Multiplying Jesus: Missionary Preparedness
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 100
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 140
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Global migration is at its zenith, yet 42% of the world’s population does not know Jesus Christ. There are over 7,200 unreached people groups, and for 3,100 of those groups, a strategic plan to reach them doesn't even exist. The Great Commission is in dire need of fulfillment. While the call for foreign missions is foundational to the mission of God, the people of the world are at America’s doorstep. Multiplying Jesus: Missionary Preparedness explores and examines the missionary approaches to reaching the unreached of the world via communal immigration and diaspora, short and long-term missions, and leveraging business. This resource was developed for potential missionaries, churches, training organizations, and seminaries that focus upon the biblical principles of mission, obedient Great Commission disciple-making, multiplicative reproducibility, church planting movements, and cross-cultural contextualization.
Introduction
Part I
Chapter 1 The Missional Triune God
The Plurality of Oneness
Father Sent, Son Redeemed, Spirit Empowered
Ambassadors of the Missio Trinitas
Chapter 2 The Great Commission
Matthew
Mark
Luke-Acts
John
Applicational Summary
Chapter 3 Why Missions?
Jesus Christ
Dispersion
Reconciliation
Love
Disciple-Making
Application
Chapter 4 The Harvest Principle
Persons of Peace
Witnessing in Withness
Kingdom Proclamation
Connections
Unengaged Unreached People Groups
Cultural Clusters
Part II
Chapter 5 Preparational Health
Spiritual
Emotional
Physical
Relational
Financial
Chapter 6 Unifying the Mission
Finding Common Ground
Networking and Great Commission Churches
Spiritual Warfare
Application
Chapter 7 Raising Funds
The Funding Target
Great Commission Churches
Grants
Utilizing Social Media
The Follow-Up
Chapter 8 Traversing Cultural Shock
Causes and Symptoms
Strategies to Exegete and Assimilate New Culture
Chapter 9 Gospel Contextualization
Gateway to Contextualization
Bridge to the Culture
Connecting with Culture
Chapter 10 Church Planting Movements
Cultivating Disciple-Makers
Irreducible Minimums
Raising Indigenous Leaders
Chapter 11 Business as Mission
Leveraging Vocations
Appendix A
Great Commission Reflection Assessment
Appendix B
Missionary Preparedness Questionnaire
Analysis
Appendix C
Emotional Health Evaluation
Analysis
Matt Fretwell is a professor of practical theology and missiology at several universities. Having served as a multiple church planter, revitalization pastor, and missionary, he’s a practitioner that is passionate about the Great Commission, reproducible disciple-making, and the Church. He earned a doctorate from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Great Commission Leadership, holds an MA of Theology and Masters of Divinity.