America's Least Biblically-Minded Cities
(Out of 96 American Metro Areas)
96. Providence, RI / New Bedford, MA – 9%
94. Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY – 16%
93. Portland, ME – 16%
92. Hartford, CT – 16%
91. Boston, MA / Manchester, NH – 16%
85. New York, NY – 18%
81. Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN -21%
74. San Diego, CA – 24%
62. Syracuse, NY - 26%
43. Cleveland / Akron / Canton – 30%
http://cities.barna.org/americas-most-and-least-bible-minded-cities/
Ying Kai's CPM
(a closed country in South-East Asia)
Baptisms
New Churches
Year 1
53,430
3,535
Year 2
104,542
9,320
Year 3
90,648
9,307
Year 4
121,859
12,548
Year 5
153,625
15,193
Year 6
204,055
18,194
Year 7
210,951
19,921
Year 8
313,598
28,602
Year 9
279,321
24,005
Year 10 (9 months)
206,204
18,368
9 Generations of Muslim-Background Churches
(location withheld for security reasons)
T4T's application of the
Great Commission
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Go, not come.
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Everyone, not just some.
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Make trainers (disciples), not church
members.
Trainers (Disciples)
A trainer (disciple) =
someone who follows Jesus
(hears and obeys) +
fishes for men
(shares the message of Jesus and makes
disciples)
Mark 1:17; 2 Timothy 2:2
T4T Overview
T4T (Training for Trainers) is an all-inclusive
process of training believers over the
course of 12-18 months to witness to the
lost and train new believers to form
reproducing discipleship communities
generation by generation.
(T4T, A Discipleship Re-Revolution, 36)
Structure of T4T Groups
First Third
(Look Back)
1. Pastoral Care –
How are you doing?
2. Worship
3. Accountability
Follow Jesus – How
are you obeying his
word?
Fish for Men –
Witness, training,
training trainers
4. Vision Casting
Second Third
(Look Up)
5. New Lesson
Short-term →
Reproducible
discipleship lessons
Long term →
self-feeding
inductive Bible
studies
Final Third
(Look Forward)
6. Practice the
Lesson
7. Set Goals and
pray for each other.
Focus on the Bold Parts
First Third
(Look Back)
1. Pastoral Care –
2. Worship
3. Accountability
4. Vision Casting
Second Third
(Look Up)
5. New Lesson
Final Third
(Look Forward)
6. Practice the
Lesson
7. Set Goals and
pray for each
other.
Principles for Training Lessons
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Biblical
Contextualized. First lessons must deal with
the most important basics of spiritual life in a
culturally appropriate application.
Simple. Simple enough for the average
believer to understand, practice and teach
someone else.
Short-Term Lessons
(6-10 simple, Biblical, contextualized lessons)
The Non-Negotiables
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Baptism
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Church
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Communion: The Lord's Supper
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Perseverance in persecution
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The Great Commission (Why, Whom, How)
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Prayer, Reading the Scripture
Long-Term Lessons
(teaching disciples to listen to the Holy Spirit)
Practice a simple, inductive Bible Study Pattern
One example:
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Listen. What is this passage saying?
Believe. What is this passage asking me to believe?
(Pacific Union addition – Romans 1:5)
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Obey. What is God asking me to do?
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Share. Who can I share this message with?
From T4T Group to Church
(from Acts 2:36-47)
Covenant. A group of baptized believers (Matthew
18:20; 2:41) who recognize themselves as Christ's
body and are committed to meeting together
regularly (Acts 2:46)
From T4T Group to Church
(from Acts 2:36-47)
Caring Leaders. As the church develops, leaders are
appointed according to Biblical standards (Titus
1:5-9) and exercise mutual accountability and
church discipline.
From T4T Group to Church
(from Acts 2:36-47)
Characteristics
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Worship
Fellowship. Loving care for another including giving
offerings to meet needs and as an act of Worship.
Prayer.
Word. Studying and obeying the Scripture as
authoritative.
The Lord's Supper
Outreach. Share the gospel and minister to the needs of
others.
Additional Resources:
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T4T Online: t4tonline.org
Mission Frontiers
magazine – available for
free by mail and online at
www.missionfrontiers.org