Introduction to Paul's Middle Letters 4

Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018—2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019

Questions:

1. What are you most encouraged/excited about from 2018? 2. What are you looking forward to in 2019? 3. What have you learned about your own part—your own gifts—in this last year? 4. How do you anticipate increasing your contribution in 2019? Introduction to Paul’s Middle Letters

This year we are going to study Paul’s middle letters and fully publish the previous series—6 booklets of Paul’s Early Letters

The middle letters are: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.

We are oﬃcially beginning the series this morning. Paul’s Early Letters Establishing Process—3 Years

IMAGINE WALKING WITH JESUS 10 SESSION JOURNEY ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS through the scriptures

Imagine you were listening in to Jesus’ conversation with two of His disciples on the road to Emmaus just after His resurrection. What did He say to the disciples? Why is it key for all Christians to listen in on the conversation? Luke records the essence of the conversation—a conversation that will open the Scriptures to all those desiring to follow Jesus as did the early followers after His resurrection.

In this study we are going to walk along with Jesus. You will enter that same conversation. You will know what Jesus told these disciples that opened their entire understanding of the Scriptures. You will discover the key to understanding the Scriptures, as explained by Jesus Himself.

What will this do for you? You will begin to understand the story of the Bible and begin to see how your life ﬁts into the story.

WALKING THROUGH THE STORY: THE STORYLINE

SESSION 1: UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURES TEACHING THE STORY THE STORY

SESSION 2: THE STORYLINE Over the last 200 years, almost all theologically educated leaders worldwide have been educated LEADER’S GUIDE in a fragmented Western system; therefore, we need to put all the pieces back together again. SESSION 3: THE OVERALL PLAN This is a very difﬁcult, almost impossible task, thus the need for this booklet, Teaching the Story.

SESSION 4: THE NATION OF ISRAEL In this leader’s guide to The Story, we will explore how the Story builds a new framework for the Old Testament and lays a new substructure for New Testament theology. We will look at how SESSION 5: THE DAVIDIC COVENANT to teach the Story worldwide, to both the secular West and the growing Church of the Global South, developing our own capacityTHE to tell the Story as Jesus did on the road to Emmaus. As SESSION 6: THE KINGDOM ARRIVES leaders, we will also begin a lifelong course of building our own body of work toward progressing the gospel worldwide in a very complex premodern-postmodern world. SESSION 7: THE KINGDOM LAUNCHED With prepared leaders, The Story, gives an opportunity to open the eyes of many friends and SESSION 8: THE CHURCH AS CHRIST’S GRAND STRATEGY neighbors to God’s complete story in a fun, life changing way. Many churches have been birthed from a similar study. The Story serves as both an introduction to the Story and an important ﬁrst SESSION 9: THE KINGDOM FULLY REALIZED step in Mastering the Scriptures. SESSION 10: RESHAPING OUR LIVES STORY SESSION OUTLINEGrasping the Metanarrative

SESSION 1: THE KERYGMA—WALKINGin a Postmodern THROUGH World THE STORY OF THE JEWISH SCRIPTURES BY JEFF REED 2400 Oakwood Road Ames, Ia 50014-8417 SESSION 2: THE KERYGMA—FRAMEWORK FOR OLD Tel: 515.292.7012 TESTAMENT THEOLOGY www.bild.org SESSION 3: THE KERYGMA—THE SUBSTRUCTURE OF NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY TEACHING SESSION 4: TEACHING THE STORY IN WESTERN SECULAR CONTEXTS

SESSION 5: TEACHING THE STORY IN GLOBAL SOUTH/ORAL CONTEXTS THE STORY SESSION 6: DEVELOPING YOUR OWN “EMMAUS ROAD” CONVERSATION CAPACITY Learning to Teach the Metanarrative in a Postmodern World BY JEFF REED

2400 Oakwood Road Ames, Ia 50014-8417 Tel: 515.292.7012 www.bild.org

Kerygma Didache Full Kerygma Early Acts Body of Acts After Acts Apostles’ Teaching Theology of Paul Apostles’ Gospels 6 months 1½ years 1 year Paul: 3 years “night and day” Paul’s Middle Letters

Ephesians—hub churches

Colossians/Philemon—cluster churches

Philippians—node churches

In the letters we get a full revelation for the ﬁrst time of Christ’s grand strategy after inaugurating the Kingdom—that is the Church.

We will also look at them from the viewpoint of Paul building his global apostolic network, as we did his early letters.

The apostolic team, under Michael, will mix in other teaching, teaching from these letters, in between when I am teaching. I will try to be here 20 Sundays. Ephesians—Hub Churches

Ephesians—A manifesto revealing Christ’s “grand strategy”—the Church—to his key “hub” churches in Ephesus, with special attention to training the elders of this strategic city for an entire 3-year period in the whole plan.

Colossians—Cluster Churches

Colossians—Almost identical letter to Ephesians (along with Philemon), to the house churches scattered throughout the Lycus Valley (Colossae, Laodecia, and Heropolis), one year after writing his “manifesto” to the Ephesian churches, to help them at a very practical level to implement the new Church paradigm in their network of churches—a model as a framework for the entire history of church clusters down through the centuries.

Philemon—To practically illustrate to the network of churches in the Lycus Valley, the importance of Christ’s grand strategy of the kingdom through the church, to restructure all their social relationships —including slavery—around the church as a family of families—the household social structure of the church, evident in the Greek “republic” ideal of the day, but fully realized in the emerging kingdom of Jesus Christ. Philippi—A Strategic Partner Church

Philippi—A strategic network of churches in Philippi, that participated with Paul from its inception. After his full and mature representation of the centrality of the church as the heart of Christ’s grand strategy for bringing in the kingdom through his letter to Ephesians, Philippians illustrates the importance of churches participating with one mind in the progress of the gospel through his grand strategy—the Church. Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019

COMPLEX NETWORK OF THE EARLY CHURCHES

COMPLEX NETWORK MAPPING AROUND 100 AD

CITY-BASED CHURCH CITY-BASED CHURCHES CITY-BASED Web of House Church Network/Cluster of CHURCHES AS Communities City-Based Churches STRATEGIC HUBS (a Quasi-Diocese)

50-70 EPHESUS City-based churches in 11 cities 25-40 25-40 31 MAJOR CITIES EXISTED 10-15 10-15 100 AD ROME ANTIOCH 25-40 Strategically planted 7 or 8 quasi Base for 3 churches with the view diocese in Rome; missionary grew to 15-23 by journeys; 2-3 2-3 of their spontaneous expansion reaching the late 2nd century Antioch entire Roman Empire. Tradition 2-3

Carefully established Spent signifcant time and churches, trained leaders eforts, sometimes many in “way of Christ and His years, establishing strategic Apostles (by letters, visits, hubs for the movement. sending co-workers).

COMPLEX APOSTOLIC NETWORK FOR CHURCH-BASED THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION Apostolic Leadership Teams I believe this gives us a very clear explanation of BILD: It is a tool to build a sodality/modality Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019

IMPLEMENTATION ANTIOCH SCHOOL OF CHURCH PLANTING AND PATHWAY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Vision and Commitment of Top launching of competency Cohort ' Teaching/Taking the PTPS, " Leader(s) of Organization ! Leadership Series, and First • Skill Development: Reading and Writing Principles Series • Skill Development: Socratic Discussion and • Vision of The Way of Christ and His Critical Thinking Apostles, using Church-Based • Identify cohorts to teach PTPs, Leadership • Skill Development: Mentoring and Assessments Theological Education Series, and First Principles Series • Becoming a MasterCraftsmen— • BILD History and Global Network • Orientation to Teaching the First Understanding Antioch School Dashboards • Vision for Partnership with BILD Principles • Life & Ministry—Lifen, MAP • BILD Theological Encyclopedia and • Orientation to Discussing the Paradigm • Paradigm Transformation Projects BILD University System Transformation Projcts • Artifact • Orientation to BILD Resources • Orientation to the Leadership Series • Teaching/Taking Leadership Series, • Complex Apostolic Mapping • Register cohorts into BILD Institute First Principles Series • Your Apostolic Map and Antioch School • Ministry Practicum • Competency Cohorts • Applying, admittance, commendation into • 5-Year Plan Antioch School, BILD Institute • Identiﬁcation of Competency Executive Education, Orality, • Orientation to BILD Cloud GRAND STRATEGY: Cohort Implementor(s) $ Bible Translation: Tracks • Purpose and orientation to competencies • Memorandum of Understanding The Antioch Tradition in the 21st Century • Rubric Assessment Orientation • Executive Education—Purposes, Events, • Consistently Completing Competencies— Enrolling, Costs, and Signup Key Habits for Aquiring Wisdom • Orality Tracks—Resources, Training Vision and Understanding of System # • Bible Translation Implementation Leader(s) FUNDING YOUR VISION • Understanding the historical paradigm shifts in Bible translation and three • Repeat all steps in Vision and Commitment & • Funding the Your Leadership’s C-BTE levels of quality improvement of Top Leaders • Create an overall partnership budget— • Understanding the purpose and • Create Long-term plans with detailed For all entities involved and cohorts involved structure of the Antioch School Bible schedule for becoming Master Craftsmen • Determine your sustainability model Translation Track • Create 5-year plan for cohort events • Determine your needed income from • Understanding how to initiate • Create a schedule and expectations cohorts Church-Based Bible Translation for Life and Ministry work • Determine your immediate audience for workshops with BILD • Create schedule and expectations for additional funding Paradigm Transformation Project work • Keys in working with BILD, foundations, and • Create a schedule and expectations Western churches Developing Large-Scale for Artifact work ( • Create a schedule and expectations City Initiatives for Teaching/Taking Leadership Series ACCESS TO THE • Seek the Welfare of the City and First Principles work • Early Church and Complex Networking • Create a schedule and expectations % BILD RESOURCES Science for Ministry Practicum work • Understand Creative Commons liscenses • Understand the Strategy of Shadow City, and Uses Urban Center, and City Initiatives 3 • Understand Current Translation Status • 9 Steps and 5-Year Implementation • View Translations in BILD Cloud Reader • Current Civilization Distribution Strategies

Jeff Michael Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 This week strategic planning: • Michael and I—one day • Then BILD staﬀ • Then apostolic team • Then senior elders • Finally fund development ﬁrm • Then Michael and I again Next • Whole leadership team • All churches Story • Daren/Michael • Bob Green/Michael Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019

2019-2020 Publishing

• Paul’s Early Letters (6 booklets) • Pul’s Middle lLetters (5 booklets) • Artisanship (Life Development Series) • Parenting with a Plan (Life Development Series) • Re-BUILD manual\Shepherding- Counseling manual) • 2 encyclicals—Global Pentecostalism and the Spirit; Worship and the Early Church Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019 2019 Goals:

• IP—Implementation Path • China—all 5 families • Foundations for BILD Global Business School • 500 New Testament starts • Fund Development ﬁrm (Josh’s comment)

FOR CHURCH-BASED THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019

2019 Goals:

• Focus on Central Iowa Antioch Initiative • Plant several new churches • Complete Shepherding and Re- BUILD manuals and system • Bring James Riley on full-time staﬀ • Raise annual budget $100,000 Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019

Your name— where does it ﬁt? Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019

3 Generations of the “way of Christ and His Apostles” Strategic Role of ADSM City Church Network and Global Teams

ApostolicGen—Next 20 years (2020–2040) Global Ambassadors of Paradigm

NextGen—Next 40 Years (2020–2060) Rooting Global Leaders in the Paradigm

3rdGen—Next 60 Years (2020–2080) Massive Spontaneous Global Expansion of the Paradigm Year in Review/Year Ahead 2018–2019

Nagpur and Mumbai, India Hong Kong, Shanghai, China Hyderabad, India

Little Rock, AR, Chattanooga, TN, Paterson, NJ

Last week I did not mention my ﬂight back to Bangkok.

Bumrungrad visit