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What
we mean by: Unchurched: Much of
Europe is 'post-Christian.' Europeans are apathetic toward the church. By
unchurched we mean people who do not have a personal relationship with God and
who do not attend church regularly. In many European countries less than five
percent of the population attend any church. Our goal is to reach unchurched
people and to introduce them to a vibrant church that offers them a relationship
with Jesus Christ. Urban
Centres: Currently
more than half the world's population lives in cities. In a very real sense, the
peoples of the world are coming to the city. The Apostle Paul saw the strategic
role of cities and made them the centre of his missionary efforts. CAI also
recognises the importance of urban centres and is committed to reaching the
cities of Europe. Church
Planting: The most
effective form of evangelism in the long-term is starting new churches and
multiplying them. Europe needs new expressions of the church to reach a
generation ignorant of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are committed to launching
churches because we believe the church is the best context in which people can
find Christ. CAI wants to empower and encourage national churches to become more
effective. We promote church growth and renewal with pastors who are seeking to
change traditional structures that are now ineffective. For those in ministry
who want to meet the challenges of the 21st century, we seek to encourage and
promote their ministry. High-Impact: The
high-impact church is characterised by a balance between the spiritually dynamic
core, a mobilised membership, and attractive seeker-sensitive services and
events. A high-impact church is marked by: 1) Life transformation: people coming
to, or returning to, Christ. 2) Vision transformation: vision for the lost and
vision for how God wants to use our lives and spiritual gifts. 3) Genuine
growth: toward Christ, in community, and in numerical size. 4) Multiplication:
of ministering Christians, of cell groups, and of leaders. 5) Reproduction: of
leaders and of local churches. |
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Pagina creada y diseñada por Demosthenes Valera |