Showing posts with label multiplying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label multiplying. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Vision and Strategy of Crossroad


Peoples Gospel Church exists to glorify God as a cell-based church by passionately multiplying disciples locally and worldwide.

What does this mean?


Glorify God: A person repents from worshipping idols to worshipping Jesus Christ.

Cell based church: Sharing of Gospel and mutual building up take place in cell groups.

Passion: Deep love for God -> Deep love for one another -> Burden to win friends to Christ

Multiplying Disciples: Equipping leaders to lead more people to become disciples of Jesus Christ.


Being a missional church, we equip disciples when we gather.  Members in the church are all missionaries who bring the Gospel to wherever they go.  We bring to Gospel to our schools, to our work place, and to our community.


How are we doing it?


We do so by the slogan. 
"We Grow.  We Love.  We Proclaim"


We Grow to love God and His Words deeper through personal prayer & devotion, worshipping God together, and learning more about God through equipping classes.


We love one another by pastoring one another.  We do so by encouraging each other to do God’s will, praying with one another, and caring for one another.



We proclaim the good news of Christ to friends and family.  We do so by praying for friends and family member's salvation.  We are witnessing Christ in school.  We are inviting friends to Crossroad and Worship.  Last but not least, we are sharing the Gospel with our friends.











            

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Spiritual Growth Path

Jesus Christ calls all believers to make disciples.  All followers of Jesus Christ are on the journey of spiritual growth.  How does a person who is away from God journey to become a passionate disciple of Jesus Christ?  Is getting spiritual high at conferences enough for a person to become disciple of Christ?  Obviously NOT!  The following is a process of how an interested seeker grows to become a multiplying disciple.

The process begins with interested seekers.  People who used to be hostile towards Christ or indifferent towards Christ become interested through the friendship of believers.

An interested seeker drops into fellowship and worship occasionally.  He/she may attend special conferences or camps.  They may make their first time decision for Christ through one on one evangelism with his/her friend.  They may make a decision through conferences and/or camps.

Once a person makes a decision for Christ, he/she becomes a connecting disciple.  The following describes the behaviour of a connecting disciple:
-Declare to friends and family of his/her faith
-Attend Worship and Fellowship Regularly
-Personally followed up
-Plan to be baptised
-Pray 5 times a day (morning, 3x meal, bedtime)
-Engage in basic personal devotion

As a person matures spiritually, he/she grows in the love for God.  The person's love for God is reflected through how he/she relate to brothers and sisters in Christ.  Also, the passion to witness Christ to friends and family grows stronger.  The following describes the behaviour of a growing disciple.


In addition to the behaviours of a connecting Disciples:
-Training in Biblical foundations, evangelism and follow-up
-Praying and caring for brothers and sisters
-Consistent in personal devotion
-Able to personal follow up and Gospel sharing
-Engage in discipleship initiatives


It is true that a person's life change can impact many.  The impact for the Gospel is multiplied when growing disciples are willing to sacrifice more of themselves for the glory of God.  The following describes the behaviour of a multiplying disciple.


In addition to the behaviours of a growing Disciples:
-Leading discipleship initiatives
-Advanced Biblical Training
-Praying and caring for ministry
-Engage in strict spiritual discipline
-Actively engaging in personal follow up
-Actively seeking to sharing of the Gospel