- Conduct a People Group Assessment\u2014 research the need for a gospel witness, openness of the people, logistics <\/li>
- Allocate a church planting team\u2014 secure permissions, build houses<\/li>
- Help that team through Culture and Language Acquisition<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Photo credit: https:\/\/ethnos360.org\/mission-photos\/people-group-assessments<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Pre-Church: Hearts Prepared (Matt 13; Acts 17)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Build relationships while learning the (often unwritten) language, customs and rituals, worldview and belief system of the people<\/li>
- Challenge their worldview and create anticipation for the Bible teaching <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NTMPNG\/posts\/2457570557669182<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Evangelism: Spiritual Rebirth (Luke 24; Jn 3)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Introduce the nature and character of God, Man, Satan & Christ through . . .<\/li>
- Foundational Bible Teaching (FBT) \u2013 a chronological, thematic approach to teaching God\u2019s Story from Creation to Christ<\/li>
- Present God\u2019s provision for salvation through Christ\u2019s death, burial & resurrection<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NTMPNG\/posts\/2621152667977636<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Beginning Church: Nourished by the Word of God (1 Pet 1:23-2:2; 2 Tim 3:14-17)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Translate the Bible, starting with key Old Testament passages used in the FBT and continuing through the New and Old Testaments<\/li>
- Provide literacy training so that God\u2019s Word can be read<\/li>
- Continue Foundational Bible Teaching\u2014 Acts through Revelation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: https:\/\/ethnos360.org\/mission-photos\/yagaria-bible-dedication<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Developing Church: Increasing in Christlikeness, Withstanding Opposition & False Teaching (Eph 4 & 5; Col 2 & 3; Act 17:11)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Baptize and disciple new believers to walk in obedience, righteousness, and love for one another<\/li>
- Help them formulate a Biblical worldview and apply God\u2019s Word to daily living<\/li>
- Support them in resisting cultural pressures<\/li>
- Encourage fellowship and unity as a community of believers<\/li>
- Teach them how to rightly divide the Word of Truth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NTMPNG\/posts\/2592571844169052<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Maturing Church: Established Church Leaders and Able to Reproduce <\/strong>(1 Tim 3; 2 Tim 2:2,14-16; Titus 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Establish elders and deacons<\/li>
- Train literacy and Bible teachers to continue the work<\/li>
- Work with tribal believers to see the gospel taken to neighboring villages and people groups<\/li>
- Foster their relationship with other national\/tribal churches as part of the Universal Body of Christ<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Photo Credit: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NTMPNG\/posts\/2658444400915129<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n 11 <\/sup>So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 <\/sup>to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up . . . we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 <\/sup>From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.<\/p> Ephesians 4:11-16<\/strong> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
As Paul explains in Ephesians 4, God has designed and equipped the Church, the “Body of Christ”, to build itself up in love until we all reach spiritual maturity in Christ. It takes many parts working together over many years. Through the Holy Spirit’s enabling, Christ continues to build His Church around the world! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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