2. Stage One: Gospel Sharing Goal: Evangelism Scripture: Acts 14:21aActs 14:21a Jerusalem - Acts 2:37-41 Stage Two: Group Meetings Goal: Stable Christians Scripture: Acts 14:21b-22Acts 14:21b-22 Jerusalem - Acts 2:42-47 Jerusalem - Acts 3:1-5:42 Stage Four: Church Organization Goal: Independent churches Scripture: Acts 14:23Acts 14:23 Jerusalem – Acts 6:1-8 Stage Five: Church Extension Goals : Sending churches/Outreaches Scripture Acts 16:1-5Acts 16:1-5 Jerusalem- Acts 8:4, 14, 11:22 Stage Three: Church Beginnings & Leadership Development Goal: Spiritual trained leadership Scripture: Acts 14:22Acts 14:22

3. Acts 14:21 preached the good news 21 They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. NIV Stage One: Gospel Sharing Goal: Evangelism Scripture: Acts 14:21a

4. Acts 14:21-22 strengthening the disciples Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. " NIV Stage Two: Group Meetings Goal: Stable Christians Scripture: Acts 14:21b-22

5. Acts 14:22 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said. NIV Stage Three: Church Beginnings & Leadership Development Goal: Spiritual trained leadership Scripture: Acts 14:22

6. Acts 14:23 appointed elders a for them in each church 23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders a for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. 2 NIV Stage Four: Church Organization Goal: Independent churches Scripture: Acts 14:23

7. Acts 16:1-5 16 He came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was a Jewess and a believer, but whose father was a Greek. 2 The brothers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey. 5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers. NIV Stage Five: Church Extension Goals : Sending churches/Outreaches Scripture Acts 16:1-5

8. EVANGELIZE EDIFY EQUIP EXPAND EXTEND Reach Teach Train Mobilize Send “Come and Grow” Acts 2:42 “Come and See” Acts 2:38-41 “Make Disciples” Matthew 28:19- 20 “Come and Serve” Acts 3:1- 10 “Come and Shepherd” Acts 6:1-8