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The promise of Matthew 18:20

Where two or three are gathered

in my name

there I am amongthem

small group

holistic

Christ’s presence/heaven

(= loving the Lordwith your head,hands, and heart)

Holistic small group= a gathering in Christ's name

= a window to heaven

The deepest level of the Trinitarian Compass


Godis

is is

What makes a small group holistic?


holisticsmall groups

What doyou think?

How doyou feel?

What willyou do?


Gift-based

ministry

Need-oriented

evangelismLoving relationships

Passionate

spirituality

Inspiring worship Effec

tive

stru

ctur

es



Gift-based

ministry

Need-oriented


Passionate

spirituality


tive

stru

ctur

es


Sin—breach of community


Luke 10:27

The Seven Deadly Sins and Christian Community


Gift-based

ministry

Need-oriented


Passionate

spirituality


tive

stru

ctur

es

pridelust

sloth

angergreed

envy

glut

tony

The Seven Deadly Sins and Christian Community


Eastern and Western views of sin


Western paradigm

sin as breaking lawscure: punishment

church as courtroom

Eastern paradigm

sin as sicknesscure: healing

church as hospital

Eastern and Western views of sin


EVILopposite of

GOODemphasis of the

Western tradition

DEATHopposite of

LIFEemphasis of the Eastern tradition

&

Christ’s work:victory over

resulting in theGOOD LIFE

Harnessing the energies behind the deadly sins


Cleanse!

Act!

Calm down!

Renounce!

Conform!

Abstain!

Submit!

Path of compromise

Path of denial

SinEnergy

power

pleasure

identity

sustenance

justice

renewal

pride

intimacy

gluttony

envy

greed

anger

sloth

lust

hero worship

consumerism

egalitarianism

materialism

judgmentalism

entertainment

permissiveness

Harnessing the energies behind the deadly sins


COMMUNALQUALITY

SIN

will

ener

gize

will lead to sin

ENERGY

Communal Qualities

Redirectionof energies

Greatness through

servanthoodWhat isbeneficial?

Everybody isneeded

Multiplication through giving

Zeal for God’s cause

Finding rest by taking the yoke

Relating affection to

Jesus

Empowering leadershipEffective

structures

Gift-based ministry

Need-oriented

evangelismLoving

relationships

Passionate spirituality

Inspiringworship

Why it’s not enoughto say “no” to sin


Anointing by a sinful woman

Luke 7:36-39

Rest for the wearyMatthew 11:28-30

Clearing of the templeJohn 2:13-17

Feeding the five thousand

Mark 6:32-44

One body, many parts1 Corinthians 12:14-27

The believer’s freedom1 Corinthians 10:23-33

Request of James and John

Mark 10:35-45

Biblicalmodel

SinEnergy

power

pleasure

identity

sustenance

justice

renewal

intimacy

pride

gluttony

envy

greed

anger

sloth

lust

Christian consumers or disciples?


Selling with sex

Wellness instead of training

Culture of moral outrage

Shareholder value

Glorification of the average

Industrial animal agriculture

Status symbols

Structural presenceof sin

SinEnergy

power

pleasure

identity

sustenance

justice

renewal

intimacy

pride

gluttony

envy

greed

anger

sloth

lust

A path away from pride


A path away from pride


EMPOWERING

LEADERSHIP

PRIDE

will

ener

gize

will lead to pride

Desire for POWER

A path away from gluttony


A path away from gluttony


EFFECTIVE STRUCTURES

GLUTTONY

will

ener

gize

will lead to gluttony

Desire for PLEASURE

A path away from envy


A path away from envy


GIFT-BASED MINISTRY

ENVY

will

ener

gize

will lead to envy

Desire for IDENTITY

A path away from greed


A path away from greed


NEED-ORIENTED

EVANGELISM

GREED

will

ener

gize

will lead to greed

Desire for SUSTENANC

E

A path away from anger


A path away from anger


LOVING RELATIONSHIP

S

ANGER

will

ener

gize

will lead to anger

Desire for JUSTICE

A path away from sloth


A path away from sloth


PASSIONATE SPIRITUALITY

SLOTH

will

ener

gize

will lead to sloth

Desire for RENEWAL

A path away from lust


A path away from lust


INSPIRING WORSHIP

LUST

will

ener

gize

will lead to lust

Desire for INTIMACY

The Communal Test


intimacyintimacy

renewal

justice

sustenance

identity

pleasure

powerVulnerability: PrideEnergy for:

Empowering leadership

Vulnerability: GluttonyEnergy for:

Effective structures

Vulnerability: EnvyEnergy for:

Gift-based ministry

Vulnerability: GreedEnergy for:

Need-oriented evangelism

Vulnerability: AngerEnergy for:

Loving relationships

Vulnerability: SlothEnergy for:


Vulnerability: LustEnergy for:

Inspiring worship

Always start with yourstrongest energy

Sin as the absence of light


Object colors The colors of light

Addressing the deadly sinswithin a small group


intimacyintimacy

renewal

justice

sustenance

identity

pleasure

powerVulnerability: PrideEnergy for:


Vulnerability: GluttonyEnergy for:

Effective structures

Vulnerability: EnvyEnergy for:

Gift-based ministry

Vulnerability: GreedEnergy for:

Need-oriented evangelism

Vulnerability: AngerEnergy for:

Loving relationships

Vulnerability: SlothEnergy for:


Vulnerability: LustEnergy for:

Inspiring worship

Addressing the deadly sinswithin a small group


A group with strong head energies (green)

A group with strong hands energies (red)

A group with strong heart energies (blue)

A group with strong head-hands energies (green-red)

A group with strong head-heart energies (green-blue)

A group with strong heart-hands energies (blue-red)

Spiritual Change Talk


Experi-mentation questions

Vision questions

Progressionquestions

Trainingquestions

Strategyquestions

Capacity questions

SpiritualChange

Identifying the different voices within you


I am committed to empoweringother people

My concepts are superior to

others

Empower-ing voice

Proudvoice

IDENTIFICATIONThis voice is part of me…

…but it is only part of me

DISIDENTIFICATION

Identifying the different voices within you I love to

ridicule guru leaders

AntiGuru

Our approach to leadership is far superior

to others

Network Leader

God has called me to be an international

leader

The Anointed One

My measure of success is the maturity

of my coachees

Coach

Why doesn’t the whole

world listen to me?

The Frustrat

-ed

I am proud of my own anti-

status-symbols approach

“David”


BibleStuden

t

I wished I had the legal power to

make NCD compulsory

Fanatic

I am committed to help others fulfill their

visions

Empow-

erer

People are old enough to make their

own decisions

Laid-back


Message

Name

Understanding your inner voices

I love to ridicule guru

leaders

AntiGuru


to others

Network Leader


leader

The Anointed One


of my coachees

Coach


world listen to me?

The Frustrat

-ed



“David”


BibleStuden

t


make NCD compulsory

Fanatic


visions

Empow-

erer


own decisions

Laid-back


Message

Name


Empowering leadership Empowering

leadership Empowering leadershipPride

Pride Pride Pride

Pride Pride

Forming your Inner Team

I love to ridicule guru

leaders

AntiGuru


to others

Network Leader


leader

The Anointed One


of my coachees

Coach


world listen to me?

The Frustrat

-ed



“David”


BibleStuden

t


make NCD compulsory

Fanatic


visions

Empow-

erer


own decisions

Laid-back


Message

Name


Empowering leadership Empowering

leadership Empowering leadershipPride

Pride Pride Pride

Pride Pride

Establishing more holistic groups

Gift-based

ministry

Need-oriented


Passionate

spirituality


tive

stru

ctur

es


Christian community—a glimpse of heaven


HEAVEN

HELL

SicknessSin

Good Life

Evil Death

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3 colors-of-community

Spiritual

oriented evangelism

passionate

effective

loving relationships

people bible

based ministry

network leader

symbols approach