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INVEST in the future church by investing in those who aren’t even part of it Yet) yet

INVEST in the future church by investing in those who aren’t even part of it Yet) yet.

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INVEST in the future church by investing in those who aren’t even part of it Yet) yet

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  1. INVEST in the future church by investing in those who aren’t even part of it Yet) yet

  2. Stuart Allen invested in the future church. He invested time and prayer to see people come to know Jesus. Even it meant traveling an hour each week (at age 83) making sandwich board signs and giving away Ovaltine.

  3. This passion for investing in people lines up with the heart of Jesus.

  4. The first words of Jesus to His disciples

  5. Matthew 4:18-20 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon and Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.

  6. Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow Me”, Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

  7. Matthew 9:36-38 “When He saw the crowds He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

  8. Matthew 9:36-38 “When He saw the crowds He had compassion on them splagchnizomai = to have the bowels yearn

  9. Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest field.”

  10. Over the past 10 years, while the overall church attendance has remained stable with a slight decline, the USA population has grown by 51 million people. People living longer may account for the stability, but that means a massive drop is coming as they die off.

  11. Choluteca River Bridge after Hurricane Mitch, Honduras, 1998

  12. Pastors are creepy

  13. This shift has forced us to rethink how we invest energy and invest time. And rethink what values are most important to us as we serve on mission in today’s world.

  14. In the past we invested into denominational identity and in our historical church culture.

  15. 1950

  16. Baptist

  17. Baptist Presbyterian

  18. Baptist Lutheran Presbyterian

  19. Baptist Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist 7th Day Adventist

  20. Baptist Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist 7th Day Adventist Catholic

  21. Baptist Lutheran Agnostic Presbyterian Methodist Catholic

  22. Baptist Lutheran Others Agnostic Presbyterian Catholic Methodist 7th Day Adventist Others Atheist

  23. 2010

  24. Christian

  25. Christian Spiritual But Not Religious

  26. Christian Spiritual But Not Religious Atheist Buddhist

  27. Christian Spiritual But Not Religious Atheist Buddhist Muslim

  28. Jewish Christian Hindu Spiritual But Not Religious Universalist Atheist Buddhist Muslim

  29. Jewish Christian Hindu Wiccan Spiritual But Not Religious Unitarians Scientology Atheist Buddhist Muslim

  30. Atheist Jewish Christian Hindu Wiccan Scientology Unitarians Buddhist Muslim Spiritual But Not Religious

  31. Jewish Christian Hindu Animism Wiccan Spiritual But Not Religious Mormon Jehovah Witness Unitarians Scientology Atheist Buddhist New Age Taoism Muslim Shinto

  32. This biggest investment we need to make in today’s culture is to invest into training the people of our churches to see themselves as local missionaries every day.

  33. As we think of the word “missionary” we generally think of those going to other countries and cultures.

  34. While the missionaries serve overseas, here in the USA we do “evangelism”.

  35. Evangelism

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