1. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Be a Witness “ Let your light so shine before men” Matt 5:16

2. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Teachings about Light 1.Jesus is light "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12 “God is light; in him there is no darkness at all” (John 1:5). 2. We are called to walk in the light We are called to walk in the light - “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). 3. Walk as children of light “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible" (Eph 5:8-14).

3. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Background of the Teaching You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matt 5:14-16

4. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Great Commission “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations” Matt. 28:19. “He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it” (Mark 16:15, 16, 20). “And repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high" (Luke 24:47-49) “Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you" (John 20:21).

5. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Peter Wagner says it is 1. Bringing men and women who do not have a personal relationship to Jesus Christ 2. Bringing them into the fellowship of a responsible church. Definition of Church Growth

6. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Thom S. Rainer on Ministry or church growth 1. Church growth is a discipline 2. Church growth is interested in disciple- making 3. Church growth is founded on God’s Word 4. Church Growth, as a modern-day movement, began with the work of Donald McGavran in India

7. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy a.Biological Growth Growing by the birth of children to Christian parents b. Transfer growth Growing by transfer of members from one local church to another c. Conversion growth Growing by conversion of the people TYPES OF CHURCH GROWTH

8. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Donald McGavran McGavran is the father of church growth movement His work made spectacular church growth in the world His principles are taught in Missionary training institutes We will study these principles of McGavran

9. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Principle 1 EVANGELISM AND CHURCH GROWTH Evangelism is the proclamation of the gospel Church Growth is not only leading someone to Christ, but also assisting him to grow in the fellowship of the church

10. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Types of Evangelism E-0 Evangelism or Evangelism zero E-1 Evangelism or Evangelism one E-2 Evangelism or Evangelism two E-3 Evangelism or Evangelism three Which is very important? Why?

11. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Principle 1 QUALITY AND QUANTITY IN MINISTRY Emphasis of Jesus on Quality Paul’s Emphasis on Quality Biblical Light on Quantity Historical light on Quantity Give Emphasis to both Quality and Quantity

12. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Principle - 3 EVALUATION AND THE MINISTRY Data-gathering is Biblical and Historical David - Numbers 1 and 26 Advantages of Evaluation Gives the trends and growth in the ministry Eliminates guesswork and vagueness in the ministry. Helps to eliminate weaknesses Helps to allocate resources and rectify mistakes Areas of Study Number of Conversions, membership and disciples Quality, quantity and growth Future projection Money, manpower and methods

13. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Principle 4 PRAYER AND REVIVAL Importance of prayer in Acts Importance of revival in the history What is revival? Effects of Revival? What should we do for revival?

14. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Principle 5 Power Encounter and Church Growth What is power encounter? Power encounter in the Bible Power encounter in the history Effects of power encounter? What should we do for power encounter?

15. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Principle 6 Church Growth and house churches Lessons from the Bible Lessons from history Starting Bible study groups Starting prayer cells Personal evangelism

16. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Christianity has not grown! Year Percentage of Christians 1951 2.35% 1961 2.44% 19712.6% 1981 2.45% 1991 2.32%

17. Dr. C. Barnabas, IIM, Trichy Whom shall I send, and Who will go for Us? “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations” Matt. 28:19.