A mission is what the ministry is supposedto be doing.


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What a mission is not

Although Malphurs spends some time

drawing the distinction betweenpurpose and mission this is [arguably]

not really relevant to our programme - a

sample of the argument is given below,

Mission is not:

Purpose - this answers the why

questions, why are we here, why do

we exist... Mission answers the whatquestions, what are we meant to be

doing etc.

See also the following slide

summarising the issue


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The DifferencMission

e between Purpose and

Purpose Mission

Question Whydo weexist?

Whatare wesupposed to be

doing?

Scope Broad Narrow

Intent To glorify God To makedisciples

Focus God Man

Use Internal andexternal

Internal


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1. Mission is broadA good mission is broad,expansive, overarching - it covers

all other goals, mandates etc of

the ministry.

Caution should be taken not to betoo broad though - in that case

you can lose the meaning and not

communicate what the church will

actually do.

Picture: broad-winged hawk


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2. Mission is brief

One person suggests no more than 75

words - others allow more leeway.Biblical examples are usually one

sentence:

Mosess mission was to lead Gods

people, Israel, out of bondage in Egypt.Davids mission was to shepherd Israel

and become their ruler. Nehemiahs

mission was to rebuild the walls of

Jerusalem.

It was suggested that the mission of a

church should be able to fit on a T

shirt.


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3. Mission is biblicalThat is it is based on the Bible - we have to ask what

does God say our mission is? Malphurs says it issummed up in the Great Commission - and he

provides this chart to summarise it. Making and

maturing disciples at home and around the world was,

and alwa s will be, the churchs mission.


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4. Mission is a statement

This is simply a way of saying

it must be communicated to

the congregation. Just as theGt Comm. was a verbal

statement articulated by Jesus

so we need a clear articulated

mission statement.


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5. A mission is what the ministry is

supposed to be doing

The functional question - what should webe doing?

Gt Comm -make disciples

Malphurs gives 4 questions to ask of any

church - or their leaders.

1. What is this church meant to be

doing?

2. What is this church doing?3. Why are you not doing what you are

supposed to be doing?

4. What will it take for you to change and

do what you are supposed to be doing?


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Question asks people to

think biblicallyasks them if they have

missed Christs directive - are

they retirement centres,

community or youth centresetc.

is very pointed - Malphurs

suggests it can produce

silence!asks about willingness to

obey Christ


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The kinds ofmissions

Many of these categories

are the same as for those

applied to the discovery of

values


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A conscious versus unconscious

mission

The church is on a missionwhether it knows it or not - it

is going somewhere that its

values are taking it. In such

situations the church needs todiscover and articulate its

mission.

Work out the core values -then ask the church SLT,

where have these taken you?

Put this into a statement and

you have the mission.

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2. Personal or organisational

The church has a mission - but

most individuals also have one in

mind for the church too. The

personal side often happens early in

life - e.g. When someone gets bornagain they are likely to adopt the

mission of the first church they

attend. Pastors will bring their own

personal vision to a church theywork at.

The churchs mission must be

superior to any personal mission.

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3. Shared or unshared mission

Once a mission is stated by a

church you find out whichpeople disagree with it.

Unshared ministry missions pull

people apart, create disunity

and can cause disaster. Achurch has to address this

situation and ensure all people

are on board with the churchs

mission.

A new members class is a

helpful way of ensuring all who

join the church agree to this.

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4. Correct versus incorrect mission

Churches might have a ministry

mission - but Malphurssuggests most of them are

wrong. They have to be about

the Gt. Comm - making and

maturing believers.Anything other than this, no

matter how noble, is wrong.

Worship, fellowship, community

are all found in the Bible but are

not the Gt. Comm. If your

mission is not the Gt. Comm

- then change it!

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5. Actual versus aspirational mission

If a church has a wrong missionthen it needs to change to the Gt

Comm model - however this does

not then become their mission but

is their aspiration. Changing themission takes time - and key to

the change is examining and

changing values. Malphurs

suggests those of Acts 2:41-47

are the correct ones with

evangelism most important.


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The developmentof a mission

Being convinced of the need

for a mission you then need to

craft a dynamic memorable

statement for the church


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G id li


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Guidelines

1. Determine what your

church is supposed to doEssentially the church should ask,

What business are we in?

Malphurs suggests this issummed up for all churches in

the idea of making disciples.

Whom will we serve? who are

the people we are targeting - asChrist died for people (sinners)

those are the people we should

be looking at.


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There are two groups within this -

the churched and the unchurched

(potential members.) Malphurs

suggests you look at the people

who are already part of your

ministry to get an idea of what new

people might (will probably) looklike.

How will we serve these people?

what is God telling you to do for

them? Salvation and thensanctification - all else we do, even

in serving felt needs, should aim

towards these two aspects.


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Malphurs give two examples:

Our mission is to share the

good news of Jesus Christwith the people of New

Hope community and

beyond

That answers both the who

and how questions.

Our mission is to lead the

people of North TarrantCounty to faith in Christ

and growth in

Christlikeness.

2 W it i i t t t


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2. Write your mission statement

Write down what you are thinking -

use the words that best

communicate with your

congregation - does it need a

traditional or modern approach,

something catchy or cliched etc.?Do people understand what you

have written? Is it clear?

Willow Creek turned Matt 28:18-20

into: Willow Creek exists to turnirreligious people into fully

devoted followers of Jesus

Christ.

2 W it i i t t t


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2. Write your mission statement

Write down what you are thinking -

use the words that best

communicate with your

congregation - does it need a

traditional or modern approach,

something catchy or cliched etc.?Do people understand what you

have written? Is it clear?

Willow Creek turned Matt 28:18-20

into: Willow Creek exists to turnirreligious people into fully

devoted followers of Jesus

Christ.


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The mission of Northwood

Community Church is to be

used of God in helping peoplebecome fully functioning

followers of Jesus Christ.

Make sure the format is good -

Malphurs suggests the following

3:

The mission of (church name) isto __________________________

Our mission is to _____________

(Church name) seeks to _______


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3. Make your mission

statement broad but clear

Holding boldness and clarity in

tension.

Is it broad, overarching and

comprehensive? A poorexample does not include the

Gt Comm:

Our mission is to teach the

Scriptures so well thatpeople will hunger and

thirst for righteousness


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Is it clear? Easy here - ask people if

they can understand and then

explain it. A poor example:Our mission is to glorify God by

responding to the Saviour

through exalting him as Lord,

edifying his church, and

evangelising the world.

The problem is using the world

glorify - what does it mean, howshould it be interpreted?

Additionally the mission leads to

glorifying God - it is not the mission.

4 Make your mission


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4. Make your mission

statement brief and simple

Does it pass the T shirt test? Say

more by saying less!Faith community church exists

to make disciples loving

Christ, loving one another, and

living to reach our world for

Christ.

This should be changed to (the by

is part of the strategy):Faith community church exists

to make disciples

Finally - is it memorable? Too long

makes it hard to remember.


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The process of

developing a

mission


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Option 1: identify your current mission


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Option 1: identify your current mission

statement

- then, if necessary, correctthis - if not be happy with it!

However if it is not the Gt

Comm then you have to

follow steps 2 or 3

Option 2: develop a new mission


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Option 2: develop a new mission

statement

This needs to focus on what your

future mission should be.

Address your current values - will

they support and accomplish the GtComm?

Use the Matt 28:19 model- what

is a disciple (using the terms yourcongregation understands) -

follower of Christ, Christian, believer

etc.


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Refine your term for disciple:

Malphurs suggests Jesus was

looking for mature disciples - fullydevoted, functioning, committed,

totally committed etc. Which term in

your church most suggests

maturity?

Use the right verb - willow creek

talked ofturning people into

followers - assist, empower,develop, follow, fulfill, help,

influence, lead, promote, provide,

transform etc.


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Remember you always

need the work of the Holy

Spirit to do this - but we

are told tomake

disciples!

Who are you workingwith?

Malphurs suggests this

part is optional - it might

include the unchurched,irreligious, religious,

unsaved, ordinary etc.

Option 3: adopt an existing mission


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Option 3: adopt an existing mission

statement

Our mission is to provide livingproof of a loving God to a

watching world.

Our mission is to present Christ as

saviour and pursue christ as Lord.Our mission is to follow and make

followers of Christ.

Our mission is to help our

community find real life in Christ.

Our mission is to lead ordinary

people to extraordinary life in

Christ


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The mission challenge

Is to remain on track - there aremany many distractions.

Malphurs suggests that passion

is a key - the senior leader must

be pasisonate - and from himpassionate people live and

breathe the mission.

Passion is the difference

between mediocrity and

excellence.

Are you passionate about your

mission statement?


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The communication of the mission

The mission must be

communicated or it is almostpointless.

Use every opportunity you can

- and every good method you

can think of.


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Guidelines for the Mission Statement

1. Determine your churchs purpose. Who will

you serve? How will you serve these people?

2. Write your mission statement. What wordscommunicate best with your target group?

3. Make your mission statement broad and

clear cut.

4. Make your mission statement brief and

simple.

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