1. ENTRY
   1. Find them
      • The role of research
        1. Understanding people groups
        2. Understanding levels of evangelization
        3. Understanding Bible translation
        4. Understanding the GCC network
   2. Get to them
      • Explore political, economic, religious environment
      • Explore access options
      • Acquire necessary skills and/or resources
   3. Develop an ability to communicate with them
      • Language (almost always cannot be done in English!)
      • Culture
2. EVANGELISM
   • No salvation apart from hearing and believing the gospel
   • Making disciples starts with sharing the gospel
   • Evangelism is non-negotiable
     1. Some are gifted
     2. All are responsible
   • Gospel message must be faithful to Scripture and understandable
     1. Role of language and worldview
   • If there is no evangelism, it is not missions
3. DISCIPLESHIP
   • Goal is disciples, not “converts”
   • Disciple = learner/follower of Jesus who is being transformed by the Holy Spirit to be conformed to the image of Christ
   • This includes knowledge of Scripture
   • This includes transformation of character
   • This includes development of skills like Bible study, prayer, evangelism
   • This is a lifelong process
4. HEALTHY CHURCH FORMATION
   • Discipleship normally happens in a local church
   • Local church is the automatic, natural home of a healthy disciple of Jesus
   • Where there are none, we must start churches
     1. This was the consistent practice of apostles
   • Even where there are churches, it always good to start new churches
5. LEADERSHIP TRAINING
   • The goal with new churches is maturity
     1. Self-governing, self-supporting, self-propagating
     2. Fully able to understand, teach, and obey the Word of God
   • Leaders need to be trained
   • Know/Be/Do: knowledge, character, skills
     1. Initial stages are simply discipleship, and this is critically important
     2. Biblical qualifications are primarily exemplary, what every disciple should be
     3. Also able to teach
   • Knowledge of content, interpretation, application of Bible, along with theology
   • Character includes maturity, humility, and integrity
   • Skills include teaching, shepherding, evangelizing, discipline
   • All should be taught carefully and rigorously
   • All can be taught non-traditionally in context of local church
6. PARTNERSHIP AND EXIT
   • The goal is not to be there forever
   • Stay too long, and you develop unhealthy dependence
   • Stay too short, and you leave new believers/churches as prey to wolves; look to the phased process of Model, Assist, Watch, and Leave
   • Example of Paul included ongoing involvement even after physically leaving
   • Example of apostles also included partnership in the gospel
     1. Take them with you as you go!