Transcript Document

NOBTS Chaplaincy Conference
February 18-20, 2013
Session 2- Missional Church
Historical Context
 What is “missional”? Lots of confusion
 A new “buzz word”? (Oxford Eng Dict, 1907)
 A movement, or ecumenical term?
 The latest church growth strategy?
 A church goal, but not for Chaplains?
 Does the SBC buy into the concept?
Missional and the SBC
• 1983- Francis Dubose, GGBTS; first mentioned the
term missional in his book, The God Who Sends”
• 1999- Ed Stetzer at SBTS, “…a nominative expression
of the Gospel”
• 2006- (Final Report of the Ad Hoc Committee For the Cooperative Program)
“Southern Baptists have always been a missional people.
From the SBC’s inception in 1845, we have rallied around the
command of Christ to carry the Gospel to the entire world.”
Missional and the SBC
• NAMB- Enlistment and Missional Team Network
-Center For Missional Research
• BGC, OK – “I’m convinced we’ve set the course to be a
missional people. We are dedicated to reaching people from
every background. Every boy or girl ought to be able to hear
about Jesus in their own language.” (Anthony Jordan, State Exec)
• NOBTS– “Develop a Missional Course” (Dr. Jim Millirons)
• GGBTS– training “shepherds of the cities”
• DoMs, Local church pastors, chaplains?
Missional and Other Denominations
• Methodists- promote missional opportunities
• UCC- at 50th anniversary celebration in 2007, “..we
need a greater missional emphasis”
• UU- congregations should develop missional strategies
• CBF- “…embrace the missional church movement”
• Wesleyan- “…we are a missional denomination”
• PCA- “…a missional church”; 1 Cor. 9:19-23
• NAZ- Christian, Holiness, Missional
Missional and the Chaplaincy
• “Think about ways our chaplains can get more
involved in NAMB’s SNA vision” (Dr. Ezell)
• Are we missional? Can we be?
• Strengths?
• Weaknesses?
• Opportunities?
• Threats?
What Is Missional?
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“The people of God (people vs. a place)…
…partnering with Him (it’s God’s mission)…
In His redemptive mission (seeing w/His eyes)…
In the world” (community vs. church)
“Taking the Gospel to the culture for the cause of
Christ…” (Breaking the Missional Code, Ed Stetzer)
What Is Missional?
• A Biblically faithful, culturally appropriate,
reproducing community of Christ-followers who
abandon themselves to passionately pursue the
living out of God’s mission to reach all peoples.
(The Missional Church of North America, John Bailey, NAMB Church Planting Group)
What Is Missional?
• “A community of believers in Jesus Christ
who accepts the invitation to join in the
mission of God for the world around us
that God so desperately loves.”
Discipling Our Nation, Cam Roxburgh)
Empirical Indicators of
A Missional church
• It proclaims the Gospel publicly, audibly, visibly.
• It is a community where all members are
learning to become disciples of Jesus Christ.
• The Bible is normative in the church’s life.
• The church understands it is different from the
world because of its participation in Jesus’ life,
death, and resurrection.
“The Gospel and O ur Culture”, by
Eddie Gibbs 10:3, Sep 1998
Empirical Indicators of
A Missional church (cont’d)
• Seeks to discern God’s specific missional
vocation for the church and all its members
• Its members practice, love, self-sacrifice, and
generosity to each other and the community.
• It practices reconciliation
• Members are accountable to one another.
• It practices hospitality
Empirical Indicators of
A Missional church (cont’d)
• Worship is the central act by which the
community celebrates with joy both God’s
presence and His promised future.
• It has a vital public witness.
• There is recognition that the church itself is an
incomplete expression of the reign of God.
*Question, How do these missional indicators apply to
the Chaplaincy?
Being A Missional Church
or Chaplain Means….
1. Having a positive and loving view of your
neighborhood, city, institution
2. Speaking in a contextual language
a) avoids tribal talk, stylized prayer language,
unnecessary evangelical pious jargon, archaic words
b) Avoids “we-them” language, disdainful jokes that
mock people of different politics, beliefs, etc.
c) Avoids talking as if non-believers are absent
Being A Missional Church
or Chaplain Means….
3. Enter and re-tell the culture’s stories with the
Gospel; know your audience, and institution!
ILL- Feb 3, 1942, USS Dorchester, and John 15:13
4. Create Christian community which is countercultural and counter-intuitive
EX- Christian views on sex, money, power is different from culture
5. Practice Christian unity as much as possible
ILL- “Cooperate without compromise”; respectful of diversity
Missional Readiness
• Requires an understanding of God’s intent for the
world (God’s purpose, power, plan)
• Missio Dei- this term suggests that “God does not
merely send us on mission. God is already on mission,
and the church must join Him.” (EX- Acts 8:26-39)
• Who and what is your personal mission field?
• What is God’s mission for your place of ministry?
• What prevents you from being missional in your
ministry setting? How are you addressing them?
The Missional Church Should Be…
• “Incarnational” (deeply connected to the
community)
• “Indigenous” (reflect to some degree the
culture of the community)
• “Intentional” (their methodologies have
purpose leading to a focus on the mission and
purposes of God)
The Main Concerns Over Missional?
• Loss of tradition
-the traditional methods (worked well since 1845) vs. a
new ministry engagement with the culture
• Suspicion over the “new ways”
• Solution? Missional churches must:
– Contend for the faith once delivered to the saints
– Contextualize their ministries
– Cooperate w/other churches for the Kingdom of God
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Chaplaincy Strategy
Engage Pastors and Denominational Leaders
• Provide roster of chaplains in region to State Execs,
CPCs, DoMs, etc.
• Assist State Execs in the development of an annual
Chaplaincy training event
• Invite local pastors to chaplains’ institutional settings
• Ensure ministerial alliances include chaplain reps
• Establish military church plants in Send Cities
Chaplaincy Strategy
Enlist Chaplains In the SNA Mission
• Emphasize to endorsed chaplains the importance of
active membership in the local church
• Include Send North America updates in regional
chaplain training events
• Increase emphasis on evangelism
• Recruit Chaplains into the Church Planter Farm System
• Chaplain Alfred Carpenter
GOALS
EMBRACE Chaplains
Reintegration/Ministry “redirection” strategy
NAMB Appreciation letter and gift card or book
July 4, 2013 – “Salute To The Military”
EDUCATE Churches
Resources on NAMB/chaplaincy website
Video of the Chaplaincy Story
Prayers Cards (“Chaplain” deck in May/Jun 2013)
Ministry To Military Handbook
Challenges
Personnel
- 7 staff managing 3600 chaplains; 1 volunteer
- Staff Vacancies
- Vocational Chaplaincy/Professional (since Mar 2012)
- Volunteer Chaplaincy (since Dec 2010)
Budget
- Loss of Chief of Chaplains’ Offering in 2013; impact is a $50k shortfall in
funding for regional chaplain training and resources
Religious Liberty
- Increasing secular tension within the institutional setting
Institutional/Governmental Budget cuts
- Possible 25% reduction in force
Calendar
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Chaplain Development Conferences
Feb 18-20 NOBTS
Mar 18-20 SWBTS
Apr 22-24 SBTS
Jul 6 – 11 European
Sep 15-18 Pacific
Oct 14-16 MBTS
Oct 21-23 SEBTS
Nov 11-13 SoCal
Locations
New Orleans, LA
Fort Worth, TX
Louisville, KY
Interlaken, Switzerland
Lihue, Kauai
Kansas City, KS
Wake Forest, NC
El Cajon, CA
Supporting Core Value (s)
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2013 Chaplaincy Events
Locations
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Jan 13-18 National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces
Washington, DC
Winnsboro, SC
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
Des Moines, IA
Camp Lejeune, NC
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
Kansas City/Topeka, KS
Ft. Irwin/Los Angeles, CA
Ft. Campbell/Nashville, TN
SBC Wide Churches
Amherst, OH
Ft. Drum/Groton, CT
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Jan 28-29 SCBC Planning Meeting
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Jan 31-Feb 1National Prayer Breakfast
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Feb 12-13 Iowa Church/Chaplaincy Conference
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Feb 28 BSCNC meet w/Larry Jones
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Apr 6-12 PC/CAST (
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Apr 15-18 Army CAST
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Apr 30- May 2 Army CAST
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May 20-23 Army CAST
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Jul 4 Military Chaplains Day (SBC Wide)
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Jul 7 Chicago Ministerial Alliance Meeting
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Aug 19-22 Army CAST
-------------------------------NAMB Core Values:
Whatever It Takes
Respect Our Partners
Love our Missionaries and Chaplains
Do more with less
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