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04823cam a22003978a 4500 001 E93485062B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 005 200904170023.0 008 060120s2006 cau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2006002108 020 $a 9780878083671 (alk. paper) 020 $a 0878083677 (alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)63178928 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d ITC $d E9B $d SILO 050 00 $a BV652.24 $b .O26 2006 082 00 $a 254/.1 $2 22 100 1 $a O'Connor, John Patrick. 245 1 $a Reproducible pastoral training : $b church-planting guidelines from the teachings of George Patterson / $c John Patrick O'Connor. 260 $a Pasadena, Calif. : $b William Carey Library, $c 2006. 300 $a xx, 343 p. : $b ill. ; $c 22 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Uphold a high view of the flocks. $t Permit the setting to shape your methods ; $t Let the right people do the work ; $t Follow proven guidelines to gather flocks ; $t Spy out the land ; $t Bond with the people and their culture ; $t Form and train the right kind of task group ; $t Find the receptive vein within a society ; $t Find a hospitable "person of peace" ; $t Proclaim the good news with a power that keeps it flowing ; $t Pray for healing of body, heart and soul ; $t Let seekers and new believers host harvesting meetings ; $t Use stories and the arts to teach with greater effect ; $t Find pointers to Christ in pagan lore ; $t Reach entire families for Christ ; $t Baptize without delaying for legalistic reasons ; $t Make disciples in a New Testament way ; $t Worship and break bread in a way that fits small flocks ; $t Train shepherding elders ; $t Teach the Bible biblically ; $t Promote dynamic interaction in small groups ; $t Develop all the activities that God requires a flock to do ; $t Oversee work in a region in a liberating, reproducible way ; $t Evaluate results with ruthless honesty -- $t Develop a healthy, joyful body life. $t Let everyone in their flock serve in a vital ministry ; $t Lead with the Spirit's power--do not simply enforce rules ; $t Cultivate the fruit of the Spirit ; $t Listen as the Lord speaks through His Word ; $t Watch out! here come wolves! ; $t Resist demons in a biblical way ; $t Let the poor give sacrificially ; $t Equip lay workers ; $t Let children do serious ministry ; $t Organize women for significant ministry ; $t Dramatize biblical events ; $t Build mutually edifying relationships ; $t Boldly affirm the Almighty's forgiveness ; $t Connect Jesus' commission with his command ; $t Keep church body balanced : avoid stressing pet ministries -- $t Let flocks multiply. $t Let God's Spirit play the midwife as flocks reproduce ; $t Envision what God will enable his people to do in pioneer fields ; $t Mentor in the background in order to sustain genuine apostolic succession ; $t Encourage flocks to follow God's rules rather than man's ; $t Make sure mission funds meet real needs ; $t Lead humbly and firmly ; $t Let a big church form tiny ones within it ; $t Let house churches and cells reproduce normally ; $t Organize for dynamic body life in the way that Scripture prescribes ; $t Create interchurch cooperation and friendship ; $t When storms rage, stay focused on crucial objectives ; $t Send the right harvesters to the right fields ; $t Apply God's oil to rusty organization ; $t Tap others' experience to solve snags with a trouble-shooting chart -- $t Train leaders in Jesus' way. $t Train new shepherds to obey Jesus first ; $t Learn and do God's word : teach integrated units ; $t Listen to flocks and shepherds before instructing them ; $t Keep a useful balance between the classroom and mentoring ; $t Give unbiased career guidance ; $t List optional studies in a training menu ; $t Deal prudently with movements to Christ within other religions ; $t Follow up mission courses with useful action ; $t Mentor workers with proper authority ; $t Write training materials that fit specific fields ; $t Identify servants with a shepherd's heart ; $t Discern how and how long to mentor -- $t Pass on a "light baton." $t Equip sending churches like the one in Antioch ; $t Decide wisely who should mentor new leaders ; $t Commission and send out workers ; $t Uphold a high view of the flocks. 600 10 $a Patterson, George, $d 1932- 650 0 $a Church development, New. 650 0 $a Missions. $v Cross-cultural studies. 650 0 $a Intercultural communication $x Christianity. $x Christianity. 650 0 $a Christianity and culture. 650 0 $a Missions $x Study and teaching. 650 0 $a Church growth. 650 0 $a Evangelistic work. 700 1 $a Patterson, George, $d 1932- 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip067/2006002108.html 939 $a 5826933 941 $a 1 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E93485062B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b E9B 952 $l UTAX314 $d 20090701080000.0Initiate Another SILO Locator Search