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CHURCH ENGAGEMENT

If you are plan- Think of your home church as simi-
ning to plant a lar to a base camp on a long hike up
church among a steep and perilous mountain. The
an unreached home church equips you, feeds you,
people group, sends you, and receives you back
how well do when you have accomplished the
you know your mission. It is vital to have those at
own local church? Do you know base camp know what you setting
what the teaching pastors do to out to do, how you are getting there,
prepare a sermon, who the el- and for them to keep you account-
ders/overseers are, what the dea- able along the way.
cons do, why particular songs are
chosen, what their doctrine is, and Some churches by their very
how long the church has existed? makeup will intuitively know this
and be able to grasp their responsi-
To plant a local church where none
exists, it is vital to know your own bility in preparing you. Others will
local church. not. But you need to know how to
be humble and helpful in working
Those of you who have been read- with your church leadership in this
ing from the beginning are starting process.
to see a theme. The church is im-
portant, and how you interact with Remember that you are not an in-
your local church is so very crucial dependent agent, one-man army, or
if you are going to be a cross- lone ranger. You need the local
cultural missionary. church in this endeavor more than
you can possibly imagine. To refer-

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