Urban Leadership Foundation
A hub for leadership training in cities and among the world's 1.4 billion slum-dwellers
1.
CHURCH MODELS
Discipling Movements (Power-point)
a.
Readings:
Biblical Theology for Poor People's Churches
Grigg, V. (2004). Group structures for squatter churches. In Cry of the Urban Poor(pp 165-184). Authentic.
Phillips, K. (1996). The Middle Years: Christian Nurture. In Out of Ashes (pp. 87-94). Los Angeles, World Impact Press: (pp. 87-94).
Grigg, V. Church of the Poor.
2. WORK PATTERNS IN URBAN POOR MOVEMENTS (Power-point)
Work plan for a Churchplant
Hesselgrave: The Pauline Cycle
3. FROM CHURCHES TO MOVEMENTS
Readings: From Churches to Movements
What does the Bible Say?
b. Philippines Churchplanting Workplan
1. Skill: Candidates will
evaluate their ministry experiences in each of the seven skill areas of
developing a poor people's church or discipling movement, relating these to
the four seasons of growth.
2. Skill: Candidates will develop a work plan for evangelism, and one of the
seven skill areas.
3. Understanding: Candidates will be able to identify the differences between
a mindset and styles of developing a ministry and initiating a movement.
4. Skill: Candidates will identify a progression of funding needs and
resources for an urban poor ministry they are familiar with.
5. Skill: Candidates will be able to differentiate the nature of urban poor
worship patterns and middle class patterns.
