1. The Church360
Larry Walker
Pioneers
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2. Glory in the Church
“Now to him who is able to do
exceedingly abundantly above
all that we ask or think,
according to the power that
works in us, to him be glory in
the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, for
ever and ever! Amen”
Ephesians
3:20, 21 (NIV)
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3. A Singular Passion
“Lack of interest in mission is not fundamentally caused by
an absence of compassion or commitment, nor a lack of
information or exhortation. And lack of interest in mission
is not remedied by more shocking statistics, more
gruesome stories or more emotionally manipulative
commands to obedience. It is best remedied by intensifying
people’s passion for Christ, so that the passions of his
heart become the passions that propel our hearts.”
Tim Dearborn
Beyond Duty
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4. The Thessalonian Model
Attractive Ethos
Irresistible
Examples
360 Echo
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5. Attractive Ethos
“We remember before
our God and Father
your work produced by
faith, your labor
prompted by love, and
your endurance
inspired by hope in
our Lord Jesus Christ.
I Thessalonians 1:2-3
(NIV)
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6. Irresistible Examples
Irresistible Examples
of Life Transformation
– “You know how we
lived among you for
your sake. You
became imitators of
us and of the Lord,…
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7. Jesus As Example
Jesus as Message and
Model of the Gospel
– …chose twelve that they might
be with him…Mk 3:14
Concentrated on his own
culture
Crossed cultural barriers
35 times
Focused on a few
Focused on character
Focused on multiplication
– As the Father has sent me I
am sending you…John 20:21
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8. The Goal ?
“I have glorified the Father
Jesus
on earth by finishing the
work He gave Me to do.”
John
17:4
Gives us life
Glorifies the Father Creator
Author of life
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9. 360 Echo
“And so you became a
model to all the
believers in
Macedonia and
Achaia. The Lord’s
message rang out
from you not only in
Macedonia and
Achaia—your faith in
God has become
known everywhere.”
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10. The Missional Church
A Cycle
An apostolic identity
Involves everyone in mission
Does missions with or without
money
Ethos Examples What the Church is, not what it
does
Missionaries are not only
approved; they are produced
intentionally and
spontaneously
Unity between the local and
global
Echo missions, but finishing
Committed to not just doing
the task
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11. Coming Attractions
“God desires that we be living signs of the
kingdom, to provide visual aids of what life
will look like one day when the kingdom is
here fully. We will not bring the kingdom or
build the kingdom, but our privilege is to
live out previews of ‘coming attractions,’
revealing what this kingdom will look like.”
Tim Dearborn
Beyond Duty
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12. The Task Remaining
– 70% of all evangelism occurred in 20th Century
– 70% of that since WWII
– 70% of that since ’89
– The Red Zone
28% of world has no access to gospel
Over 39% belong to an ethnic group with no viable churches
6,700 “unreached peoples”
Of the US $15 billion given to missions, less than 2% given for
mission to the unreached
Less than 5% of world’s missionaries focused on unreached
At current rate the unreached will still represent one-fourth of the
world’s population in 2025
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13. Coca Cola’s vision
a can of coke in the hand
of every person on the
planet
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14. whatever it takes
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