Impacting the Nation for Christ through the marketplace Marketplace Leaders Houseparty Lake Burnbrae, 1-2 May
Psalm 2:8 mobilise equip and train the body of Christ to release the Kingdom of God in the marketplace 2
Houseparty Journey Reports: MCSI MCSI Lausanne Lausanne ACL ACL APN APN Medway journey Medway journey Thwaites journey Thwaites journey
Hungry for more of You! What are you asking us to leave behind? - Old Wineskin - good death of old construct - Greek world view - Man centered What are you asking us to leave behind? - Old Wineskin - good death of old construct - Greek world view - Man centered It’s not about my life, my comforts, my future It’s not about my life, my comforts, my future It’s about Matt 16:24 It’s about Matt 16:24
Hungry for more of You! What are you tasking us to take into the marketplace? - New Wineskin - Jn 17:18, Isa 66:2, Mt 16:24 - Hebraic / Biblical world view What are you tasking us to take into the marketplace? - New Wineskin - Jn 17:18, Isa 66:2, Mt 16:24 - Hebraic / Biblical world view Preece - Trinity: 3 commissions (mandates) - Creation – Discipleship – Relationship - Word + Spirit Preece - Trinity: 3 commissions (mandates) - Creation – Discipleship – Relationship - Word + Spirit Medway definition of church Medway definition of church
Obeying God’s Prophetic Word You have to let go of what you hold as your construct of what my church looks like and learn to release a new wine skin church in the marketplace where I have placed you. You have to let go of what you hold as your construct of what my church looks like and learn to release a new wine skin church in the marketplace where I have placed you.
Key Threads 1 1. How to optimise fresh opportunities: Good community attitudes opening up Good community attitudes opening up Professional need: Enron, HIH, Arthur Anderson, AWB etc. Professional need: Enron, HIH, Arthur Anderson, AWB etc. Workplace strategic small groups Workplace strategic small groups Working models in the marketplace for the church to see – what does MM look like? Working models in the marketplace for the church to see – what does MM look like?
Key Threads 2 2. Connecting in marketplace ministry: Networking Networking Mobilising Mobilising Resourcing Resourcing Collaborating Collaborating
Key Threads 3 3. Language for the marketplace Finding language that reflects the new wineskin church purpose Finding language that reflects the new wineskin church purpose Language helpful to marketplace ministry Language helpful to marketplace ministry Releasing the right culture in the marketplace Releasing the right culture in the marketplace
Key Threads 4 4. Training For churches: develop a culture of - being caring for the creation - being missional on a daily basis For churches: develop a culture of - being caring for the creation - being missional on a daily basis Training up great ambassadors for KoG Training up great ambassadors for KoG Training theological students for the marketplace… - serving people in the place where they spend 70% of their time Monday to Friday. Training theological students for the marketplace… - serving people in the place where they spend 70% of their time Monday to Friday.