1. 3 PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS

2. BELONGING BELIEVING BLESSING

3. SHAPING THE CULTURE OF A CHURCH COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN FAITH (WORLDVIEW) CELEBRATION EVENTS MEDIA ECONOMY & BUSINESS CHRISTIAN FAMILY VALUES CHRISTIAN EDUCATION VALUES CHURCH GOVERNMENT

4. FAMILY (CORE) CELL CHURCH CITY

5. THE EMMAUS ROAD STORY

6. “And they talked together of all these things which had happened. So it was, while they conversed and reason, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them.” – Luke 24:13-15 “What actually happened?” – Confirming the Facts

7. “And He said to them, ‘What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad? Then the one who was Cleopas answered and said to Him, ‘Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days? And He said to them, ‘What things?’“ – Luke 24:17-19a “What is Your Interpretation of the Events?”

8. “Then He said to them, ‘O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?’ Beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” – Luke 24:25-27 “Correcting the Interpretation” – Shaping Beliefs

9. BELONGING (Shared Experiences) BELIEVING (Shared Beliefs) BLESSING (Outcome “Salt & Light”) FPBC “PREFERRED COMMUNITY”

10. 1. SHARED EXPERIENCES/EVENTS 2. SHARED BELIEFS 3. TIME TO REFLECT TOGETHER 4. LEADERS WHO UNDERSTAND HOW TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE AND SURFACE WRONG MENTAL MODELS 5. LEADERS WHO ARE ABLE TO PRESENT A BIBLICAL, PROPHETIC PERSPECTIVE TO EVENTS HAPPENING