5 October 2023

Pre-session content

Estate Ministry pre-reading

The Word

Ephesians 2

The Church Plant

The spontaneous expansion of the church

The Planting Skills

Teams: Forming teams - recruitment and composition

The Life of the Church

Place: Cultural exegesis intro

The point here is not to try and use all these different ways of analysing culture (and there are many more) but simply to say that it’s worth using something that helps you look and listen carefully to a culture / the cultures around you in a fresh way. The main virtue to cultivate and apply is humble curiosity