1. The Fruitfulness of God’s People

2. The Problem:
We think of the church in the corner – either only engaged in mission together or somewhat defensive.
Whereas the truth is that the church is the church scattered as well as gathered. But most of the time we are scattered and we need to think of the missional potential of this view of church.
Therefore, we need a broader mission strategy than the traditional one.
The Problem was set out in the original Imagine DVD/Essay. This is still a good way to encourage churches to begin the journey. There is an Imagine DVD User Guide on the website. and search or:
This includes an overview of the material, 4 small group sessions and a simple survey that could be used by a church group.
2 & 3. The Dots
The Church gathered:
in a corner and under pressure, or simply the place where all the action takes place, a limited connectedness with the wider world.
The Church scattered:
out in the world, scattered from one another, but touching so many more people.
Often when churches get together to talk about mission, it becomes a conversation about how we can reach people we do not know. We tell each other that we don’t have many non-Christian friends. That may be true but we are in contact with many people throughout the week. What would happen if we talked about how we could reach these people with the gospel?

3. Current Mission Strategy
To recruit the people of God
to use some of their leisure time to join the missionary initiatives of church-paid workers.
We need a fuller Mission Strategy
The primary mission strategy has been the first: recruiting people to use their leisure time to support the mission activities of the paid staff of churches.
The second would be more fruitful but whilst acknowledged is dealt with as an after-thought.
To illustrate:
The opening of our café last year: we needed workers, money, prayer, support and enthusiasm. It would have been very tempting to gather these by suggesting that the café was our primary vehicle for mission this year.
But our café is open 8-5 during the week; with occasion evenings. Unless you are around in these times, what impression would this give if it were our ‘primary vehicle for mission’ – most people would say,’ it’s a great thing, but it has nothing to do with me’. The tricky thing is how do you begin a project like this whilst affirming people on their frontlines?
Street pastors (I have nothing but praise for them!) But to be a street pastor involves training, vetting, a jacket, a team, prayer, coordination with agencies and teams, working alongside someone else, regrouping, praying, news and prayer support from those not directly engaged with the project. That is because it is difficult work. So we know we can’t just send people out.
But how do we equip, support and celebrate the lives of mission we are called to everyday of our lives?

5. O u r h C a l e n g Matthew 28: 16-20 The challenge of a mixed group
The challenge to imagination
The challenge of new contexts
The challenge of responsibilities:
- Baptise
- Teach a new way

8. The Central shift is to as how the 10 is connected to the 110.
168 hours in a week; you sleep for 48; 120 left.
Unless retired or a lot of discretionary time, the most time that most people can give to gathered church activities is 10 hours per week. That leaves Where are they, what is happening and how are they living there as followers of Jesus. What can we be doing in the 10 hours to support people in their 110.
How is the 110 shaping the experience of the 10 hours.

9. Vision?
Focus?
Ministry?