Pipeline: Engaging The Church In Missionary Mobilization

by David J. Wilson DMin, Lorene Wilson

Overview

What would it look like if your church really took the last words of Jesus seriously? The Great Commission was not just a suggestion by our Lord, but an imperative mandate given to his followers. Missionary sending agencies are deploying workers to the field, but many of them come from disengaged churches that are not producing well-equipped disciples. We need a fully integrated global supply chain--a pipeline--that has disciples as the precious commodity, as well as an effective infrastructure to distribute and replicate them around the globe. Pipeline seeks to re-engage the church in mobilizing the next generation of workers for the harvest. This is a collaboration of forty different authors from churches, agencies, and cross-cultural servants. As people in distant places wait for a messenger of hope and salvation, will your church venture into the pipeline?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780878085828
Publisher:	William Carey Publishing
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.71(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

David J. Wilson (DMin) and Lorene Wilson are partners in ministry and have served together in missions in the local church since 1995. Dave is now the director of church relations at a mission sending agency. They are passionate about providing resources that will encourage and equip the church, agency, and missionary to partner together in fulfilling the Great Commission. Other books written by the Wilsons include Transforming Missionaries: A Short-Term Mission Guide and Mind the Gaps: Engaging the Church in Missionary Care.

Table of Contents

Dedication ix

Introduction David J. Wilson xi

Foundation Chapter: Prayer It All Starts Here Doug Lucas xvii

Part 1 Calling: Learning to Hear the Voice of God

Chapter 1 Call Experiences from Scripture

God's People Answering the Call David J. Wilson 2

Chapter 2 Call Experiences from the Past

The Powerful Percent Todd Ahrend 13

Chapter 3 Call Experiences from Today's Missionaries

Opening and Closing Doors Glenn Sue Ashcraft 17

A Call to Missions Mark Becky Jennings 19

Like a Well-Watered Garden Harold Kerry Peters 22

Resisting the Call-Art Vicki Reyes 27

My Call Experience Larry W. Sharp 30

A Call to Missions Jurg VanDyk 33

Chapter 4 The Missionary Call

But I Don't Feel Called Neal Pirolo 37

Part 2 Obstacles: Learning to Overcome Hindrances to the Call

Chapter 5 Family Objections

Parenting with a Purpose Peggy Bright 49

The Influence of a Grandparent Fawn Brents 52

Chapter 6 The Church

A Missional Heresy David J. Wilson 56

Chapter 7 Money

Five Keys to Raising Support-Dr Steve Shadrach 65

Chapter 8 Short-term Mission Trip Strategy

Train and Debrief for Short-term Trips Kendra Cervantes 71

Chapter 9 Inadequate Assessment Processes

Least Likely to Succeed David J. Wilson 75

Part 3 The Local Church: Developing a Mobilization Team

Chapter 10 Developing a Mobilization Model

The Sending Church David J. Wilson 88

Chapter 11 Building a Mobilization Team

Rites of Passage David J. Wilson 105

Chapter 12 Bethlehem Baptist Church

Preparing and Nurturing Long-term Global Partners Todd Rasmuson 124

Chapter 13 Calvary Church

Mobilization Strategy Steve Beirn 130

Chapter 14 Liberty Bible Church

Mentors Who Make Disciplemaking Disciples Greg Carter 135

Chapter 15 Lincoln Berean Church

Equipping Candidates with Character and Capacity Ryan Harmon 143

Chapter 16 Sardis Church

The Antioch Model Jon Luesink 148

Part 4 The Local Church: Preparing to become a Sending Church

Chapter 17 Perspectives on the World Christian Movement

Awakened to God's Global Purpose Brett Clemens 158

Chapter 18 Mobilization Ideation

Shop Talk Mark Stebbins 164

Chapter 19 Influencing Youth

How to Teach for Transformation Daniel T. Haase 167

Chapter 20 Women's Issues

Helping Women Thrive Lorrie Lindgren 175

Chapter 21 Men's Issues

A City of Refuge for Men Stan De La Cour Brandon Boyd 180

Chapter 22 MK/TCK Issues

Tension Between Calling and Craving Michèle Phoenix 185

Chapter 23 Church-based Candidate Orientation Skills, Knowledge, and Character Greg Carter 191

Chapter 24 Building Cultural Adaptation and Language Acquisition

Seven Essentials in Ministry Training Brian Gibson 199

Chapter 25 Building Resiliency

The Value of Coaching Sherri Dodd 211

Chapter 26 What Missionaries Wish They Knew Before They Left

Disequilibrating the Bravado Jon Luesink 215

Part 5 Partners: Serving Along Side the Sending Church

Chapter 27 Avant Ministries

Mobilizing Among Millennials Russ 231

Chapter 28 Frontiers

Starting Churches among Muslims Bob Blincoe 237

Chapter 29 The Navigators

Multiplying One-to-One Discipleship Mark Stebbins 242

Chapter 30 Pioneers

The Forgotten Lord's Prayer Steve Richardson 245

Chapter 31 The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM)

Four Practices of our Partner Churches Josh McQuaid 251

Chapter 32 WorldVenture

Church Partnership is in our DNA Harold Britton 256

Chapter 33 Wycliffe Bible Translators

Developing and Launching People into Ministry Jamie Farr 263

Chapter 34 Camino Global

The Movement of the Global South David D. Ruiz 267

Chapter 35 Greater Europe Mission (GEM)

Mobilizing TCKs/MKs Becca Martin 272

Part 6 Special Partners: Linking the Church and the Agency

Chapter 36 Advance Global Coaching

What if Missionaries had a Life Coach? Sherri Dodd 280

Chapter 37 Center for Intercultural Training (CIT)

Through the Lens of Partnership Mark Morgenstorn 285

Chapter 38 Mission Training International (MTS)

Lovers, Learners, and Servants Steve Sweatman 290

Chapter 39 Train International

Born out of Prayer Brian Gibson 295

Chapter 40 Sixteen:Fifteen

Five Marks of a Mobilized Church Matthew Ellison 300

Part 7 Preparing the Sending Church for the Next Generation

Chapter 41 Business as Mission

Real Business, Real Mission Larry W. Sharp 308

Chapter 42 Church-based Teams

Joint Venture, Serving Together Dave Hansen 317

Chapter 43 Missionary Recipients Becoming Senders

The Global South on the Move Larry Janzen 324

Conclusion 331

Bibliography 334

Mission Organizations 339

Editorial Reviews

As the church was lulled to sleep, the mission agencies took Christ's command, "Go into all the world," and ran with it. It has been only recently that the church has begun to rise from its slumber regarding their part in mission mobilization.An excellent "read" for the inspiration and implementation to participate in Christ's Great Commission. Neal Pirolo, MA, founder and director, Emmaus Road International

Comprehensive in scope and replete with firsthand accounts of how people have responded to the call of missions, Pipeline is both informative and inspirational. Here, compiled in one volume for the first time, is the most practical mission mobilization wisdom from a broad range of "in the trenches" mission mobilizers that can be found. Marvin J. Newell, DMiss, senior vice president, Missio Nexus

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