As we encourage our people to engage culture, they will form missional communities. Out of those missional communities, we will develop leaders. With those leaders, we will multiply movements. These four areas together make up what I call “the missional journey.”
- engaging culture
- forming communities/churches
- developing leadership
- multiplying movements
Here’s an exercise to flesh out these four areas in your own ministry. Identify the 5 to 7 core outcomes for each of these areas (e.g. If we are engaging culture in our region, then we will see… ) Get as specific and behavioral as you can. Outlining the outcomes of these four stages clarifies the “what” that we’re moving toward. It also gives us the relevant categories for measuring our effectiveness.
I’d love to see what you come up with!
engaging culture
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forming communities/churches
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developing leadership
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multiplying movements
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