Mission Statement

Our mission is to equip passionate followers of Jesus committed to spreading the glory of God through church planting movements among the neglected peoples of the earth.

Overview

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We believe that evaluated experience is the best teacher. Our goal is to provide a learning environment in which CPx participants will learn from godly teachers, classroom discussion, cell participation, book reviews, overseas short-term experience and practical church planting ministry. Church planting in Kansas City plays an important part in the training, as it provides an opportunity to live “here” what we plan to do “there.” The actual experience of church planting, along with classroom teaching and times of coaching and feedback, will provide a learning environment where future church planters can be given the tools needed for long-term service on the field.

One day we will gather around the throne and worship Jesus with people from every language and culture. It will be an amazing experience of joy and glory. God the father made this possible by sending his son, Jesus to redeem people from every tribe, language, and nation. But they will not hear this wonderful news if someone does not tell them.

CPx classes meet every morning Tuesday -Friday for instruction. This includes time for corporate prayer and worship, which is typically led by students. Students are encouraged to be creative and to introduce some new concepts or methods of prayer and worship to the class. Afterwards, there is instruction through lecture, discussions, videos, guest instructors, reports from church planters, etc.

Then, in the afternoons or on evenings and weekends students are given a chance to put into practice what they have learned in class by going out into the community and investing themselves in people's lives. After each experience, students debrief about what went well, what didn't and what they learned. This is the core of the learning process in CPx - learning by evaluated experience. This is not a course of writing papers or taking tests - it is a course built around practicing. This is a safe place to try new things and become a new person. Students practice leading house churches together while they are in Kansas City.

Finally, you will have a chance to practice your new skills at a location overseas for three months. You and your classmates will go to a location for three months and plant small, simple churches that follow Jesus. This will give you a chance to work on a team, learn to work without instructors, and to see continue to refine your understanding of how to minister cross-culturally. At the end of that time, there will be another debrief with instructors and then you will graduate - ready to serve the nations.

CPx has the following learning objectives:

A. Foundations of missions
   1. Biblical foundations
   2. Historical foundations
   3. Church Planting
   4. Neglected peoples

B. Character Development
   1. Passion for Jesus
   2. Obedience to His commands
   3. Compassion for others

C. Interpersonal skills
   1. Community/ fellowship
   2. Telling each the truth - confrontation
   3. Conflict resolution
   4. Forgiveness
   5. Listening and giving feedback

D. Team Skills
   1. How to gather and build team
   2. Values congruence
   3. How to identify gifts and skills
   4. Servant leadership
   5. Conflict resolution
   6. Strategic planning - hearing God together
   7. Intercessory prayer / prayer shields
   8. Debriefing

E. Ministry Skills
   1. How to evangelize, witness and disciple
   2. Spiritual authority
      a) How to pray for the sick
      b) Deliverance ministry
      c) Prophetic
      d) Kingdom theology
   3. How to lead (teams, small groups, etc.)
      a) Train leaders
      b) Multiply
   4. How to plant a church
      a) Developing a strategy- mission statement, values - teach and live out ‘church’
   5. Leadership development
      a) Identifying leaders
      b) Training leaders

F. Cross cultural skills
   1. How to minister in other cultures
   2. Expanded worldview
   3. How to research a culture / worldview
   4. Importance of language study
   5. Going as a learner
   6. Reaching whole families and communities
   7. Incarnational lifestyle
   8. Contextualization
   9. Reaching Oral Cultures through Chronological Bible Storying

G. Outreach experience

H. Preparation for the field
   1. Short term outreach
      a) Budgeting
      b) Fund raising
      c) Intercessory prayer team
      d) Training
      e) Serving
      f) Debriefing
   2. Long term
      a) Support team
      b) Budgeting and fund raising
      c) Travel
      d) Shipping
      e) Visas
      f) Daily life
      g) Furloughs
      h) Insurance on the field

 
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