the Listen. Love. ShareHope. campaign
"When you go, God just wants to pour you out because He can always fill you back up again."
** This branch of Ministry is implemented locally, globally, and both as its own outreach as well as in conjunction with other branches and pursuits of ministry. **
This campaign is one of love, it is a campaign to listen to others and learn from them. It is a campaign to serve others as needed and to share the Gospel with them. ...It is a campaign to funnel people into communities and families of encouragement that will further disciple them in that which concerns God's love, character, commands, and promises and one who will walk with them through their own cleansing.
*This is led by a similar conviction as the Pilgrimage Mission though with much more structure and a more defined goal. It is traveling as a para-church ministry, coming into towns, partnering with a church, asking people on the street questions about faith and "the church," and then inviting them into the partnered church for a meal sharing and gospel presentation.
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The Listen. Love. ShareHope. Campaign
(A Just a Step Ministries Missional Pilgrimage)
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Inner workings outline -
~This campaign is comprised of that which serves and edifies others as well as that which serves and edifies ourselves.
Others
- Street Ministry - Travel to towns and hold “video platforms” - (Listen to people. Learn from people. Love people. Include people. Share Christ.)
o Tell us about / answer questions / …ask questions (*)
(Posters) (*)
§ Street corners
§ Outside shops
At/inside churches
· Share briefly the true gospel of Christ (*)
o *The team will as led share the Gospel (before embarkment, we will sharpen one another on this issue extensively, agreeing upon what is the true and fundamental Gospel of Christ, thereby unifying our expression of it.)
· Ask for and attain follow up info.
o Phone/ Email/ mailing address/ etc.
§ To include in re-visit activities as well as encourage throughout the years and continue to serve/ lend support.
§ To send DVD/book of trip
§ To put in touch with local churches/missions
Church Partnership
o Meet with churches – Give churches the opportunity to support us. / Attain place to invite the least of these. / Invite church to love and participate. *We shall be led by the Spirit to individual churches, approaching them along the journey as we come to them. Though there will be some pre-journey planning, truly, our group will not be seeking much pre-contact with churches, ministries, or people before embarking upon mission. The churches approached will consist of many denominations as Christ has called the varying body parts of His church to unify, not divide.
§ Share purpose
§ Ask for feedback concerning mission - (*Not necessarily counsel, as we have a support team of trusted partners with whom we shall be in weekly contact with for such direction.)
§ Seek service opportunities – (*Within the congregation and concerning the church building itself and/or any church owned or affiliated building’s projects.)
§ Ask if we can utilize their facility to “meal share” - (Who would normally be able allow this / who in the church to ask?)
· Food
· Definition of Gospel (reason for love)
o Correct dismissal of the church/ people/world
· Testimony
· Converse, listen
o Offer Video Platform
§ Ask if we can utilize their facility and staff (+) volunteers (congregation) to facilitate an evangelical fellowship event. – (*)
§ Ask if church would like to incorporate this mission in any other way to their church – Congregational presentation??
· Suggest short presentation with commitment to share/touch base among re-visit portion of mission.
§ *Upon departure, give opportunity to support
· Support information
(*) Church Unity
Ourselves
- Pilgrimage – Traveling, take time to SEEK the Spirit and be obedient to hear and observe and consider and His lesson, revelations, and love.
o Be sensitive to and capture momentary revelations.
§ Voice recorder/ video recorder/ writing journal.
o Be intentional about consistent seeking. - (*)
§ Personal prayer and devotional time
· Record (voice/video/written)
§ Group study
· Bible study/discussion – (*This will take on more of a traditional bible study/group discussion format where all participate and will be a daily group devotion led by whom the Spirit has burdened for that day (likely all men will lead from time to time).
· Saturday service – (*This will be an expository teaching of the Word most of the time spoken through Benjamin Grimes, though as the Spirit leads, and burdens others, shall incorporate the utilization of other members of the team accordingly.) (In addition to the teaching, our service will consist also of prayer and singing – we do not at the moment have a team member who is musically gifted, though hope one shall be added to us.)
· Sunday service – (*We shall seek to attend a local church as often as we can, following Saturday’s organization if/when we are unable to do so.)
§ Group share
· Share personal heart press/revelation (+) pose and discuss questions – (Capture through video recording.) (This will commence as members initiate and periodically as Benjamin’s heart is led to initiate.)
- Home based accountability for group
o Accountability Partner Couple
§ Meet via Skype once a week
o Individual Member Accountability - (*There is partner freedom regarding personal accountability. However, all accountability partners must connect with Just a Step Ministries leadership before team member commitments are confirmed.)
§ Meet with via Skype or Phone once a week – (*Day specifics vary by member.)
o Discipleship Partner – (*Strongly encouraged) (There is some denominational freedom regarding Discipleship. However, all discipleship partners must connect with Just a Step Ministries leadership before team member commitments are confirmed.)
§ Meet with via Skype of Phone once a week – (*Day specifics vary by member.)
o Accountability within accountability.
§ Once a month, as mission dates allow, members will meet with an opposite member’s accountability partner and share with them what God places on their heart as well as hear from the home based partner what has been placed on their heart.
*All accountability and discipleship meetings shall be done during the daylight hours and within visible range of at least one member of the Just a Step leadership team.
*Home Break.
- Video Presentation – (*One large meal sharing group presentation.)
o DVD incorporating personal testimonials, pictures, team video, etc.
*Re-visit - Re-trace, Re-visit contacts
o Meal share
§ Churches
§ Street corners
o Re-listen
§ Video platform
· Ask same questions
o Re-encourage/ re-share
§ Share Gospel
§ Share experience
o Inquire about church/community help
o Confirm contact info
o Evangelical Fellowship Events
*Home De-Brief
- Personal retreat with Lord
o Cabin
§ 2 days
- Make personal resolve
- Team meeting
o 2 weeks
- Debrief with accountability partner, support team, and leadership pannel.
- Presentation gatherings (homes/churches)
- Time in prayer about Global trip.
Concluding Explanation – the Listen. Love. ShareHope. campaign in upon our hearts for three main reasons: It is so that we may:
1. Listen to and capture the hearts of others with the intent to correct false teaching and practice and to preach/teach the correct, true Gospel.
2. Include and love others consistently.
3. Share true hope and bring ´step one´ full circle.