Church Growth
Great Commission
What is Matthew 28:19,20?
Kuberneseis
What is the Greek word for administration
Diakonos
What is the greek word for deacon which means servant, minister or messenger?
Culture defined
What is is a word for the ‘way of life’ of groups of people, meaning the way we do things
Pericope
What is a passage of scripture?
Faithful Church
What is effective not simply because they do the right things (how) but because they understand why the right things need to be done.
Administrative Functions
What is planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, controlling, reporting & recording, and budgeting
Servant Leader
What is Servant-Disciple, faithful steward, intercessor, advocate and proclaimer of the Gospel?
Powerful Influencers
What is Leadership?
Exegesis
What is a critical explanation and interpretation of scripture?
Matthew 16:18
What is the sovereignty of Jesus?
Spiritual Gift of Administration
What is a special God-given ability to plan, organize tasks, and follow through or to steer a ship (ministry, task, organization.)
Diaconal Calling
What is an ordained position within the church and like the clergy, they are set apart from all other leaders in the church by the sacred act of ordination (laying on of hands).
3 Levels of Culture
What is visible things, values and view of reality?
Clark Method
What is the large text, small text, introduction, 3 points and conclusion?
The 9 P's of Church Growth
What is premise, priority, process, power, pastor, people, philosophy, plan, and procedure?
Governance
What is theocracy, leadership, legislation and judicial functions
Deaconess
What is not found in the Bible?
Core Values
What are proclaimed and practiced values and assumptions which guide actions?
Hermeneutical Process
What is . . .
What does the text say? (Exegesis)
What does it mean? (interpretation)
How do I know that’s what it means? (Validation)
Now that I know what it means, so what? (Significance/Application)
The plan
What is target focused?
Biblical Example
Who is Joseph, Moses, Nehemiah, Jesus, the disciples, the deacons?
Main Goal
What is to serve?
View of reality
What are basic underlying assumptions about the way things work? (Perceptions)
Theological Claim
What is the Thesis Statement