Planting Churches among the City's Poor - Volume 1

T ABLE OF C ONTENTS • 9

Overview of Church Plant Planning Phases . . . . . . 388 The Role of Women in Ministry . . . . . . . . . 389 Ordination of Women Q and A . . . . . . . . . 393 Defining the Leaders and Members of a Church Plant Team. . 396 Engaging the Community . . . . . . . . . . 397 Selecting a Target Area. . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Researching Your Community . . . . . . . . . . 405 The Oikos Factor: Spheres of Relationship and Influence . . 418 Receptivity Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 Living as an Oikos Ambassador . . . . . . . . . 420 Apostolic Band: Cultivating Outreach for Dynamic Harvest . . 421 Resources for Studying Your Community . . . . . . . 422 Ideas about Neighborhood Evangelism . . . . . . . 423 Canvassing Dos and Don’ts. . . . . . . . . . . 424 Door-to-Door: Starting the Conversation . . . . . . . 426 Body Life and Spiritual Formation. . . . . . . . 427 Using Wisdom in Ministry: The PWR Process . . . . . . 429 Getting a Good Team Rhythm: Time Management and Ministry Stewardship . . . . . 439 Commissioning of Our Elders . . . . . . . . . . 442 Order of Service: Sample 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 444 Order of Service: Sample 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Small Groups: Ten Principles and Their Implications for Open Christian Gatherings . . . . . . . . . . 455 The Service of Believer’s Baptism . . . . . . . . . 457 Sample Follow-up Card. . . . . . . . . . . . 464 Church Plant Team Responsive Reading . . . . . . . 465 Key Roles of a Church Planting Team . . . . . . . . 467 The Power of Multiplication: The 2 Timothy 2.2 Principle . . 468 Developing Ears That Hear: Responding to the Spirit and the Word . . . . . . . 469