PT513 Eng 14. Church Planter. Church Planter Assessment and Effectiveness.
In North America and elsewhere, attention is being increasingly given to church planters selection and training. Not everyone who volunteers to become a church planter is necessarily gifted for such ministry. The selection process often begins with an assessment of potential church planters. Church planter assessment seeks to discern the readiness and giftedness of the potential candidates. In this section of the lecture "Church Planter" Craig Ott: - shows the graphic with the results of studying how fast the churches in the USA grew based on whether the church planter received assessment or not; - talks about different ways to conduct assessment.
PT513 Eng 16. Church Planter. Apostolic Church Planters.
Though the apostolic approach to church planting is not necessarily the best approach in every setting, it is the approach that has been most often blessed by God in launching locally sustainable and reproducing church-planting movements. The approach of the apostolic church planter is radically different from that of pastoral and catalytic church planter. He seeks to follow the model of apostle Paul, who as far as we know never became the pastor of a church he planted. In this section of the lecture "Church Planter" Craig Ott: - explains strengths and weaknesses of apostolic church planters; - gives examples of apostolic church planters in different parts of the world; - shares his experience of church planting in Munich.
PT513 Eng 19. Church Planter. Questions and Answers.
In this section of questions and answers Craig Ott talks about who the unbelievers or non-Christians are. He shares the biblical understanding of who the true Christian is. He also explains that the apostolic church planting method is more common than we hear about and gives examples of countries where this model has developed. Craig Ott also talks about the post-Christian culture.
PT513 Eng 21. Church Structures. Traditional Western Church vs House Church.
In this section of the lecture "Church Structures" Craig Ott looks at the main features of the traditional western church and explains how it tends to operate. This type of churches are called "elephant type church" because they are large, strong and solid. There are also "rabbit type churches" which are small but quick to reproduce. So what if we took the best of both? What would happen if we mated an elephant with a rabbit? Is it really possible to have the best of both? Craig Ott thinks that everything is possible with God. Such churches are called cell churches or networked house churches.
PT513 Eng 20. Church Structures. Overview.
The type of church structure that we are going to try to develop is going to make a big difference in the way we actually go about planting this church. The methods we choose will need to fit the model of the church. In this section of the lecture "Church structures" Craig Ott : - gives a quick overview of basic forms that church life can take; - talks about two factors which will be the key in determening the appropriate church structure; - shares important principles we need to keep in mind; - explains the fundamental difference between the cell church and traditional western church with small groups.
PT513 Eng 17. Church Planter. The Changing Role of the Church Planter.
Apostolic church planters have the goal of equipping local believers to lead the church and to become the next generation of church planters. The role of the apostolic church planter must intentionally evolve during the process, moving from the pioneering phase to the establishing, strengthening and reproducing phases of the church plant. In this section of the lecture "Church Planter" Craig Ott suggests a "6-M" approach to the changing role of the apostolic church planter, progressing from motor to model, mobilizer, mentor, multiplier and, finally, memory. While many church planters agree with this approach in principle, difficulties arise when local believers seem to lag in their willingness or ability to bear the responsibility of ministry.
PT513 Eng 13. Church Planter. J.Thompson's List.
In this section of the lecture "Characteristics of Effective Church Planters" you are going to look at two more lists of qualities. The first one gives priority to spiritual dimention, skill dimentions and personal characteristics of the chuch planter's character. The second list is the result of research done by studying missionary churches. So Craig Ott: - talks about ten identifying dimentions of effective church planters developed by J.A.Thompson; - looks at Dick Crady and Glenn Kendall's list of seven qualities of effective church planters.
PT513 Eng 12. Church Planter. C. Ridley's List.
Because of the special challenges involved in planting a church, the team leader needs special kinds of gifts and talents. In this section of the lecture "Church Planter" Craig Ott: - discusses some of the findings of the research that has been done to determine the characteristics of effective church planter; - shares Charles Ridley's list of qualities that has been used by many organizations to discern if a person has the gifting that is needed.
PT513 Eng 4. Introduction. Practical Reasons for Church Planting. Part II.
If we are going to reach more people for Christ. We have to have more new churches saturating the region with the Gospel. New churches are necessary for long-term growth and discipleship. New churches reach people for Christ using creative methods. In a church plant everyone knows that he must contribute and serve, develop new skills and take responsibilities. In this section of the lecture about practical reasons for church planting Craig Ott : - gives real-life examples to illustrate the practical reasons for church planting; - explains how new churches stimulate established churches to greater evangelistic activity; - gives examples when a competetion can be a positive thing; - explains how a new church can impact the community and make the difference.
PT513 Eng 7. Biblical Foundations of Church Planting. The Biblical Mandate for Church Planting.
Biblical evangelism cannot be separated from the church, and where churches do not exist they should be planted. In the Book of Acts we see Paul gathering new believers into churches. Church planting is essential to the fulfillment of the biblical mission. In this section of the lecture "Biblical Foundations of Church Planting" Craig Ott: - quotes Howard A. Snyder's statement to emphasize that the goal of evangelism is the formation of the Christian community; - looks at the way apostle Paul worked to prove that church planting was central to Pauline's understanding of mission; - points out Paul's working principle in Romans 15:18-25 and explains his remarkable claim that his pioneer work in those regions was completed; - shows where ecclesiology and missiology intersect.