Recently my wife & I had dinner with Randy Knutson, the Vineyard Churches Regional Church Plant Director. He shared some wonderful things & offered to give us some resources that he thought would help with our church. One of the papers was a definition chart, which included these two definitions: Multiplication: A learned skill. When one person leads several to Christ and then trains them until they do the same thing; &, Spiritual Reproduction: A learned skill dependant upon the Holy Spirit. When one person leads another to Christ. So in our Wed. night "teaching" time I asked if we agreed that these are learned skills; everyone said "Yes." Then we wrote down the skills we thought necessary to grow in Multiplication & Reproduction & the one main attribute that impedes it: Selfishness. My wife turned it into a self-test, I adapted it, & we're almost ready to start taking it monthly.


AM I REPRODUCING CHRIST IN OTHERS?

0 = bad
1 = poor
2 = fair
3 = okay
4 = good
5 = wonderful







0 1 2 3 4 5 Prayer (specifically for others I am reaching out to or discipling)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Time with God (daily and meaningful)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Consistency with people (I actively engage those God has put into my life)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Training (I am personally reading books that make me grow in Christ)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Growing in communication (People describe me as a good communicator)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Transparency (I answer honestly & volunteer negative aspects of my life)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Accountability (Certain people know everything about me)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Time management/self management (I spend my time purposefully)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Discernment (I know the spiritual condition of those I’m reaching out to)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Loving People (My life is shaped by a love for all people)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Grace (I assume the best of others & offer unconditional forgiveness)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Initiative (I take the first step—people describe me as moving past intentions)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Bible study (Serious study of biblical text & addressing it’s questions)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Commitment (I believe God in the face of difficulty, suffering, & trials)
0 1 2 3 4 5 Christ-like Goals (I have clear biblical goals that determine my actions each day, week, month, & year)

0 1 2 3 4 5 SELFISHNESS (Selfishness is the concept and/or practice of concern with one's own interests in some sort of priority to the interests of others, including God, his church, & those who don’t know Jesus; it is often used to refer to a self-interest.) To what degree has selfishness driven your use of time, talents, & resources this week?


What is the mission of our church?


NOTES: (this is the end)

Any thoughts or suggestions?