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Question: "Patrick, what are you going to teach in India, anyway???"Answer: Cross-cultural Indian nationals in Chennai (and later in NE India) will be taught "Reproducible Pastoral Training – LEVEL ONE – Workshop Concepts." To start a church planting movement, biblical concepts to teach cross-cultural missionaries are these: (Each concept is a verb for action, from the NT.)
o Pray out more workers.
o SHARE authority with your apprentices.
o Commission new workers & send them in teams.
o Provide clear instructions to apprentice workers.
o Use ONLY imitable methods.
o Help workers plan their work BY planning with your workers what they will say and do.
o Start flocks in local homes, so as to reach whole families.
o Encourage workers to bond with the people & adopt their customs.
o Anticipate persecution
o Proclaim the original, correct Good News.
o Permit God’s miracles.
o Listen to workers, as they bring reports to you.
o Pray out more workers.
o SHARE authority with your apprentices.
o Commission new workers & send them in teams.
o Provide clear instructions to apprentice workers.
o Use ONLY imitable methods.
o Help workers plan their work BY planning with your workers what they will say and do.
o Start flocks in local homes, so as to reach whole families.
o Encourage workers to bond with the people & adopt their customs.
o Anticipate persecution
o Proclaim the original, correct Good News.
o Permit God’s miracles.
o Listen to workers, as they bring reports to you.
Please pray that Debbie and Kathryn (age 13) and I may have God's greatest joy within precious South Asia. Arrival to Chennai date is Jan 10th, 2009.
Patrick = PHONDURAS@gmail.com
---Patrick
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