PREPARING SERVANTS RESOURCES
These videos and resources are intended to go along with the Preparing Servants booklet, available here.
INTRODUCTION
WHY PREPARING SERVANTS?
How can we take a posture of servanthood as we support the growing LHOP networks in our regions? Let us explore together why we are calling this resource ‘Preparing Servants’.
CAMPFIRE 1: Sharing the Vision, Principle & Practicalities of LHOP
TO READ:
The Church of Tomorrow by John McGinley
Scattered Servants by Alan Scott
The Starfish and the Spirit by Lance Ford Rob Wegner Alan Hirsch
TO WATCH:
PRINCIPLES WORTH SEEKING
It’s the encounter we have in His presence that will equip us to bring transformation to our communities. We seek here to unpack some of the core principles of LHOP that help us develop this kingdom lifestyle.
STEPPING INTO PRACTICALITIES
What do we actually do in our LHOP? There needs to be flexibility in how practicalities are fleshed out in different contexts. However, it is clearly helpful to have some core practicalities in our hands in order to get started!
CAMPFIRE 2: Exploring Our Shared Values
TO READ:
Scattered Servants by Alan Scott
The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman & Rod A. Beckstrom
Culture of Honor by Danny Silk
TO WATCH:
STEWARDING THE SMALL
Simplicity, the invitation to find our story in God’s story, and stewarding the small…let us explore together some of the values that we share in common in our Local Houses of Prayer.
GOD’S SHALOM PRESENCE
God came to restore all relationships – man with God, with each other and with our land. Let’s pray that some of the shared values that are important to us in LHOP are caught by others that we connect with and seek to support.
CAMPFIRE 3: Discovering, Developing & Deploying Flame Carriers
TO READ:
Scattered Servants by Alan Scott
The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman & Rod A. Beckstrom
Culture of Honor by Danny Silk
INVITED TO CATCH THE FLAME
What are we hoping to be ‘caught’ in the context of a training day? One of first things is that we understand our identity and the authority that we have been given as sons and daughters. There is a clear invitation to partner with Him for the advancement of the Kingdom of God.
A MOVEMENT BEYOND BOUNDARIES
Sharing the story of how Local House of Prayer started and has grown to serve the work of God in Nepal. As we learn from one another across the nations, let us dream for the immeasurably more in the new season!
CAMPFIRE 4: Building a Team to Mobilise an Army…to Celebrate the Sound
TO READ:
The Starfish and the Spirit by Lance Ford Rob Wegner Alan Hirsch
The Church of Tomorrow by John McGinley
Rise and Fall of Movements by Steve Addison
Culture of Honor by Danny Silk
VIDEOS:
BUILDING OUR PLANES AS WE FLY
We run together, not alone … but how do we find the people who may become part of a core team? How do we facilitate connections? These are some of the challenges that we explore together from across the nations.
TAKING CARE OF TEAMS
The way teams come together looks different in different places. Let’s us experiment and have fun along the way, and remain open to the likelihood that God may choose to do things in a different way than we might expect.
CAMPFIRE 5: Capturing Stories to Fuel Momentum
TO READ:
The Church of Tomorrow by John McGinley
Scattered Servants by Alan Scott
The Starfish and the Spirit by Lance Ford Rob Wegner Alan Hirsch
CAPTURING STORIES TO FUEL MOMENTUM
We are created for story. Stories build our faith. When we hear stories from others across the LHOP community, we start to recognise what God is doing in our own patch. As servant leaders, let’s explore practically the things we can do to facilitate the sharing of testimonies to strengthen faith and support growth in our networks.
CAMPFIRE 6: Staying Connected and Learning Together
TO READ:
The Church of Tomorrow by John McGinley
The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman & Rod A. Beckstrom
The Starfish and the Spirit by Lance Ford Rob Wegner Alan Hirsch
STAYING CONNECTED TE LEARNING TOGETHER
Steve Addison explains that “if a movement is not clothed in simple socially appropriate structures it will become a fad.” We explore the purpose and values of learning communities as a simple way to facilitate connection and learning across our LHOP networks.
CAMPFIRE 7: Depending on God to Keep on Track
TO READ:
Scattered Servants by Alan Scott
Leading Kingdom Movements by Mike Breen
TO WATCH:
UP IN & OUT OF THE JESUS PATTERN
This is the pattern Jesus modeled. We are called to live UP in a relationship with God, IN in relationship with those who care and support our lives of faith, and OUT in relationship with those who are hungry, broken and hurting.
DEPENDING ON GOD TO KEEP ON TRACK
John 15 talks about the times and seasons of abiding, being pruned back by the gardener and bearing fruit. Jesus spent time with His Father, His disciples and His community. Let us explore how we are doing in our LHOP networks.
CAMPFIRE 8: Passing the Torch
TO READ:
Scattered Servants by Alan Scott
The Starfish and the Spirit by Lance Ford Rob Wegner Alan Hirsch
TO WATCH:
TRAINING TRAINERS
Unpacking a very, simple helpful process of getting started in Training Local House of Prayer in your region.
TIPS FOR RUNNING A TRAINING DAY PART 1
There is no one way to run an LHOP Training event… but here are some practical tips that may be helpful.
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR RUNNING A TRAINING DAY
There is no one way to run an LHOP Training event… but here are some practical tips that may be helpful.