Transcript PRESENTATION NAME - Intermountain District Office

Ambassadors of the Kingdom
INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP
• BE BAPTIZED
• When they believed Philip as he
proclaimed the good news of the
kingdom of God and the name of
Jesus Christ, they were baptized,
both men and women. (Acts 8:12)
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP
Baptism is the
sacrament
that embraces
and welcomes
the new
believer into
the family of
God.
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP
• DISCIPLING RELATIONSHIPS
• When he was alone, the Twelve
and the others around him asked
him about the parables. He told
them, The secret of the kingdom
of God has been given to you.
(Mark 4:10-11)
• Invest more time in fewer people
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP
• DISCIPLING RELATIONSHIPS
• He appeared to them over a
period of forty days and spoke
about the kingdom of God. (Acts 1:3)
• The Lord focused on intentional,
loving, relational discipleship.
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP
• How do 2 million
Nazarenes become 10
million?
• If each Nazarene would
gather a group of 5
disciples during the next 7
years, there would be 10
million Nazarenes by 2020!
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP
•Who is discipling
you?
•Who are your
disciples?
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
• I must proclaim the good news of
the kingdom of God to the other
towns also, because that is why I
was sent.
(Luke 4:43)
• We multiply churches to reach
new people.
• Every church is a Kingdom of God
embassy!
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
They preached the gospel in (Derbe) and
won a large number of disciples. They
returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,
strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.
‘We must go through many hardships to
enter the kingdom of God…’ Paul and
Barnabas appointed elders for them in
each church and, with prayer and fasting,
committed them to the Lord. (Acts 14:21-23)
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
• Barnabas and Paul evangelized…
and always planted churches.
• Every church start a church.
• The New Testament churches
were primarily house churches.
• Paul planted a church in his home
while he was under house arrest!
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
For two whole years Paul stayed
there in his own rented house and
welcomed all who came to see him.
He proclaimed the kingdom of God
and taught about the Lord Jesus
Christ—with all boldness and
without hindrance!
(Acts 28:30-31)
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
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Too many churches
Larger is better
Too small to launch a new work
Not enough money
Not enough leaders
Can’t release the leaders
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
7. No building
8. No theological college graduate
9. Mañana, not this year
10. We may fail
11. Too much hard work & sacrifice
12. What is in it for me?
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
Cities of over 1 million:
• 1800 – 6 cities
• 1900 – 10 cities
• 1975 – 197 cities
• 2012 – 493 cities
• 24% of global population
• 50% of the world now
live in cities and towns
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
• How do 28,000 Nazarene
congregations become
120,000?
• If each Nazarene church
would launch ONE new
church every 3 years, there
would be over 120,000
congregations by 2020!
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
• Today:
1 Nazarene church for
every 250,000 persons
• 2020:
1 Nazarene church for
every 70,000 persons?
Board of General Superintendents
Definition of a Church
Any group that meets regularly for
spiritual nurture, worship, and instruction at a communicated time and place,
with an identified leader, and aligned
with the message and mission of the
Church of the Nazarene with the
purpose of becoming an organized local
church may be recognized as a church
and reported as such.
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
San Pedro de Poás, Costa Rica
Ambassadors of the Kingdom
CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
San Pedro de Poás, Costa Rica