Tyrone Daniel has led the NCMI Trans-local Team for the last 6 years and recently relocated with his wife Nicole and 3 sons to Denver Colorado. They are currently pioneering Redemption City Church, a church plant based in the City of Westminster CO.
Passion for planting Part 3 - Developing our Kingdom Culture:
Our focus is the kingdom-centered on the King!
Col. 1:13-14 For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the Kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Is. 9:6 For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government shall be on His shoulders.
And He will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
The church is in the kingdom and the kingdom is in the church, BUT the church is not the kingdom! Too often we have a church-oriented view of the kingdom rather than a kingdom-oriented view of the church.
The kingdom is expressed through different cultures!!
We need to fashion and form these cultures in the foundation of every church plant!
Creating a Culture of Team and Teamwork
Gen. 1:26 let us make man in our image and likeness and let them …
Gen. 2 Adam needed Eve as a helper...in the perfection of creation God only declared that one thing was “not good” and that was … “it is not good for man to be alone”
Moses needed a team as did …
Joshua
David
Jesus at different levels (1-3-12-72 etc.)
Paul
1 Cor. 3 speaks plainly on division as well as giving us a model for unity and productivity...one plants, one waters, but ultimately only God can make it grow!
Team is about:
Recognition: Team members need to be recognized by team leader and by each other
Revelation: Live by revelation that this is the team they are to serve on in this season and place
Acts 17:26
Responsibilities: Shared responsibilities – shared inheritance
Relationships: Must be kept current, strong and pure
There are 4 bones in every church:
- Wishbone: those wishing someone will do something about the problems
- Jawbone: those who do all the talking but very little else
- Knucklebone: those who knock everything and always want to argue and arm-wrestle
- Backbone: those who carry the load and do all the work!
Benefits of working in team
1) Complete
- Provides a total ministry
Apostles – Preach Christ
Prophets – Bring the Holy Spirit
Evangelist – Bring in the lost
Pastors - Love the people
Teachers – Bring us the word of God
2) Collage
Diversity - variety gifts and ministry
Different people relate to different people!!
3) Catapults productivity
More effective and fruitful
4) Confirms truth
Individuals speaking the same truth
5) Creativity
Encourages new ideas
6) Checks and balances
Keeps us balanced and focused on bigger picture
7) Consistent
8) Call gets fulfilled
Job gets done when everyone does what he or she is called too!!
9) Contains growth
Everything that has life will grow!
Facilitates and administrates the life of God!
10) Combats burnout
Preserves leaders
The Dream team:
Phil 2:1-19
1) Humble
1Pet 5:5... God opposes the proud but give grace to the humble ...
Humility is not....
A) Denying gifts and graces God has given you
B) Lack of direction, Godly desire or ambition
C) Denying God’s work in your life, ministry and church
D) Pursuit of mediocrity
E) Backing away from the truth
Humility is not thinking of yourself less; it is not thinking of yourself at all!
2) Pray-ers
When we pray, we are affirming that we are dependent on Him
Not settling … but believing for big things that only He can do!
Big prayers for big things – KINGDOM ADVANCING!
3) United yet diverse
We can and should be diverse in gift and grace but not heart and vision!
More than one vision is DI-vision!
4) Cooperating and complementing
In step with heaven; in step with each other!
Not marching to our own drumbeat but marching to the drum beat of heaven!
5) Non-competing
Selfish ambition must be put to death!
6) Selfless
Serving not served!
7) Looking out for others before yourself
8) Wise in decisions and statements you make
Represent each other well!
9) Available
Flexible for bigger picture always!
10) Responders not reactors
We respond in faith not react out of some other emotion.
11) Accountable
Surrendered not forced!
It's a choice!
12) Faithful and Fruitful!
We must be faithful to be fruitful but we need to be clear fruitfulness is the goal!
13) Generous with everything!
With our time, talents, and treasures
Generous of heart and spirit
Big-hearted – believing for the best
Ready to practice hospitality
Ready to sow seed
Ready to release our best
There are 2 seas in Palestine - the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee. They both have the same source, but one teems with life while the other is so salty that it produces nothing and cannot sustain life. The difference is, while they both have the same source, only one has an outlet. The Sea that has the outlet is the one that has life.
We need to understand our need for team. Develop a culture of team and teamwork. Include others and embrace others! If you are faithful with who He has given you I believe He will give you more key and big capacity people! You are only as strong as those around you - make them strong for His Kingdom!
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