Lesson 3: Surrender Your Agenda

Lesson 3: Surrender Your Agenda

It's natural to want to set our own agenda.  We may have certain notions of what our church should or shouldn't do in order to engage in life-giving ministry.  But as we begin to listen and learn, we will need to let go of our own agendas and preconceived notions of what God is calling us to do.  We will need to be open to the (perhaps) surprising ways God will invite us to participate in God's mission.

Engaging God's Mission (course only)

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Introduction

  • Welcome!

Module 1: Getting Started

  • Lesson 1: Course Overview
  • Lesson 2: What's the Problem?
  • Lesson 3: Surrender Your Agenda
  • Lesson 4: Key Practices
  • Lesson 5: The Value of an Experiment
  • Lesson 6: 2 Key Decisions

Module 2: Lay the Groundwork

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  • Lesson 1: Get Buy-in from Leadership
  • Lesson 2: Identify Potential Participants
  • Lesson 3: Invite People Personally
  • Lesson 4: Announce to the Congregation
  • Lesson 5: Conduct the First Reflection Meeting

Module 3: The Mission of God

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  • Lesson 1: What is the Purpose of the Church?
  • Lesson 2: What God's Mission is Not
  • Lesson 3: God's Mission is Shalom
  • Lesson 4: How the Church Lost Its Mission
  • Lesson 5: The Challenge for the Church Today

Module 4: God is Already Out There

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  • Lesson 1: What Motivates Churches?
  • Lesson 2: The Previousness of the Kingdom
  • Lesson 3: Our Secret Weapon
  • Lesson 4: The Neighborhood Connection Group

Module 5: Spark Transformation

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  • Lesson 1: Forcing Change Doesn't Work
  • Lesson 2: Thingification
  • Lesson 3: Action + Reflection = Transformation
  • Lesson 4: Important Components of Action-Reflection

Module 6: Monthly Action-Reflection

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  • Lesson 1: Taking Action
  • Lesson 2: Components of a Reflection Meeting
  • Lesson 3: Dwelling in Scripture
  • Lesson 4: Sharing Stories
  • Lesson 5: Prayer
  • Lesson 6: Openness to the Unexpected

Module 7: Choose a Ministry Experiment

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  • Lesson 1: Track Emerging Themes
  • Lesson 2: Mid-point Ministry Experiment
  • Lesson 3: Final Ministry Experiment
  • Lesson 4: The Process Continues

Conclusion

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  • Conclusion

BONUS: "The Four-Chapter Gospel" sermon series

  • SERMON 01 - Embracing the Four-Chapter Gospel
  • SERMON 02 - Chapter 1: Creation
  • SERMON 03 - Chapter 2: Fall
  • SERMON 04 - Chapter 3: Redemption
  • SERMON 05 - Chapter 4: Restoration