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Bro. Chuck and the FBC Martin Family, On behalf of the Staff and Board of Directors at Catalyst Missions, we would like to thank you for partnering with us to propagate the gospel through indigenous church planting. We count it a great privilege to see others join this work founded upon the words of the Lord Jesus, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:18-20). In the subsequent pages of this packet, you will find a number of necessary documents. As you prepare for your upcoming trip, we suggest that you take time to review each page, carefully noting the proposed schedule, needed items list, memorandum of understanding, training lessons, Backyard Bible Club lessons, and prayer points. These instructions will aid in securing a beneficial trip for both parties and growth in grace. Again, thank you for your willingness to serve Christ through a partnership with Catalyst Missions. We pray you will find Jesus more satisfying as you serve Him in the gospel ministry! Doug Landrum, PhD Executive Director, Catalyst Missions
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Proposed Schedule Friday, March 27, 2015
o 6:00 p.m. Arrive at Green Acres Mobile Park, Memphis, TN
o 6:00-7:00 p.m. Unload/Eat/Get Acquainted
o 7:00-8:30 p.m. Service with Comunidad en Cristo
o 9:00 p.m. Arrive at Lucy Baptist Church (LBC), Millington, TN/ Unload/Settle
room arrangements
Saturday, March 28, 2015 o 8:00 a.m.
Training Session #1 in the Upper Room (LBC) o 9:30 a.m.
Arrive on site at Millington location (Pleasant Ridge Trailer Park) o 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Coordinated effort of prayer walking, advertisement through flyers, and preparation for following afternoon/night activities.
o 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch (on site or at LBC)
o 1:30 p.m. Arrive on site at Memphis location (Green Acres Mobile Park)
o 1:30-3:30 p.m. Coordinated effort of prayer walking, advertisement through flyers,
and construction assessment. o 3:30 p.m.
Begin preparation and setup for afternoon/night events and begin soccer camp.
o 4:00-6:00 p.m. Block party/BYBC
o 6:00-7:00 p.m. Hot dog cookout/chips/cokes
o 7:00-8:00 p.m. Clean up/Repack materials in block party trailer
o 8:30 p.m. Arrive at LBC/Debrief/Prepare for Sunday activities
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Sunday, March 29, 2015 o 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School at LBC o 10:30 a.m.
Service at LBC/Possible youth involvement o 12:00 p.m.
Lunch/Potluck with LBC workers? o 1:30 p.m.
Arrive on site at Millington location (Pleasant Ridge Trailer Park) o 2:00 p.m.
Begin soccer camp/Setup for Block Party/BYBC o 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Block Party/BYBC o 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Hot dog cookout/chips/cokes o 6:30 p.m.
Clean up/Repack materials in block party trailer o 8:00 p.m.
Arrive at LBC/Debrief/Game night in gym
Monday, March 30, 2015 o 8:30 a.m.
Training Session #2 in the Upper Room (LBC) o 10:00 a.m.
Tour of Memphis and other working sites o 12:30 p.m.
Lunch (Traditional Memphis Location/LBC) o 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on site or at LBC)
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Needed/Furnished Items FBC Needed Items for Activities List
o Four regulation soccer balls o 10 sports cones o Leather bracelets
o (Enough for 100 salvation bracelets) o Beads
o (Gold/Yellow, Black, Red, White, Green) o (Enough for 100 bracelets)
o Candy o (3-4 bags should be sufficient)
o Guitar/Djembe o (If anyone in your group wants to play for the music time)
o Backyard Bible lesson Copies o (Just for your participants. See below. I will send a translated copy)
o Training lesson copies o (See below. Lessons 1 and 2/Discipleship and Church Planting)
o Hot dog cookout items o (200 hot dogs/buns, small bags of chips) o (Youth/Adult workers will be eating as well)
o Sound board o (If you are able to bring. If not, we can access one)
o Transportation o (Team participants)
o Lunch money o (If you decide to eat out on Monday at lunch) o (Should not need more than $10)
Catalyst Furnished Items
o Block Party Trailer o (Includes bounce house, popcorn machine and kernels, etc., various games)
o Trailer transportation o Grill
o (Hot dog cookout) o Advertising Materials
o (We will have flyers ready for both communities) o Drinks/Cups/Plates/Napkins/Condiments/Garbage Bags
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o (Hot dog cookout) o Accommodations
o (Sleeping areas, Showers, Bathroom areas, Kitchen and corresponding utensils and dining ware)
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Leadership and Teams Leadership
Doug Landrum o Executive Director, Catalyst Missions o 901-378-5008
Andy Hynes o Director of International Ministries, Catalyst Missions o 901-652-0083
Chuck Johnson o Associate Pastor of Youth, FBC Martin o 225-892-1284
Activities Teams Advertising Team
o Leaders: Doug Landrum, Chuck Johnson Advertising team
All participants
BYBC Team o Leaders: Doug Landrum, Chuck Johnson
Bible Lesson team 3-4 participants
Recreation team 3-4 participants
Craft team 3-4 participants
Music team 3-4 participants
Setup/Breakdown All participants
Soccer Camp Team
o Leader: Andy Hynes Soccer Team
3 participants
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Construction Assessment Team o Leader: FBC Adult
Assessment team Adult participants
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Domestic Team Member Application
Full Legal Name ☐ Male ☐ Female Age
_________________________________________________________ ______________
Name you go by
_________________________________________________________
Will your spouse be going on this trip with you? ☐ Yes ☐ No
Any other relatives going on this short term missions trip? _________________ If so who? ____________________
Present Address ________________________________________________________________________________
City _____________________ State ____ Zip _______________ Phone __________________________________
Permanent Address: (if different from #2 above) _____________________________________________________
City _____________________ State ____ Zip _______________ Phone __________________________________
Your e-mail address: ____________________________________________________________________________
Person to notify in case of emergency (Other than spouse): ______________________________________________
Phone:________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________
City ______________________________ State ___________ Zip _______________________________________
Do you know for sure that you are going to heaven? _________________________If yes, on what do you base this?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
To what church do you belong? ___________________________________________________________________
For how long? ______________________________ Denomination______________________________________
What type of service have you done in your local church? ______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Describe any experience in Christian work: __________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Your Signature Below Indicates the Following:
All the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge.
I have read Catalyst Statement of Faith and Practice (http://catalystmissions.org/who_we_are.php) and
agree to respect it in all regards. I will not propagate convictions contrary to those in the statement during
my time with Catalyst.
I am willing to faithfully carry out my assignment and to cooperate in every way possible. I will accept and
respect the decisions and authority of the team leaders and abide by the rules of the mission. If I have a
cause for complaint or a difference of opinion, I will bring it at once to the team leaders instead of others
who may not be able to help me.
I will not hold Catalyst Missions liable for injury, disease, or delay of return while under the auspices of
Catalyst Missions.
Signature: __________________________________________________ Date: ___________________
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Backyard Bible Club Lesson 1
LA CREACION DEL MUNDO Base Bíblica: Génesis 1-2
La primera historia de la Biblia se encuentra en el libro de Génesis.
Génesis significa comienzo, y nos cuenta de cómo comenzó el mundo.
Antes que existiera el mundo, era Dios. El no tiene principio ni fin. Dios creo todo lo que
existe. Dios hizo el cielo y la tierra solo por medio de su Palabra.
En el primer día de la creación, Dios dijo, “¡Que haya luz!” Y hubo luz. Dios llamó a la luz día
y a la oscuridad, noche.
Los siguientes días de la creación fueron así:
El segundo día Dios habló y separó las aguas del cielo de las aguas abajo,
El tercer día Dios separó las aguas del mar para que saliera la tierra seca e hizo todas las
plantas,
El cuarto día Dios hizo el sol, la luna y todas las estrellas,
El quinto día Dios creó a los animales del mar y a las aves,
El sexto día Dios hizo todos los animales que viven en la tierra.
Todo lo que Dios creó era bueno y perfecto. Entonces después de haber creado a todos los
animales en el sexto día Dios dijo: “Ahora hagamos al hombre y que sea parecido a
nosotros”.
Entonces Dios tomó polvo de la tierra y formó al primer hombre. Le sopló en su nariz para
darle vida y le puso por nombre, Adán. Dios hizo pasar por delante de Adán a todos los
animales y Adán les dio nombres. Sin embargo entre ellos Adán no encontró la ayuda
idónea que necesitaba para quitarle la soledad. Por eso Dios hizo que Adán se durmiera y le
sacó una costilla. De esa costilla Dios hizo a una mujer. Cuando se la trajo a Adán, el dijo que
era “hueso de su hueso, y carne de su carne”. Su nombre era Eva. Dios vio todo lo que había
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creado y dijo que era bueno. Adán y Eva eran perfectos. Además tenían una comunión
perfecta con Dios. Dios le dio la tarea de gobernar sobre toda la creación y de llenar a toda
la tierra con sus descendientes.
Dios hizo todo en seis días. El séptimo día Dios descansó porque había terminado de hacer
todo lo que quería crear.
Dios es el único Dios verdadero. (Deuteronomio 6:4-5)
Dios es eterno. No tiene principio ni fin. (Génesis 1:1; Deuteronomio 33:27)
Dios es completamente independiente. No necesita nada, ni a nadie. (Isaías 40:28)
Dios es todopoderoso. Puede hacer todo lo que quiere hacer. (Mateo 19:26)
Dios es bueno. No hay nada mal en Él. (Salmo 34:8)
El hombre tiene la capacidad y privilegio de conocer a Dios. (Génesis 1:27; Juan 17:3)
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Church Planting Principles: Lesson 1
Training Summary:
Lesson 1: Why church plant?
Why Church Plant?
3 Primary Reasons o Existing churches lack the native tongue
Acts 2:1-12 The early church demonstrated the necessity of the gospel in the heart
language of the hearer.
o Existing, indigenous churches lack necessary proximity The term indigenous communicates three main ideas.
Self-sustaining o The native believers must have the ability to sustain all
ministries of the church without the need for outside resources. Thus, the planter must avoid planting a church dependent upon his time, talent, or treasure.
Self-propagating o The native believers must have the ability and
motivation to reproduce every ministry the planter initiates. (This facet of indigenous churches necessitates simple models)
Self-governing o The native believers must consent to their own ability
under the ministry of the Holy Spirit through the Word of God to govern the affairs of the church. At this point, the planter must avoid significant dependency by allowing the people to work through their own problems with the Word.
Though indigenous churches may exist, proximity forms a major part of indigenous principles.
The native believers need a place within their own community. o Romans 15:23 o “no place left”
Further, indigenous does not just refer to cultural awareness.
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o Example: We are not just planting among Hispanics. We are planting among Hispanics in Memphis, in Green Acres. Every community is indigenous.
o Existing churches struggle to assimilate those who have never heard Pragmatically, the statement, “those who have never heard” refers to
two categories UUP (Unreached, Unengaged people groups)
o Romans 1:18-23 o This group refers to those with no gospel opportunity
UEP (Unevangelized peoples) o Acts 2:1-12 o This group refers to those who have never heard the
gospel intelligibly in their own language and culture. Native unbelievers will almost never assimilate into existing Anglo
churches. Some of them have never heard (UUP). Many have only been taught in English, utilizing deductive,
logical presentations (UEP).
Our Model (Christ’s Model)
How will we plant churches? o We will formulate a cluster approach to planting and take individual
responsibility for multiplication. o Step 1: Small reproduction
John 1:42 Jesus spent 80% of his time with his disciples He peered through Peter to Pentecost Each core team member responsible for one to two families.
o Step 2: Men of peace Luke 10:6
Identification of responsibility comes through intentional effort to identify openness
o Prayer walking o Community events
o Step 3: Gospel sowing Matthew 16:17-23
To be culturally relevant, we will utilize creation to Christ or Buenas Noticias.
o Step 4: Discipleship Impartation 2 Timothy 2:2
Only after you have perceived faithfulness to relate the newly received gospel to the native family do you take them into your trust.
At this point, you baptize the individual and begin specific training for reproduction within the plant model.
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o Theology o Methodology o Devotion
o Step 5: Familial connectivity 1 Corinthians 12:13-15 Acts 2:42
Four elements of church life o Apostle’s teaching o Fellowship o Breaking of bread o Prayer
Quotes/Statistics
o “In the midst of such disintegration and chaos it appears that the goal of the vast majority of churches today is to attract as many people as possible by providing the desired recreational, educational, and other felt need niche programs/groups that people demand and have come to expect from the church. This programming approach has been practiced for decades now without regard to the fact that the church is having little or no impact on the deep spiritual problems facing our families and our nation.” –Dr. Greg Spears
o Each year, in America, 3,500 to 4,000 churches cease to exist. Only 1,500 to 2,000 are planted. 60% fewer churches exist now for every 10,000 persons than in 1920.
o We are only reaching a fraction of the ethnic population in America and worldwide.
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Church Planting Principles: Lesson 2
Lesson 1: Why church plant?
Lesson 2: Church Planting Ability
Review
What we covered in Lesson 1 o Why church plant?
Existing churches want the native tongue Existing churches lack the necessary proximity Existing churches struggle to assimilate those who have never heard
o How will we plant churches?
Cluster approach to planting and take individual responsibility for multiplication.
Step 1: Small reproduction Step 2: Men of peace Step 3: Gospel sowing Step 4: Discipleship Impartation Step 5: Familial connectivity
o Quotes/Stats
“In the midst of such disintegration and chaos it appears that the goal of the vast majority of churches to day is to attract as many people as possible by providing the desired recreational, educational, and other felt need niche programs/groups that people demand and have come to expect from the church. This programming approach has been practiced for decades now without regard to the fact that the church is having little or no impact on the deep spiritual problems facing our families and our nation.” –Dr. Greg Spears
We are only reaching a fraction of the ethnic population in America and worldwide.
Church Planting Ability
Model o Ability/Need of the Planter
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Anyone can plant new churches Under the direction of the Holy Spirit Having all the necessary tools Does not demand a pastor role
Hardly anyone plants new churches
o Church planting essentials 1 Thessalonians 1:5
Sower Spirit Seed Soil
Church Planting Baggage o Money, gadgets and things concepts and theological positions may be
just a great hindrance The idea that a church that meets in a church house is more
genuine than a church that meets in a home People-driven churches are much different than
program or place-driven churches Singular leadership in the new church.
Leadership must reevaluate involvement/experience
Predicting the future on the basis of past resistance or failures. This requires no faith at all.
The idea that if one sector of society is resistant then all others must be.
A flawed definition of what a church is.
The idea that only the professional clergy can be effective church planters.
Low expectation level for new believers.
Vision
1. Gospel 2. Family 3. Community Training 4. Mission
People-Oriented
Not Place-Oriented
Church Planting
Existing Church
From this method emerges
the national pastor
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The idea that if a church ceases to function as a group, the church or planter is a failure.
What is a church? o Four Main Components (Acts 2:42)
Fellowship Breaking of Bread Prayer Apostle’s teaching
o Body of Believers Part of God’s eternal plan Puts forth Christ as the head of the group Proposes unity within the membership even though there is a
variety of gift. Pushes every part of the body to grow.
What does the body need to grow?
o Nourishment o Time o Space
We are planting a multiplying group of believers with simplicity as the goal!
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Prayer Items for Team and Supporters
Travel
Luggage and belongings not lost, stolen or broken
Protection of tickets, credit cards, and money.
No mechanical problems with vehicles.
Health and Safety
Protection from accidents, crime, natural disaster, terrorists and dangerous animals.
Protection from sickness: cholera, AIDS, Hepatitis, Typhoid, Dengue Fever, Yellow
Find time for sleep and exercise
Provided with safe food and water
Protected from drastic climate changes
Spiritual
Good times of intimacy with Jesus in the Bible and prayer
God’s protection from demonic attack
Protection from discouragement, fear, doubt and curses
Demonstrate purity, humility, boldness, wisdom, patience, love for people, teachable
spirit and the power of the Holy Spirit
People come to Christ and be equipped for ministry
Team
Express unity, love, good communication, patience and spiritual gifts
Resist jealousy, envy, bitterness and pride
Grace for cultural adjustments, dealing with jet lag, being away from family and
friends and lack of privacy
Long Term
Spiritual growth
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Changed lives
Long term commitment to and involvement in world evangelism
Verses to Pray
Exodus 4:12; 33:1-4
Psalms 4:8; 19:14; 121:1-8
Isaiah 40:29-31; 55:10-11
Zechariah 4:6
Acts 1:8; 4:29-30
Ephesians 3:16-20; 6:10-20
