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A vision for reaching every district with the gospel.

The apostles planted new faith communities in pagan gentile cities, sometime staying only a few weeks or months before departing to do the same in another place.

Their mission was urgent and the scope of their vision was staggering.

This book re-reads the letters of Paul to these new churches, disciples and team members, discovering a biblical master-plan for an integrated district disciple-making model that is relevant to every culture and context.

Essential reading for making disciples in your city, neighbourhood and region.

From small and unlikely beginnings in Jerusalem, the message of Jesus seemed to explode across the Roman world within only a few decades. It was powered by the Holy Spirit and the passion of those first men and women who had spent time with Jesus, but this remarkable success also came with self-sacrificing determination, hard work and innovative mission strategies.

Re-reading the pastoral letters of Paul—written to the respective churches within the first 10 years of their planting—offers valuable insights into the focus, energy and methods of Paul and his ministry teams. And it must challenge our vision and practice of church, ministry and mission today.

Contains 16 study guides for person or small group study.

Contents

Why follow the apostles?
How the apostles became visionary leaders
Their tipping point for mission

SECTION 1 Following Relational Streams—the ethnē connections

Narrative Evangelism
An integrated district model

SECTION 2 Planting Missional Churches—the oikos frame

The Master Story for hermeneutic communities
Planting Amid Violent Opposition
Paul’s Missional Methods
Led by the Spirit in systematic district work
Movement leaders are disciple-makers
Simple, complete churches

SECTION 3 Multiplying Mission Hub Churches

Planting the Hub Church
District churches as mission hubs

SECTION 4 Movement Vision—thinking, planning, acting

The apostles’ vision of no place left
Releasing next-generation movement leaders
Serving a movement of multiplying districts
Finding Next-Generation Movement Leaders
No Place Left: Is our vision trapped in our methods?

Author

Peter Roennfeldt

Peter Roennfeldt (DMin) has spent his life sharing the gospel, planting churches, and serving as a pastor to pastors-with special interest in Jesus’ life as our model for disciple-making and movement thinking. Having lived in four countries and equipped church-planting teams in more than 60, Peter now lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife Judy, and continues to provide resources and equipping for church planters and movement leaders to multiply churches – including mission-hub churches and households of faith.