St. Thomas’ Philadelphia
King’s Centre
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St. Thomas’ Philadelphia
City:Base
Resourcing Base
Missional Community
King’s Centre
Pastoral Church
“We want to be
looked after and fed
by God’s Word while
we try to be good
people.”
Missional Movement
“We want to love God
and each other and lay
our lives down to reach
the Last, the Least and
the Lost.”
Pastoral Church
The Western church
over the recent
decades.
Missional Movement
The Early Church. The
Moravians, the Methodists,
Baptist Missionaries, the
Salvation Army, the
Chinese House Church...
Pastoral Church
Missional Movement
Intervention
Incarnation
‘Help from a distance’
‘Life on life’
‘The Word became flesh and blood and moved
into the neighbourhood’ John 1:14 (Message)
• Live the Life
• In all three dimensions – Up, In and Out
• Help others to imitate the life you live
• Develop structures that allow others to
do the same across the church
‘Join with others in following my example,
brothers, and take note of those who live according
to the pattern we gave you.’ (Philippians 3:17)
Leading a Kingdom
Movement
Launching Missional
Communities
Multiplying Missional Leaders
Building a Culture of Discipleship
How do I Live the Life?
1
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the
gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me
that bears no fruit, while every branch that
does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be
even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean
because of the word I have spoken to you. 4
Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No
branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain
in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless
you remain in me.”
(John 15: 1-4)
12
Not that I have already obtained all this,
or have already arrived at my goal, but I
press on to take hold of that for which
Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers
and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to
have taken hold of it. But one thing I do:
Forgetting what is behind and straining
toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward
the goal to win the prize for which God has
called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3: 12-14
How do I Live the Life?
We engage in pruning for growth.
• Where am I taking hold of that for
which the CHURCH has taken hold of
me instead of that for which Christ has
taken hold of me?
• What do I need to stop doing so I can
start to do the right things?
How do I Live the Life?
They devoted themselves to the apostles’
teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking
of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled
with awe at the many wonders and signs
performed by the apostles. All the believers
were together and had everything in
common. They sold property and
possessions to give to anyone who had
need. Every day they continued to meet
together in the temple courts.
They broke bread in their homes and ate
together with glad and sincere hearts,
praising God and enjoying the favour of all
the people. And the Lord added to their
number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 2: 42-47
How do I Live the Life?
‘Oikos’ – family on mission
 Pray together
 Eat together
 Do mission together
 Have fun together
 Share resources
 Shared rhythms not just meetings,
other folks orbiting in and out.
Going further…
http://www.weare3dmuk.co.uk
http://missionalcommunities.co.uk/