World Impacting Churches: 10 Essential Characteristics for Changing the World and Finishing the Great CommissionIn the powerful new book World Impacting Churches, author James Eby issues a challenge to churches around the world to regain their focus on the task of finishing The Great Commission in this generation. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience in national and international ministry, Eby shares ten thought-provoking characteristics of churches which make a difference in the world and help complete the mandate Jesus gave us. Eby's Biblical insight and practical application for implementing these characteristics will inspire and challenge church leaders on every level. The principles set forth in this book are applicable to churches of every size and culture. |
Contents
Authors Notes | 19 |
Introduction | 25 |
Gods Vision for the World | 31 |
The Passion of the Christ | 39 |
Understanding the Missionary Task | 47 |
A Tale of Two Churches | 57 |
Sense of Destiny | 63 |
Perseverance In Prayer and Intercession | 75 |
Commitment to Finish The Great Commission | 155 |
Clear Strategy for Growth and Expansion | 165 |
Sending Trained Laborers Into the Harest | 193 |
Giving Generously to World Evangelization | 209 |
Together We Can Finish The Great Commission | 227 |
A Final Challenge | 237 |
The Angel Stadium Declaration | 241 |
Here I Am Lord | 244 |
Passion for Evangelism | 87 |
Ministering with Supernatural Power | 105 |
Effectively Discipling New Converts | 123 |
Dedication to Church Planting | 137 |
Appendix | 245 |
Resource Materials | 254 |
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APPLICATION FOR CHAPTER believers Bible blessed Body of Christ change the world Christian church or group church planting ministry Church Planting Movements churches which impact Commission Churches commitment congregation converts cross-cultural ministry culture David Garrison develop discipleship effective ENDNOTES ethnic groups evangelism Faith Promise Giving finish followers of Jesus goal God's Kingdom Gospel healing heart Holy Spirit house churches impact the world India indigenous churches Jerusalem Jesus Christ Jesus Film leaders leadership lives Lord Luke Majority World Matthew missionary Momentum magazine outreach pastor Paul Paul's person planters pray Ralph Winter reach Rick Warren Roland Allen Samaria Scripture sense of destiny significant sionaries South Korea Strategy Coordinators targeted teaching things tithe Two-Thirds World understand unreached people groups unreached towns village vision workers world evangelization World Impacting Churches World Mission world's Unreached worship