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Overview

Missional Roles

Missional Principles

Social Environments

NeoTribal Cultures

Missional Principles

All IICM projects and processes are based upon some core missionary principles. In some way every project and process relates back to one or more of the following 10 missional principles:

1. Missional Theology
Missionary congregations view God’s act of redemption as the “heart” of scripture and the mission of God to disciple all groups of people as the central mandate of the people of God.

2. Cultural Awareness
Missionary congregations are aware of specific groups of people in the community and actively take steps to develop disciples among them.

3. Worldview Orientation
Missionary congregations understand that every person has a philosophy of life or LIFEVIEW which they use to make sense of their world around them – and they challenge non-Biblical lifeviews with the gospel

4. Biblical Diversity
Missionary congregations believe that people from all cultural groups are enabled to become one “in Christ” through a common bond of knowing Christ as Savior.

5. Incarnational Principle
Missionary congregations follow the example of Jesus by demonstrating Christlikeness within specific groups of people found in their community in culturally appropriate ways without compromising biblical truth.

6. Contextualization Process
Missionary congregations develop messages, methods, and ministries that consider the worldview, thought patterns, behavior, communication patterns, decision making processes, religious background, and historical background of specific groups of people.

7. Reproductive Disciplemaking
Missionary congregations focus on multiplying believers, spiritual leaders and congregations through the intentional reproduction of disciples within specific groups of people.

8. Missional Roles
Missionary congregations are aware of the missional gifts given to believers in their church and therefore equip and empower them to serve as God has called them.

9. Indigenous Leadership
Missionary congregations produce servant leaders within specific groups of people through intentional mentoring processes and lay leadership development.

10. Multiplying Strategy
Missionary congregations implement strategic plans that multiply believers, disciplemakers and servant leaders among specific groups of people.

11. Kingdom Measurements
Missionary congregations measure success on the basis of a biblical understanding of the mission of God, the role of the church, and the multiplication of disciples, disciplemakers, and servant leaders among all groups of people.