Winning the World

140 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

d. Churches that thrive and grow align themselves in practice with all other churches that practice the apostolic traditions, 1 Cor. 11.16 (ESV) – If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God. e. Churches that thrive and grow participate in supporting one another with their substance and goods, 1 Cor. 16.1 (ESV) – Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. f. Churches that thrive and grow are on the radar screen every day from competent, apostolic level leaders, 2 Cor. 11.28 (ESV) – And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches. The use of a multiplicity of perspectives does not constitute a denial of the absoluteness of truth. Rather, it constitutes a recognition of the richness of truth, and it builds on the fact that human beings are limited. Our knowledge of the truth is partial. We know truth, but not all of the truth. And someone else may know truths that we do not know. We are enabled to learn what others know, partly by seeing things from their perspective. Again, we may use the analogy of a precious jewel. The jewel has many facets, each one analogous to a perspective. The facets are all present objectively, as is the jewel as a whole. But not all facets of the jewel may be seen equally well through only one facet. Likewise, not all aspects of the truth can be seen equally well through one perspective.

John 8.31-32 (ESV) So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, [32] and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

II. Complimentary Truths in Urban Cross Cultural Church Planting

Matt. 13.11-12 (ESV) And he answered them,

“To you it has been given to know the

secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. [12] For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”

~ Poythress, Symphonic Theology , pp. 45-46.

A. Complimentary Concept One: individual “revolutionary” commitment alongside congregational spirituality