Semper Paratus
Niteo
THE
CHURCH
LIFE
CYCLE
MATURITY
STAGE 3.5
“If your church is in stage 3, remember that you
still have many fruitful years ahead, but the
process of death has already begun to creep
into your congregation. The good news is that
churches in stage 3 are much easier to turn
around than those in stages 4 or 5. Mission is
still fairly strong in the background of your
church, so you must immediately begin to
refocus on accomplishing your mission before
the church moves further down the death
track.” Waking the Dead, Burrill, 38-39
LIFE CYCLE RESET
“…you must immediately begin
to refocus on accomplishing your
mission before the church moves
further down the death track.”
Waking the Dead, Burrill, 38-39
OUR PRESENT COURSE
“If a plateaued or declining church
cannot look down the road and see
itself making disciples with increased
intensity, it will be disobedient to Jesus’
great commission, an unacceptable
position for a church that claims to
follow the Master.”
Waking the Dead, Burrill, 51
HIS PURPOSE, OUR PURPOSE
“Remember, this is not really your
church; it is the Lord’s church. We are
His followers. His purpose for the
church must be our purpose. To have
any other purpose for the church than
His is to fail to be a legitimate church of
Jesus Christ.”
Waking the Dead, Burrill, 50
GOD’S PURPOSE
“The reason for the existence of the
church was to go forth and make
disciples among all people
groups…Jesus declares that He
possesses all authority…He is not asking
us to go – He is telling us we must go.
We have no choice. If we are His
disciples, we will obey and go.”
Waking the Dead, Burrill, 23
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them,
saying, “All authority has been given to Me
in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore
and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father
and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I
commanded you; and lo, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age.”
Semper Paratus
Niteo
John 14:15
15 “If you love Me, you will keep
My commandments.
I John 2:5b-6
5 …By this we know that we are in
Him: 6 the one who says he abides
in Him ought himself to walk in the
same manner as He walked.
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the
way, and the truth, and the life;
no one comes to the Father but
through Me.”
I John 5:11-12
11 And the testimony is this,
that God has given us eternal
life, and this life is in His Son.
12 He who has the Son has the
life; he who does not have the
Son of God does not have the
life.
John 10:10
10 The thief comes only to steal
and kill and destroy; I came that
they may have life, and have it
abundantly.
“People Need The Lord”
Dave & Darlene Payne, Dick Baker
TESTIMONY
Ebony Jones
Semper Paratus
Niteo
Matthew 9:35-36
35 Jesus was going through all the
cities and villages, teaching in their
synagogues and proclaiming the gospel
of the kingdom, and healing every kind
of disease and every kind of sickness.
36 Seeing the people, He felt
compassion for them, because they
were distressed and dispirited like
sheep without a shepherd.
Matthew 9:37-38
37 Then He said to His disciples, “The
harvest is plentiful, but the workers
are few. 38 Therefore beseech the Lord
of the harvest to send out workers into
His harvest.”
“My House Is Full
But My Field Is Empty”
Dorothy Pettigrew
Into my heart,
Into my Heart
Come into my heart,
Lord Jesus
Come in today,
Come in to stay
Come into my heart,
Lord Jesus
Out my heart,
Out my Heart
Shine out of my heart,
Lord Jesus
Shine out today,
Shine out I pray
Shine out of my heart,
Lord Jesus
Umpqua River Lighthouse &
Museum
John 1:4-5
4 In Him was life, and the life
was the Light of men. 5 The
Light shines in the darkness, and
the darkness did not
comprehend it.
John 1:6-9
6 There came a man sent from God,
whose name was John. 7 He came as a
witness, to testify about the Light, so
that all might believe through him.
8 He was not the Light, but he came to
testify about the Light. 9 There was
the true Light which, coming into the
world, enlightens every man.
John 9:5
5 “While I am in the world,
I am the Light of the world.”
John 8:12
12 Then Jesus again spoke to them,
saying, “I am the Light of the world;
he who follows Me will not walk in
the darkness, but will have the
Light of life.”
Matthew 5:14a
14 “You are the light of the world.”
VISION
Every member
motivated, equipped
and challenged to
proactively shine brightly
for Jesus Christ!
2 Year Campaign
2013
1st Quarter
• Launch Campaign
• 2/2 Russell Burrill
• SPN Basic Training
2nd Quarter
• Reclaiming Mission
• Continued Emphasis
• Testimonies, etc..
3rd Quarter
• Challenge each ministry
to evaluate.
• Establish new connecting
ministry (1)
4th Quarter
• Establish new connecting
ministry (2)
• Fall Repeat of SPN
Training Event?
2 Year Campaign
2014
1st Quarter
• Outreach Series (1)
• Rodney Payne 2
• 12-14 Nights
• Goal: Invite into
further study
2nd Quarter
• Follow up
• Establish New
Connecting Ministry (3)
3rd Quarter
• Establish new connecting
ministry (4)
4th Quarter
• Elevate emphasis for
final event.
2015
1st Quarter
• Outreach Series (2)
GOALS
BASIC TRAINING
MARCH 2013
3/01 Friday
• Semper Paratus Niteo
3/02 Saturday
• Talking To The True Light
3/03 Sunday
• Listening To The True Light
3/08 Friday
• Vibrant Health = Vibrant Witness
3/09 Saturday
• Sharing What God HAS
Done For You
3/10 Sunday
• Sharing What God IS
Doing For You
3/15 Friday
• This Is Salvation I
3/16 Saturday
• This Is Salvation II
3/17 Sunday
• You Have Been Gifted
3/22 Friday
• Opening The Bible With Others I
3/23 Saturday
• Opening The Bible With Others II
3/24 Sunday
• Opening The Bible With Others III
3/29 Friday
• Opening The Bible With Others IV
3/30 Saturday
• Graduation/Commissioning
BASIC TRAINING
Title: Semper Paratus Niteo
Topic: Introduction: Purpose,
Motivation & Overview
Goal: To communicate the purpose
and urgency of this course.
BASIC TRAINING
Title: Talking To The True Light
Topic: Devotional Life: Prayer
Goal: To give tools that will help you
embrace a more active and
fulfilling prayer life.
BASIC TRAINING
Title: Listening To The True Light
Topic: Devotional Life: Bible
Goal: To give tools that will help you
to engage a more active and
fulfilling experience with the
Bible.
BASIC TRAINING
Title:
Vibrant Health =
Vibrant Witness
Topic: N.E.W S.T.A.R.T: Wellness
Goal: To help you understand the
connection between you
wellness and your witness. And
give a simple paradigm that will
promote personal wellness.
BASIC TRAINING
Title:
Sharing What God HAS Done
For You
Topic: Sharing Your Personal
Experience: Historical
Goal: To equip you with the skills to
articulate and share your faith
stories in the right way and at
the right time.
BASIC TRAINING
Title:
Sharing What God IS Doing For
You
Topic: Sharing Your Personal
Experience: Present
Goal: To equip you with the skill of
easily expressing to others your
present journey with Jesus.
BASIC TRAINING
Title: This Is Salvation I
Topic: Sharing the Good News of
Salvation Part 1
Goal: To equip you with the skill of
articulating and sharing the
basic message of the gospel
through a series of Bible texts.
BASIC TRAINING
Title: This Is Salvation II
Topic: Sharing the Good News of
Salvation Part 2
Goal: To give you an opportunity to
practice presenting the gospel.
BASIC TRAINING
Title: You Have Been Gifted
Topic: Personal Spiritual Gifts
Goal: To help you recognize the gifts
God has given you that can be
used for the mission.
BASIC TRAINING
Title: Opening The Bible With Others I
Topic: Motivation & Ability To Share
The Bible.
Goal: To motivate and encourage you
that it is within your ability to
share Bible lessons with others.
BASIC TRAINING
Title:
Opening The Bible
With Others II
Topic: Inviting Others To A Bible Study
Goal: To equip you with ideas of how
to invite others into a Bible
study and how to get started.
BASIC TRAINING
Title:
Opening The Bible
With Others III
Topic: How To Effectively Share The
Bible With Others.
Goal: To train you how to be
successful in leading others in
Bible lessons.
BASIC TRAINING
Title:
Opening The Bible
With Others IV
Topic: Role Playing A Bible Sharing
Experience
Goal: To give you an opportunity to
practice giving a Bible lesson.
BASIC TRAINING
Title: Into The Harvest
Topic: Graduation/Commissioning
Goal: To affirm and consecrate those
who have completed the basic
training for mission.