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1 Foundations for Ministry Series Winning the World: Facilitating Urban Church Planting Movements, Quiz 1 Name Date True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer. 1. True or False. Revolutionaries, according to Barna, are devout followers of Jesus Christ who are serious about their faith but not committed to Scripture. 2. Which of the following is NOT one of the distinctive features of Church Planting Movements according to Garrison? a. A CPM reproduces rapidly b. A CPM depends on missionaries to plant churches c. A CPM multiplies churches d. A CPM is churches planting churches e. A CPM is indigenous 3. According to Kreider, the one generation that is more likely to respond to the house church network than any other is. 4. True or False. According to Barna, a person s life can display the purpose of Jesus Christ and advance the Kingdom despite the fact that they rarely attend church services. 5. According to Garrison, a Strategy Coordinator is a missionary who takes responsibility for: a. Little or nothing in the movement b. Helping only those interested in what s/he is seeking to accomplish in a people group c. Developing the overall strategy of the movement d. Developing a strategy only for a single group, and not the whole church effort 6. True or False. Reverse engineering, the research method of Garrison, says that we ought to seek to understand movements by beginning at the end, looking at a real movement, then reversing the process to see what parts and elements it has, and how it works. 7. True or False. To the Revolutionary, according to Barna, everything is both/and, showing the complexity and mystery of all things spiritual. In his/her view, nothing is permanent nor lasting. 8. Kreider s definition of new wineskins of the church refers to: a. The way pastors should teach others b. The ways in which church is formed c. The way converts are evangelized

2 Foundations for Ministry Series, Winning the World Quiz 1, page 2 9. According to Mull, the event that more than anything else shaped the nature of church planting for biblical mission is: a. The Exodus b. Pentecost c. The Easter event d. Passover 10. The original ekklesia (church) for Kreider formed and practiced Christian community like today s networks.

3 Foundations for Ministry Series Winning the World: Facilitating Urban Church Planting Movements, Quiz 2 Name Date True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer. 1. True or False. According to Barna, the context of revolutionary Christianity is being real and sincere and not a phony in anything you do or say. 2. The fastest church planting movements on earth today, and the fastest church growth movements are found in: a. The Revolution taking place in western Protestant churches b. Church planting movements in India c. Church planting movements in China d. Church planting movements in Korea 3. True or False. According to Barna, the practice of the church today, despite its problems, is the heart of biblical, Christ-centered faith--it always has been, and always will remain so. 4. Kreider s analysis of community and mega-churches compares: a. Community churches to community stores and mega-churches to shopping malls b. Community churches to Wal-Marts, and mega-churches to Disney Worlds c. Community churches to shopping malls and mega-churches to Wal-Marts 5. According to your instructor, one of the key problems with Hodge s three-self paradigm is that it fails to see how much urban churches. 6. True or False. Garrison s research into Indian CPMs reveals that seminaries are the best environment in which to equip leaders to plant multiplying churches. 7. The key to unity among house church networks, according to Kreider, is a. Strong, bishop-level leadership which provides oversight and care of the churches b. Centralized structures which coordinate efforts to edify and advance the Gospel c. Regional churches which represent the body of Christ in a region d. Regional churches of the same tradition that work together to build one another 8. Mull believes that in order to be a part of the Kingdom of God and its proclamation and advance today, we must: a. Go beyond the dull and often useless way of doing church many experience today b. Be involved in planting new churches wherever Christ is not known c. Focus on mobilizing the churches that exist; we have enough churches already

4 Foundations for Ministry Series, Winning the World Quiz 2, page 2 9. According to your instructor, the NT churches of Asia Minor and the Roman empire were connected to one another and built upon: a. The relationships of love and care that all the churches had for one another b. The strong house church networks which connected them together c. The solid cell groups which made up the largely Gentile-led congregations d. The apostolic witness of Christ, and their oversight of his congregations 10. Kreider believes that house churches do not seek to grow, in the way that both community and mega-churches do; rather, house churches seek to grow by.

5 Foundations for Ministry Series Winning the World: Facilitating Urban Church Planting Movements, Quiz 3 Name Date True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer. 1. True or False. Tradition represents the passing down of elements of community or culture from generation to generation. As such, tradition will always tend to be old and outdated, and be unable to generate new and fresh ideas and practices. 2. The highest level of Christian authority is the, that is, the tradition represented by the apostles and prophets in the Holy Scriptures. 3. According to Garrison, the Cambodian church planting movement shared a tradition in their church government which involved: a. A seven-member central committee of the church which organized the body s life b. A seventeen-member central committee of the church organizing the body s life c. A bishop-like leader to whom all the house churches reported to regularly 4. True or False. The Great Tradition is the New Testament itself, the word of the apostles and prophets in the Scriptures. 5. The principle of the Great Tradition has been neatly summarized by Vincent of Lerins which essentially says that Christians must hold to and defend that which. 6. True or False. Tradition for Mull involves planting of new churches, whether community, mega-churches, or house churches which use the cell-based model of church organization. Mull is convinced that only cell-based churches can ensure strong body life. 7. Which of the following answers below best reflects Barna s prediction about the coming massive shift in emphasis regarding the role of local congregations in Christians lives? a. The local congregation will remain stable in its emphasis for most Christians b. The local congregation will be completely abandoned, and that real soon c. One-third will rely upon a local church as the primary means of experiencing the faith d. One-half will rely upon a local church as the primary means of experiencing the faith 8. According to Barna, the best way for the Revolutionary to become Christlike is to become: a. Rooted in a local church where Christ is worshiped and taught b. A follower of Jesus in a congregation where you are expected to live like Jesus c. A self-governed follower of Christ expected to live like Jesus d. A pastor-led follower of Christ where you are expected to live like Jesus

6 Foundations for Ministry Series, Winning the World Quiz 3, page 2 9. According to Kreider, the most significant factor in house church networks is: a. Structure b. Relationships c. Relationships first and structure next d. Structure first and relationships next 10. The Greek word for traditions in the NT is, which refers to the teaching and instructions of the leaders of the people of God, in the case of the Hebrew community, the rabbis, and in the case of the Church, the apostles.

7 Foundations for Ministry Series Winning the World: Facilitating Urban Church Planting Movements, Quiz 4 Name Date True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer. 1. True or False. The view of the early Church about church structure is that it is necessary to do nothing without the bishop and the body, especially in terms of the voting membership of a local church. 2. According to your instructor, Mull believes that when it comes to mentoring new believers: a. New churches tend to produce many new converts, over against producing leaders b. New church plants multiply ministry outreach far more than mentoring of new leaders c. New church planting efforts become the occasion to mentor new leaders in ministry 3. True or False. According to Barna, it is the individual devoted to the Revolutionary way that determines the spiritual journey and direction of modern-day disciples of Christ. 4. Which of the following are true regarding the story of Sharif, Garrison s account of his pseudonymous movement in Jedidistan? a. Many missionaries were initially called to the work b. The work proceeded without the Jedidi NT being published c. They experimented with new forms of church contextualized to Muslim worldview d. Little fruit was borne between the ten-year period Sharif worked. 5. The name given to the system of social laws that greatly impact and shape Muslim societies, and which represents the only major religious system in the world designed to defeat Christianity is called the. 6. According to Kreider, structure and authority in regard to church planting movements is seen in: a. Restoring the NT simplicity in the context of house church networks b. Restoring the NT simplicity by applying strong apostolic leadership in all things c. Restoring the historical simplicity by reconnecting to the primacy of the bishop d. Restoring the historical simplicity by reconnecting to Revolutionary character 7. The three models of church covered in Kreider s text are,, and.

8 Foundations for Ministry Series, Winning the World Quiz 4, page 2 8. No legitimate version of church, whatever its form, can claim to be valid if: a. It does not align itself with the NT apostolic tradition b. It fails to recognize the centrality of house church networks in church planting c. It ignores the need for godly denominational affiliation for its members d. It rejects the importance of traditional church as the supreme model of church 9. True or False. According to your instructor, the most effective way to start church planting movements is to concentrate on homogenous units but allow for multiple ways of authority and identity. 10. The name given to represent the body of Christ in a particular area which includes all Christ-honoring churches in an area is the.

9 Foundations for Ministry Series Winning the World: Facilitating Urban Church Planting Movements, Quiz 5 Name Date True-False, Multiple Choice and Short Answer Read each question carefully and circle or fill in the best answer. 1. True or False. Jesus identification with the poor, like other major religious leaders, shows him to be very much like the religious founders of other great world religions, especially Buddha. 2. The name given for the presence and association of all Christ-honoring churches in a geographical area which represents Christ s body in a region is: a. The Locale Church b. The Locomotion Church c. The Local-regional Church d. The Regional-Locomotion Church 3. True or False. The absence of missionaries being sent to the American inner city is a unique problem, since the vast majority of Christian workers are serving God outside their home countries, and doing their missions assignments in the world s urban poor neighborhoods. 4. The Church is like Noah s ark. This means: a. If it don t float, it ain t no boat b. If it weren t for the storm outside, you couldn t stand the stink inside c. Every kind of denomination will be represented in the saving boat of the Lord 5. True or False. According to your instructor, it will be the oikos networks of indigenous disciples of Jesus who will probably be the means through which new movements are created and thrive in the city. 6. Church planting movements will be wisely and more successfully ignited in American inner city contexts if we: a. Place the greatest emphasis on Reformed theological understandings of the Bible b. Place the greatest emphasis on the role of the cross cultural missionary c. Place the greatest emphasis on winning particular cultures and ethnicities in their context 7. According to Dr. Keith Phillips, the root cause of all alienation is: a. Economic oppression b. Political greed c. Sin

10 Foundations for Ministry Series, Winning the World Quiz 5, page 2 8. One of the central players in urban church planting movements who will be called to cross barriers and declare the Good News to a lost people group will be the. 9. True or False. The rising levels of violence and broken families in American urban poor neighborhoods makes it one of the most difficult fields in comparison to many of the fields mentioned in Garrison s work on church planting. 10. The help the poor native syndrome in cross-cultural missions refers to the tendency to.

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