Radical Mission (Rick Warren)

Here are some thoughts from Pastor Josh Reichthe about Pastor Rick Warren's (who wrote the iconic amazing-life changing book "The Purpose Driven Life) session:

• There is nothing wrong with a small church, there is a problem with a small minded church
• The size of our vision is what God cares about, not the size of our church
• Every church must have a local and global vision (Glocal)
• Prominence and significance are not the same thing
• God needs YOU to be YOU, not someone else
• The reason leaders get discouraged because their vision isn’t big enough
• Global giant #1: Spiritual emptiness
• This means people don’t know who Jesus is, they don’t know that their lives are to last forever, that Jesus can forgive your past, give you a purpose and a home in heaven
• Spiritual emptiness causes conflict
• Global giant #2: Corrupt leadership
• This means leaders don’t understand what being a leader means, you are either selfish or humble
• The purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence
• Global giant #3: Poverty
• Global giant #4: Pandemic diseases
• We need leaders who say, “enough is enough” when it comes to diseases
• Global giant #5: Illiteracy and lack of education
• The only group that can answer these 5 giants is the church
• Jesus preached reconciliation and he planted a church
• What kingdom leadership looks like (Matthew 20:25 – 26)
• Jesus assisted the poor
• Jesus cared for the sick
• Jesus educated the next generation
• Study Luke 10, Mark 9 and Matthew 10 is the P.E.A.C.E. Plan
• Plan
• The PEACE plan is ordinary people empowered by God, doing what Jesus did, together, wherever they are