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Five
Suggestions
by Jonathan Evans
Jonathan Evans
- Evans
has started a Corps and an outpost and is starting a new Corps
right now in Vancouver Canada.
1. Prayer Strategy – Mission is God’s idea and only
proves fruitful by His strategy. We pray that God would
prepare us for His harvest and lead us into the right area. We
pray that he would highlight the right people who He has
chosen for us to share the good news. By going before us He
would prepare the spiritual climate, souls and partnerships to
make a way for the Lord. That He would cleanse us from all
unrighteousness and encumbrance so that we may be suitable
vessels to share honourable gifts of His Kingdom. We pray that
He would fight spiritual battles for us and save us from
unwarranted spiritual attacks. We pray that we would abide in
Him with power, that He would open a way for the message and
make us capable to share the gospel with clarity, boldness and
power. We have an intercessors list that we send updates out
to and pray daily for success in battle.
2. Recruit & Train – We are praying that God will send
us mighty men like David had. People with special skills, an
allegiance and willingness to engage in battle. That these
people will resource with finances, prayer and their spiritual
gifts, a foundation for the Corps. That in prayer together we
may ask the Lord to build His church and that we would be
living stones carrying the glory of God. We engage with
these people in personal discipleship, covenant as soldiers
and work out our vision and strategy. Through training we
ensure that recruits are spiritually maturing, practicing
spiritual disciplines, are equipped to evangelize, know the
scriptures, and are sharing life together with authentic
relationships exhibiting home, help and hope.
3. Community Exegesis & Vision – We study our new
territory to see where God is active, the strengths of the
community, what are the gifts and Kingdom initiatives where
God would have the corps join? Where is there idolatry and
darkness? What other churches and Christian organizations are
at work? Will they give a blessing to partner in the gospel?
Involving all stakeholders in the gospel and being given a
primer by the CO and team, a community is asked to pray,
brainstorm and articulate a theological vision for explaining
the activities that we plan. This vision is based upon our
underlying doctrinal foundation, our interpretation of
surrounding culture and the assistance of the Spirit of God
who is calling us to be a particular people for a particular
purpose. From here a strategy and specific outcomes and goals
are made.
4. Planning Structure & Outreach – This is what
we do from our Vision. Working with our core team, partners
and neighbourhood exegesis, we prayerfully plan what our
weekly and yearly rhythms will be. Determining a preaching
schedule and texts along with retreats, special events,
holiday celebrations, vacations and “unplanned time” are
important for seeing the collective direction. For outreach
soldiers will be participating in the community both in
secular places and with events that attract people put on by
the core team. Soldiers are trained as mission leaders
considering their gifts and passions. As leaders in the
community and attractive witnesses, friends are made and souls
are won and invited to train and share in the fellowship and
witness of the corps.
5. Launch Public Meetings – Two or three pre-launch
meetings that work out the kinks and are good invites for the
official launch of the committed church. These are staggered
times that lead into the official launch, build momentum and
establish a foundational mission and message about what God is
doing. Meetings, small groups, discipleship triads are
implemented with a full-fledged Corps structure, celebration
launch.
Jonathan Evans
604.765.0275
jonathan@boundlessvancouver.ca
Boundless Vancouver
604.868.2769
http://www.boundlessvancouver.ca
301 - 291 E 2nd Ave | Vancouver, BC | V5T 1B8
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