Winning the World

120 Wi nn i ng the Wor l d: Fac i l i tat i ng Urban Chur ch P l ant i ng Movement s

(1) We share a common parentage.

(2) We share a common calling.

(3) We share a common destiny.

7. Our differences are overcome in the unity of Christ for the purpose of the ministry of reconciliation.

a. We express the love of God in our reconciled relationships, making the Gospel attractive to unbelievers, John 13.34-35.

b. We are reconciled to call the world to be reconciled to God in Christ, 2 Cor. 5.18-21.

c. Our differences allow us to penetrate every culture and people group with the Gospel, and make disciples and plant churches wherever Christ has yet to be heard and followed.

B. Cultivate a shared communal spirituality where a sense of belonging, ownership, identity, and answerability are highlighted and emphasized.

1. A shared communal spirituality

a. Gal. 3.28-29 (ESV) – There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. [29] And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.