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Why Our Churches Ought to Embrace Public Schools!

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Why Our Churches Ought to Embrace Public Schools

By Tom Cheyney

Children in Public Schools

Did you know that 50.1 Million Children will attend a U.S. public school this year at 99,000 schools? The ncreasing numbers of churches are considering dropout rate is 1 out of 5 students in the US will drophow they can best support and engage their local out before graduation. Twenty-five percent of incoming schools. A relationship with a school changes the freshman will not graduate. That means that 1.2 million lives of students and transforms a church. This artiyoung people every year will not graduate. Something I cle is written at the beginning of the summer so that was not aware of is that across the United States there our churches within the central Florida network of will be 2,000 schools which will graduate less than 60% churches we know as GOBA can begin preparation for of their students. Think about the terrible challenge the beginning of school. During the last two weeks of bullying we have in so many schools. It is estimated of August we send students back to school and we that 160,000 kids miss school every day out of a fear should be sending the local church back to mission of being bullied and 71% of kids in the US report that within these schools. Our churches are uniquely bullying is a problem.1 positioned at the intersection of needs,

opportunities and open doors in “Most Have you heard of these terms: people’s lives. It is through local Common Core, Standardized Testpeople desire to church partnerships in public ing, Sex Education, and Class schools we have a tremenshare their faith with Size? It does not take long for dous opportunity to engage us to realize that Americans the young and introduce those who do not reguare not happy with public them to the loving nature larly participate in a local education. Bring up any of of the church and the gift those terms in a group of of the gospel. Engaging church assembly. Yet, since people and the conversaas a church with a local tion can quickly become public school is a wonder- the majority of their friends heated. Let’s be real. Peoful way to be a witness. A are active believers, it is ple with or without children renewing church is one ofin public school all have an hard to find venues to ten engaged in local schools. opinion about it. It seems By adopting a public school, be faithful in sharing there is no good solution, and a church can address discrimparents are choosing education one’s faith.” ination, serve the poor, care for alternatives for their youngsters. the faculty, and share the gospel Both public charter and homeschooling through word and deed. Additionally, it are on the rise among all families, not just is a great platform for a local church to engage those of faith. And who can blame them? This is about unchurched individuals. Most people desire to share their offspring. They will do whatever it takes to make their faith with those who do not regularly participate sure their children are successful. in a local church assembly. Yet, since the majority of their friends are active believers, it is hard to find venSchools in Crisis ues to be faithful in sharing one’s faith. An affiliation with a local school changes the lives of students and This past year The Barna Group embarked on a Schools renovates the local church. Within the United States, in Crisis Survey2 and published many of the findings we have some staggering statistics about our public as part of their Frames series. Here are a few of their schools. results:

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1 https://churchleaders.com/children/childrens-ministry-howtos/174423-how-to-partner-with-public-schools.html 2 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/pits.20263

What do Americans think will improve lower performing schools?

•76% – Greater family and parental involvement.

•70% – High-quality teachers •35% – More involvement from faith communities

nity. Sure, they do not want you to pray at a flag pole or protest the fact that public prayer cannot happen on the public-address system every morning. But there are ways that your church can get involved in your local schools.

Who is responsible for education?

•Primary Responsibility for education: 80% Parents •Most Important factor in a child’s education: 51% Parents •Most Important factor in raising achievement: 76% Parents

How Can Churches Engage their Local Schools Effectively?

Americans think the church can help by . . .

•Encouraging teachers •Helping with fund raising •Volunteering at local schools •Working with school boards •Helping promote reform But the Church isn’t quite sure and often says: •None of our kids are in public school •Public schools don’t want religious groups •Public schools are too political •We don’t know how to help •Schools need more prayer not more help with their studies •Public school culture is contrary to church There is an equation that goes like this: 2 > 1 + 1. Two combined influences are greater than two influences.

But if we are honest, there is a third influence in a child’s life. It is the school in which he or she attends.

Think about the time our children spend in various places every year. Our children are at home for 3,000 hours. They are at school for 1,600 hours. If you are thinking they spend more time at church it is just not true. Our children are involved at a local church for only 40 hours. What if the church leveraged the time it had not only for the sake of the home but also for the school? On average a church could then influence a child’s life 4,600 hours. And not only the children that are coming into your ministry on Sunday, but those who have yet to enter the doors of your church. Think about this, 75% of kids in your community will never benefit from what you do inside the church because they will never GO inside your church. That is a ton of kids who will never come to your church. If you want to reach them you have to go to them! Thankfully, you can do something about this. Most schools, public schools included, want help from their faith commu-

Take a moment to consider how you and your church can engage a public school effectively. Here are eight ideas:

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Preach and value the work of educators.

Someone in your church is already working in public education. Through worship and Bible study, share their stories and affirm the calling of these women and men.

Begin where your church is located.

Your neighborhood is the best place to map where an underperforming school needs you the most. Ask your superintendent where the greatest needs are and what is needed the most from your church.

Commission your educators.

Treat your students, teachers, staff and administrators the way you would someone who travels across the globe to another world. Most public schools today host cross-cultural connections every day.

Start small and specific.

Encourage your church to focus on one school and its particular needs. Because people often drive from many neighborhoods to attend worship, church members will naturally want to be involved in their neighborhood school.

A focused, intentional approach rallies a congregation around a common mission point. The lessons learned in this one school can easily grow to other schools.

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Focus on opportunities that build relationships.

There are plenty of business- and community-minded groups that give free books, food and toys. One of the church’s best assets is the long-term work of building relationships with teachers and students.

Mentoring and tutoring prove to be the best long-term strategies to educate students and introduce Jesus to individuals. When people trust you with their math

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scores, they will also trust you with their lives.

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Assess the partnership.

Form a leadership team whose purpose is to set goals and objectives for each year. Reflect on the process and its effectiveness in light of the congregation’s calling. Build into your work a four- to five-year horizon of responsibility.

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Like anything else a local church does, we should evaluate if the project is accomplishing God’s mission for your church.

Realize you are not the only church on campus.

God is already present before you arrive. More than likely, other churches are there as well. Partner with other congregations to present a united body of Christ on campus.

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Prepare for guests.

As you engage relationally, your church will slowly begin to see new faces who attend as a result of your work. The school will be a place of celebration and tragedy. By committing to stand with your educators in both times, you will be demonstrating the presence of the risen Christ in their lives.

Your Pathway into the Public School It is unwise to go into any school with your list and agenda. Far too many Christian leaders come into local public schools demanding their rights and claiming what they seek to accomplish. Such a hard nose approach not only limits your churches success, but it often hurts the chances for any future church to make a connection with that institution of learning. Here are a few practical steps to initiate your conversations with a public-school administrator.

Set Up an Agreed Upon Time to Meet

Call the office and set a time to meet with school staff and/or decision makers at the school. There will be many parents, maybe even the PTA, who will be excited and want to help you out, but you need the buy in and approval from the people who matter. Getting on their schedule may take time, and you may even need to start lower on the totem pole and work your way up to the principal or superintendent. Be patient. As

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you cast vision, people will get excited and want you to meet with the people who will ultimately give you the green light.

Meet at the School

Once you figure out a time to meet, make sure you meet at the school. This is not about you and your church; this is about helping your local schools win with kids and families! Meet on their turf in their time frame with their rules. If that means you have to go after school hours, go after school hours. If you need background checks, allow them. Be willing to go the extra mile for the school. Going to the school will ultimately show administration that you’re willing to do what it takes to help.

Be Optimistic, Encouraging, and Positive

This is not a time to tell the school administration everything that is wrong with public education. First of all, they know what is wrong with public education.

It is their career path and they are much more knowledgeable than you. Secondly, they have enough parents that come to them every day telling them what is wrong with their school. Your job is to be encouraging and come alongside them to help kids and families.

Ask How You and Your Church Might Help

Leave your agenda behind. Do not go in with a definitive plan that cannot be adjusted. Schools may not want a full-on values-based program with a rocking School XP. They may just want help cutting out bulletin board letters or people to do crowd-control the lunchroom. Just offer to help and see where helping takes you.

Serve with Humility

Remember, you may be an “expert” in the church world, but you are not on your turf. These school administrators and teachers are the experts. Do not come in thinking you are amazing and schools should be honored that you chose to serve them. Just be yourself and help where they need help. Humility will get you a long way.

Under Promise and Over Deliver

Exceed expectations. Go above and beyond. Do the dirty work. Do not just come in, do your program, and jet away each week. Help set up and tear down.

Sweep the floors. Put the chairs back in place. Let

schools know that you mean business. At the end of the day, being a church who impacts the community is what the church should be about. Do this, even if no one ever darkens the doors of your church. But stories from churches in the trenches of school ministries tell us that they get phone calls at least a few times a

guidance counselors, athletic directors, and the school nurse to get a sense of the most pressing needs within the school and among students and their families.

5. Go in without an agenda or preset ideas about what is needed. Ask simply, “How can we help?” Be willing to listen.

you may be an ‘expert’ in the church world, but you “areRemember, not on your turf. These school administrators and teachers are the experts. Do not come in thinking you are amazing and schools should be honored that you chose to serve them.

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month from families going through issues or tragedy of some sort. They call the church because they have experienced the church’s no-strings-attached help at school. They know that you care and will be there for them no matter what.

Start Smart

If you want to help a local school, first begin to think about what it would entail and how you would motivate your church members to volunteer for such an outreach opportunity. Public schools are looking for long term partners, not short-term ones. Partnering with a public school is a long-term ministry. Many a church tries to do too many local schools all at once by asking their small groups to embrace a local school.

What happens eventually is that a flower bed gets weeded and the campus cleaned up and then they are forgotten about. That is not what local public-school needs nor wants. Consider these ideas before you launch into working with a local public school.

6. Determine if programs to support schools already exist in your community, school district, or inter- faith networks. Don’t reinvent the wheel if you can partner with another group or work through an existing channel.

7. Put child safety first. Learn and comply with your school’s volunteer guidelines and security protocols as well as congregational or denominational policies regarding child safety.

8. Prepare volunteers with adequate training. Help them understand why they are doing what they are doing and process what they experience. Cultivate an attitude of servanthood.

9. Be sensitive regarding church/state boundaries.

While you do not want to hide that you are from the church, it is never appropriate to pray or proselytize in a public-school setting. Witness through actions not words.

10. Start small. You might begin by focusing on just one classroom, grade, or subject area, rather than a whole school.

Learn and Listen

Build Relationships and Trust

Strategic Ways to Engage the Public Schools in Your Area

1. Learn about schools in your area. Study basic demographics and statistics. Drive or walk around the neighborhood.

2. Introduce yourself to the principal, head of school, or chief administrator. Because they have tremendous influence within a school, it is critical that they know who you are, what you are doing, and that you want to help.

3. Make an appointment for a group from your church to visit your local school to observe and learn what is happening.

4. Hold conversations with teachers, social workers,

11. Show up at school activities and events — big games, performances, fundraisers, etc. Make a point of talking to students and teachers.

12. Get plugged into the parents’ network, if one exists, as school and classroom needs are often communicated through this channel.

13. Attend PTA meetings to stay abreast of school issues and demonstrate to the principal and parents that you care.

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Why Our Churches Ought to Embrace Public Schools maintain an on-going, face-to-face relation- ship with the principal, especially if he or she is new.

15. Partner with other churches or non-profits and invite others in your community to support what your church is doing. This increases the efficacy of your work and demonstrates that you are not in it for yourself.

16. Under promise and over deliver. Neither school nor church are well-served if you launch an overly ambitious plan but cannot deliver. Consistency and follow through build credibility.

17. Stay the course. Long-term commitment is essential to successful institutional partnerships and in one-on-one tutoring and mentoring relationships with individual students.

Cultivate Congregational Support and Awareness

18. Preach and teach about the value of education.

Pray for the administrators, teachers, staff, students, and families in your local school and for educational policy makers.

19. Hold a Children’s Sabbath.

20. Stay abreast of local education issues and needs.

Hold information sessions. Invite the principal or a panel of other school leaders to speak at your church.

21. Announce major school events — such as graduation, big games, or performances — and ask church members to show up and show their support.

22. Be a cheerleader for schools and kids. Share success stories about teachers and students who are trying to do well.

Supply Student Needs

23. Collect books to be used in classroom reading programs or to be given to children at the end of the school year. Ask teachers or the librarian for appropriate selections.

24. Develop a program to outfit kids with needed school uniforms, shoes, or athletic gear. Some churches use an “angel tree” system. Others set up a giveaway or exchange.

25. Fill backpacks with school supplies to be given away at the beginning of the school year.

26. Collect coats, hats, and mittens. Donate socks and underwear for the school nurse or other staff person to give away when younger children need a change of clothing.

27. Fill “snack packs” or backpacks with food to be

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taken home over the weekend by children who rely on school breakfasts and lunches for basic nutrition.

28. Start a summer lunch program in your church or another suitable location.

29. Conduct giveaways with dignity and discretion to avoid stigmatizing recipients. Seek the school’s guidance on where needs exist and the best way to distribute items.

Help Students Succeed

30. Involve volunteers from your church in tutoring, mentoring, or after-school programs. If your school does not have programs to plug into, spend time investigating models and best practices.

31. Create and support a computer lab either in your church or your school.

32. Organize and resource a summer academic enrichment program in your school or church to counter summer learning losses.

33. Start a “graduation ministry” to assure that children are making academic progress, graduating from high school, and preparing for college.

34. Offer college-bound students SAT prep-sessions, guidance on college selections, and help in completing financial aid forms and applications.

Offer Spaces and Places

35. Organize a volunteer workday to spruce up school facilities, helping with cleaning, painting, landscaping, facilities repair, playground upgrades, etc..

36. Make church facilities available for team banquets, parties, after-school dramas, off-site meetings, or other school related activities.

37. Host a community celebration at the beginning of the school year. This might be an occasion for a school supply giveaway, an immunization clinic, or a school uniform exchange.

Support and Affirm the Work of Teachers

38. Host an event to celebrate and recognize teachers in your congregation and community.

39. Start a teachers’ group within your church for educators to resource, support, and affirm one another in their vocational calling.

40. Encourage a culture of speaking positively about teachers to counteract the messages of disrespect and blame so rampant in some rhetoric about public education.

41. Send notes and cards of appreciation to teachers

in your schools. Provide modest gifts as a token of appreciation, such as coffee shop or bookseller gift cards, plants, note pads, etc..

42. Ask church members or small groups to cater a special thank you lunch for teachers. Provide snacks for the teachers’ lounge occasionally throughout the year.

43. Contribute basic supplies to help teachers stock their classrooms — items such as pencils, paper, tissues, hand sanitizer, classroom decorations, stickers, and books that teachers often purchase with their own money.

44. Provide classroom volunteers. Many teachers value this help above all else.

closing fast. While many of these issues need to be engaged, freedoms still abound that often go untapped by Christians, especially in the realm of public schools.

Support Parents and Families

This article is not about what most “Christians would like the law to be; it

45. Offer to support families and parents through parenting classes, crisis counseling, ESL or basic literacy classes, translation assistance, or by accompanying them to school meetings.

46. Offer transportation or childcare so parents can attend back-to-school nights, PTA meetings, or teacher conferences. Offer your church as an off-site location for these meetings if it would make it easier for parents to attend.

47. Work together with parents to foster their engagement in school issues and to empower them to advocate for their children and their school.

Think Systemically

48. Help church members engage in ways that open their eyes to the systemic injustices manifest in public schools. Encourage them to go deeper and ask “why.”

Examine and address root causes of poverty and in-equity.

49. Be an advocate for public education. Keep up with the work of local school boards as well as relevant state and federal policies. Support more adequate and equitable school funding.

50. Expect transformation! By engaging local schools, churches can build bridges of hope within their community that can lead to stronger schools and stronger churches.

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Wrapping it Up! In the whirlwind of today’s culture, it is easy to focus on mounting threats to religious freedom, which may lead us to believe that doors of opportunity are

This article is not about what most Christians would like the law to be; it is about what the law already is and what we should do about it. Almost 90 percent of American youth—from countless cultures and backgrounds—attend public schools, where they find little natural exposure to the gospel.3 The need is great, and the call of the Great Commission compels us to go and reach this important population (Matt. 28:15). This is especially important given many doors of opportunity currently available to reach public school students.

is about what the law already is and what we should do about it.

Imagine regularly getting a group of kids from your local public schools and heading over to your church for a time of games, songs, and gospel-centered teaching.

The kids get time off school and a quasi-fieldtrip, and the church gets unfettered opportunity to build relationships with kids and host Word-saturated teaching.

Both sides are happy. More importantly, the gospel reaches those who may not have regular exposure to it. This is more than just a fantasy. It happens all across the county, but far less than it should.

Released time religious instruction occurs when public schools, with the parents’ permission, release students during the school day to attend religious classes off school grounds, often at a local church. The legality of off-campus released time religious instruction was established by the U.S. Supreme Court more than 50 years ago.4 Many states expressly authorize released time classes.

In most states, it is left up to local school officials to decide whether they will be allowed. This puts an obvious premium on maintaining a good ongoing cooperative relationship with local school officials. In several states (including Florida, Michigan, North Dakota, Hawaii, Oregon, and Pennsylvania), public schools are legally 3 https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/3-opportunites-for-gospel-outreach-in-public-schools/ 4 https://en.eikipedia.org/wiki/released_time

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required to release students for these classes so long as the appropriate parental permission is provided.

A huge advantage of released time classes is that the sponsoring church of religious organization, not the government, entirely controls the classes. This way many organizations and churches are reaching hundreds of students, many of whom may never otherwise hear the gospel.

related student groups to meet during non-instructional time, it must also allow student religious groups to meet on the same basis. In 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was lawful for elementary school students to meet on school grounds after school for religious meetings conducted by a private religious group,6 helping Child Evangelism Fellowship to grow almost ten-fold since then.

Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul used written documents to teach and communicate in the first century. Luther ignited the Reformation with a document in the 16th century. Many Christians underestimate their rights to hand out flyers or other materials in 21st-century America. In the last few years, almost every high-level federal court addressing this issue has ruled that the public schools may lawfully hand out religious literature on behalf of a religious community groups on the same equal-access basis as private, secular, community group literature.5

Christian student groups must be given the same opportunities to advertise their meetings as other groups.

In the leading case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1990 that access rights for student religious groups included the right to advertise in the school newspaper, on the school bulletin board, in the annual Club Fair, and even on the school’s public-address system7. A recent case suggests that even public-school teachers are entitled to actively participate in after-school student religious meetings even if they take place at the same building where they teach.

Public schools are not legally required to hand out literature for any private community groups.

Some schools don’t, but most do. If they do, as a general rule, they can no longer exclude invitations to attend church-sponsored events.

Specifically, students in informal settings, such as cafeterias and hallways, may pray and discuss their religious views with each other, subject to the same rules of order as apply to other student activities and speech. Students may also speak to, and attempt to persuade, their peers about religious topics just as they do with regard to political topics. School officials, however, should intercede to stop student speech that constitutes harassment aimed at a particular student or a group of students.

Under a federal law

known as the Equal Access Act, if a public high school allows any other non-curriculum related student groups to meet during non-instructional time, it must also allow student religious groups to meet on the same basis.

The ability for churches to communicate directly with public school students can make a dramatic difference.

Recently, after becoming aware of the relevant case law, one school reversed its policy and began allowing a local church to distribute flyers announcing their released time classes. The number of kids jumped from 45 to 85 within two months. Another church saw a similar increase, going from 30 to 74 kids. And pamphlets and books can help students as they engage their peers in explaining the gospel.

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5 http://www.twdpclaw.com/docs/Religious%20Freedom%20 in%20the%20Public%20Schools.7-31-14.pdf

Word About Invoking Legal Rights Christians would do well to be “wise as serpents” and “harmless as doves” when invoking their legal rights with school officials (Matt. 10:16). School officials are 6 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/12/us/supreme-court-religion-free-speech-top-court-gives-religious-clubs-equal-footing. html 7 http://religioninthepublicschools.com/downloads/Religion%20 -%20Ch3%20-%20Equal%20Access.pdf

often unaware of recent developments with laws concerning religious freedom. Christians communicating their legal rights should do so gently, intelligently, and usually in private. School officials often respond positively, especially when they learn that they are on solid legal ground in allowing greater religious freedom. If possible, follow the school’s chain of command so that you allow lower level officials the dignity of changing their position without the need to be called on the carpet by one of their superiors.

When properly informed of the law, countless public schools have agreed to distribute Christian materials concerning religious events.

If you are interested in learning more regarding the legal side of partnering with a public school check out www.ChristiansAndTheLaw.com. There you will find extensive footnotes and case law on the various opportunities.

Consider that often a great idea takes some time to generate traction. But then a combination of timing, people, and providence inspire enough hearts and minds to action that it transforms society in what Malcolm Gladwell calls a “Tipping Point.” Consider, for example, the idea that churches should love youth in their communities by adopting public schools.

While progress is being made right here in central Florida, many schools still wait to be adopted. So why should you and your church get involved in partnering with a public school? To borrow one of the Lord Jesus’ metaphors, effective fishing requires going where fish gather, namely (cheesy pun alert) within schools. Factor into the mix that public school students come disproportionately from our most vulnerable communities, and so compassion compels Christ-followers to be transformational agents. How then should believers and churches engage within the context of nonreligious public-school systems? By viewing those systems not as enemies, but as allies for equipping kids to live the lives to which God has called them. Beyond that, churches should adopt particular schools within their communities. Imagine if every one of our 200 churches and mission plants committed to pray regularly for at least one local elementary, middle, or high school. Now envision if individual congregants became answers to those prayers by volunteering within the schools as hallway monitors, classroom assistants, tutors, event organizers, PTA delegates, or coaches. Even better, imagine if the students themselves were empowered to be salt and light on the campuses; and if God-fearing staff members – whether teachers, aids, principals, or agency administrators – recognized their profession

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as a calling. As a community outreach strategy, the best part about adopting our public schools in your area is that it is doable.

On a nationwide scale, according to The Barna Group, there are more than 300,000 Protestant and 20,000 Catholic congregations throughout the U.S. The nation’s 57.2 million nursery through high school students are enrolled in 94,000 public schools and 28,400 private schools.8 What might happen if the body of Christ within those 300,000+ churches actually functioned as such, and lived out the incarnation of Christ within the walls of our 94,000 public schools? Kids might actually be loved unconditionally, families served selflessly, and schools transformed in ways we all long to see. Some would advocate that we wage a quixotic battle to reinstate what I consider to be a meaningless nondenominational thirty-second prayer in schools.

Why not, instead, resolve collectively to actually pray, repent of neglecting to labor where the fields are white unto harvest, and commit to loving our schools through adoption? It is time that the churches in central Florida reach a “Tipping Point” in order that we reach our schools and help protect our children. Would your church be willing to prayerfully consider such partnerships with our public schools?

8 https://www.everyschool.com/resource/why-churches-shouldadopt-public-schools/

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Evolve 5:

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By Mark Weible

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esus ended His ministry on earth by giving the disciples His power and authority with the commission to “go make disciples of all nations.”

Two aspects of the Great Commission are evangelizing and congregationalizing unreached peoples.

Evangelism is incomplete without congregationalizing, and congregationalizing is incomplete without evangelizing. Church planting requires us to be involved in both of these important aspects of His commission in any given context.

Today, we must define our ministry from a missional perspective because we live and minister in the context of Biblical ignorance and opposing world views. In such settings, a church’s evangelistic role is primarily apostolic in that it focuses upon sending out missional people. This is a radical shift from the “you come” strategies that were so effective in the latter part of the twentieth century. As Jesus said, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.”

(Matthew 9:38 NIV)

Church planting gathers a new “Then Jesus group of believers out of an Evangelistic work is to be done in the came to them and unreached people through fields; therefore, the planting of a contextual evangelism new church should be characsaid,‘All authority in heaven and and ministry. A church terized by its activity in the on earth has been given to me. Thereplanter in Florida had mission field. Two primary fore go and make disciples of all nations, the opportunity types of fields exist: baptizing them in the name of the Father and to show a movie -Harvest fields, which are depicting the characterized by a high of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching crucifixion and degree of receptivity them to obey everything I have commanded you. resurrection of Jeamong unreached peoAnd surely I am with you always, to the very end of ple groups and populasus to a group of public elementary tion segments. the age’” (Matt. 28:18-20). school children.

He was surprised -Sowing fields, which are But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit characterized by a lack of at their reaction to the tragic event receptivity among uncomes on you; and you will be my witnessat the cross. These reached people groups and es in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and children did not know population segments.

Samaria, and to the ends of the the story of Jesus. They did earth.” (Acts 1:8 NIV) not know that He died on the America is characterized by a growcross and was resurrected. We live ing lack of receptivity to the gospel. if a post-Christian era.

In some cases, there is even open hostility toward the gospel. Nevertheless, certain people In years gone by, we have approached American culgroups and population segments in the USA exhibit ture from a pastoral perspective. Our ministry could a higher degree of receptivity. But it is important to be defined as pastoral in the sense that there was a note that much of our church planting efforts will positive predisposition toward the church from those take place in sowing fields. within and without the church. The church served an important function in almost every community.

In a sense, the twenty-first century church is in the

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same situation as the first-century church. First-century Christians followed Christ’s incarnational model of disciple-making. The church is God’s incarnational expression in the midst of a lost world. When unreached people exist without a contextual church, then a new church must be planted. Therefore, the church can no longer focus its resources on developing laborers for programmatic activity. Instead, it must focus its equipping and resourcing activities on preparing incarnational disciples for evangelizing and congregationalizing unreached people.

Key Underpinnings for Effective Evangelism Missional church planters understand that evangelism is the key to church planting. They recognize that we must begin where the people are. Christians can no longer assume that people understand the basic foundation of our Christian world view. This has huge significance for church planting. If the church planter is to be missional in his approach, he must take the time to understand the culture in which he has been called to plant. Likewise, he must be committed to developing a contextual church planting approach.

The redemption of lost mankind is God’s business, and He is actively at work in the lives of many. The church planter realizes that it is his responsibility to join God in what He is doing rather than God joining him in what he is doing. The key to joining God is the identification of receptive unreached people.

We live in a post-Christian culture where many people begin their journey toward Christ with their backs toward the gospel. Many people living in our world today have no Christian memory, and/or they have a completely different world view. With this in mind, there is an understanding that church planting provides a context where the discipling of unreached people can begin and occur. Therefore, evangelism is not one of the many programs and purposes of the church, but it is the means of entry by which people enter the kingdom of God and move toward becoming fully devoted followers of Christ.

The power is in the gospel and, therefore, the gospel must be proclaimed and experienced. Effective church planting is proclaiming the gospel. Paul put it this way, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of

everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile” (Rom. 1:16). Missional people go into the world and build relationships with unreached people to lay the foundation for sharing the gospel.

Unreached people need a safe place where they can relationally connect with believers and see the gospel lived out. A new church plant gives unreached people a context where they can begin to explore and experience the claims of the gospel. It is important to note that the entry point for the church is rapidly changing. While some still prefer the anonymity that a large church affords them, others have the need for experience and community in their journey toward the gospel.

Relationships are foundational for reaching people.

Effective church planters understand the significant role that relationships play in evangelizing unreached people. The gospel has always traveled relationally, and those who are reached in the context of relationships are most likely to become part of a biblically functioning community.

Prayer is essential in planting churches and seeing people effectively discipled. Since church planting is spiritual in nature, its success depends upon prayer.

Prayer plays a vital role in the life of those coming to faith. Prayer must be part of the planter’s life as well as part of the unreached person’s experience. As one experiences the power of God through prayer, he or she becomes receptive to the gospel.

Commitments to Evangelizing Unreached People

While it is important to have an understanding of one’s context and a philosophy of ministry relevant to that context, evangelism is more than a philosophy. It is a missional activity that requires intentional effort. There are basic commitments that effective church planters demonstrate.

Commitment to Personal Evangelism

While it is necessary for a church planter to exercise many different roles and responsibilities, none is more important than evangelism. The very core of church planting is the evangelizing of unreached people, and the planter must have the capacity, character, and competence for evangelism.

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This should include: • A God-given burden for lost people.

• A passion to see lost people discipled.

• An ability to relate to lost people.

• A confidence in sharing your own redemptive story.

• A competence in sharing the gospel clearly with people.

• A burden to cultivate and build ongoing relation ships with lost people.

• A willingness to do whatever it takes to reach lost people.

Commitment to Multiplying Evangelism

Beyond your own capacity, character, and competence for evangelism, you, as planter, must be committed to multiplying your effort through others. A common mistake made in many new churches is for the church planter to be seen as the staff evangelist.

It is the role of the planter to evangelize a group of unreached people. But it is also your role to equip them to evangelize others. For this to happen, you must be intentional about your efforts. This involves modeling evangelism as a lifestyle in general and with specific individuals. It also involves mentoring those who share your commitment to evangelism and multiplying your efforts through them.

Commitment to Creating an Environment for Evangelism.

Another key to evangelism in a church planting context is the opportunity to create an environment for evangelism. Several critical areas for creating such an environment include: Your Vision, Mission, and Values—If a church is to be evangelistic, evangelism must be at its very core.

Churches begun for any other reason may have evangelism as a part of their ministry, but their motivation may be radically different. For example, churches that are begun to provide deeper teaching will likely reach believers who think their church is too shallow. The church plant may talk about the need to reach people, but it is unlikely that it will ever impact the community.

Your Structure and Programs—It is important that a new church develop a simple structure. This means that if evangelism is to be a priority it must be integrated into the overall structure and program of the

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church.

Your Launch Strategies—When a launch strategy is utilized, it should be geared toward the reaching of unreached peoples. This will vary from one unreached people group to another.

Your Worship Expression— In a church planting context, careful attention should be placed on the unchurched or unreached people. This best happens when believers invite unchurched people into a community of believers that are effectively living out what it means to be a biblically functioning community.

Your Follow-up and Assimilation—Follow-up and assimilation of unchurched people differs from that of churched people. Therefore, a process contextualized to the specific unreached people focused on must be followed carefully.

Jesus: A Model for Evangelizing Unreached People The life and ministry of Jesus serves as a model for both personal and corporate evangelism. At the heart of church planting is the act of influencing unreached people to become fully devoted followers of Jesus. Jesus models what it means to be an influencer throughout the gospel. This is important in that we as leaders cannot make anyone do anything, but God has given us the primary responsibility of influencing people. Building and sustaining that influence throughout the planting and establishing of a new church is essential to fulfilling the Great Commission.

It is essential that you, as the church planter, live a lifestyle of evangelism and at the same time multiply it into the culture of a new church plant. While there are many key principles in how Jesus operated as an influencer, we will focus on five that every church planter needs to have and every church plant needs as part of its culture.

Acceptance

Jesus understood that acceptance paves the way for influence. He knew that if He accepted people they would be open to His influence, but on the other hand He knew if He wasn’t open to them they

would not be open to His influence. Jesus demonstrated His acceptance of others in very practical ways. He served, He listened, and He participated in their lives. His life was filled with shocking examples of acceptance. In Mark 2:13-14, we read the account of Levi a tax collector: “Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me,’ Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.”

This is an amazing example of acceptance. Few were more alienated than a Jew collecting taxes

ple to Him. Throughout the gospel the crowds are amazed at His teaching.

The same principle applies to us. As the apostle Paul puts it in Colossians 3:23- 24, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward.

It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” In Colossians 4:5, he goes on to say, “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.” Part of what Paul is saying is that people who do not know Christ are watching the way we approach our work and ministry. They are watching our life. And part of the path of influence into their

“ Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as

working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. ” Colossians 4:5 for the Romans from the Jews. Because of this Levi was hated by his fellow Jews. Yet, Jesus called him to Himself and was later found eating a meal in his home along with many of his friends.

life is the way we approach our mission. Therefore, it is key that we throw ourselves at our work wholeheartedly. This is vital in a new church plant because our competence paves the way for influence.

In church planting Jesus’ example propels us to be incarnational. As one church planter put it, in order to love sinners you have got to hang out with them.

Authenticity

Hanging out with them means listening to them, serving them, and participating in their lives.

Competence

A second principle Jesus modeled is competence.

There is an interesting verse of Scripture that is easy to skip over in the Sermon on the Mount. It is found in Matthew 7:28-29, “When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.”

Jesus was an amazing teacher. He used this gift to serve God with all of His heart. This attracted peo-

Authenticity is huge in building influence. Assuming we begin building relationships with unreached people, it is important that our words and deeds match up. They are watching us to see if we are authentic.

There is a passage in Matthew 5:14-16 that summarizes this very well. “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

Do you know what this passage means? It means

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that you are to live your life in such a way that people see your deeds and conclude: There’s something up with him that’s more than just him.

There’s something up with her that’s more than just her. There’s more to that person, there’s more to that family than meets the eye.

Inviting

Jesus was also inviting. He was inviting in the sense that there was something attractive about His life, but He was inviting in that He invited people into community. He did this by inviting people to experience community and to participate in community. In Mark 1:16-18, we see this, “As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, `and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets and followed him.” Practically speaking we must provide opportunities for people to participate in the kingdom of God. This can happen a number of ways. A few to consider include: • One on one relationships.

• Participation in prayer as they become open to spiritual things.

• Social activities that involve other believers.

• Small groups.

• Worship experiences.

It is important that we demonstrate an inviting spirit, but we determine practical ways to connect with them. Everywhere Jesus went He invited people to join Him.

Challenging

Jesus was constantly challenging people to take the next step. He began His ministry with a simple

“come follow me,” but later in Matthew 16:13-15 He is seen asking disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is? . . . But what about you? Who do you say I am?” Challenging people to take the next step is an important part of influencing people to become devoted followers of Christ. Regardless of how one goes about challenging others, there must be careful consideration given to encouraging people to cross over the line of faith.

Challenging people to step over the line of faith often involves: (1) telling your story, (2) sharing the gospel clearly, and (3) inviting people to take the next step.

It is important to understand that this process most often takes time. Therefore, it is important that we challenge people to take the next step no matter what that step might be. The next step could involve: • A commitment to continue dialogue.

• A commitment to be open to spiritual matters.

• A commitment to read a book or certain parts of the Bible.

• A commitment to attend a small group or worship service.

• A commitment to be prayed for.

• A commitment to enter into a relationship with Jesus.

Obviously, there is a host of commitments that you could make. The key is once you have become an influencer in their lives, challenge them to take positive steps.

Regardless of what type of church you plant, it is important to provide multiple opportunities to move toward the gospel.

Rev. Mark Weible serves the Greater Orlando Baptist Association as

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