Taking our cue from
JESUS
His Strategy
His core DNA
His disciplemaking culture
His core DNA
Jesus’s core DNA
3 relationships in balance
• UP
–Luke 6:12
• IN
–Luke 6:13-16
• OUT
–Luke 6:17-19
How balanced are we ?
His core DNA
We share over 97% of
our DNA with Gorillas
His core DNA
Jesus’s core DNA
3 relationships in balance
• UP
–Luke 6:12
• IN
–Luke 6:13-16
• OUT
–Luke 6:17-19
How balanced are we ?
Taking our cue from
JESUS
His Strategy
His core DNA
His disciplemaking culture
Our Current Strategy
• Before thinking about Jesus’ strategy let’s
think clearly about our own.
• Summary:
–Come to us, do our thing, our way
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Our Current Strategy
• Overwhelmingly attractional and event
orientated
–Key Components
Text
• Sundays (B)
• Small Groups (S)
• act of Service (T) (serve the organisation)
Come to us, to do our thing, our way
Our Current Strategy
• Overwhelmingly attractional and event
orientated
–Other Components
• Puzzling Questions
• Other church groupings
Come to us, to do our thing, our way
Our Current Strategy
• Overwhelmingly attractional and event
orientated
–Shafts of light
• Tiddlywinks/Toy Library
• Community Engagement
Come to us, to do our thing, our way
CURRENT context
SUNDAYS
-Come to us
-Join our thing
SERVICE
- Help us do our
thing
SMALL GROUPS
-Come to us
-Join our thing
OUTREACH
- Attract
people to our
thing
CURRENT context
SMALL GROUPS
-Come to us
-Join our thing
SUNDAYS
-Come to us
-Join our thing
Some observations about
this strategy:
SERVICE
- Help us do our
thing
- it’s not very effective
- it’s very labour intensive
- puts disproportionate
pressure on key roles
Making disciples
OUTREACH
- Attract
people to our
thing
Taking our cue from
JESUS
His Strategy
His core DNA
His disciplemaking culture
His Strategy
Jesus’s Strategy
(Principles)
• Incarnation not attraction
–John 1:14
• Relationships not programmes
–Mark 3:14
• Apprenticeship (learning through doing)
–Mark 1:16
• Life together not events together
–Mark 8:27
• Meeting felt needs first
–Mark 2:8-10
His Strategy
Jesus’s Strategy
(Principles)
• Incarnation not attraction
–John 1:14
• Relationships not programmes
–Mark 3:14
• Apprenticeship (learning through doing)
–Mark 1:16
• Life together not events together
–Mark 8:27
• Meeting felt needs first
–Mark 2:8-10
Jesus’s whole approach
Burlington ….
• Connecting with people where they are
–Connecting with those who come to us
• Staying with people where they are
–Staying with those who come to us
• Meeting their needs where they are
–Meeting the needs we tell them they have
• Proclaiming the kingdom where they are
–Proclaim the kingdom where we are
DIFFERENT context
Going to them;
not calling them
to us
Incarnational
not attractional
Engaging with &
within
community*;
not calling
people out
*Neighbourhood &
networks
Making disciples
Meeting their needs
first not imposing our
Proclaiming
in their
context not
ours
Taking our cue from
JESUS
His Strategy
His core DNA
His disciplemaking culture
His disciplemaking culture
Jesus modelled:
support & challenge
• support or challenge?
–Matthew 16:13-25
–Mark 3:13-15 cf. Mark 1:17
• His leadership was
–High Support
–High Challenge
Relational
proximity
required!
Taking our cue from
JESUS
His Strategy
His core DNA
His disciplemaking culture
To reach
those NO-ONE ELSE
is reaching
we need to do what
no-one else
is doing.
Taking our cue from
JESUS
His Strategy
His core DNA
His disciplemaking culture
So ......
• We need a new balance
• We need a different strategy
• We need to create a different environment
How?
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