Missional Church: Session #7

Establish the Missional DNA
Year long strategy

Preaching
How will they know without hearing and how will they hear without preaching?

--Unless we go in opposite direction of slef, we're not following God
--God's doing it with or without you--do you want to be a part of it?
--Baptism-->dying to self
--Not by sight but by faith
--Can't vote no if it's something JC would do
we can't be the ones to inhibit God
--Most traditions are to parody Pagan religions

We shape DNA through preaching

Governance
System of maintence not ministry
Downsize

20 people
Leadership board (5 people who throw gasoline on burning bushes)

Nurture (5 people for in house)
Operation (5 people for Administrative: PPRC, Trustee, Finance)
Witness (5 people for outside: evangelism & mission)

Committee: approves ministry for others to do
Team: picture, plan, practice

1 night a month meetings
Better to throw gasoline rather than water

Vote on budget, ledal, building, not on ministry

To get bigger, you have to get smaller

Most people have smaller thinking people on boards

Leadership development
Find 8-12 people
Commitment for 1 year
Then go out and do themselves

Instead of asking for participation, ask for passions