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West Africa Transformation Conference - Role of the Church in Development

Join us at the West Africa Transformational Development Conference in Abokobi-Accra to explore the Church's vital role in societal healing and transformation through faith and obedience. Discover God's cosmic agenda and the Church's redemptive purpose as channels for change and reconciliation.

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West Africa Transformation Conference - Role of the Church in Development

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  1. West Africa Transformational Development Conference. Abokobi-Accra. CHE & Samaritan Strategy, Africa.

  2. The Role of the Church 2

  3. Assumptions • The world is hopelessly broken

  4. Assumptions • The world is hopelessly broken • Our best wisdom won’t heal us

  5. Assumptions • The world is hopelessly broken • Our best wisdom won’t heal us • Healing comes through faith and obedience

  6. Assumptions • The world is hopelessly broken • Our best wisdom won’t heal us • Healing comes through faith and obedience • The Bible is God’s revelation for our healing

  7. Assumptions • The world is hopelessly broken • Our best wisdom won’t heal us • Healing comes through faith and obedience • The Bible is God’s revelation for our healing • We are here for a purpose

  8. God’s Grand Purpose or God’s Cosmic Agenda

  9. God’s Concern for His Creation • He created - Gen 1:1

  10. God’s Concern for His Creation • He created - Gen 1:1 • He evaluated His creation-good • Gen 1:9; 1:12; 1:18; 1:21; 1:24 Day 1-2; Day 3; Day 4; Day 5; Day 6 light, dark land sun, moon fish animals sea, sky plants stars birds man

  11. God’s Concern for His Creation • He created - Gen 1:1 • He evaluated His creation-Good. - Gen 1:9; 1:12; 1:18; 1:21; 1:24 • God’s concluding evaluation - “VERY GOOD” - Gen 1:31

  12. Covenant with All Life Genesis 9:9-17

  13. Covenant with All Life The General Creation – 9 times • v 10 – Every living creature • v 11 – All life • v 11 – The earth • v 12 – Every living creature • v 13 – The earth • v 15 – All living creatures, all life • v 16 – All living creatures • v 17 – All life on the earth

  14. God’s Concern for the Nations “Nations” listed more than 2,000 times

  15. God’s Cosmic Purpose Read and notice the “All Things” Colossians 1:15-20

  16. God’s Cosmic PurposeColossians 1:15-20 • V 15 - Christ is the image of God

  17. God’s Cosmic PurposeColossians 1:15-20 • v 15 - Christ is the image of God • v 19 - God’s fullness dwells in Christ

  18. God’s Cosmic PurposeColossians 1:15-20 • v 15 - Christ is the image of God • v 19 - God’s fullness dwells in Christ • v 16 - By Christ ALL things were created

  19. God’s Cosmic PurposeColossians 1:15-20 • v 15 - Christ is the image of God • v 19 - God’s fullness dwells in Christ • v 16 - By Christ ALL things were created • v 17 - In Christ ALL things hold together

  20. God’s Cosmic PurposeColossians 1:15-20 • v 15 - Christ is the image of God • v 19 - God’s fullness dwells in Christ • v 16 - By Christ ALL things were created • v 17 - In Christ ALL things hold together • v 21 - ALL things (heaven/earth) are reconciled through Christ’s blood (Read: Acts 3:21 and Eph 1:10)

  21. Why Did Jesus Shed HisBlood?

  22. Why Did Jesus Shed HisBlood? • To reconcile ALL things!

  23. God’s cosmic purpose is the reconciliation of all things

  24. Christ’s Sovereignty “… there is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry: ‘Mine!’” Abraham Kuyper Free University's inaugural convocation, 1880 G-7

  25. The Church and God’s Redemptive Purpose Read Ephesians 1:22-23

  26. The Church and God’s Redemptive Purpose Ephesians 1:22-23 Two Problems!

  27. Two Questions • How can the Church = the fullness of Christ? • Why would God put everything under Christ for the Church?

  28. The Church and God’s Redemptive Purpose • Church = Christ’s Body = Fullness of Christ - Eph 1:22-23

  29. The Church and God’s Redemptive Purpose • Church = Christ’s Body = Fullness of Christ - Eph 1:22-23 • Fullness of God/Christ is love - Eph 3:17b-19

  30. The Church and God’s Redemptive Purpose • Church = Christ’s Body = Fullness of Christ - Eph 1:22-23 • Fullness of God/Christ is love - Eph 3:17b-19 • Works of Service Unity + Maturity Maturity = Fullness - Eph 4:11-13

  31. The Church and God’s Redemptive Purpose • Church = Christ’s Body = Fullness of Christ - Eph 1:22-23 • Fullness of God/Christ is love - Eph 3:17b-19 • Works of Service Unity + Maturity Maturity = Fullness - Eph 4:11-13

  32. God’s Redemptive Purposeand the Church Ephesians 3:9-10 • The administration of God’s redemptive purpose – His manifold wisdom

  33. God’s Redemptive Purposeand the Church Ephesians 3:9-10 • The administration of God’s redemptive purpose – His manifold wisdom T H R O U G H the CHU RCH

  34. How a Nation Is Discipled Individual Family Community Nation

  35. How a Nation Is Discipled Individual Family Community Nation End Church

  36. Transformation through the combined efforts of local churches in a community . Church Local Church Local Church Local Church Local Church Local Church Local Church Local Church

  37. So Many Churches… So little transformation

  38. Secretariat SAMARITAN STRATEGY Ghana & West Africa Office, Samaritan House, Fise near Amasaman, P.O. Box DK 251,Accra.Ghana, Tel. 233-21-290245/6; 233-244-206288 E-mail: samaritanstrategy@gmail.com. ampadu@ghanatel.com.gh. www.disciple-nations.org www.harvestfoundation.org

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