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Summary: An Awesome Tool for Ministry
Review: In this book, David Hesselgrave presents church planting in a practical way. I am so thankful for the influence this book has had even in my own church planting adventure. He discusses the necessary tools that every church planter, and or Ministry worker needs to be: 1. Relevant 2. Possess an anointed message 3. Practical in a world that is continually changing, I highly recommend this book as a tool for ministry, and a great book for informatory purposes for any library... Blessings, Rev. Rick Metzgar, Jr.
Rating:
Summary: An Awesome Tool for Ministry
Review: In this book, David Hesselgrave presents church planting in a practical way. I am so thankful for the influence this book has had even in my own church planting adventure. He discusses the necessary tools that every church planter, and or Ministry worker needs to be: 1. Relevant 2. Possess an anointed message 3. Practical in a world that is continually changing, I highly recommend this book as a tool for ministry, and a great book for informatory purposes for any library... Blessings, Rev. Rick Metzgar, Jr.
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Summary: A Look Into How Paul Did Missions!
Review: This book is about planting churches cross-culturally. It is about taking the Great Commission seriously, but it isn't about doing evangelism in a narrow way. David Hesselgrave says that in the past evangelism was closely identified with the great campaigns and crusades of the nineteenth century. But this approach has resulted in decisions without follow-up. What Hesselgrave does is to stress the importance of evangelism with the formation of churches also.
We can proclaim the message to people...but if they don't have a small group to grow in they may fall through the cracks. What Hesselgrave does, and what this book really is, is a theology of how Paul did missions and evangelism. Hesselgrave lists out, mainly chapter by chapter, the Pauline cycle from the book of Acts. This cycle consists of 10 movements that Paul went through to proclaim the gospel and to establish churches in all the areas he preached in.
These movements are:
1. The missionaries commissioned
2. The audience contacted
3. The hearers converted
4. The gospel communicated
5. The believers congregated
6. The faith confirmed
7. The leaders consecrated
8. The believers commended
9. The relationship continued
10. The sending church convened
Get this book if you want to be able to contextualize the gospel to your specific area!
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