Saturday, July 15, 2006

The Dream

We have a Dream! Our dream is that of creating a disciple-making movement that could result in God giving birth to churches of all kinds and shapes and wine-skins. We are calling this- Project: St. Louis and Kansas City. It is our intention to reach back into the metro regions of America to make disciples who will also make disciples who are the Body of Christ.

When thinking about Project St. Louis and Kansas City we will begin by bringing in whoever God sends our way, people who are willing to put everything on the line and come by faith and trust in God. Some of these people - teams will be from St. Louis and Kansas City while others will be transplants. The ultimate dream is not for everyone to be transplants into the regions stated. It is our dream to raise or recruit leaders who are natives of St. Louis and Kansas City.
We are discovering that people who are from St. Louis do really well in St. Louis and I'm sure that is also true of Kansas City.

So whether we transplant or whatever we must raise local leaders to reach their city for Christ. Everyone on each team is clearly expected to develope local leadership to reach other locals in need of Jesus who will become leaders and develop others who will do the same.

The ultimate victory is to raise an army of servants who are willing to reach their neighborhoods at any cost for Christ. If Mormons and Muslims can ask for sacrifice we must be willing to do it. Actually the reason Muslim and Mormon Movements are growing rapidly is because they ask for commitment and sacrifice. In Americanized Christianity we make it too easy to believe and serve. While other growing Religions ask for more -we are asking for less and less. We are making it too easy, watering it way down and getting less and less in return.

We are raising the bar and returning to the days of Jesus when He called for "Taking up our cross daily and following Him." His life modeled commitment and sacrifice and faith-living. We must do the same. If only a few would be willing to serve and sacrifice and live totally by faith a movement of disciple-making would erupt with Pentecostal fire and New Testament results.

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