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P2P UK 2008

The Great
Commission
 The Great Commission

• Theory: Scriptural Prerogatives

 The Commission of Christ to Preach
 Does the Bible permit Paid Missionaries?
• Practice: Necessary Development for Preaching
 Having the Right Attitude
 Optimizing the Best Strategy
 Best Tactics & Practices
• Tools available to you
 The Great Commission

“Go into all the world

and preach the good
news to all creation.
Whoever believes and is
baptized will be saved”
Mk 16:15-16
 The Great Commission

Put on the full armor of God… Stand firm

then, with the belt of truth buckled around
your waist, with the breastplate of
righteousness in place, and with your feet
fitted with the readiness that comes from
the gospel of peace. Eph 6:11-15

Armour is personal
Army is communal Who fought alone?
 To Have Shod Feet

• Concept of The Journey

• Concept of The Ongoing
• Concept of Readiness to Travel
 Concept of the Journey
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God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has
prepared a city for them. Heb 11:11-16
 The Western Country

“Leave your country,

your people and your
father’s household
and go to the land I
will show you.”

• God and human

culture invariably
collide
• Each human
chooses which he
will distort to fit
around the other
• Those who distort
their culture to fit
around their God,
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Travel

“feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace”
 Important Question…

s Scripture Allow Paid Missionaries?

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
You yourselves know that these hands of mine have
supplied my own needs and the needs of my
companions. In everything I did, I showed you that by
this kind of hard work we must help the weak,
remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: “It
is more blessed to give than to receive.” Acts 20:33-35

Paul refused to live

off gifts
How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I
was never a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong! Now I
am ready to visit you for the third time, and I will not be a
burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions
but you. After all, children should not have to save up for
their parents, but parents for their children. So I will very
gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself
as well. If I love you more, will you love me less? Be that as
it may, I have not been a burden to you. 2 Cor 12:13-16

1) Paul’s comments concern his specific

relationship with Corinth: 21 personal
pronouns in these 4 verses
2) Text reveals Paul did accept missionary
support from the other churches – just not
Corinth
 …Answer

3) Jesus provides the general teaching

to missionaries: ‘The labourer is
worthy
“Stay ofhouse,
in that his hire’
eating and drinking whatever they
give you, for the worker deserves his wages.” Lk 10:7

Yes
 The Great Commission

• Theory: Scriptural Prerogatives

 The Commission of Christ to Preach
 Does the Bible permit Paid Missionaries?
• Practice: Necessary Development for Preaching
 Having the Right Attitude
 Optimizing the Best Strategy
 Best Tactics & Practices
• Tools available to you
 The Right Attitude

We are carrying a message given by God,

so it needs to be delivered with
respect and
Above love
all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture
came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For prophecy
never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as
they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Pet 1:20-21

It is equally important to deliver the

right Watch
message
your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if
you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. 1 Tim 4:16

It is essential that you believe that message

and it is seen by others to be a powerful
forceSet
in an
your lifefor the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith
example
and in purity… Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to
them, so that everyone may see your progress. 1 Tim 4:12,15
 Confidence vs Humility

Don’t be discouraged if you think you don’t know

enough; presenting the Bible in an open and
honest way is more convincing, and helpful, than
proving you are right
Don’t be combative or
look to pick fights over
things – build from
agreement where you
can:
Remember God is working
- e.g.
through Heaven
you; going
this should
provide both confidence
and humility
For the word of God is living
and active. Heb 4:12
 Cooperating with Others

Cooperate as much as possible

with those related to the area
where you are traveling.
 Learn the language if
possible
 Make friends with the CBM
linkperson – overcome
possessiveness if necessary

Just get in there and have a go!

- Who else is going
to?
Keeping it Real
 The Great Commission

• Theory: Scriptural Prerogatives

 The Commission of Christ to Preach
 Does the Bible permit Paid Missionaries?
• Practice: Necessary Development for Preaching
 Having the Right Attitude
 Optimizing the Best Strategy
 Best Tactics & Practices
• Tools available to you
 The Right Strategy

Consider
Range &
Sustainability

Match Skills
with target
destination

Consider
receptivity of
target
 Relative Densities

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10 000 ppm = 1% of populatio
Malawi
AUS
1000 570
450 NZL
UK
230
180
CAN
100 57
USA 1% of 1%
RSA
15
11
10

ssion Field is everywhere for Xdns IND

1
1

istadelphians per
1
million
2 3
populace
4 5
(2006)
6 7 8
 The Right Strategy

What’s the best commitment / intensity level?

 The “Gap Year” Model?

Intensive &
effective!

Risks…
• Preaching seen as a
“phase”
• Preaching associated
with a foreign place or
culture
• Preaching is not “real
life”
• Preaching associated
with a different persona
 The Right Strategy for You
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• Timescale: Full timete
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• Duration: 6 months to 2ds
years
• Timescale: Full time
• Duration: 1-2 weeks
• Timescale: Part time
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month e l of P e a ce
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• Duration: ~ 1 year
• Timescale: Minimal
• Duration: Minimal -
Continuous
 The Great Commission

• Theory: Scriptural Prerogatives

 The Commission of Christ to Preach
 Does the Bible permit Paid Missionaries?
• Practice: Necessary Development for Preaching
 Having the Right Attitude
 Optimizing the Best Strategy
 Best Tactics & Practices
• Tools available to you
 General Tactics

Preparing to Preach:
• Read your Bible every day
• Write notes in your Bible in a form you
understand
• Be aware of the way you conduct yourself
while preaching
• Be aware of the context and paradigms of
your audience
• Don’t expend time and
effort on those who don’t
want to look at their Bibles,
except to try and demonstrate
 Use Questions

Be armed with questions you are prepared to

ask:
• “I just don’t believe all that killing in Iraq is
justifiable morally. Do you?”
• “If spiritual development is so important, why
are there so few subjects in education which
seek to develop it?”
• “What did you do this weekend?”

Be prepared to invite along to church events

- and therefore must have some to invite
to!
 Mind Your Language

Christadelphian Christian
argon Jargon Meaning
• Ecclesia Adventist Christ physically

X
• The Meeting Unitarian returns
• The Truth Apologetic One God - Jesus is not
• Clean Flesh Evangelical God
• Adamic Doctrines reasoned
Condemnation from text
• KJV, AV Protestant ‘Of the Gospel’:
Cult promotes scriptural
authority;
Realistically:
inspirational
 The Right Strategy for You
W
hi
• Timescale: Full timete
F
iel
• Duration: 6 months to 2ds
years
• Timescale: Full time
• Duration: 1-2 weeks
• Timescale: Part time
~2 evenings per
month e l of P e a ce
Gosp
• Duration: ~ 1 year
• Timescale: Minimal
• Duration: Minimal -
Continuous
“White Fields” from WCF
 White Fields Project

“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest?
behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for
they are white already to harvest.” John 4:35

Aim: To redress the shortfall of manpower in

the Mission Field
WCF can fund:
• preaching materials
• incidental and modest living
costs
• travel costs
Candidate should plan on:
• 6 months to 2 year commitment
• cooperating with other missionaries presen
• utilizing their existing skills and opportunit
 White Fields Projects
Hannah Fadelle,Lucas
USA Scheepers, South Africa
Dave & Jo Morgan: India

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2 5 Allen & Tara Laben, India

Milton Clark, Jamaica Mitch & Miriam Hard

 Distribution of Missionaries

Completed Project
Current Project
Pending Project
 The Right Strategy for You
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• Timescale: Full timete
F
iel
• Duration: 6 months to 2ds
years
• Timescale: Full time
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2
• Duration: 1-2 weeks
• Timescale: Part time
~2 evenings per
month e l of P e a ce
Gosp
• Duration: ~ 1 year
• Timescale: Minimal
• Duration: Minimal -
Continuous
 Minimal & Subliminal

We have to be both prepared and able to preach

at home if we are to do it overseas. Publish the
message in simple ways:
• Make/Wear Christadelphian T shirts
• Put stickers on your vehicle or around the
workplace
• Append scripture to your email signature
• Say prayers in public
• Make & distribute business-size preaching
cards
• Live Christ to people
For those traveling to RSA in Apr 2009, we have
6 months:
 The Great Commission

• Theory: Scriptural Prerogatives

 The Commission of Christ to Preach
 Does the Bible permit Paid Missionaries?
• Practice: Necessary Development for Preaching
 Having the Right Attitude
 Optimizing the Best Strategy
 Best Tactics & Practices
• Tools available to you
 Tools You Should Exploit

Online Bibles
http://www.biblegateway.com/
Concordance
http://www.blueletterbible.org/
Wrested Scriptures
http://www.wrestedscriptures.com/
Online Preaching Resources
http://www.one-gospel.org/
WCF White Fields Funding
http://www.wcfoundation.org/
CBM Guidebooks
BibleGateway.com
BlueLetterBible.org
WrestedScriptures.com
CPRC.info
One-Gospel.org
ONE-GOSPEL.ORG: INTERACTIVE WEBSITE

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