Organic Outreach Intensive Training

November 13, 2014 Organic Outreach Intensive Training Welcome to the Organic Outreach Conference and Intensive, It is hard to put into words the sense of awe and wonder I feel concerning the group gathered for this year s Intensive Training. We have leaders from as far away as New Zealand and as close as Carmel-by-the-Sea. We have local church leaders, regional leaders, and national leaders. We have people who are learning about Organic Outreach for the first time and others who are already using this model to train leaders in their circles of influence. I believe God has gathered this year s group for this unique moment in the history of the Church. Please take time to meet other leaders. Share a meal together. Use our private gathering areas in the back of our room for connecting. Exchange contact information and make a friend and partner in ministry. One of my greatest passions is to work with brothers and sisters in Christ to accomplish God-honoring things. What would delight our Savior more than us praying for each other, loving one another, and strategically working together to fulfill His Great Commission? I want you to dream with me. Dream of every Bible believing, Christian Church being deeply committed to sharing the Good News of Jesus with their community. Dream of churches having evangelism integrated into every aspect of their ministry and not an isolated department, committee, or team. Dream of countless people meeting Jesus, the Savior, face-to-face as we reach out in organic ways. God is ready to make this dream a reality. Let s prepare ourselves to be part of His gracefilled movement in our churches and the world. For the glory of Jesus, Kevin G. Harney

INTENSIVE SESSION #1 Time: Thursday, November 13, 10:00-11:30am Location: Garden Room Focus: The Law of Love / Philosophy of Organic Outreach Teaching: Kevin Harney and Tom Green Special Feature: Conversation with Steve Murray The Law of Love (Kevin and Tom) Loving God Loving the Lost Loving the Church Philosophy of Organic Outreach (Kevin) The Church Exists for Outreach (among other very important things) Everyone Plays

Organic Outreach Intensive Training The Call for Leaders to Equip God s People for Ministry (including outreach) Being Grace Bearers The Bible and Truth The Problem with Good Programs (when the heart is not right) You can t lead what you don t live Interaction: Why is a real and growing love for God essential for effective outreach? What does this say about the importance of discipleship? How can we help people grow to love the Church, Christ s body? Why can churches go so long without focusing on outreach when other things seem to hit our radar much more quickly? Why is it critical that we see outreach as the ministry of every believer and that we lead our ministries accordingly? How have you seen good programs fail because the heart of the church was not right?

INTENSIVE SESSION #2 Time: Thursday, November 13, Noon-1:30pm Location: Garden Room Focus: The Structure of Organic Outreach / The Outreach Influence Team Leader and the Lead Pastor Teaching: Kevin Harney and Tom Green The Structure of Organic Outreach (Kevin) Push Pins Committee Focus Organic Outreach

The Outreach Influence Team Leader and the Lead Pastor (Kevin and Tom) The Role of the Outreach Influence Team Leader (Tom) What I need from the OIT Leader (Kevin) The Role of the Lead Pastor (Kevin) What I need from the Lead Pastor (Tom) Interaction: How have you seen the Push Pin approach used in a church? How have you seen the committee approach used? How do these two approaches fall short when it comes to mobilizing a church for an outreach movement? What potential do you see being unleashed if a church truly embraces a model like Organic Outreach? Why is the relationship of the OIT Leader and the Lead Pastor so important? How can we nurture and grow this relationship?

What are some possible consequences if the Lead Pastor only Blesses but does not fully engage in the Organic Outreach process?

INTENSIVE SESSION #3 Time: Thursday, November 13, 2:00-3:15pm Location: Garden Room Focus: The One-Degree Rule / The Two-Degree Rule Teaching: Kevin Harney and Tom Green Special Feature: Practicing One-Degree Rule The One-Degree Rule (Tom) The Two-Degree Rule (Kevin) The Basic Concept 1) A Shift in Thinking 2) A Shift in Promotion 3) A Shift in Action

Organic Outreach Intensive Training Interaction: What is your personal outreach temperature and what could raise it one degree? What is your church or ministry outreach temperature and what needs to happen for it to start going up? How can you integrate the simple One-Degree concept in the life of your ministry? Why does the church seem to default to North/Us and how can we begin to move the needle outward? INTENSIVE SESSION #4 Time: Thursday, November 13, 3:30-5:00pm Location: Pacific Room Focus: The Full Outreach Influence Team Meeting Teaching: Tom Green and Outreach Influence Team Special Feature: Fish Bowl experience of a real OIT Meeting Observations and Questions While Watching an Outreach Influence Team Meeting

Core Elements (Watch for these where did you see each of these?) Accountability Learning / Teaching / Content Inspiration and Encouragement Partnership and Strategy (moving forward) De-Briefing Insights and Learning Actions and Goals for my ministry

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INTENSIVE SESSION #5 Time: Friday, November 14, 11:15am-12:00pm Location: Garden Room Focus: OO Cluster Meetings / OO One-on-One Meetings Teaching: Tom Green and Cluster Group Special Feature: Fish Bowl experience of a brief Cluster and One-on-One Observations and Questions While Watching an OO Cluster Core Elements (Watch for these where did you see each of these?) Accountability Learning / Teaching / Content Inspiration and Encouragement Partnership and Strategy (moving forward)

Organic Outreach Intensive Training Observations and Questions While Watching an OO One-on-One Core Elements (Watch for these where did you see each of these?) Accountability Learning / Teaching / Content Inspiration and Encouragement Partnership and Strategy (moving forward) Interaction: What can happen in a full Outreach Influence Team meeting that is unique to that gathering? What can happen in a Cluster that is unique to that gathering? What can happen in a One-on-One that is unique to that gathering?

How do these three unique experiences fit together to help round out the Organic Outreach vision?

INTENSIVE SESSION #6 Time: Friday, November 14, 1:30-2:30pm Location: Garden Room Focus: The Six Levels of Influence Teaching: Kevin Harney and Tom Green Special Feature: Six Levels Diagram at www.kevingharney.com Conversations with a Pastor and OIT Leader Level 1 - The Heart and Work of God (Kevin) Example - The heart of God for all people (including women) Level 2 - Outreach Influence Team Leader (Kevin) Example - The leader and influencer who partners with the Women s Ministry Leader) Level 3 - Outreach Influence Team (Tom) Example - The Women s Ministry Leader Who needs to be around the table? Level 4 - Ministry Workers (Tom) Example Women s ministry volunteers, sponsors, staff

Organic Outreach Intensive Training Level 5 - Ministry Participants (Kevin) Example - The women in the church and community Level 6 - The World (Tom) Example - Outreach that touches women all over your community and the world Key Issue - Identifying and removing roadblocks A Note About Level Jumping and the Work of the Holy Spirit Interaction: Why must we understand the heart of God and stay connected to His heart to lead outreach well? Why is it critical that we can name the Outreach Leader for the church? What might get in the way of you forming an Outreach Influence Team of Level Three Leaders?

What are ways the Level Three Leader can immediately begin the process of influencing their Level Four Ministry Workers?

INTENSIVE SESSION #7 Time: Friday, November 14, 4:15-5:00pm Location: Garden Room Focus: Mind Shifts for Organic Outreach Teaching: Kevin Harney Special Feature: Conversation with Sean Dunn, Groundwire Ministries From Random to Strategic From Famine to Funding From Believing to Belonging From Us to Them From Programs to Praying From Mush to Clarity

From Fatalism to Faith From a One-Time Effort to Relentless Commitment What is your area of greatest need for a shift? What step can you take to begin moving in this direction before you head home? Interaction: Why is it easier for some churches to spend money on missions far away and hard to invest in outreach next door? How can mushy doctrine become a deterrent to effective evangelism? What is one way your church is making space for people to belong before they have to believe? Why is tenacious commitment to evangelism so important? What will help your church or ministry stay on task with a bold commitment to outreach for years to come?

Organic Outreach Intensive Training INTENSIVE SESSION #8 Time: Saturday, November 15, 10:00-10:45am Location: Garden Room Focus: The Gospel Teaching: Kevin Harney Understanding the Gospel The Where of the Gospel Jerusalem (Right where you are your home base) Judea (Your surrounding community) Samaria (The places we often avoid) The Ends of the Earth (As far as we can reach)

Intensity Levels Organic Outreach Intensive Training Outreach Intensity Level 4 Outreach Intensity Level 3 Outreach Intensity Level 2 Outreach Intensity Level 1 Outreach Intensity Level 0 - We don t do it Interaction: Why is it still important that we are bringing the Gospel of Jesus to all four areas Jesus spoke of in the Great Commission? Which of these does your church or ministry seem to gravitate toward most naturally? Which seems to get the least attention from your church and how can you seek to remedy this? Why is a balanced menu of Outreach Intensity Levels helpful for our outreach to be truly organic?

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Organic Outreach Intensive Training INTENSIVE SESSION #9 Time: Saturday, November 15, 12:45-2:30pm Location: McManus Estate Focus: Innovation, Creativity, and Failure / Prayer and the Holy Spirit Teaching: Kevin Harney and Tom Green Special Feature: 60 Seconds to Share It Prayer Walk Innovation, Creativity, and Failure Try new things God is a God of new things This is about taking risks and maybe having people not get it Review IDEO reflections Try things on Where to get ideas: Borrow Old Faithful Innovate

Organic Outreach Intensive Training A Process Rapid Brainstorming Let things die Customize and Contextualize Embrace Failure Prayer and the Holy Spirit Praying for people Praying with people The leading of the Holy Spirit Interaction: Why do we have such a hard time letting programs of ministries die (that are already on life support)? How can learning to borrow and share really increase our outreach creativity? How can you increase and intensify the prayer culture of your church, leaders, and your own life?

Why is openness to the leading of the Holy Spirit critical for effective outreach?

INTENSIVE SESSION #10 Time: Saturday, November 15, 3:00-5:00pm Location: McManus Estate Focus: Review and Design Teaching: Kevin Harney and Tom Green Special Feature: Goal Setting and Ministry Design Time Review Highlights Personal Design Time Questions for Kevin and Tom

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YEAR/ QUARTER/ KIND OF MEETING Organic Outreach Intensive Training A Year of OO Influence Team Meetings Content Focus Reading Resources Other Resources Year 1, Quarter 1 FULL TEAM MEETING The One-Degree Rule (Basics) / The Law of Love OOOP 59-72 (Chapter 4) OOOP 13-30 (Chapter 1) Video - What is Organic Outreach? Video - The One-Degree Rule Video - Are You Washed in the Blood? Year 1, Quarter 1 CLUSTER Beyond Push Pins and Committees / Six Levels of Influence OOC 79-94 (Chapter 5) OOC 96-116 (Chapter 6) Video - The Evolution of Outreach * Diagram of Six Levels Year 1, Quarter 1 ONE-ON- ONES Loving God Loving The Lost Loving The Church OOC 17-26 (Chapter 1) OOC 27-40 (Chapter 2) OOC 41-54 (Chapter 3) * Heart Check Exercise Year 1, Quarter 2 FULL TEAM MEETING The Two-Degree Rule (Vectoring every ministry outward) OOC 137-153 (Chapter 8) Video - The Two-Degree Rule Video - What About Us? Year 1, Quarter 2 CLUSTER Grace Bearers / The Bible and Truth OOOP 31-41 (Chapter 2) OOOP 43-57 (Chapter 3) Video - The Power of Blessing Year 1, Quarter 2 ONE-ON- ONES Your Testimony OOOP 199-215 (Ch. 12) OOOP 161-166 (Intro.) * Sharing Your Testimony (with the gospel included) Year 1, Quarter 3 FULL TEAM MEETING One-Degree Rule for the Church / Six Levels of Influence (review) OOC 117-133 (Chapter 7) OOC 96-116 (Chapter 6) Video - Moving Past Fear Video - My Outreach Hero

Year 1, Quarter 3 CLUSTER Praying for People Praying with People OOOP 95-109 (Chapter 6) OOOP 111-123 (Chapter 7) Video - Praying with People Video - The Power of Prayer Year 1, Quarter 3 ONE-ON- ONES Sharing the Gospel / Intensity Levels and Locations OOOP 217-244 (Ch. 13) OOC 169-186 (Ch. 10) * Share the gospel and lead in a salvation prayer Year 1, Quarter 4 FULL TEAM MEETING Try Something (Innovation) / The Value of Church Innovation OOOP 145-160 (Chapter 9) OOC 155-165 (Chapter 9) Videos - Street Worship / Marilyn Manson and Mountain Dew / Gambling, Girls, and Jesus Year 1, Quarter 4 CLUSTER Mind Shifts OOC 57-78 (Chapter 4) Videos - The Gospel and Lima Beans / Can I Give You a Ride? Year 1, Quarter 4 ONE-ON- ONES OOC= Organic Outreach for Churches, Kevin G. Harney, Zondervan, 2011 OOOP= Organic Outreach for Ordinary People, Kevin G. Harney, Zondervan, 2009 All Videos - Free at: KevinGHarney.com and OrganicOutreach.com Incarnational Living / Spiritual Conversations OOOP 125-144 (Chapter 8) OOOP 181-197 (Ch. 11) * Self-Evaluation * Penn Video: Vimeo.com52957285

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Organic Outreach Intensive Training Shoreline Community Church Organic Outreach Influence Team Full Team Meeting (Year 3, Quarter 4) Thursday, November 13, 3:30 Preparing for this meeting Reading: o Organic Outreach for Churches (Pages 137-153) The Two-Degree Rule (review). o Organic Outreach for Churches (Pages 176-180) Outreach Intensity Levels (review). Prayer: Ask for God to help every ministry at Shoreline to keep vectoring outward and making intentional connections with people in our community that are far from Jesus. Personal Action: Review the action item on page 153 of Organic Outreach for Churches. Think of one or two ways you can promote an existing ministry you lead in ways that will connect with people who are still not part of the church or followers of Jesus. We will discuss these ideas at our meeting. Meeting Agenda Meeting Focus and Learning Theme: In this full team meeting we will turn our attention to one of the key themes of Organic Outreach: Vectoring much of what we do outward beyond Us to those in our community who need to connect with Jesus and His people. We will also review the levels of outreach intensity and talk about how our outreach events are impacting people with the Gospel. Opening Prayer Read: Matthew 28:16-20 Prayer Focus: For each of our lives and ministries to keep pushing outward with the gospel. For the other churches in our community to be effective and intentional about outreach in growing measure. A Minute to Share It What is your personal outreach temperature right now? What is your ministry outreach temperature right now? What is one way you can raise your temperature in the coming week? Bonus if you have an outreach story to share, take a couple extra minutes. Outreach Learning Teaching Theme: The Two-Degree Rule

Organic Outreach Intensive Training Video: The Two-Degree Rule The Power of Vectoring? Notes: Discussion: Share a new way you intend to vector an existing ministry outward with greater intentionality. How can we vector outward more effectively with big events like the Halloween Party, Thanksgiving Eve Night of Worship, Christmas Concerts, Christmas Eve Services? What gets in the way of us vectoring out with our various ministries? Teaching Theme: Outreach Intensity Levels Level 4 - Direct presentation of the Gospel with clear next steps. Level 3 - Sharing the Gospel and connecting people to conversations of faith and bridges that will move them forward. Level 2 - Acts of love and service that show the heart and presence of Jesus and open the door to relationships and organic sharing of the gospel (we are looking for opportunities to pray, share, and walk with people toward Jesus). Level 1 - Acts of love and service that show the heart and presence of Jesus and connect people to the local church (for next steps). Discussion: What level would you say the Commitment Sunday was three weeks ago? How can we strengthen this? What level would you say the Halloween Party was? Is this the right level or should we intensify it? Ideas? What level should the Christmas Concert be and how can we be intentional about how we connect people to Jesus on some level? Remember, no outreach event or ministry is a level 0 Group Discussion and Collaboration

What is coming up in the next six months that is church-wide (all hands on deck) outreach? Who is leading the event (what ministry owns it)? How can you work together (What will each ministry team do, how will they fully engage?) How can you pray for this event? What is coming up in your specific area of ministry in the next three to six months that is focused on outreach? How can other ministry leaders and teams support you and help you bear great kingdom fruit? How can we all be praying for you? Closing Prayer: Pray together for More vectoring of our ministries. More effort in raising the outreach intensity level where it need to go up. * No Preparation for December, we have the month off. Tom will send an agenda for January. Shoreline Community Church Organic Outreach Influence Team Cluster Meeting (Year 3, Quarter 4) Friday, November 14, 11:15 Preparing for this meeting Reading: o Organic Outreach for Ordinary People (Pages 96-109) Praying for People. o Organic Outreach for Ordinary People (Pages 111-123) Praying with People. Prayer: Invite the Holy Spirit to help you notice opportunities to pray for the lost and ask for power and discipline to take action with prayer. Personal Action: Ask one person, Can I pray for you right now and see how this goes. Try a restaurant prayer or a prayer with someone you have been walking with toward Jesus. Meeting Agenda Meeting Focus and Learning Theme: Praying for people who are far from Jesus and praying with people who are not yet following the Savior.

Opening Prayer Pray for deeper understanding of the power of prayer. Three Minutes to Share It (The One-Degree Rule) What was your personal outreach temperature over the past month? Who is one person you are seeking to reach with the gospel of Jesus? What is your ministry outreach temperature? What are you doing to raise your personal or ministry outreach temperature by one degree? Tell one outreach story from your personal outreach or ministry area. Outreach Learning Teaching Themes: Praying with People. Video: Praying with People Notes: (When some shares a great joy or a deep need ) Discussion: Tell about a time you prayed for someone who did not yet have a relationship with Jesus. Tell about a time you offered to pray for a non-believer and they were not interested. Was it worth the risk you took? Group Discussion and Collaboration What is coming up in your area of ministry in the next three to six months that is focused on outreach and how can the people in your cluster support you and pray for you? Closing Prayer: Pray together for Commitment to pray for people in your life who are not yet followers of the Savior. Courage to ask non-believers, May I take a moment and pray for you? Deeper awareness of the power of prayer.

Preparation for next month s Organic Outreach One-On-One Meeting Reading: o Organic Outreach for Churches (Pages 17-26) Loving God.

Organic Outreach Intensive Training Shoreline Community Church Organic Outreach Influence Team One-on-One Meeting (Year 3, Quarter 4) Friday, November 14, 11:15 Preparing for this meeting Reading: o Organic Outreach for Ordinary People (Pages 199-215) Telling Your Story. Prayer: Ask God to help you learn to articulate your story of conversion and also your regular stories of God s power and presence in your life. Personal Action: Use the exercise on page 213 of OOOP and practice sharing your testimony with someone. Let them use the little checklist on that page to help you evaluate how you did your testimony. Meeting Agenda Meeting Focus and Learning Theme: Sharing our testimonies naturally. Opening Prayer Pray for clarity and courage as we share our stories of God s presence and power in our lives. Pray also for insight as you share your conversion story. Five Minutes to Share It (The One Degree Rule) What was your personal outreach temperature over the past month? Who is one person you are seeking to reach with the gospel of Jesus? What is your ministry outreach temperature? What are you doing to raise your personal or ministry outreach temperature by one degree? Tell one outreach story from your personal outreach or ministry area. Outreach Learning Teaching Themes: Sharing Your Testimony Nine Helpful Reminders: 1. Ask Permission 2. Use Ordinary Language

Notes: 3. Be Brief build as opportunity presents itself 4. Highlight the Presence and Power of God 5. Clearly Present the Before and After 6. Share the Source of Life Transformation 7. Joy 8. Humility 9. Many Testimonies Discussion: Which of these nine reminders is most helpful to you and why? Why should we constantly scrutinize our language? What are two or three things you could share a testimony about right now if the door was open (About God s presence and power in your life)? Practice: Sharing My Testimony Be ready to share your conversion testimony (including the gospel). Be ready to share a life-testimony of God s work, presence, and power. Closing Prayer: Pray together for Passion and boldness in sharing your story of coming to Jesus and your stories of God s work in your life right now. Gentleness and humility as you share your stories. Preparation for next month s Organic Outreach Full Team Meeting Reading: o Organic Outreach for Ordinary People (Pages 59-72) The One-Degree Rule.

o Organic Outreach Intensive Training Organic Outreach for Ordinary People (Pages 13-30) Understanding Organic Outreach and the Law of Love. Prayer: Ask for God to mobilize every person in your church to reach out with the gospel. Pray that God will turn the temperature of your heart up when it comes to loving lost people and reaching out with the grace of Jesus. Personal Action: Try one of the Organic Activities on page 70 of Organic Outreach for Ordinary People.