David Watson of CityTeam Ministries discussed using the Word of God to start churches during Verge Conference’s 2nd session. Here is what he said:
The key is to let people learn God on their own. Show people the Scripture; ask them what it says; and then ask them what they are going to do about it.
If Jesus said no to the cross, would we still have forgiveness? The power of forgiveness has truly been placed in our hands. All we have to do to tell someone they are not forgiven is say nothing.
We’ve got to go slow in order to go fast. We’ve got to start with the right people. Sometimes it just takes one person. We focus on the one in order to reach the many.
YES! Love that quote about giving people the Script and then asking them how they will respond to it. As bodies of ministers and teachers, we need to enable this discussion point more often, and show the tools we specialize in as a means to assist them in living out that response. Aka, purposeful discipleship, not just stoic, rote learning.
i like the diversity of strategies in planting churches. GO