Winning the World

Session 7: Summary 145

F. Complimentary Concept Six: massive, systematic intercessory prayer alongside aggressive, flexible missional strategies, plans, and projects

1. Key text: Phil. 1.27-28 (ESV) – Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel , [28] and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

2. Definition of the pair: We must strive to see that both fervent, ongoing intercession and careful missionary strategy are necessary to create and sustain urban church planting movements.

3. Description of the problem: the tendency to focus either on the invisible spiritual warfare that underlies the mission of the Gospel in the city as the only real work of ministry or envision as primary the planning, execution, and review of missionary strategies, models, and projects 4. Deepening our perspective and practice: We must recognize the universal need for concentrated, massive, fervent intercession and the role it plays in church planting movements, while, at the same time, setting clear purposes, objectives, and goals, setting priorities, determining projects, and executing strategies with a real penchant to review and evaluate our efforts for results.

G. Complimentary Concept Seven: personal care giving in spiritual parenting alongside standardized formal instruction in the basics of the faith