Planting Churches Among the City's Poor - Volume 2

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missiologists, churches and denominations, and other kingdom-minded individuals and organizations in order to trigger robust pioneer church planting movements that multiply thousands of culturally conducive evangelical C1 churches among America’s urban poor. We will offer our expertise to assure that these churches in every way glorify God the Father in their Christ-centered identity, Spirit-formed worship and community life, historically orthodox doctrine, and kingdom-oriented practice and mission.

I. Partnership 1

Involves Recognizing our Fundamental Unity in

Christ: We Share the Same Spiritual DNA.

A. Our faith in Jesus has made us one together.

1. 1 John 1.3 (ESV) – that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 2. John 17.11 (ESV) – And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one. B. The organic unity between the Father and Son, and the people of God , John 17.21-22 (ESV) – that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one. C. Our unity leads to a common effort in glorifying God the Father of our Lord , Rom. 15.5-6 (ESV) – May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. D. God’s will for the body is unity in mind and judgment , 1 Cor. 1.10 (ESV) – I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.