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Preparation.
Church planting is
an exciting work. It
works as we partner
with the Holy Spirit in
bringing the Good
News about the Lord
Jesus Christ to a
Gospel Destitute
Area, and a Gospel
Destitute People
Group.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This material has been put together to help Kingdom Workers in our local
churches who did not have the privilege to attend a Bible College. We have
sincerely tried to simplify many of the topics by summarizing their content in
points form. We hope that they will do some good in your church leadership
and church-planting ministry.
To all those who have supported us along the way by prayers and finance, we
are greatly indebted to you. It is our prayer that you will gain much Kingdom
Returns through these materials. May the Good Lord bless you all.
........................................................................
Team Leader
ACTS Ministry Fiji
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INTRODUCTION
The church will continue to manifest the Kingdom of
Heaven locally through the planting new local churches in
new target areas. The planting of a new local church is a
visible sign of our domination and advancement of the
Kingdom of Heaven in a locality or territory held hostage by
the devil and his army of evil spirits. The power of the local
church comes from the Head of the Church himself, The
Lord Christ, The King of Heaven and Earth. The philosophy
of the Head of The Church universal has to be taught and
manifest in the local churches through the lives of her
members for they will prepare her members for the final
manifestation of the Kingdom Culture in the New Earth.
This philosophy exhibits the values, character, and intent of
the Lord Himself.
Church planting is an exciting work. It works as we partner
with the Holy Spirit in bringing the Good News about the
Lord Jesus Christ to a new Target Area, and a new Target
Group. It could be in the same locality whether there has
already been an existing local church. This is known as an
Un-evangelized Area or Unevangelized Group. It can also be a
new area or people where there is no known Christian
witness. This is known as Unreached Area or Unreached
People. It could also be a new area whether there is an
Unreached People, speaking a different language, and
practicing a different culture. This is what I called Cross
Boarder Unreached Area or Cross Cultural Unreached People. The
whole work of church planting comes under the domain of
Mission as commanded in the Great Commission.
There are three significant aspects of church planting that a
new and aspiring church planter needs to consider. They are
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Study 01
CHURCH PLANTING WORK
A simple outline
Church Planting work is a challenging but exciting work. It
is the only work of value that will last through eternity.
Existing local churches ought to be planting new local
churches in and beyond their boarders of influence. A nonchurch-planting church or a non-evangelistic church is not
in accordance with Gods plan. The church is the only
institution that Jesus established, blessed, and
commissioned to mobilize for Kingdom Citizenship.
The work of church planting brings out the reasonableness
of evangelism and mission. Unless a new church is planted
in a Gospel destitute area, all works of evangelism and
mission will not really have the needed continuity and
momentum to carry it forward to the next generation. Every
work of evangelism, mission, crusade, or outreach, must be
purpose-driven, and they must focus on planting a new local
church (congregating a new body of local believers) in a target area,
especially those that do not have a Christian witness, a
Christian church. The planting of a new local church will
congregate the new believers in the area into a new
community of set-apart people that God will use to
influence others or other communities in a mighty way
according to his plan (its the people, not the building).
Most of us have been involved in evangelism work in our
local churches. What are some of the tasks involved in
Evangelism & Pastoral Ministries in your local church
(Brainstorming)? Can they be transferred to a new locality or
cross-culturally and be contextualized?
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Study 02
WHAT IS MISSION ALL ABOUT?
Mission in the general sense is an assignment, a task, an
undertaking, a duty, or an operation. This is a word that is used a
lot by the military which speaks of a task that has to be
accomplished. It has now been adopted by the church to
define the vitality of the task given to us by the Lord Jesus,
and that the church must be wisely aggressive in pursuing
this mission to its completion. Matthew 28:19-20 is now
known as the Great Commission. Paul in Acts 22:21
explained that God called and chose him for the significant
mission to the Gentiles;
21 But the Lord told me, Go! I'll send you on a mission. You'll
go far away to people who aren't Jewish.' Acts 22:21 (GW)
So the word Mission in the Christian sense could be
defined as a task that God assigned to a certain Born Again person
where he or she is required to take the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to
a people not his of his own, speaking a different language, practicing a
different culture, that they may know that God had already sent His
Son to save the world.
In Acts 22:21 above, the word mission here is the translation
of the Greek word exapostell; which basically means, send,
send forth, send away, send out. And Pauls mission in this,
according to this text is to go far away to a people who are not
Jews.
But in order to understand the Biblical significant of the
word mission in relation to Gods Divine Plan for man and
the strategies that He employed in order to bring this plan
to realization, we will need to do the following;
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1.3.1.1.
So wherever you go, make disciples of all
nations: Baptize them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.20 Teach them to do
everything I have commanded you. And remember
that I am always with you until the end of
time. Matt 28:19-20 (GW)
1.3.1.2. 28 In the church God has appointed first
apostles, next prophets, third teachers, then those
who perform miracles, then those who have the gift
of healing, then those who help others, those who are
managers, and those who can speak in a number of
languages. 1 Cor 12:28 (GW)
1.3.2. Witnessing to the reality of the King and His
Kingdom;
1.3.2.1.
But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit comes to you. Then you will be my
witnesses to testify about me in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth. Acts 1:8 (GW)
2. Study and understand the Great Commission
Matthew28 in context;
2.1. What is the Great Commission?
2.2. Who gave the great commission?
2.3. To whom was the great commission given?
2.4. For what purpose?
2.4.1. Enlisting the church
2.4.2. Partnership I will be with you always
2.4.2.1. These are important questions to answer
because it defines the;
2.4.2.1.1.
Mission;
2.4.2.1.2.
Authority;
2.4.2.1.3.
Structure;
2.4.2.1.4.
Accountability;
2.4.2.1.5.
Job description/Task;
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Study 03
HOW DO YOU DO IT?
1. Understanding the Heart of Mission - This is very
important because unless people, group of people, or
church, have a clear Biblical understanding of the Heart
of Mission, they will be doing Gods Mission Work
according to their own concept.
1.1. Planning for the task God is the God of planning.
There are many verses in the Bible that tell us that
God has planned things from before the foundation of the
world. He made us in His likeness and with this
likeness comes the divine genes for Kingdom
Expansion Planning. There are a couple of things
worth remembering as we plan our Mission Task;
1.1.1. Your plan gives you a fair idea of what is required
to be done, how to do them, when to do them,
and those responsible for getting them done;
1.1.2. God has the Blue Print;
1.1.2.1. This is why we need to pray that he
directs us;
1.1.2.2. But this does not negate the fact that we
should plan;
1.1.3.The Plan must be opened to Gods intervention;
1.1.3.1.
He is in control;
1.1.3.2. Acts 16:6-10
1.1.3.3. We as His workers must always be
willing to change when God wants us to
change;
1.2. Understanding the task
1.2.1. Evangelise and plant churches How do we
define the two?[Evangelize & Plant churches]
1.2.1.1. What is Evangelism & the verb
Evangelize? - Evangelism is the process of
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Study 04
HOW DO YOU TRAIN FOR IT?
The church has majored in sermon preparation and
preaching plus other things, but very little has been done in
the domain of structured Bible teaching; especially in the
area of Mission, and Evangelism that is focused on, or, will
result in the planting of new local churches. One of the
reasons is because many local pastors do not know how to
do it, either because they were not taught about it, or they
do not know how to string their pearls of evangelism and
church planting knowledge together and apply it to a real
situation. If the church is constantly relying on Bible
Colleges to do their training for them, then a lot will be
hindered in the work of Kingdom Expansion because there
will only be a handful who will know and probably be able
to apply what theyve learnt. The Great Commission was
given to the Leaders of the Church (the Apostles and disciples),
which goes to say that the responsibility of the Great
Commission in all its facets falls on the church as a
movement (members multiplying members through sharing of their
faith) and as an institution (legally established organization).
Therefore, educations with regards to Mission, Evangelism,
and Church Planting for the fulfilment of The Great
Commission MUST begin first in the local church, and to
every individual member. Lets see where we can start. Lets
begin with;
1. Mission Education in the Local church;
1.1. You can start with Designing a Local Church
Mission curriculum;
1.1.1. This is very important and an excellent way to
start because the local church is the first
institution for education and training in the
things that concern Kingdom Expansion;
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1.2.1.1.1.
The Good News about The
Kingdom of Heaven;
23 And Jesus went about in all
1.2.1.1.1.1.
Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing all manner of disease and all
manner of sickness among the people. Matt
4:23 (ASV)
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8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast
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1.3.5.4.1.
What do we mean by the term
church planting? This term defines the
work of evangelising the Unevangelized , or
reaching the unreached, with the Gospel of the
Lord Jesus, and establishing those who have
received it into a legal congregation of local
believers.
1.3.5.4.2.
Why is church planting
important? This is all in the concept of
Kingdom domination. The planting of a
local church in a locality is the visible
manifestation of Gods Kingdom
domination is that area.
1.3.5.4.3.
The significance of church
planting in the work of Kingdom
Expansion? The establishment of a new
local church carries on the Kingdom
advancement on that front. The advancement of
the Kingdom will be stagnant when we are not
planting new local churches amongst the
Unevangelized the Unreached people.
1.4. Describe for themselves in Biblical terms what the
church is designed to be and do in the plan of God;
1.4.1. Do a corporate study on The Church; 1.4.1.1. The Theology of the Church; - 1. OLD
TESTAMENT USE OF THE WORD. Lev.
4:13"And if the whole congregation of Israel sin
through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes
of the assembly. . ." The Hebrew word for
assembly means to call or assemble, and is used
not only for the act of calling itself, but also
for the assembly of the called ones. In this
sense Israel is called a "church," an assembly,
because called out from among the other
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Study 05
CAN I DO IT ALONE?
Mission cannot be done by one man or a one man team. It is
highly unlikely that he will achieve much. When the Lord
Jesus came, he took under his guidance 12 men whom he
discipled (trained) to work with him (as a team) and continue
the work after he is gone. Jesus knew the enormity of this
task and because he was restricted to a body (being a man),
he is limited as a man, and therefore recognized that the
work could be easily done by having a Team of Like-minded
people.
13 And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him whom he
himself would; and they went unto him. 14 And he appointed twelve,
that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to
preach, 15 and to have authority to cast out demons: 16 and Simon he
surnamed Peter; 17 and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother
of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:
18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and
Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the
Cananaean, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Mark 3:13-19 (ASV)
1 And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority
over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease
and all manner of sickness. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are
these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother;
James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and
Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of
Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot,
who also betrayed him.
Matt 10:1-4 (ASV)
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1.1.4.2.1.
They were given clear instructions
about their responsibilities and the
standard of life they need to show;
1.2. The strategy of the Team will depend on the research
and reflection result of the Target Area guided by the
Word of God;
1.2.1. Note that strategy is the overall game plan or
course of action, process, and programme used to
accomplish a certain Objective. Strategies are applied from
one objective to the next and they may differ depending on
leadership, policies, and resources available.
1.2.2. Note that objective is that which should be
accomplished in a given time period to reach the Aim;
1.2.3. Note that Aim is what we are striving to do? Or
what we desire to achieve? The main target that defines our
PURPOSE.
1.2.4. The strategy should be realistic and viable;
1.2.4.1. It is our input according to our resources.
God will increase what we are able to invest
to meet the unexpected and increasing
demand in the Target Area according to His
will;
1.2.4.2. Our faith focuses on the outcome
believing that our strategy plus our faith that
we vocalize to God in prayer will bring
exponential return both spiritual and
physical;
1.3. Team Character: Holy Lives, Maturity, Enthusiasm &
Fire, Humility, Team Player.
1.3.1. A quality team (spiritual lives); this should be
first and foremost. Knowledge must be
demonstrated by the life and lifestyle (habit).
Knowledge is important but a Holy Life is more
important.
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Study 06
HOW DO I CHOOSE A TARGET
AREA?
Before the church carries out any evangelism work, the
evangelism, mission team will need to decide of an area to
work in. This will require a lot of research. In a multiracial
society, the target people of the target area will also need to
be determined. The main reason for deciding on a target area
is because there is the presence or possible growth
(projection) of responsive unreached people. The selection of
the target area for mission or evangelism will also be
influenced by the existence or non-existence of a local
church in the area. Of course we will need the data from our
community research to help us reflect on the issues and
make a decision. Let us look at the important points in this
section.
1. How did Paul selected a Target Area?; (In Acts)
1.1. This question cannot be directly answered from
stated verse in the Bible but you will see if you
studied the Book of Acts that Paul was strategic in
the selection of his target area for church planting
work. The cities he selected, they were;
1.1.1. The Centre of Roman Administration in the
province;
1.1.2. The presence of Jewish Communities that have
religion influence in the community, which offers
a good background for Missional work;
1.1.3.Cities of Commercial Importance;
1.1.4. Cities of religion importance to the heathens;
1.2. When Paul targeted a city, he was always looking
beyond that city to the surrounding region. He used
his target city to launch his mission work to the
region.
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Religion;
3.1.3.5.3.
Race & ethnic groupings;
3.1.3.5.4.
Future growth;
3.1.3.6. NOTE 1 data of 2 or more areas should
be collected. Prayerful evaluation and rating
to determine the TAO that should take
priority;
3.1.3.7. NOTE 2 consider refraining from
entering a new area without prior prayer and
research; unless otherwise prompted by the
Holy Spirit.
4. Group Exercise
4.1. Work in Groups and do demographic research on
three (03) areas before selecting the one your team
believes is best option to carry out a Church Planting
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STUDY 07
WHAT ABOUT THE NEEDED
RESOURCES?
What do we mean by the term Resources? Britannica
defines the word resources as the apportionment of productive
assets among different uses. The choice among alternative uses
determines the composition of the social product.
And therefore Resource allocation arises as an issue because the
resources of a society are in limited supply, whereas human wants are
usually unlimited, and because any given resource can have many
alternative uses._
In view of the above, we need to be mindful of the fact that
local churches also have limited resource and therefore need
to make wise decisions in the utilization and distribution of
what is available at hand. God is able to supply all our needs
according to His riches in Glory (Philippians 4:19), but that does
not mean that we can use and distribute what He has given
us in any way we like; the Bible also cautioned the church on
stewardship and the Lord does not want his people to waste
the resources He has given into the hands of a local church.
42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom
his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in
due season? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh
shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him
over all that he hath. Luke 12:42-44 (ASV)
1 And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who
had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting
his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I
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hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no
longer steward. Luke 16:1-2 (ASV)
1. Luke 14:28-30 counting the cost;
1.1. Luke 14:28-30 "Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. He
will first sit down and estimate the cost to see whether he has
enough money to finish it, won't he? Otherwise, if he lays a
foundation and can't finish the building, everyone who watches
will begin to ridicule him and say, 'This person started a
building but couldn't finish it.'
1.2. Realistic appraisal of resources;
1.2.1. From home church
1.2.2. Partnering churches
1.2.3. Members and supporters
1.2.4. Friends and Families
1.3. Resources;
1.3.1.People; Supporters in prayers and finance are the
greatest resources;
1.3.1.1.
Prayer contribution from supporters and
intercessors;
1.3.1.2. Financial support from Kingdom
Expansion stakeholders.
1.3.2. Time; do not waste the time. It is a valuable
resource.
1.3.2.1. Time management for each individual
missionary and as a team is very important.
1.3.2.2. Time invested on people for discipleship
and time invested in the team for planning
and administration must be balance.
1.3.2.3. Time invested in people must come first.
1.3.2.4. Do not neglect time with the family; take
time with the family whenever possible;
1.3.2.5. Most important of all is your personal
time with the Lord; Family time with the
Lord; Corporate Time/Team Time with the
Lord.
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STUDY 08
LAY HANDS ON THE TEAMAND
BEFORE SENDING THEM
14 Don't neglect the gift which you received through prophecy when the
spiritual leaders placed their hands on you {to ordain you}.
1 Tim 4:14 (GW)
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STUDY 09
FORWARD INTO THE COMMUNITY
The actual going into the community is where we will
demonstrate what we have been preparing for during our
preparation period both spiritual and physical. Our personal
and corporate intercession will definitely clear the way in
the spiritual realm manifesting itself in the physical when
we make contact with the community. All other
preparations in terms of logistics, communication, and
networking, are made to support our spiritual preparation.
1. Begin this work with Prayer! Prayer! Prayer!
1.1. That those contacted may be saved;
1.1.1. 1 Brethren, my heart's desire and my supplication to God is
for them, that they may be saved. Romans 10:1 (ASV)
1.2. The Lord Jesus had already made supplication for us;
1.2.1. 31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that
he might sift you as wheat: 32 but I made supplication for
thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou
hast turned again, establish thy brethren. Luke 22:31-32
(ASV)
1.3. Any other important prayer point that may have been
forgotten;
1.3.1.5 Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is
at hand. 6 In nothing be anxious; but in everything by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God. Phil 4:5-6 (ASV)
1.4. Many things are achieved through prayer because we
are voicing to God our concern, which (in terms of
mission) are also His concern.
1.4.1. 16 Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray
one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of
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would not write them with paper and ink: but I hope
to come unto you, and to speak face to face, that your
joy may be made full. 2 John 1:12 (ASV)
2.2.2. Inviting LOVE;
28 Come to me, all you who are troubled and
2.2.2.1.
weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.
Matt 11:28 (BBE);
2.2.2.2.
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STUDY 10
SHARING THE GOOD NEWS
This is the pinnacle of the work, the climax of that which
we have prepared hard for, the apex of this work of
Kingdom Expansion. All others serve to support this, in
terms of building relationships, community development in
needed areas, and presenting an acceptable image of the
local church to the community.
I would like to state a point of caution here. There is this
erroneous philosophy of sharing the Gospel and expect the
contact to respond by giving his or her life to the Lord at the
conclusion of the presentation. This goes for healing prayers
too. Sometimes it will happen but other times it will not
happen as we expect, especially if we are going into the
community for the first time and presenting the gospel
straight away. The idea of making pre-evangelist contact is to
break-down the walls of ignorance that exist between the
community and us, and also give them a chance to share
with us their current status of spiritual destitution.
The employing of social approach is not meant to entice the
community members, as some would have thought; but to
bring an approach that is holistic touching the three main
areas of a persons life; spiritual, physical, social, in-line with
the scriptures; And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour
with God and men. (Luke 2:51-52)
1. Pray for every contact made.
1.1. If the person shows interest and is touched by your
sharing in the power of the Holy Spirit, he will ask
you to return;
1.2. Friendship EE (Friendly Neighbour, Loving
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Gods wrath
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previous lessons) have all been done, you can now try it
out in your target community.
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Study 11
DEALING WITH RESPONDENTS
This is an important part of the work of community
evangelism in relation to church planting. As target hearers
start to respond to the salvation call, there needs to be a
follow-up mechanism already in place that will help screen
the intensions of hearers and determine their authenticity. It
has been seen that people come to a personal decision to
receive the Lord Jesus for more than one reason, and some of
those reasons are definitely unrelated to the Gospel message;
and this is what we need to be observant about.
1. What is involved - People need to know what is
involved with becoming a Christian; has the person
understood the Gospel Message?
1.1. The main question that we need to ask a respondent;
(Have you understood the Gospel message?)If the person
says YES, ask Where is Christ Now? If the Gospel
Message is clear, the respondent will answer, He is in
my HEART. If he answered otherwise, it could mean
either the Gospel message wasnt presented clearly or
the respondent was not being attentive during the
presentation.
1.2. On the question What does the message mean to you
personally? Some of the genuine answers are;
1.2.1. Turning away from MY SIN and ask for Gods
forgiveness;
1.2.2. Jesus died for me so I can live eternal life;
1.2.3. Jesus died for me and I need to turn away from
my sin to be saved;
1.2.4. Turning to CHRIST and turn away from my
sin;
1.2.5. Gods forgiveness and Love that came through
the Lord Jesus for me;
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Study 12
FORMING THE CHURCH
Those converted, confirmed and baptised need to know and
understand that they now belong to a big family (The
LOCAL CHURCH; & The UNIVERSAL CHURCH)
1. Assurance of where they belong;
1.1. Through Love and Verbal Instructions;
1.2. Through relevant, culturally appropriate written
materials;
1.3. Through the Bible & Church Service in their own
language or in a language that is comfortable to them;
1.4. Through notes in their language or one they are
comfortable with;
1.5. Through further discipleship and Prayer;
1.6. What kind of local church do we desire to establish?
1.6.1. One that is Biblical and meet the important
needs of people;
1.6.2. One that considers present community culture
and willing to change if contradicts Godly
standards;
1.6.3. One that meets all ages;
1.6.4. One that educates;
1.6.5. One that people are comfortable with;
1.6.6. One that helps people grow to maturity in
Christ;
2. Fellowship Formation
2.1. Consider the culture; (gender, age, relational ties
between people)
2.2. Do we need a church building or should we have
home church?
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John 10:16
I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be
one flock with one Shepherd
Vision
We see a fully Hindi Speaking Church, vibrant, and Gospel Mission Minded.
Mission
GOALS
Short
Team of 2
years (20142016)
STRATEGIC PHASES
TIME FRAME
RESPONSIBLE
SUCCESS INDICATORS
1.
Gathering and
collating of essential
data that will help
determine CP
possibility, define
the target group,
and determined the
viable approach.
December 2013
Bro William Maloveretaki is tasked
February 2014 (this
with co-ordinating the
will be for 3 months)
community profiling work with
a team of young people or
church members who have a
vision for cross cultural church
planting.
a. Formation of a Team;
b. Carrying out the community
survey within the designated
timeframe;
c. Analysis of data and
information;
d. Report tabled before the
Valelevu Hindi Ministry Team;
2.
Contacting the
Community
2 months (08
The team will work with the Hindi
weeks; allow an extra
CP Ministry of the Gospel
4.
5.
Commence
Communicating the
Gospel
Following up of
New Believers.
Confirmation of
Faith by the New
Believers
2 months (08
Possibility of using the Jesus Film
weeks; allow an extra
DVD from Campus Crusade
4 weeks to cover for
(contact Bro Joe Rokosawa
unexpected
Fire), Tract distributions, Open
circumstances)
Air Crusade, working with the
Gospel Hindi CP Team.
Valelevu Assembly has been
spear-heading this work.
a.
a.
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b.
c.
d.
b.
c.
prominent community
members;
Team visitation to all families;
Leaders visitation to prominent
community members.
The Team contacting Joe
Rokosawa Fire and arrange the
uplifting of 400 Jesus DVDs;
DVD distribution and response
analysis;
Continuing Community
Visitations and Friendship
Building
Carry out Community Open Air
Crusade.
Formation of small groups
straight after the Gospel
Presentation;
Acquisition of relevant needed
follow-up materials;
Commencing the study at the
designated time.
Goals
Medium
Term 3th
4th year
6.
Formation of a
Congregation
12 months
structured Bible
Study and spiritual
nurturing (allow an
extra 02 months for
unexpected
situations)
7.
Leaders Grooming
and Mentoring
8.
Consecration of
Leadership
02 month under
observation and
guidance.
Ministry Leaders
Trained
a.
b.
c.
d.
10. Ministry Leaders
Consecrated
01 month of
observation and
guidance.
a.
b.
c.
d.
03 months under
observation and
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GOALS
Short Term of 2
years (2014
2016)
OBJECTIVES
Phase 01 Community
profiling and analysis
D. To put up a topographical
view of the area by 01st
December 2013.
Maloveretaki to be
responsible for this.
E. To form a team to do
community research before
the 06th December 2013
Purpose
1. To gather the necessary data
that will assist in designing a
viable evangelist and church
planting approach in the
area.
STRATEGIC REMARK
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GOALS
Short Term of 2
years (2014
2016)
Short Term of 2
years (2014
2016)
Phase 02 Community
Contact
Purpose
1. To get our leaders
acquainted with the
OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIC REMARK
Research questionnaires to be
prepared in advance. Half the
team should be ready after
orientation. This exercise
needs 21 people divided into 07
groups and each group is to
research one of the 07 sectors
of the community; an area of
4sq km.
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A. Selective evangelism To
Short Term of 2
years (2014
2016)
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Short Term of 2
years (2014
2016)
B. Widespread Evangelism to
begin after the Selective
Evangelism (02 Weeks).
A. Immediate Follow-up to be
done asap.
Purpose
1. To ascertain the authenticity
of the New Believers
decision, and to nurture
them into practicing the
basic of Christian Living.
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Phase 05 Confirmation of
Faith
Purpose
1. To establish believers in the
Life of Christ;
2.
3.
1.
B. Instruction for Worship
that all believers will know,
personally and corporately
practice worship in words
and deeds (08 weeks)
C. Instruction on Service that
all believers will know and
follow after the life and
service of the Lord Jesus,
both personally and
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2.
1.
2.
Phase 06 Congregating
the New Christian
Community
Purpose
1. To officially recognize the
new local church as a new
D. Instruction in Witnessing
that all believers know the
importance of telling others
about the Lord Jesus; and
also the HOWs and
practicality of doing it (04
weeks)
1.
E. Instruction in Stewardship
that all believers will know
the reason and purpose of
the resources that are at our
disposal; and that the Lord is
the Owner of Heaven and
Earth and Everything in
them (04 weeks).
1.
2.
2.
Breaking of Bread
organized Communion
Service.
1.
2.
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Goals Medium
Term 04th year
1.
2.
***Consideration is also
place on acquiring a
piece of land or property
OBJECTIVE
To get all members for the Vusuya CP team speak the Hindi language at a level where they could share the Gospel clearly and
be understood.
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GOALS
Immediate Goals
(03 months)
OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIC REMARK
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To develop a deeper
knowledge,
understanding, and usage
of the Hindi Language.
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INTRODUCTION
Last night I returned from an Evangelist Meet with a group of Evangelists. I was invited to join
them and seeing the amount of utilities we have to take opted to pay for a motor-taxi to transport
them. However our co-ordinator brought one that was incapable of doing long-runs. It broke
down on the way to the destination and took an hour to repair. At the designated evangelist site,
the team took almost two hours just trying to set-up. One of the pre-departure preps that the team
overlooked was the pre-setup of utilities to clean and repair. It cost the team time at the site trying
to find out which goes where. As a result we finished around 1 am which was way over time and
most of the children had fallen asleep. On our way back to base, the Motor-taxi lost a wheel as a
part of it broke so we had to take an hour to repair. Four kilometres from base the Motor-taxi ran
out of fuel so they had to draw fuel from my motor bike. One of our missionaries was really
discouraged because he knew the team could have done way much better.
This was not the first community evangelistic meet we struggled with the site set-up. I
remembered another one I was involved in back in 2012 where our planning and advance section
did a bad job with the community liaison, bridge-building, and site designation. As a result our
logistic team arrived at the site and did not find any of our Advance Team on the ground. We tried
calling them but their mobile phones we switched off. As a result we called off the event and called
back our logistic team with all the utilities.
As I was doing the post-evangelistic evaluation, I found out that the team had not been trained to
carry out evangelistic operations in an organize manner. It has prompted me to try and help them
in the set-up, mobilization, planning, etc., so that the operation can run smoothly and the
evangelistic team arrive encouraged and leave satisfied to and from the site.
What I have noted here are some of the important points that a missionary will have to look at in
his/her pre-preparation for community evangelistic operation. I have tried to be broad but the
scope of the operation preparation could be reduced depending on your resources and preference.
For example; in the Planning Section, I normally use a 3 man team for demographic research,
community liaison, bridge-building, and site preparation. Others may prefer a bigger team.
i) They are responsible for mapping out and doing a demographic research and analysis of
the designated area.
ii) This Section which is responsible for community liaison, contact and connect
(Community Bridge Building), organizing with the communities the possibility of
doing the Jesus Film in that specific community.
iii) They will also be the section that be the Advance Group that will go and pray over the
area with all kinds of prayers. The monitor and evaluate all the work carried out. They
will be the first to go in, and the last to come out.
iv) The Section is divided into two Units;
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This is the main team which is going to carry out the Evangelistic Work through all kinds
of evangelist crusade. This section is further divided into units
i) Gospel Unit This is the main unit that will be on front-stage sharing the Gospel.
They are not to be involved in the logistic side of things but be free so they can spend
more time in prayer and message preparation. The composition includes the
evangelists, the music team, and the crusade leader.
ii) Follow-up & Discipleship Unit this unit will be somewhat behind the scene and
will be preparing themselves to meet those who will respond to the Salvation
Invitation. They will do the initial follow-up, and registering the respondents so they
can be discipled by the team and be monitored in their spiritual growth. This is also the
Unit that will stay on long after the Crusade is done and will work with new believers
with the purpose of establishing a local church.
iii) Counselling Unit This unit will work closely the Follow-up Unit and cases of abuse,
family problem, marital problem, money problem etc. that prompts a person to respond
to the Salvation Invitation are to be referred to them.
iv) Intercession & Deliverance Unit The Intercession and Deliverance Unit will work
on cases refer to them by the other three Units relating to social problems, spiritual
problems, demonic manifestations, and healings. Their work will mainly focus on the
crusade itself and the post crusade prayer follow-up. The pre-crusade prayers for the
designated area and people including Jericho Prayer March and area preparation will
be done in coordination with the Plansec.
Welfare Section
This Section in primary responsible for looking at viable ways where we can help
contribute to solving a community problem, improving community living, or assist in
community development.
i) The Welfare Section (WelSec) will carry out community researching and analysis of a
designated area.
ii) It will work in co-ordination with the PlanSec on a designated community and their
focus is the community needs.
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Discipleship
Unit
EvanSec
Counseling
Unit
Deliverance
Unit
Ground Unit
WelSec
Base Unit
FOREWORD
This paper presents our tentative Master Plan for Fulani CP Ministry in the South West or
wherever we will be placed in the South West region of Burkina Faso. We look forward to what
God has already planned out to happen, especially at this time when the WEC Burkina Faso
TEAM is winding up her operation with us looking for the possibility of a partnership with an
existing church or another mission organization to reach out to the Fulani in the area.
The Master Plan is designed in the clearest possible way so that those who join the team without
any prior knowledge of the work can familiarize themselves easily just by looking at the outline. It
is divided into 09 tentative phases with an estimated time frame of 2 3 years before a local church
is finally convened and governed by her local leaders. All established groups will run concurrently
and bulk of the time will be used to train leaders who will lead the church and nurture the
believers to grow spiritually and become vibrant witnesses of the Lord Jesus
It is our hope that with the leadership of the Holy Spirit, many Fulani speaking church shall be
planted in designated Peul communities of the south west Burkina Faso.
Be Blessed.
Fulani CP Ministry Team
Burkina Faso South West.
INTRODUCTION
Someone asked me; Are you still looking forward to work amongst the Fulani? Oh yes! an
affirmative Yes was my reply. Fulani on our Minds Used to run before; now, Jacob runs no
more. We have prepared a little paper to supplement our vision paper. This is a 32 pages
document titled Frontier Vision which we are hoping to share with WEC BUK, or any
interested Partner, on the positiveness of this possibility right at this moment, and also to
help mobilize the churches back home.
The Frontier Vision looks at the prospect of pioneering CP work amongst the Fulanis, or
working in partnership with a local church or organization to established vibrant cross
cultural mission teams along the BUK South-West boarders. I have personally covered quiet
an area in spotting and plotting the observing the location and distribution of the Fulani
people in the south west region (Poni Province); even downloading terrain satellite images
and sticking them together with an added map orientation skill so we can verify those
positions on the ground to the map.
We have found that;
1) There has been an increase in the Fulani population in the south west.
2) There is a % that moved down from the north, probably due to the feeding ground and
the instability through terrorism and war.
3) There is a concentration of Fulani close to both the Ghana and Ivorian boarders. Probably
because it offers them security of a passage way out whenever there is instability.
4) Dioula is their preferred language of communication.
5) A good number of men do speak French in comparison with the Fulani ladies.
6) The concentration along the Ghana boarder could also be due to the river which offers an
excellent drinking place, and the unstable relation with the local people (Birifor & Lobi).
These were why we wrote the Frontier Vision to help review our strategy for our future
ministry. This paper however, is not so much a statistical research but an observational one
that presents informative observation evidence needed for a broad overview of the area
demographically and the existing opportunities. These nevertheless may require still a detail
examination of the area to ascertain its credibility.
2.1.2
The greener fields of the South West which provide enough for their animals;
2.1.3
2.2 Field Excursions I have been around the area these last two years doing Spotting &
Plotting, and talked to some Fulani people to gain some basic demographical
information as well as for general observation on their movements.
2.2.1
Sideradougou Area in visiting the area and talking to the EPE Pastor of
Sideradougou (Pastor Jonas), it is visible that there is an increased
concentration of Fulani population around the Sideradougou area.
2.2.2
Logonsou Area in visiting the area with Mark Cocker of WEC BUK,
personal visit to the area, excursion discussion with the EPE Pastor from
Logonsou, and talking to Tal Mamadou, I can conclude that there is a
concentration of Fulani in the area of Logonsou.
2.2.3
Loropeni Area in visiting the area with Mark Cocker of WEC BUK,
observation visits and lengthy meetings with the local Fulani men both at the
market and in the communities, talking with the cattle herders around the
area, with the late Pastor Philip of EPE Obire Village, with one Mr. Togo a
deacon of SDA Loropeni, and with personal observation has led me to
conclude of the large Fulani concentration in the area.
2.2.4
2.2.5
I have also done a couple of observation visits between Gaoua and Batie, and
one following through the Gougoubili road right down to Batie; from Gaoua;
Gaoua and Malba and right up to Nako; and in and around the Gaoua and
Bourumbourum area. The observations results varies and it could be generally
noted that herds are normally found in and around the low lands of the area
where it normally pools up rain water in the rainy season. There is also a good
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We have not seen the research paper done by Seraina of WEC BUK which
was sent to the WEC International Office as recorded in the Minute of the
Field Conference held on from the 10th 14th of May 2004. It may be tucked
away in the office somewhere. It would be valuable to review her report and if
possible, have it updated.
2.3.2
Antagonism The existing antagonism between the Fulani people and other
people groups of the South-West (Birifor & Lobi especially) who are
cultivators. This adverse relationship does not always occur but from time to
time it does become very confrontational resulting in injuries and even death,
especially during the planting season. Cows could become very destructive to
the farmers when they are not well controlled.
Language The Language that is spoken widely by the Fulani of the SouthWest apart from Fufulde is Dioula. Although some have and are able to
communicate in the languages of the two major people groups of the SouthWest, yet the Trade Language seems preferable in market places.
3.1.3
Culture The culture of the two major people have also permeated the local
church and has determined who thing are and should be done.
3.1.4
Urban work may not be as difficult as rural work, I presume, that most Fulani
in urban or semi-urban area have changed and are educated. Therefore they
are comfortable with French, and of course Dioula and Fufulde. It may not be
easy with the rural pastoral Fulani.
3.2 In view of the proposed areas of consideration above, it may be worthwhile that
WEC and EPE or a partner church or organization work hand in hand in determining
the best possible strategy for Church Planting amongst the Fulani of the South-West.
In my view, it may be good to deliberate on allowing the Fulani converts to pray
about the issue and decide for themselves their preferable denominational affiliation.
The most important thing is to get them to Jesus. Their denominational affiliation
therefore is a secondary matter.
3.2.1
That WEC BUK and EPE take constructive actions in bridging any existing
and lingering feeling of detestation within the EPE denomination toward the
Fulani people;
3.2.2
3.3 My views in this regard may contradict with many in relation to planting new
churches that may become another denomination, but WEC BUK and EPE need to be
clear about the fact that WEC BUK is part of an International Mission Organization
with the clear goal of Reaching the Unreached and Planting Churches. That is what
WEC as an international organization does, and as such I do not believe that WEC
BUK should be tied up to a single denomination but that she can partner with more
3.5.2
Apart from this group, there is another contact person in the Loropeni region,
a man who is an elder in the community and well respected by the Fulanis in
Loropeni. Mark believes that he could be the Man of Peace for this
community. He is not a Christian but has been receiving us well every time we
visited him.
3.5.3
Togo, the SDA elder from Loropeni has offered to introduce us to the three
(03) most senior elders of the Fulani Communities in the Loropeni region.
3.5.4
Our latest contact was Tal Mamadou, a Fulani in his fifties from Logonsou
village. This is Fulani village. I met him during a visit to Logonsou with Mark
Cocker for the Alpha programme. However, we befriended him when he
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We are not sure as to whether there in any local church engaged in Fulani CP
work at the moment. We have talked with Pastor Daniel Narsis, former EPE
President, and he has showed us the 10 year plan for the EPE. He admitted
that EPE has a vision for Fulani work but there is not much in their 10 years
plan to substantiate this.
3.6.2
There are other churches working in the region but we are uncertain that any
of them has a vision for Fulani CP work.
3.6.3
The Radio Eso which is located in Gaoua and being run by Pastor Daniel
Narsis of the EPE has a vision for Fulani CP work and they have been
broadcasting Christian Programmes in Fufulde on the airwave. A partnership
with them would surely be very productive especially when now they are
looking at expanding their Radio Ministry within the region.
Strategic Set-Up
4.1 The idea is to work at planting Missionaries in strategic places along the frontier
region within a period of 10 years. These Missionaries will specifically focus on CP
amongst the Fulani people. These designated places are positioned along the BUK
frontier with Ivory Coast and Ghana. The villages chosen will need to be surveyed
first to ascertain their significance in terms of location and Fulani ministry
opportunities.
4.2 Those who will be stationed in these designated areas must mobilize their own
Fulani Ministry Teams using the committed and faithful local Christians within the
area who have strong desires to work amongst the Fulani people.
Leadership The Team Leader is the Strategy Co-ordinator, who will also be
the CP General Co-ordinator, and who will have to be a WEC Missionary.
Team Division The Team will be divided into two (02) sections. Section 01
will carry out Church Planting work in the area from Sideradougou to
Kampti. Section 02 will carry out Church Planting work in the area from
Kampti through to Malba and Nako.
4.4.3
The structure reduces the pressure and work-load of the Team Leader (Tango
Charlie) and shared the supervisory responsibilities amongst the Section
Leaders (Sierra Lima). Each station is to be led by a Group Leader; each area is
to be led by a Section Leader; and the whole Team by a Team Leader.
4.6.2
The idea of coding within the Team is also part of the Mission Security
Measures. It has come as a result of increased criminal activities in the region
by blockading roads and looting of both business and public vehicles and
transports. It is believed that these criminal elements are developing their
network and communication in order to carry out their activities with
precision and escape the arms of the law.
4.6.3
5.2.2
Exclusive Holistic Approach Where we pioneer the work using this same
approach without any partnership with churches or organizations with the
goal of Kingdom Expansion and planting a new church in a designated area.
Our field excursions have helped us in understanding the needs in the Fulani
communities. We have talked with many Fulani men both in the rural areas as
well as in towns concerning this matter. We have noted five of the major ones
here which we believe need more concerted prayers and feasibility studies.
5.3.2
5.3.1.5.1
5.3.1.5.2
All church planting activities will run concurrently. We will not wait for one
group to be established before we can move forward and work on another.
They will all be running together.
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The establishment of a group will be at a Time Frame of 36() weeks; that will
be from the Community Contact Phase to the completion of the Gospel
Sharing and formation of the Group of Believers.
5.4.3
Than another 12 weeks of Bible Study Follow-up before they are given the
opportunity to be baptized.
5.4.4
5.5.2
Each main Fulani Church will then be responsible for the evangelization and
church planting work in their area (Commune / District). The team will
continue to provide for strategic (planning) and technical support (hows of
methods/procedures).
6.1.3
The Team could begin with putting together a Power Point Presentation
specifically focused on the South-West Fulani Ministry. This will be made
available to Team members as well and our Sending Bases, Partner Churches,
and Organization.
We will pray and look for existing Fulani Christians in the area and region.
When we find someone, we will assess his maturity level and see where we
can use him / her. Our areas of needs are ministry and language learning.
6.2.2
We will also contact other Mission Organization for assistance. We will ask
whether they have a good Fulani Christian worker available who would be
willing to work with us in the area of ministry and language learning.
I can only speak for my home country at this point. The Missionary Trainees
at the South Pacific Missionary Training Centre, Suva, Fiji has been keen on
Mission for the last 20 years and continues to train people who desire to be
used of God amongst the unreached of Africa. Before we came in 2011 we
noted a number of trainees who are interested in Fulani work and are making
time to pray for their specific callings. The school itself has been praying for
Fulani Mission Work since 1995.
6.3.2
A Discussion with the WEC Fiji Director surfaced the growing interest in Fiji
for working with WEC in reaching the unreached people groups (Fulani
included) especially from the larger denomination like the Methodist and
AOG.
6.3.3
I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be
one flock with one Shepherd
Vision
We see a fully Fulfulde Speaking Church, vibrant, and Gospel Mission Minded.
Mission
GOALS
STRATEGIC
PHASES
Immediate
Term 04
months
TIME FRAME
December 2014 March
2015 (this will be for 4
months).
***data to verify
observation of the
designated area.
RESPONSIBLE
William is tasked with coordinating the community
profiling work. If possible, form a
Team of 3 workers to carry this
out.
***secondment process?
SUCCESS INDICATORS
e. Formation of a Team;
f. Finalizing the community
survey within the designated
timeframe;
g. Analysis of data and
information;
h. Report tabled before the Unit
13. Language
Learning &
Kindy.
i.
Immediate
Short Term
(20152017)
Primary to Intermediate
Stage (03 years)
Wiliame Fufulde
Lavinia Fulfulde / Dioula
Short Term
01 year
Intermediate
Term (2018
19)
16. Commence
Communicating
the Gospel
17. Following up of
New Believers.
18. Confirmation of
Faith by the New
Believers
h. Continuing Community
Visitations and Friendship
Building;
i. Carry out other forms of Gospel
Communication.
03 months doing a 07
lesson study of initial
follow-up before the
baptism. (12 weeks and
allow an extra 4 weeks to
cover for unexpected
situations.
03 months (after
baptism) study Bible
Doctrines. (12 weeks;
allow an extra 04 weeks
to cover for unexpected
situations)
12 months structured
Bible Study and spiritual
nurturing (allow an extra
02 months for
unexpected situations)
OBJECTIVES
K. To put up a topographical
view of the area by 20th
January 2015.
L. To form a team to do
community research before
the 06th December 2014
Purpose
2. To gather the necessary data
that will assist in designing a
viable evangelist and church
planting approach in the area.
STRATEGIC REMARK
Immediate
Objectives
C. Selective evangelism To
begin in conjunction with or
after the Commoners
Goodwill visit. (04 weeks)
Purpose
2. To give all target members of
the community, and all speakers
of the target language a chance
to hear the Good News of the
D. Widespread Evangelism to
Lord Jesus and make a decision
begin after the Selective
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C. Immediate Follow-up to be
done ASAP.
Purpose
2. To ascertain the authenticity of
the New Believers decision, and
to nurture them into practicing
the basic of Christian Living.
Purpose
5. To establish believers in the Life
of Christ;
5. Specifically encouraging
believers to tell others about
what Jesus has done in their
lives
workers.
6. Core studies lessons would be God,
Jesus, Holy Spirit, Man, Sin,
Salvation, The Church, Angels,
Demons, The last days.
F. Instruction for Worship
that all believers will know,
personally and corporately
practice worship in words
and deeds (08 weeks)
H. Instruction in Witnessing
that all believers know the
importance of telling others
about the Lord Jesus; and also
practical.
5. Contact SIM for assistance.
I. Instruction in Stewardship
that all believers will know
the reason and purpose of the
resources that are at our
disposal; and that the Lord is
the Owner of Heaven and
Earth and Everything in them
(04 weeks).
B. Organizing preaching
schedules weekly preaching
schedules and teaching
sessions including Bible
Study sessions at designated
evenings of the week. (02
months observation/08
weeks)
Medium Term
Objectives
LANGUAGE LEARNING
AIM
To learn the Fulfulde language and be able to speak it at a level where we could share the Gospel clearly and be understood.
GOALS
Immediate Goals
(03 months)
OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIC REMARK
Short Term
12 months
6. Commence Fulfulde
Ndjioula language learning
after objective 02 is achieved.
to discussions and
conversations.
Phase 05 Level 03 > Level 04
Secondary Level (12 months)
Introduction
In my last piece I said that I will try to write something on community research that will
help rookie missionaries in getting a feel of their area. Those of us who went through Bible
School know that their main emphasis is for students to get a good grasp of the Bible in
knowledge and application. Minor subjects like this (research) could be included in the
electives (if there are electives) or left to individual to study for on their own. I have therefore
written this piece with little restrictions in terms of resources since this has been part of our
work for the last 16 years of ministry.
There are three sources of information that a missionary will need to constantly employ if he
is wants to do well in mission both in theory and in practice. They are 1) Gods word and
Prayer; 2) Research and Analysis; and 3) Reflection Action Reflection. All are important
and none can go without the other. But in this piece, I would like to talk about the research
side of mission and hopefully it will help you as a new missionaries working in a cross or
multicultural field evaluate what you have been doing.
Research in mission is part of the understanding of Missional Science that of course grows
out of the discipline of Social Science. The scope of modern Missional task, the evolution of
societies, the pace of development, and movement and displacement of people require
missionaries to carry-out researches in any designated area to clearly grasp its components.
At one point in history societies practiced communal living, had the same belief system, and
there were no mobile phones and IT gadgets. Now almost all societies are mixed societies
and citizenship is no longer restricted to natives alone; human rights flourish; changing
values; development is at a double-time rate and there are IT gadgets everywhere, even where
the Gospel has not reached; and we are no-longer sure as to whether we are moving forward
or moving backward.
But however important it is, I hope that your research work will not negate the importance
of the Word of God and Prayer which is the standard and basis of all Missional Work. Many
centuries ago Augustine wrote three important points concerning the use of and reliance on
world knowledge which I could summarise as; 1) We should observe the maxim and nothing
in excess; 2) The amount of pagan knowledge used is quantitatively small when compared to
that which can be derived from Scripture; 3) The Scripture is the standard of Truth 1. Caution
must be exercise in employing research lest it absorbs us that we forget the illuminating,
guiding, and revelatory power of the Holy Spirit who should be in total control in every
Missional and Church Planting work.
There are two major types of research I would like to share here and both are used in Mission
and Church Planting work. I have use both methods but in different fields and they do work
out well. The first is Anthropological Research, and the second is Demographical Research. I
will explain both of them and how best they can be used.
Anthropological Research
Anthropological Research Defined
The word Anthropology is a combination of two Greek words. The first is the word anthropo
which basically means man and logy which is basically defined as the study of. Therefore
the combination of the two forming the word anthropology simply means the study of variety,
distribution, characteristics, cultures, etc., of mankind.
Anthropological Research Purpose in Mission
This is a method of research is used mostly in places where there is no known Christian
witness and no known established Christian Community (Local Church). The focus of
Anthropological research is People, and the target is normally on one people group who have
the same language, culture, worldviews, etc. The approach does not necessarily require you
to go about the community or village with a laptop, but a pen & paper, or digital camera will
do; otherwise youll just have to have a photographic memory. It is carried-out
simultaneously with your contacting & connecting Bridge Building work. I have also written
a piece on Time Wasting, and in Wasting Time with my target group, whether it be family
visit, community visit, Market Place visit, or purpose driven bavarder, I gather information
about who they are.
Augustine, On Christian Doctrine, trans, D. W. Robertson, Jr. (New York: The Liberal Art
Economics
This has to do with how the Target People make their daily living from their
environment. In looking at the economy you will have to focus on these three (03)
sub-areas;
(1) The Ecology researching their Ethnic identification, their language, the
geography of the area, their biological factors, and the history and origin of the
target people. It will be good it there have been other earlier research done
which you can refer to, otherwise it will be a ground breaking work.
(2) The Technology with is again divided into;
(a) Subsistence living looking into their subsistence living in relation to
their food production, their energy source, their health and hygiene, their
occupations, their daily scheduled, their traditional seasons and cycles,
and their animals domestic and important.
(b) Their non-subsistence living which looks into their housing methods,
their ornaments and clothing, their art and craft, their mode of
transportation, and finally their mode of communication.
(3) The Economic Process The economic process researches into their;
(a) Wealth and its distribution and this covers properties and property
ownership and acquisition, trade and trade system, and gifts and giving of
gifts.
(b) Labour which research into the target people division of labour, how are
people rewarded for their labour, slaves and free-labour, and is there any
traditional labour law.
Cycle of Life
The second area to look at is the target peoples Cycle of Life. This is always an
interesting area to look into; well, of course all other areas are interesting in
researching a people group, but this one is different because you get to know how
a designated people group define their origin or the origin of life and their
existence.
(1) In this section you look into your target peoples belief of conception and
birth, naming of children, sterility and fertility, death of a child, other
tradition practices for children such as circumcision, bad luck and good luck
children, etc.
(2) You also look at the weaning and toilet training, the dos and donts a nursing
mother must abide by, the dos and donts of children and nursing of children,
etc.
(3) You also need to research the lives of children, youths, man & woman, old
men and old women. See what is special about these categories with the
culture of the Target People and whether there are special rituals associated
with them arriving at a certain age or age-group.
(4) Marriage and Affairs The age to get married, the decision to get married,
courting, bride price, affairs outside of marriage, children of affairs, polygamy,
divorce, remarriage, widows, a new couple and their family, power of the
extended family over a new family, etc.
(5) Also research the issue of old age that covers both man and women, how they
are cared for and what happens to people of authority within the group when
they grow old.
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(6) Deaths and Burial Why do people die? Where to the spirits go? Research
how funerals are carried out, mourning, burial rituals, authorities and
properties of the dead person, etc.
(7) Protocols and Manners this looks at the issue of cultural or community
protocols in relation to people and projects; behaviours, greeting and good
byes, addressing of people, classification of behaviours, dealing with
unwanted behaviour, behaviour modification, criminals, crimes and solutions.
It also looks at visitors and strangers; their reception, care, and sending off.
The focus of researching the Social and Political Structure is to learn and
understand how your target peoples community is organized and governed; the
inter-links of institution within your target community such the family, extended
family, clan, tribes, etc., their interactions and interpersonal behaviours. This is
further divided into 3 sections;
(1) The Kinship Organization which looks at relatives and relations,
demographic study, roles relation, clans, kindred, adoptions & orphans,
household and living together, non-relatives living together.
(2) Voluntary associations which looks at friendships, clubs and association,
other formal or informal groups with their membership requirements and
required behaviour; social poly-ethnic & social hierarchy, social class and
ranks.
(3) Political Structure
(a) Here we examine the target groups traditional system of government
and authority, whether or not power is inherited, decision making, type
of leadership whether its authoritarian or religious, whether leadership is
strictly for man, whether the governing system is hierarchical or
egalitarian, and how much power does the leader has.
(b) We also examined the traditional system of justice and how it relates to
the national governmental system; does the target group refer to the
government to solve their leadership problem, and whether or not the
traditional leaders supported by the government and in what capacity.
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Religion
Researching the target groups religion helps you to understand their spiritual
make-up;
(1) To see whether they believe in a higher God; whether or not gods have
names and the significance of those names; the control of the gods over nature,
environment, and the lives of men. The characters of the gods and their
authority and power over one another.
(2) In religion we also examine the target group concept of the universe;
whether or not there is a creator and source of life; the earth and its spirit;
whether or not there is another world out there; whether the stars and moon
have any control over earth and the people; the fertility of the earth.
(3) The examination of the spirit world; the existence of other spiritual beings
who are not gods; the classification of spiritual beings and their habitation;
whether spirit can be controlled by man and whether they can control man
and how; whether they have power to affect life and mans situation.
(4) We also research the target groups beliefs on Human Souls and the Spirit of
the Ancestors /and the dead. Defining the basic make-up of man and what
happens at death. Look into what happen when a person does wrong,
whether there is the consciousness of evil action. How does the target group
define the difference between mans souls and animals souls, and whether or
not they can be interchanged? Where do the souls of men go when they die,
what is so special about that place, and how long will they be there for? What
about those who do evil? Look into what happen to the spirit of the ancestors,
their ability to relate to the living, their control over the situations of the
living, and their reaction to the negligence and bad decisions of the living.
(5) Examine also the concept and practice of witchcraft to see why it is
dangerous, important, and see what the target group thinks of it. Survey the
effects of witchcraft over the community; the power of witchcraft and their
relationship with the spirits; when and why their services are employed.
(6) Study also the term Taboo and the scope its definition to for the target group
in relation to restriction, relationships, authorities, activities, ceremonies,
objects, nature and environment, names and places; study also he who has the
power declare things or situation taboo, whether it can be overruled, and
when is a taboo lifted; the curse and blessing of breaking or observing the
taboo.
(7) Current religion this of course is also an interesting research activity as this
is where you will gauge the extent of the work you will carry out. Examining
current religious practice helps you to see where the people have any
background knowledge of Christianity; is there are, how much of the peoples
life have been affected by it. If there is an existing church, how is this church
approach to changing peoples lives to become like Christ; whether the
converts become like Christ or become like the people who brought the
gospel of Christ; analyse the message of the local church to see whether they
are according to Christs command in Matthew 28:19 20, and theologically
correct. Look into their worship style and analyse to see whether they have
brought their cultural concept of worship God into their new fellowship and
what are the effects. And also look at the literacy level and whether or not
younger believing members who are literate have or will become a threat to
the current leaders.
Values
The whole work will take a lot of your time but the information gathered will be very helpful
in designing your approach and how the word of God can be used to effectively to challenge
the targets life and show him Jesus.
If I may add here the process taken from research to presenting Jesus is something like this.
The Compilation of Data stages, which are gathered through research: The Analysis of data
stage, which is done concurrently with the research or after all required information fields
are answered: The Information Screening Stage, which you will do after the analysis and
view all the target people theory and practice under the Word of God. The Word of God is
the standard of lifes Truth, Theory, and Practice for all people group in the world. After this
comes the Re-aligning stage which is done through the sharing of the Word of God, Prayer,
Bible Study, Counselling, Discipling, individually or in groups depending on your findings.
I remembered some told me a story of a Pastor who went to Papua New Guinea on an
evangelistic crusade. He was sharing to the crowd on a certain night about the Prodigal son
and when it came to the part where he went to look after the pigs of a certain man, to his
surprise the people cheered and clapped. After the night crusade he asked a local Pastor as
why did the people cheered about the prodigal son. The local pastor replied that pigs are
valuable animal in Papua and to look after them is a noble task. The Crusade Pastor had to
change the story the second night and modified the prodigal sons search for a living in a
Copra Plantation. The people understood this well, the filthy of sin, and many responded to
the Salvation call that night.
What is my point in sharing this story; well, although nobody is going to be saved by doing
research, it helps the missionary in designing his approach and contextualizing the message
because he understands the people culture, customs, and worldviews.
. WLRM
APPENDIX 06 - Becoming a
Movement Again
THE GOSPEL CHURCH MOVEMENT
FOREWORD
The Gospel Churches of Fiji at one point had 21 functioning, active, and growing assemblies
with close to 4,000 members and 2,000 affiliates. It is interesting to note that the 7th edition
of the Operation World 2010 had us dropped from the list of churches with significant
members. Why am I making this comparison? Because it will be quick for us to reason that
membership or numbers are not important but the formation of genuine Christians. I
wouldnt argue with that, but would ask as to whether our concern for the lost could
partially be determined by the number of believers in our local churches? Why? Well, I
believe that a concern must be manifested in action, and action is partially manifest is
results.
I for one would agree to a membership count of our local assemblies to see our numbers now
and compare our stats with the last years. Then we can also set targets and make projections
for the years to come. Some would disagree by reasoning that the Lord forbade David to
count his fighting men. I believe the context is different for in Davids case it was about
security and Davids action was motivated by pride in how strong they have become instead
of giving thanks to God for how they have become secured after years of wars. In our case it
is motivated by the desire to know the reality of how we have neglected and fallen short of
our purpose.
Church Planting is a non-issue in the Brethren Church at the moment. We are engaged more
in evangelism but not so much in Church Planting. Which one is important? They are both
important but Church Planting expands the boundary of a local church into Gospel
Destitute Areas where the name of the Lord Jesus is locally established to witness in a locally
designated area reaching out into every local households. Is it hard? Not really, we just have
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ask God for assurance so we can come out of our fear zone and use our current local
members who are living at a distance from our local assemblies to begin this move. That is
why I have written this paper to challenge the Gospel Church to return and become a
Movement again.
Be Blessed
INTRODUCTION
The Gospel Church Movement Missionaries arrived in Fiji in 1930s and began their work in
and around the country with much enthusiasm and zeal. It resulted in the planting of many
small local churches called Assemblies (Congregation of Believers). These assemblies later
planted other small Assemblies. They called themselves the Gospel Movement or The
Brethren Movement. And the movement continued until all of a sudden it stopped and we
came to a dead end not knowing where to move next. This little piece is meant to summarise
what I believe, from my own research and observation, the reason behind the stoppage and
the way forward. But what exactly is a Movement? So first let me give you a general
missiological definition of what a Movement is as many of the Gospel members today may
not have understood its significance.
The Gospel Church was initially known as the Gospel Movement or Brethren Movement. The
phrase Gospel Movement is the shortened form for the phrase Gospel Church Planting Movement
or Brethren Church Planting Movement. Let me try to give an in-depth explanation of the phrase
Church Planting Movement so we can appreciate the work and success of our early
missionaries. In general a Church Planting Movement is a rapid multiplication of indigenous churches
planting other churches that sweeps through a people group or a population segment. So generally this
definition tells us of what is happening rather than how it is happening; that there is a
movement going on around a designated area, region, and the world, and this movement is
resulting in the exponential planting of new local churches. At the core of this movement is
the Spirit of God at work in the hearts of people convincing them of the Truth, that Jesus is
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the Lord; Acts 4:12 for there is only one name given to man by which he can be save and
the Spirit of God is working in partnership with his missionaries to penetrate in force a
people group, community, or nation, through verbal communication of the Gospel and acts
of kindness prompted by the Spirit of Jesus.
this happening he should begin to allow greater freedom to the local church planter to move
forward as God leads.
members and the celebration of the Breaking of Bread. Members are again encouraged to
share their testimonies and invite others to the fellowship. The trained worker works at
developing leaders who will lead the new fellowship. If there is a person or family in the new
fellowship living at a distance, he is encouraged to start his own fellowship group at his
home. Then the cycle continues.
I continually reminisce the stories of those who walked for many miles and days in the
burning west, on sugar cane fields, through farmlands, into the interior, taking the Gospel,
sleeping where they can, regarding their comforts of less importance than the Good News of
the Lord Jesus.
Then came the locals at work, those who were trained in the School of Hard Knocks, who
caught on the fire and zeal of the Gospel Church Planting Movement, people who were
employed in secular employment and use their influence to plant new churches, that resulted
in the establishment of the Nadi Community Church, the Valelevu Gospel Church, the
Nausori Gospel Assembly, Banaras Assembly, and others. But lately there has not been any
new assembly planted and the movement has stopped. We begin ask questions as to where
have we gone off track and yet we all seemed to turn a blind eye on the issue and in doing so
failed to address it. Now we have no idea what movement we are.
ones who will do outreach in their own locality. The large church syndrome could be very
subtle because it could be under the guise of integrated fellowship when in reality we are
just wanting to increase our numbers for our glory.
Third, Leadership and Authority are in the Hands of the Mother Church.
The Church Development Leadership philosophy is to centralised the leadership and control
so all daughter churches are not given the freedom to lead their new fellowship by
themselves with the obligation to work in partnership with the rest of the Assemblies and be
governed by the main registered body. With the Church Planting Movement, authority is
given to the daughter churches or news assemblies to lead their own assemblies (which
happen at the dedication of the New Leaders of the New Assembly) with the obligation to
work in partnership with other Assemblies and be govern by the main registered body.
result they focus first and more on building big churches, building schools, dispensaries,
community welfare projects, because thats where they perceived the windows of
opportunities for future harvest to be. With Church Planting Movement its the other way
around; resources are channelled into church planting and sharing of the gospel, crusade,
evangelism, first and project are used to help assist in meeting the needs in the community.
With the Church Planting Movement it is the continuity of the Planting of New Churches in
Gospel Destitute areas that is the priority and not the projects. The resources are always
channelled first to cater for Church Planting work.
The Gospel Church has had countless opportunities to grow exponentially and plant
numerous new Assemblies, but we have not taken many of those opportunities. We have the
capacity and the resources to do so. But maybe we do not know who we as a church
originally were; that we were and should be a Church Planting Movement. May be we have
glean too much from other churches and have augmented our desire to become like them.
May be we have read too many books and seen too many secular institutions programme and
have enticed ourselves to believe that we should be what they have become. We have been
praying for the way forward, and sorry to say that we will not find it. Why? Because it has
already been given; and we can only rediscover it. Our purpose as an institution has already
been defined by God and implemented the moment the Gospel Missionaries were called to
come to our shores. Why continue to adopt a model that is not working (Church
Development Model)? So, what is the next step?
movement. The result is who we are today. My proposition on the return to Church Planting
Movement is outlined below and I hope that our leaders will take time to reflect on these and
that change is inevitable if we are to regain out cutting-edge.
Focusing on Mobilization
The work of Mobilization for Church Planting Movement will need to be directed by the
Council of Elders. They will either have to create a department within the existing structure,
or if this is too much of a hassle than they should consider appointing and empowering a
gifted person in the field of mission and church planting to be the Church Planting Strategy
Co-ordinator and to implement this formation.
a) Mobilizing of Gospel Church Planting Movement Strategic Prayer Teams: These Church Planting Movement Prayer Teams will gather and pray strategically
about our return to again be the Gospel Church Planting Movement we were and are
purposed to be. Their prayers will be guided by the Holy Spirit and by the
information given them by all other Teams.
b) Mobilization of Church Planters: - This initiative will need to be led by the Council
of Elders in asking local assemblies to forward the names of their workers who are
good church planters, and also Church Planters Candidates. These workers are than
assessed in their current level of Bible knowledge, Evangelism, Church Planting, and
Mission knowledge, and Field Experience. They will then attend four (12) weekends
of refreshment workshops of coaching and equipping before they are registered by
the main Body as Brethren or Gospel Assemblies Church Planters. They are then send
out into areas identified by the Strategy Co-ordinator or into a Gospel Destitute Area
they are burdened with by the Holy Spirit.
c) Mobilization of Mission and Church Planting Field Research Strategists: - This
Team will be responsible for research new fields where church planting can be
carried out. Preference will need to be given to Gospel Destitute Areas (GDA). They
will also be responsible for planning and co-ordinating the work of church planting
of the Fiji Gospel Assemblies Church Planting Movement as well as community
relations.
d) Mobilization of Non-institutional Trainers: - These non-institutional trainers will
be responsible for designing training curriculums that are focused on evangelism,
church planting, mission & cross cultural mission, leadership, and Bible knowledge.
They will also be the one to organize and evaluate training sessions, and also make
field assessment of the effectiveness of the training.
Training & Equipping
Purpose Training and Equipping is vital in Church Planting Movement. The training is not
just to gain knowledge but to be ready to put the acquired knowledge into use straight after
the training. But what is the difference between training and equipping? Training in the
discipline of missiology is the empowering of people who have already gained knowledge
and skills in the areas of discipleship, evangelism, and church planting. Equipping on the
other hand is the resourcing of those called of God for the work of mission and church
planting with needed knowledge and skills to be able to disciple others and plant new
churches. The equipping is normally done to those who do not have any knowledge and
skills in their designated field of ministry, or have a partial knowledge and skills of the two.
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These two important factors are not to be taken for granted because the knowledge and
skills acquired will be reflected in the field. If workers are equipped with guns, they will do
the shooting. If they are equipped with money, they do the buying; if they are equipped with
discipleship skills, they will do the discipling. And the same goes for training. If a worker is
skipping his training, he will quickly wear himself out. If he is consistent with his training,
he will stay the course in good times and endure in the difficult times.
Resourcing of Workers
Resourcing is like providing fuel for an engine. If you have a generator you will need oil and
benzene to be able to work. On the hind side, a pilot needs a plane, a builder needs tools, a
cook needs utensils, etc, etc. So it is with the resourcing of workers and Church Planters. It
is imperative that they be resourced according to their ministry needs to be able to do their
work well. Resourcing a church workers or church planter is the members investment into
the work of Kingdom Expansion and any satisfaction becomes their satisfaction, and success
becomes their success.
It must be made clear here that all the Teams above will lose their importance if they become
the centre of attraction or fail to carry-out what they were mobilized for. The mobilized
teams are to work hard at training and equipping Church Planters who will go out into
Gospel Destitute Areas and with Gods help plant more local churches. The core of their
responsibilities is to see that Trained Church Planters are sent out into Gospel Destitute
Areas. Otherwise we are just good looking structures and programmes.
Language Learning
In Cross Cultural Church Planting work it is highly recommended that workers and Church
Planters attain a Ministry Level of the Target Language. Therefore all Team members need to
be able to converse fluently in the target language. Does that mean that they will have to stop
ministry and do 03 years of language learning? Not really! But the Strategy Co-ordinator
must make sure that there is a language learning time set aside every week and that it is
compulsory for those in Church Planting Ministry to attend the language learning course. As
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Hindi is one of the major languages of Fiji, the CP members are to first all learn the Hindi
language for it will be surely useful in the Cross Cultural context. Other languages like
Mandarin Chinese or Urdu are to be learned by those who are focused or specifically called
to these people groups. It has been proven that those who speak the Gospel in the Heart
Language of the Target people in Gospel Destitute Areas gain more acceptance and
receptivity than those who speak it in a foreign language.
THE NEGATIVES
It is anticipated that this return to Become a Movement Again with be faced with many
difficulties in terms of church planting and organizational perspectives, financial resources,
manpower, interests, support, etc., as well as oppositions. What it needs is the total
agreement by the Council of Elders if they saw fit that we as a Church Planting Movement
must return to what we were purposed to be. As long as the endorsement by the Council of
Elders is there, the work will move forward without Gods reshuffling work, and the
resources will follow from where God has raised up his people to support the work of his
Heart Beat, which is seeing the lost saved and be disciple to lead others to the Lord Jesus.
The Gospel Church will be blessed as it is repositioned to her original role in this work of
Kingdom Expansion and also being part again of what God is doing in drawing the lost to
Him.
have learned a lot even with all the difficulties faced. It is also interesting to note here that
this ministry employs two distinctive approaches which I will explain a bit here.
The 2 approaches to church planting employed by the Hindi Church Planting Ministry;
When the master plan becomes a law for the church planting work the approach
becomes inappropriate for Church Planting Movement.
d) Where Visible This approach was visible in the Korociriciri and Vusuya Church
Planting Ministry. This work was carried out by Filipe and I and of course with our
wives and a temporary team of volunteers. My responsibility was to be the Strategy
Co-ordinator setting the plan on paper and strategizing how things should and can
work well on the ground. The weaknesses noted above overtook us and we got stuck
in one area for 12 months, and were only able to establish an assembly in 3 years. We
were diverted from the plan and focused too much on the community welfare rather
than on the communication of the Gospel. We allowed the religious perceptions of
the Hindu Background Believers to influence us and our energy was drained in trying
to build a church in a designated area when we could have been flexible to the
leading of the Holy Spirit and be content for the moment in forming Home
Fellowships. Had we done that, a Church Planting Movement would have been
launched.
The Unstructured Approach
a) Characteristics The unstructured approach one which is defined by the name itself;
an approach where there is no structure, may or may not have a team, grabs hold of
every opportunity, mixing evangelism with church planting, little research, with an
extreme zeal and focus on the sharing of the Gospel and salvation of people, with very
little or no follow-up at all. Pastor Maika Bovoro normally termed it the Birthem &
Leaveem Approach. I always refer to it as the Hit & Run Approach.
b) Weaknesses The weaknesses of this approach are in terms of understanding the
terrain or AO and the people in it. Because there is no emphasis on demographic or
ethnographic research the church planter will not have access to needed information
that enable him to design a viable approach for his target community. As
communities are different in terms of racial, cultural, and literate composition, the
church planter will also need to design a church planting or evangelistic approach for
the target group. This could not happen if there is no research. The danger of having a
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one man band or an ad-hoc team with an unconventional approach is that most of
the important aspects of church planting could be overlooked, neglected, or may not
be carried out because they lack the structure. As a result, the focus is on frontal
evangelism only, inconsistent follow-ups, unstructured sporadic advances, and
lacking the workers or their divisions to carry the work toward the establishment of
a local church that is self-governing and capable of planting another local church.
c) Strength Apart from the weaknesses the approach is still a viable one provided
there is a bit of structure. The strength of this approach lies in its ability to grab hold
of every evangelistic opportunity, to move the work at unfavourable times, quick
formation of Home Fellowships, being enthusiastic and zealous about the work and
draw energy and satisfaction from it energizing him and his ad-hoc team to move on
and reach-out to and in other areas. Their reliance on the impossibilities of God, and
working with minimal resources.
d) Where Visible This approach was seen in the Church Planting Work of the
Valelevu assembly in and around the Suva corridor, Nausori Womens Cross Cultural
Evangelism, Tavakubu Church Cross Cultural Outreach, and even around Vanua
Levu. I noticed that there was very little research, and an ad-hoc team with an ad-hoc
structure. The results were that most newly formed groups are struggling because the
CP Team was not able to have a post evangelistic structure that will assist the new
group in her spiritual growth, as well as catering for new seekers and believers.
convince ourselves that the Blue Print for this work in any designated place has already been
drawn up by God Himself before the creation of the world. The Lord Jesus wants to see the
work of Kingdom Expansion move into all Gospel Destitute areas around us and the world.
What we need is more strategic prayers and a little bit of structure so we can design a viable
approach into a Gospel Destitute Area and carry out consistent post evangelistic follow-ups
with good evaluation procedure to see where we need improvement so that a local church is
planted and is able to plant other new churches. When this is done, were on our way to
become a Church Planting Movement again. May God Bless us all in this work of Kingdom
Expansion.
comes to a community, he/she is received into the home, and sitting down, the
greetings begin with just the introduction. Than the traditional drinks is prepared,
with the reason for the visit and more words of greetings from the visitor, which is
than accepted by the home or community with some traditional words of greeting
and goodwill. This is then followed by the Wasting Time proper which can last for
hours.
Time Wasting in West Africa
I could only at this point share about Time Wasting in West Africa since that is
where we are at the moment. I cannot speak generally for all of Africa since that
would require a great deal of Time Wasting Observation. But I assumed that there
would not be any major difference since all people groups of Africa are considered
Hot Cultured. The West Africans and the Pasifikans are very much the same in
their practical application of Time Wasting. They would stop whatever they are
doing whenever there is a visitor. They would sit down together under the shade and
talk which normally begins with the greetings and into asking all sorts of questions
regarding the family, work, health, and other issues of family interest. Then they
would call on a young lad who will become the Tea Maker for the day, making special
Home Brewed Tea for the guest. They would sit and talk, and the interesting part is
that the visitor would ask for the road when there is nothing else of importance to
talk about, and excusing himself for the disruption in the house.
I believe that different people groups manifest different ways of Time Wasting, and may be
not to the extreme as the Pasifikans do, but a time to socialize and mingle, talking about
anything and everything that they find a common interest in. And probably the rationalities
behind their practices do not differ much amongst the people groups of the world. I am using
the Pasifika mode as a model because the time spend by the Time Waster is important in
building good contacts, connects, and networks into the target community, of course bearing
in mind and being sensitive to the fact that people have more important activities to do at
certain times. The adaptation of the Pasifika Time Wasting for World Mission is purpose
driven, an added advantage to our Missional work, and is working well amongst our target
people group.
The evolution of World Mission in the 21st Century has led us to create this person who is
called the Community Bridge Builder (CBB). He is also known as the Time Waster and
his main job is to Waste Time or rather Waste his Time with People. He wastes his time in
the Market Places with the Market Vendors, in the shops with the shop owners; on the
streets getting to know people; in business house kindly asking questions as an interested
inquirer. He wastes his time on making friends, building networks, and gathering
information at the same time. He genuinely visits his friends from time to time to ask how
they are, their business, family, health, life, asking all friendship questions and keeping
within the cultural boundary and within the security or political periphery of the day. He
makes friends with all sorts of people, in consideration of the cultural boundary of the people
or area, and usually meets them in the Market Place as an Open Door Approach so no one
would suspect him of any classified work.
and respect for the elders will open up some great opportunities to connect with
them in at a more personal level, leading up to the corporate echelon.
Know and Employ the Greeting Phrases
The employments of basic greeting phrases during TW at the Market Place usually
open-up the hearts of the Target People. It shows that youre interested in their
language and the desire to be identified with them and they would be interested to be
identified with you. They would be willing to correct you if youre wrong and add on
to what you already know. The TW at the Market Place is also a good time to
practice your local language and add on to your local vocabularies. I did not attend a
French Language Learning School so my wife and I went to the field with level zero
French. However we organized ourselves so we could learn French on the field. I
spent hours in the Market Place, Wasting Time with those in the market with the
objectives of practicing my French and adding on new vocabularies, apart from
making connections. In using the basic greeting phrase in the local language, it
initiates connection on an interpersonal level, and dont be surprise when you get an
invitation to come to their homes.
Show Genuine Love and Respect
To be seen as a foreigner who loves the people and shows great respect for them is a
great challenge for the TW Target Group, because any native person would always,
after a little period of curiosity, want to show how macho he is amongst the rest of
the group. Quickly work toward knowing, understanding, and employing the
greeting words and address for adults, children, ladies, young men and women. Lack
of knowledge in this area may precipitates resentment closing your door of
connectivity. I once went to a village with a young African man from the
neighbouring village. The house we were to visit was at the other end of the village.
As we walked by the first house, an old man sitting outside greeted us and asked us
to sit for a while. The young man whom I was with declined, saying that we are in a
hurry to visit the last house. I inquired of what he said because they were speaking in
the local language. On hearing what he said, I decided that we sit with him for a
while before we move on. The old man was resentful at first because my young
African friend had declined his offer which showed lack of respect on his part as a
young native to an older person. Then he turned to me and thanked me for accepting
his invitation. That day opened up a big door of Time Wasting into their home and I
continue to visit him every now and then.
Be ready to Cross the Role Barrier to help at Critical Times
During our first Missional term in West Africa, I was asked to go and pray for this
certain lady who was very sick and bed-ridden. I went with a young local man and on
arriving found that there was no water in the house. That daughter of this lady had
just return from the market and gathering firewood for dinner prep. Their water hole
was four kilometres away. On seeing this need, I said to my friend, well have to go
and get some water for the house, so please get the water drums. Now generally in
Africa, fetching water is a female and young boys role and the rural Africans are very
strict on role play. So it was a big surprise for my African friend to hear me say that
well have to go and get some water; here were two adult men amongst the ladies at
the water hole. But we did, and I was certain that it was the right thing to do. What
we did that day became the talk of the community and we gained more respect and
more Time Wasting opportunities in return. I dont do it often but I see when and
where it is crucial to cross this barrier, and in doing so have met positive responses
from the community.
Be willing to sit at the Market
I am using this terminology Sit in the Market to express the Time Wasting mode
generally employed in Africa. They sit in the market all day doing business, meeting
people, talking issues, and drinking tea. Although those who do not go to the market
stay home and cultivate in the cultivating season, and those who have animal send
their young boys off to tender the animals while they sit around at home when there
is nowhere to go. But as a Time Waster, I must be willing to sit with them at the
market from time to time. To sit and talk with them, drink tea with them, and be
willing to buy tea for them whenever needed. Local will enjoy sitting and be identify
with you.
Ask relevant and genuine questions
The desire to know more about the community, work, life, etc. in the target people
group has always met encouraging co-operation from the local people. Asking
questions is an indirect way of telling the locals that even-though we work
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internationally, we still do not know everything, and we desire to learn if they are
willing to help us. Nurture an analytical mind and it will help you in how and when
to ask the right questions. I have always asked questions in the market place or in
home visitation and have found that people were eager to answer when they felt that
the question is genuine assuming that their contribution to my knowledge is an
important one which will help me understand an issue or situation better.
Visit your connections with something and at occasions
Take time to visit your connections and talk with them. Be mindful of the fact that
they could be busy, and if so keep you visit short on just the greetings. I normally take
time to visit those I am connected to during my Market Place Time Wasting
connection. In visiting, I tried to take something with me for the target person or
family. It could be bread, maize, clothes, not all the time but most of the time. What I
take depends also on the economic level of the family. If it is a well off family, I
normally take bread. If it is a struggling family I normally take something they really
need. I have found that it opens up other avenues of Time Wasting Discussions,
especially on issues that bothers them but they may reserve them during our Market
Place connection.
Be ready to open your door
Because of your TW connection at the Market Place, you may from time to time have
a surprise visit from someone youve connected with. This kind of visit could be for a
couple of reasons; 1) it could be to see you home and you level of lifestyle; 2) it could
be to verify your address; 3) it could be just to say hello; 4) it could be to test your
reaction and see how you receive locals into your home; 5) it could be a personal visit
to ask for a favour, genuinely, or probably wanting to see how you react; 6) or it could
be just passing the time / wasting time. A good Time Waster will be prepared for this
and employing an Open Door Policy in expectation of interrupting visits on a daily
basis. Some may come in the morning, some at lunch time, some at night, but be
prepared to receive and reason with them in a respectable way. How you handle
these visits will destroy or strengthen your TW Connection.
These are the TW Networking skills I have been using and have tried to be good at. It is not
easy and I guess you will not find it easy either. There are many challenges, many humbling
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current AO with your home-country. When you continue to make comparisons with
your home-country you will subdue the interest of your TW Target to show you
novel things; and what really is the point of showing you something new when all the
last ones are inferior to the ones in your home country. It will correspondingly
intensify your abhorrence of the AO if their development is indeed slow and the
nation is internationally considered as poor. A good Time Waster will try to avoid
being judgemental or evaluative and will only explain any comparison when asked by
the TW Target, even so, he will strictly keep a low profile because his purpose is to
get the best out of his TW Target.
If the Time Waster does not have a clear purpose, he / she will not see Time Wasting as
important, and even if he is engaged in Time Wasting in the Market Place, it will be a real
purposeless Time Wasting, and he will talk about all other issues and many may not have a
positive contribution to his / her work. My time in the Market Place is always purpose
driven. I make a point to ask questions that are in line with what I what to know in relation
to my work. I meet a lot of people, but I tried to get closer to those who will have a positive
influence to our work. If a Time Waster did not do this, than his / her progress in using the
local language, understand world views and philosophy, formation of purpose driven
network, and appreciation of culture, will be greatly decelerated.
During this crisis many shops and homes were looted and burnt. We also resorted to
our General Information Network and were able to manoeuvre our way our town
during this period of ethnic instability.
In both of these crises we had to source our information from somewhere. Information
relating to the actual crisis as well as shopping needs since the entire town was closed
during these crises. Had we not been around town and wasting our times at certain places
like the Market Place, it would have been difficult. Now we are facing another problem and
its now on the rise and that is Road Blockades and looting of motorists by bandits. It seems
that these bandits have a good network since their raiding operations have resulted in the
looting of people just coming out of the bank with big sums of money. I am now making a
point to go the Market Place and waste a couple of minutes in order to get Road News of
when to travel from a desired Point A to a desired Point B, and of course the Police
Department. The second is to try to befriend a person of influence is all the villages within
our AO. This is a humongous task as the AO is 32,400sqkm, but it is worthwhile and worth a
try.
These are the benefits of Time Wasting. It has direct Missional Advantages and it also has,
may I say, indirect Missional Advantages. Other than that, there is the forming of new
friendships, the adoption into new families, and etc., add to the motivation of Time Wasting.
Time Wasting does not come easy, even for Pasifikans, because now it is no longer
Bavarder and just passing the time, then go home, eat, sleep; but it actually a work / a
Missional line of work that is purpose driven. If at the end of the year evaluation, the Time
Waster has not formed any network from his Market Place Time Wasting sessions, than he
has to ask himself whether or not he could be a Time Waster, otherwise he will become,
what I would term, a Time Consumer. A Time Waster is to waste his time on others and
not consuming time for himself or herself. There will always be visible results at the end of
the day.
For Time Wasting to become an Art, the Time Waster needs to nurture these four important
factors;
Maximizing Greetings
This will involve perfecting the use of local greeting that it becomes an art. In some
parts of the world, how well you know a person is determined by your greetings. If
the greeting is detailed and you ask the well-being of many of his family members,
than you can be seen as one who is very close to the family, or very close to the one
youre greeting.
Sharpening of the Interrogative Approach
This helps you on acquiring needed information: - In West African societies, direct
interrogative questions can be very offensive. A Time Waster must learn the culture
of the society in relation to asking Interrogative Questions, when to ask and how to
ask a question depending on the situation; and must master it to gain maximum
result.
Proverbial Speaking
Learning and mastering the art of proverbial speaking will be an added advantage if
proverbial speaking is commonly used in the society. In some cultures, mastering the
art of proverbial speaking is a sign of wisdom. Discern the context and know when
and how to use it.
Cut-Off Point
To discern and know when is the right time to ask for the road (knowing when to
leave), play an important role in concluding a visit. There will be times when the time
waster wants to leave because he has finished his business but the Target still wants
to continue the discussion. Here, the Time Waster will have to weigh between his
time, his target, and if his time is really important because he is engaged elsewhere,
than he will need to talk his way out of the session; even this will need to be
mastered.
Revolutionizing Time Wasting brings in the idea of perfecting personal approach beginning
with;
Learning to spend time with people
Time Wasting in the 21st century is not the same as it was 50 100 years ago. This is
due to development and the changing values of society. 100 years ago society valued
people more than time. In the 21st century, its the other way around, society value
time more than people. A Time Waster of the 21st century must research how best he
or she can waste his time on people without disrupting his targets schedule. And if
his Time Wasting visit is a disruption, how can it be directed to benefit the target.
Learning how to talk to people
Language Translators know that all languages evolve and that they have to expect
that new vocabularies are coined and old one become less usable from time to time. In
revolutionizing Time Wasting, a Time Waster needs to be up to date with the
language of the society and their usage. He will also need to consider his Target
Group with their lingo, slangs, and clichs. It would be very interesting to see the
reaction of a group of young people in New York City if you were to create a
conversation with them using the King James English.
Learning to accept peoples views
The 21st century culture is a very complex one that has progressed exceedingly in
terms of personal views, corporate world views, and freedom of expression.
Entertainment, Education, Sports, Science and Technology, and Politics, have
advanced to an unimaginable dimension and have influence society to the degree that
majority of the people everywhere wants to become like another celebrity or person
somewhere. Personal rights and the freedom of expression have begotten an attitude
of Who care what you think. People are defiance of the truth not because of their
ignorance but because of their arrogance. A Revolutionized Time Waster will
ruminate on these facts and develop an approach where he can listen attentively and
remark or critique constructively. The interesting fact is that majority of the people
living in the world today want somebody to listen to what they have to say.
Jesus had said. Now, were the owner and the person who asked angels? Could be, but I dont
think so. I find it highly probable that Jesus being a man of service and for the people was
wasting his time on the people of this village. He said of himself, the son of man did not come to
be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.
These are just two accounts, but there are numerous others that can be found in the Gospels.
His time wasting account with the sinners, eating and drinking with them, drew sarcastic
remarks from the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law. His time with the Samaritan woman
caused the revival of a whole Samaritan Village. And I could go on and on listing them down.
So to answer the question; Was Jesus a Time Waster? Definitely yes; He was the Master
Time Waster and His Time Wasting Sessions were all purpose driven. His comportment is
excellent and his timing is always right; he is strategic, calculative in entry and exit, and
proverbial in conversation. The Church is here today because Jesus purposefully chose to
waste his time on wasted people.
..WLRM2014
INTRODUCTION
There hasnt been a major breakthrough in the Brethren church planting work for the last 20
years until the commencement of the Cross Cultural CP Ministry targeting Muslims and
Hindus spearheaded by the Valelevu Gospel Assembly. We of the Vusuya Hindi Ministry
Team believe that we are entering into a very exciting time where we will see a great move of
God in this area and that more Fijians of Indian descent will believe that Jesus is the only
Lord and Saviour.
The CP approach being carried out by the Vusuya CP Team is not new but employing a
method that has been used by our former CP Teams; one which is more structured and
employing a more holistic approach. The mission of course is To make disciples amongst the
Hindus and Muslims of the Vusuya Area, with the main objective of planting a Hindi Speaking
Gospel Fellowship within a period of 3 4 years. The acquisition of a good piece of land is
essential to this development proposal, not only for the continuation of the development side
which is planned for a period of 6 10 years, but also due to the fact that Hindu Background
Believers (HBB) may need a neutral place in future as a site for corporate worship, and as the
group grows and house service in homes may not be big enough to contain the number.
The purpose of this paper therefore is to present and propose the re-utilization of a CP
development follow-up model (DFM) which has been successfully employed by the Gospel
Movement Missionaries in the past and one which we believe is best suited to the present
Brethren Church. We are of the view that this model is feasible and beneficial to the Hindi
community as well as the expansion of the church local. We have titled this development
proposal LIFE Restoration.
The word LIFE here is the acronym for Living Intentionally for Eternity. It spells out the
core of our passion and vocation in our Disciple Making work; that in everything we do,
every activity, every programme, and every event, bares this signature of Kingdom
Expansion, and we will grab every opportunity to clearly explain verbally or show through
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activities to a lost person whom we may make contact to ask, inquire, or express interest in
the way to the Kingdom of God which is found only in the Lord Jesus Christ.
6) Ministry Structure
a) The Vusuya CP Team is made up of two couples. They are Pastor Filipe and
SainianaLewai, and Wiliame and Lavinia Maloveretaki.
b) The Maloveretakis as co-workers are here on term furlough and will be leaving again
for the West African mission field in June 2014. They are involved in detail CP
planning, co-ordinating community survey and analysis, and general visitation.
c) A short-term team has also been put together to assist in the community profiling
and general visitation. It comprises of senior youth members and youth leaders from
the Valelevu and Nausori Assemblies.
d) The Valelevu Hindi CP Ministry Structure is as follows;
i) Hindu CP Ministry Team;
(1) TaitusiTavakaturaga (Elder / Discipler)
(2) Sam Thargard (Elder / Evangelist)
(3) Manoa (Evangelist)
(4) ElikiLalauvaki (Elder /Evangelist / Pastor Narere Hindi Assembly)
(5) Filipe Lewai (Evangelist / Vusuya CPM Leader)
(6) Charles (Evangelist)
(7) Maloveretaki (Filipes Co-worker from Nausori Assembly)
ii) Muslim CP Ministry Team
(1) ElikiDrodrolagi (Elder / Evangelist / CP Coach / WEC Fiji Director)
(2) Geoff Nainoca (Elder / Discipler / WEC Fiji Mobilizer)
(3) Peter Dimah (Discipler / WEC Missionary)
(4) Josephine Sammy (Evangelist / Discipler)
of something that was lost, repositioned, or removed, and the need to return it to its
rightful place. We of the Vusuya CP Ministry team have ascertained, from the survey
carried out, that majority of the Vusuya community members are living unrestored lives
and without the eternal relationship with the Lord Jesus, especially those of the younger
generation. This has resulted in the broken down of some of the major areas of their lives.
What this proposed project seeks to reinstate are;
a) The restoration of a genuine relationship with God through the Lord Jesus
Christ. A restored relationship with God is the foundation of a peace loving
community. The power and sustainability of peace in a community can only be when
the spirits of her members are restored to a genuine relationship with their maker.
We will carry this out through;
i) Community contact and building bridges of friendship, security, and love;
ii) House to house visitation;
iii) Clear explanation of the Gospel through;
(1) Community evangelism and crusades;
(2) Tracts, Jesus Film, and Bible distribution;
b) The restoration of community interrelationship We view this as an important
ingredient in the Peace Building Process (PBP) where community members will be
drawn together to bridge the unseen interracial rift between the different races
within the community. This will be performed through;
i) Community visitations;
ii) Community need analysis and meeting those needs which are deemed important;
iii) Building of commuters shelters (application to the Roads Authority has been sent
and waiting for their reply);
iv) Community awareness programme;
(1) Community health has been discussed with SDO Nausori Hospital
ManoaTawakevou who was very helpful and positive about it;
(2) Community awareness on Small Business has been discussed with FDB Suva
Senior Manager AtunaisaRaico who has instructed us to work with FDB
Nausori and that they have a system in place for such programme;
c) The restoration of community living The congregating or living together of a
group of people with the same belief system is important that they know one another
and interact with each other as they live within the same community. It tantamounts
to the practicality of the Greek word Koinonia meaning to share in common from
which we get the word fellowship. We do not want to relegate the word fellowship
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DEVELOPMENT FEASIBILITY
1) Timing
a) In relation to the spiritual needs of the community There is no Hindi speaking
local church in the area. We certainly believe that the timing is right to begin the
ground work for this development programme in the area. The result of our
community profiling and analysis has led us to this conclusion. The spiritual need is
obvious as we encountered;
i) Many non- Christian families of Indian descent have eagerly asked for prayers and
continued visitation;
ii) Existing Hindi speaking Christian witnesses in the area who are not in fellowship
because of a homicide involving their Pastor; an incident that challenged their
faith in God and now they are searching for answers;
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iii) Existing Hindi speaking Christian witnesses who are not in fellowship because
they felt the lacking of the Spirit of Fellowship in their affiliated fellowship.
Majority of whom have stated that this is evident in the lack of visitation during
times when they needed it most, especially when they are sick.
b) In relation to the physical needs of the community Our community research also
showed that there are some needs in the area which the community have failed to
address because there is no established Community Mobilization mechanism. Some
of these needs could be seen as insignificant to outsiders, such as the need for
commuters shelters along the Vuci Vusuya road; but then again, meeting these
needs play an important role in the whole works of Purpose Driven Community
Development.
c) In relation to current School Drop-outs and Unemployment rate Our survey
stats showed noted a good number of students living in the area. Majority of the
Native Fijians at secondary school level do not really have a definite Life Plan, which
is a stark contrast to the Indo Fijians students. The higher rate of school drop-outs
and the intensity of competition for those at tertiary level vying for a place in the
workforce is a good indicator to the feasibility of this proposed development
programme because in its totality, it nurture future generations, and seeks to create a
platform of resolute mentality in the mind of a young person where he knows for
certain where he is going, what he wants to do, where he wants to be, setting his
goals, and following a definite process to achieving it.
d) In relation to building a support platform for children and young people
i) Since the target for the Vusuya Hindi Ministry are the Hindi speakers themselves,
the establishment of a Resource Centre will significantly offer an added
advantage in the holistic development of the Hindi speaking youth and students
in the area.
ii) The question Whats in it for me? which has often been asked by the majority of
Fijian of Indian descent, and will continue to be asked whenever something of
this sort is introduced to any Hindi speaking community, is manifested in a
realistic way, as the future, for any Fijian of Indian descent, is always uncertain
because he/she has nothing to fall back on except what little material possession
their families have gained over the years. If we were to assist them in the
provision of educational resource platform, it will not only help in the realization
of their future, but also modify their perspective of what a Christian, Christian
Community, Christian Service, and Christianity is all about.
iii) There is only one known Kindergarten in the area and as such, those with
children at pre-school level have to daily accompany their children to their
schools every morning. These schools are at an average of 03 km from the Vusuya
area; to Vuci Road, Kuku Village, and Korociriciri respectively. We are banking
on the excellent service of our pre-school institutions both in Suva and Nasinu
which can be transferred to the Vusuya area.
2) Driving Resources
a) Existing Development of Higher Priority We have no knowledge of any high
priority development within the Gospel Church except that which has and always be
our priority which is the planting of new assemblies in the new target areas. All
current CP works are at their infant stages and some are need some strategic
planning to move them forward. These of course are being followed closely by the
Hindi Ministry Team from Valelevu Assembly, and we will be offering our expertise if
needed.
b) Aligning with the Brethren Long Term Objectives This development proposal we
believe is very much in line with the long term objectives of the Brethren Assemblies
Partnership. The mandate has been given by the Brethren Church Council of Elders
for the establishment of new assemblies in new un-evangelized communities around
Fiji. This whole development is under the intension of church planting employing a
holistic approach.
c) Effects to the Church & CP Ministry
i) The realization of this development will certainly be an added leverage to the
Christian witness and service of the Brethren Church of Fiji in relation to the
Great Commission. We are convinced that we are better suited to the CP holistic
approach.
ii) With the spiritual maturity of our members supported by their calibre and
expertise from their secular line of work, we are certain that given the
opportunity, they will do it to the best of their abilities.
iii) We can foresee that once the proposed project is off the ground, more people will
want to be involved. Because it is a cross cultural CP ministry, it will also
encourage our members in the work of local mission.
iv) We believe that majority of our members want to invest their money on local
cross cultural mission but are not able to do so at the moment because the church
has not been fully involved in mission both locally and globally.
d) The Negatives It is highly unlikely that this proposed project will fail once it is
approved. It is also doubtful that this development will damage or hinder the chances
of other development or projects for the following reasons;
i) It is part of CP ministry and as such, the Lord Jesus has already told the church
Peter that he will build his church and the Gates of Hell will not be able to stand
against it. Therefore it is our view that every CP work along with the
accompanied development purposed for Gods Kingdom Expansion with succeed
come what may;
ii) It is our first and foremost intension to plant a Christian Fellowship which will
come under the organizational umbrella of the Fiji Brethren Partnership. The
development proposal is an added initiative to help the community we are
reaching out to;
iii) The scope of the development requires that it be carried out in stages, which will
move forward as and when the resources are available;
iv) The time frame of the proposed development is reasonable and is projected to
move stage by stage in period of 6 10 years;
v) Once a Christian fellowship is established, the CP Team moves on to a new
designated AO leaving the development work to the selected project Team,
except for the Discipleship Team which will continue to nurture and guide the
newly established fellowship until the phasing-out phase.
4) Development as a whole The Vusuya CP Ministry Team envisioned that the whole
development from planning to Church Establishment, and to the completion of all the
proposed projects purposed for addressing the identified needs in the area is estimated to
take up to 10 years.
DEVELOPMENT INPUT
Other development input required for this proposed CP development work will all be carried
out by the designated Project Team and we need not disclose them here. The areas are;
1) Financing
2) Stakeholders
3) Construction, Planning, and Technical
4) Cost
DEVELOPMENT OUTPUT
It is envisioned that this community development programme will produce an excellent and
desirable result in the creation of;
a) A peace loving community;
b) A community that is able to use their racial diversity to their advantage;
c) A community that is crime free;
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d) A community that is purpose driven for the betterment of her members and certainly
of her young generation;
e) A community that fosters the development of young, responsible, influential, and
educated generation through the utilization of the LIFE Centre.
f) A community that works toward alleviating the poverty problem through community
awareness and empowerment programme;
g) A community that produces purpose driven citizens;
h) A community whose members are restored to genuine relationship with God through
the Lord Jesus;
i) A community whose members exemplify the Life of Christ.
SUMMARY
The priority of this Community Development Proposal needs to be emphasised, which is the
establishment of a Hindi Speaking Assembly made up of HBB & MBB in the Vusuya area.
This is our vision and it is of uttermost importance. All others play supporting roles in its
establishment and service to the community. This proposal is based on our research stats and
in consideration of the current events in the area, the population projected growth for the
next 5 10 years, and the exciting and augmenting social issues. The establishment of this
proposed LIFE Centre will, according to our vision, greatly assist in the desired change that
is envisioned for this community as it is purposed for addressing major needs in the area in
terms of developing a new generation of Community Changers.
VinakaVakalevu
Sainiana& Filipe Lewai
Lavinia &Wiliame Maloveretaki