senior research project outline.
the first draft of the outline for my senior research project. it is as incomplete as i could possibly make it. look like something you’d be interested in reading?
I. church
a. what is the church?
i. what constitutes the church?
1. the Gospel
2. people – community
3. Gospel-driven community
ii. what are the necessary elements of a church
1. explicit Gospel
2. the scriptures – preaching
3. community
a. large gatherings
b. small gatherings
4. missional
a. ministry in culture
b. church planting
i. the larger focus of this Senior Research Project
ii. “why” church planting?
5. world missions
a. world missions as distinct from “missional”
b. world missions as “unreached peoples”
iii. what are the unnecessary elements of a church?
1. something
2. something else
II. church planting (already covered the “why?” now to cover the “how?”)
a. models of church planting
i. launch model – nelson searcy
1. driven by systems
2. goal: large group, large service
3. primarily focused on pragmatics
ii. total church model – tim chester, steve timmis
1. Gospel driven
2. community driven
3. goal: faithful communities, more likely small
4. primarily focused on the Gospel to the marginalized
iii. other models…
III. church planting in West Philadelphia (boot camp material)
a. what does God want to do?
b. who am i?
c. what am i sent to do?
d. who will do it with me?
e. how will we do it?
f. how will we evaluate our progress?
what do you think?
mark
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I would be very interested in the last thing you wrote…”How will we evaluate our progress”
Evaluation can be hard at times because you are measuring spiritual things. Any thoughts. I know about measuring numbers ect ect, but anything more. Oh and I know about the measuring fruit. What is your scale of success?
I’m interested in Ben’s question: how do you define (and then measure) success? Also if you could have the planning committee spin counter-clockwise while reading the minutes that would be awesome.
you have a lot of terms to define and then apply, but you’re equal to that task. I should say that the God who has brought you to this point is equal to the task, but then I would have to blame God for your errors
Where are the sacraments and church discipline in necessary elements of a church?
they will be there.