Poor Peoples' Church Growth

Poor Peoples Church Growth

From Discipleship to Discipling Movements

1. CHURCH MODELS
Discipling Movements (Power-point)
a. Readings:

Biblical Theology for Poor People's Churches

Grigg, V. (2004). Group structures for squatter churches. In Cry of the Urban Poor(pp 165-184). Authentic.

Phillips, K. (1996). The Middle Years: Christian Nurture. In Out of Ashes (pp. 87-94). Los Angeles, World Impact Press: (pp. 87-94).
Grigg, V. Church of the Poor.

2. WORK PATTERNS IN URBAN POOR MOVEMENTS (Power-point)
Work plan for a Churchplant

Hesselgrave: The Pauline Cycle

3. FROM CHURCHES TO MOVEMENTS
Readings: From Churches to Movements
What does the Bible Say?

a. Four Square Movement

b. Philippines Churchplanting Workplan

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Learning Objectives

1. Skill: Candidates will evaluate their ministry experiences in each of the seven skill areas of developing a poor people's church or discipling movement, relating these to the four seasons of growth.
2. Skill: Candidates will develop a work plan for evangelism, and one of the seven skill areas.
3. Understanding: Candidates will be able to identify the differences between a mindset and styles of developing a ministry and initiating a movement.
4. Skill: Candidates will identify a progression of funding needs and resources for an urban poor ministry they are familiar with.
5. Skill: Candidates will be able to differentiate the nature of urban poor worship patterns and middle class patterns.

MA in Transformational Urban Leadership

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