I was meeting about the new beta.pastors.com website during the final session - you can read some great notes at: Dave Ferguson’s Blog. Here are his (abridged) highlights:
You don’t have an option - the great commission is your mission. God wants to expand your vision and your mission.
GOD IS CALLING US TO A GLOBAL VISION
FIVE GLOBAL GOLIATHS - the five giants that are problems around the world.
- SPIRITUAL EMPTINESS.
- SELF-CENTERED LEADERSHIP.
- EXTREME POVERTY
- PANDEMIC DISEASE
- LACK OF EDUCATION
THE PEACE PLAN: WHAT JESUS DID!
- JESUS PREACHED RECONCILIATION.
- JESUS EQUIPPED SERVANT LEADERS.
- JESUS ASSISTED THE POOR.
- JESUS CARED FOR THE SICK.
NOW, JESUS WANTS US TO DO WHAT HE DID! P.E.A.C.E.
- P - Promote reconciliation.
- E - Equip servant leaders.
- A - Assist the poor.
- C - Care for the sick.
- E - Educate the next generation.
“Ordinary people empowered by God’s Spirit, doing what Jesus did, together, wherever they are.”
P.E.A.C.E is not a trip, but a lifestyle
7 PILLARS OF THE P.E.A.C.E. PLAN
- P - PROMOTES, PLANTS AND PARTNERS LOCAL CHURCHES.
- I - IMITATES JESUS MODEL.
- L - LED BY AMATEURS
- L - LINKS THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND FAITH SECTOR
- A - ATTACKS ALL FIVE GIANTS
- R - REORGANIZES EFFORTS THROUGH A NETWORK
- S - SHIFTS TO SUSTAINABLE FUNDING
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