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Reflections on the Integral Mission of the Church How to Become a Kingdom Church Session 11 Homework

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In each of the following questions, circle the number that most closely !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" reflects the practice in your personal " life, and put a box around the number "#!$%&'!()!*'$!)(++(,-#.!/0$1*-(#12!&-3&+$!*'$!#045$3!*'%*!4(1*!&+(1$+6!3$)+$&*1!*'$!!"#$%&$'(&)(*+,"(!'"-+)#.(.&/'2! that most reflects the practice of your church: %#7!80*!%!5(9!%3(0#7!*'$!#045$3!*'%*!4(1*!3$)+$&*1!*'$!!"#$%&$'(+/(*+,"($0,"$0:! "

" " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " ! ! ;$%7!*'$!)(++(,-#.!/0(*$!%#7!7$&-7$!,'$*'$3!6(03!<'03&'!-1!%!=>%?$@!(3!=;-A$3@!<'03&':!120'"'(#"'(%3+(4&)5-( +/(60,"$0'-(7(.#4'(#)5("&8'"(60,"$0'-9(20'-'(#"'()+%(!0*-&$#.(.+$#%&+)-:(;,%(!0&.+-+!0&'-(+/(<&)&-%"*9(=(.#4':(%0+,>0(&%(<#*(;'( .#">':(&-(.&<&%'5(;*(30#%(&%($#)(5+(7(&%($#)(>"+3(+"(-0"&)49(?%($#)(;'$+<'(-%#>)#)%9(@&8'"-:(0+3'8'":(>+(-+<'30'"'9(20'*(0#8'( Read the following quote and decide whether your Church is a “Lake” or <+<')%,'($+,"-'A(#)5(%0'*($#""*(!'+!.'(30'"'(%0'*(#"'(>+&)>9(=(.#4'(60,"$0(&-(#(!.#$'(%+($+..'$%(<+"'(#)5(<+"'( !'+!.':(#)5(-,$$'--(&-(<'#-,"'5(<+"'(;*(%0'(-&B'(+/(%0'(.#4'(%0#)(;*(30'%0'"(%0'(!'+!.'(&)(&%(>"+3(&)($0#"#$%'"(#)5(-'"8&$'9(@&8'"( “River” Church: “ere are two kinds of Churches – lake and river 60,"$0'-(&"#<EF(&-(#(.#4'(%0+,>0%9( Churches. ese are not physical locations, but philosophies of ministry. CI&5( %0'( !"+>"#<( &'( !'+!.'-F( .&8'-EF( &-( #( "&8'"( G,'-%&+)9J K !B0*! %! 5(9! %3(0#7! *'$! #045$3! *'%*! 4(1*! A lake, though it may be large, is limited by what it can do – it can grow 3$)+$&*1!*'$!!"#$%&$'(+/(*+,"($0,"$0:! ! shrink. It can become stagnant. Rivers, however, go somewhere. ey or ! have momentum; they can change course; and they carry people where " " they are going. A lake Church is a place to collect more and more people, " "and success is measured more by the size of the lake than by whether the

people in it grow in character and service. River Churches impact people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" while they are in the channel – and they spill over their banks. ‘How #$%&'()*%'&+",')&-./"01."#$%.2&34"56--6'$"'7"%1.",1)&*1"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""0&3$-7'&83*69$":&;3$3"#$%.&$3*6'$34"<=,= ! many people were there?’ is a lake question. ‘What happened to the ones

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personal reflections

• Look at the numbers you circled. What do your answers tell you about yourself and your daily life? • Look at the numbers you placed in boxes. What do your answers indicate about your church? • Add all the numbers in circles, and add all the numbers in boxes. Now spend some time in prayer and ask God to reveal how to “change your score.” What steps could you personally or your church take to become more like the Church was intended to be? • If you have identified your church as a lake church, how could you help your church move from being a lake church to a river church?

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group dialogue • Look at the numbers you circled. Share your responses with each other. What do your answers tell you about yourself and your daily life? Discuss your responses with one another. • Look at the numbers you placed in boxes. Share your results with each other. What do your answers indicate about your church? Discuss your responses with one another. • Add all the numbers in circles, and add all the numbers in boxes. What steps could your church take to become more like the Church was intended to be? • If you have identified your church as a lake church, how could you help your church move from being a lake church to a river church?

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Bob Moffitt, If Jesus Were Mayor, 183

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