The 4G Life – Part 5
December 5, 2021
Story Time
The student stories represent the vision of our faith project: the power of great programming and the power of being .
Our motivation should not only be driven by pragmatism, but also by biblical .
Hezekiah vs. Jesus
Isaiah 36-38: Hezekiah has a national and personal crisis
Hezekiah, the Lame Duck King
Lame Duck Kings Create Lame Duck Offspring
- 2 Kings 21:1–3
- 2 Kings 21:6
- 2 Kings 21:10–12
Jesus: Different King, Different Offspring
The Priority of Ministry is Spiritual Offspring
Jesus
Paul
- Romans 9:3
- Galatians 4:19
Abraham
Abraham was chosen not only to teach his natural children, but also his children.
- Galatians 3:7
- Galatians 3:14
People who develop the of Christ are sons and daughters of God.
God wants more sons and daughters, but childbirth doesn’t produce them.
They have to born again and then nurtured by spiritual parents.
The Scripture calls this discipleship.
Faith Project Strategy
Pruning Prime Time Believers to Bear Fruit
5 Key Focus Areas for Prime Timers
- Money
- Model
- Mindset
- Maturity
- Mentorship
Financial Blitz
- $500,000
- 50,000 disciples
- 5,000 kingdom leaders
- 500-year vision
- 2-Year Focus, $250,000/year
- Half Million Dollar Starter Log
- Objective: By year three, having secured enough momentum to be self-sustainable
- Young adults inspiring people younger than them and energize people older than them.
Investing in People and Programming
People
- Young Adult Pastor
- Young Adult Ministry Support Staff
- Interns
Programming
- Christ: Personal relationship with Jesus
- Community: Peer Group (natural and spiritual)
- Care: Pastoral nurture
- Culture: Pertinent to their lived experience
- Continuity: Persistence of quality
© Joshua D. Smith, Ph.D., 2021