POUCH CHURCHES

Modified

What Are You Aiming For?

What fruit do you hope to see as a result of your ministry?

*What exactly is your ministry?

Strategic thinking & planning ? Equipping others for ministry? Modeling ? Mobilizing ? Enabling? Evangelizing & discipling ? Planting a church ?

*Is your aim correct?

Think More Broadly

We must begin to think in terms of what needs to be done

rather than

what we can do personally.

Your Goal Complete

evangelization of whatever group you are working among!

Nothing less than a true church planting movement among the people group !!

What Are You Doing Now?

Is the way you spend your time, the way you conduct your ministry now, in line with what you claim you are wanting to happen?

Will your intended outcome result from your current ministry?

If not, what do you need to change?

*Why not re-visit your goal?

1. Consider what your vision would look

like if it were fulfilled.2. Consider what it would take to get there.3. Work backwards, step by step, to your

present situation.4. Take the necessary actions to retrace the

steps forward through time to your goal.

Evangelizing 6 Million People

You will need a church in every village and city neighborhood.

5,000 churches!

*How many will it take for your People Group?

Leading One Person a Day to the Lord

--until

my retirement--

Result:

15,000 new believers

6,000,000

- 15,000

5,985,000

left to win

*How long would it take YOU?

Twenty Church Planting Teams

Planting one church a year--would take 250 years to plant

the

5,000 churches!

*How many years will it take for your Church Planting teams?

Two Kinds of Churches

Mule

Horse

A Mule Church

Mules are sterile. They are hybrids. They can’t

reproduce.

A Horse Church

Produces a church every year

which Produces a church every year

which Produces a church every year

Completing the job in 13.25 years!

Winning Individuals/Planting Churches

Winning individuals is

not the same as

Planting churches.

Planting mule churches is

not the same as

Planting horse churches.

*Your Church

Based upon your endvision, what will the typical church in your

people group look like?Describe this to your colleague!

Describe the Kind of Local Church You Would Like to See

What will be the worship

style? What are marks of success? Who will be the pastor? How many members will it

have? Where will they meet?

* What questions might you need to describe the church among your people group?

P.O.U.C.H. Churches

Participative discussion characterizes Bible teaching. It centers on application.

Obedience to Scripture by members and the group is the measure of success.

Unpaid, often semi-literate lay people co-lead.

Cell groups or small independent churches of about 15 members are usual.

Houses or storefronts are typical meeting places.

P: Participative

Participative Bible Study Every member a

contributor Every member

reproducing

O: Obedience

Obedience to Scripture *Bible is the

authority; not a leader, not another church, not tradition.

Result: Fruitfulness

Bible mandate to share or take the gospel to every people group.

U: Unpaid

Unpaid Lay Leaders

No seminaries available

Formal education would limit the pool of potential leaders“Extras” would slow down preparation time

Salaries would slow down multiplication of churches

U: Unpaid (con’t.)

Advantages: Reduced load Reduced requirements Prevented distinction between

clergy and laity Preparation was “on-the-job” Ready supply of “extra” leaders

C: Cell Groups

Cell groups or small Congregations will provide:

Intimate settings for effective accountability Assured involvement A doable leadership task A measure of security A true spiritual family with a high sense of

mutual concern

H: House

House churches No expense frees

resources for outreach Intimacy helps maintain a

“go and serve” mentality instead of a “come and hear” attitude

Encourages witness to family and friends

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Your “Ideal” Church

Critique your stated goal for an ideal church in terms of

REPRODUCIBILITY.

Ideal Church

?

STOP!

*What is one major tool for establishing your “ideal” church ?

The most important tool for establishing your “ideal” church is

modeling.

Model Patterns

In Bible studies, praying and singing. (*Discipleship is not a body of knowledge to teach, it is a series of processes or concepts to be modeled.)

By entrusting new converts to the Lord. By teaching that Biblical concepts are the

same for all people. By teaching that they have the same Holy

Spirit guiding and indwelling their lives.

Model Patterns

By involving believers in shared leadership from day of baptism

By allowing new leaders to lead in new group meetings.

In all discipling and training situations

MODELING

Participative Bible Study

When you lead in evangelistic Bible study

When you lead in discipleship training

When you lead in leadership training

MODEL!

MODELINGObedience to Scripture

Make obedience the norm

Ensure that everyone follows the same pattern

Teach that the Bible demands accountability

Show the Bible is living book with which to interact

MODEL!

MODELINGUnpaid Non-professionals

Use unpaid non-professionals

or model in a way

that can be reproduced by unpaid non-professionals

MODEL!

MODELINGCell Groups

*Participate in a cell groupLook for natural groups. (It is easier to group and win individuals than it is to win them and then attempt to group them.)MODEL!

MODELINGHouses or Storefronts

Encourage the usage of local homes or storefronts.

***Houses become legitimate locales for evangelism and

spiritual activity.

***Houses are much less threatening than a traditional religious setting.

MODEL!

Training Cycle

Model Assist

WatchL

eave

Model

As you train Church Planters

YOUChurch Planter

Model

Church Planter

1st

Generation

Church planting team does the work...

Discipleship Chains

Cell Group

Cell Groups

Church (Cell Group) Multiplication

Assist

As team members and others do the work

CPer

1stYOU

WatchWatch for second and third generation starts

2nd

3rd

you

Church Planter

Cell church

LeaveLeave and start new work in

another area.

Begin the process all over!

You

Church Planter

Model patterns with new churches

At the macro level when planting a church

Provide assistance when asked

Don’t give opinions; go to Scripture

Observe from a distance to ensure that reproduction occurs

Leave to begin new work elsewhere

The Most Common Mistake

Developing a dependence upon the church planter rather than on the Lord• Over assisting!• Inappropriate modeling!• Not observing! Observing ensures they

do things the same way the CPer did.

Dependence causes exiting never to occur!

Jazz Chants

“Model, assist, watch and leave…”

“Modeling is great if you do things right...”

“Assist means help;don’t get in the way...”

“Watch means observe: best done from afar...”

“Leave means go! Just get out of there...”

“Just model, assist, watch and leave...”

To SUMMARIZE:

REALIZE your goal is important because it determines

what is done who does it how they do it, and when they do it.

To SUMMARIZE:

MOBILIZE the necessary people and resources to accomplish your goal.

Do not be limited by what you can personally do.

Do whatever it takes under Christ.

To SUMMARIZE:

*Develop (POUCH) or Horse Churches.

Your goal should be nothing less than a church planting movement.

To SUMMARIZE:

MAXIMIZE modeling opportunities at every level.

Do this at the individual level in witnessing and discipling.

Do this at the church planting and training level.

To SUMMARIZE:

UTILIZE local leadership among believers.

Always. Without exception.

To SUMMARIZE:

EMPHASIZE the training cycle:

Model Assist Watch Leave

Try Again!

Win Converts1 Point

Plant Mules5 Points

Plant Horses1,000 Points

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