Huduma ya Kichungaji, Uinjilisti na Misheni ya Ulimwengu ya Kiwesley — Sehemu ya 9: Kupanda Makanisa na KuzaanaWesleyan Pastoral Ministry, Evangelism, and Global Missions — Unit 9: Church Planting and Multiplication

Mstari MkuuKey Verse

"Na mambo yale uliyoyasikia kwangu mbele ya mashahidi wengi, mambo yale uwakabidhi watu waaminifu watakaoweza kuwafundisha na wengine." (2 Timotheo 2:2, SUV)"And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." (2 Timothy 2:2, NKJV)

Malengo ya KujifunzaLearning Objectives

Ukimaliza kipindi hiki, utaweza:When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. Kueleza mfano wa Agano Jipya wa kupanda makanisa na kuinua viongozi, na wazo la kuzaana lililomo katika 2 Timotheo 2:2.1. Describe the New Testament pattern of planting churches and raising leaders, and the idea of multiplication found in 2 Timothy 2:2.

2. Kueleza jinsi mfumo wa Wesley wa madarasa, jumuiya, mizunguko na wahubiri waumini wa kawaida ulivyozidisha Umethodisti.2. Explain how Wesley's system of classes, societies, circuits and lay preachers multiplied Methodism.

3. Kueleza jinsi Asbury na wapanda-farasi wa mzunguko walivyotumia mfano huu katika mpaka wa Amerika.3. Explain how Asbury and the circuit riders applied this pattern on the American frontier.

4. Kuorodhesha hatua za kivitendo za kupanda kutaniko jipya kutoka kanisa mama, kwa njia ya Kiwesley.4. List practical steps for planting a new congregation from a mother church, in a Wesleyan way.

5. Kueleza pingamizi kuu dhidi ya kupanda makanisa kwa haraka na kutoa jibu la Kiwesley.5. State the main objections to rapid church planting and give the Wesleyan answer.

Sauti ya Kozi HiiThe Voice of This Course

Kozi hii imeandikwa kutoka ndani ya mapokeo ya Kiwesley ya kiinjili, kwa ajili ya wachungaji walio ndani yake au wanaotaka kuyaelewa. Tunashikilia kwamba Biblia ni mamlaka ya mwisho yaliyopuliziwa kwa imani na maisha. Pale wanahistoria au Wakristo wengine wanapoleta maswali magumu, tunayaeleza kwa haki kisha tunatoa jibu letu. Kupanda makanisa si hila wala mbinu. Ni sehemu ya kutii Agizo Kuu, nasi tunalipa uzito ule ule kama kuhubiri na kuomba.This course is written from inside the evangelical Wesleyan tradition, for pastors who belong to it or want to understand it. We hold that the Bible is the inspired and final authority for faith and life. Where historians or other Christians raise hard questions, we state them fairly and then give our answer. Church planting is not a trick or a technique. It is part of obeying the Great Commission, and we give it the same seriousness as preaching and prayer.

Kwa Nini Kupanda Makanisa?Why Plant Churches?

Uinjilisti huwashinda watu. Kanisa huwabakiza, huwafundisha, na huwatuma. Pale ambapo hakuna kanisa lililo karibu, waumini wapya hawana mahali pa kukua. Hawana Meza ya Bwana, hawana ubatizo, hawana mafundisho wala ushirika. Katika sehemu nyingi za Amerika ya Kilatini na Afrika, kijiji au mtaa unaweza kukosa kanisa la kiinjili karibu, au kanisa linalofundisha kuzaliwa upya na maisha matakatifu. Kutaniko jipya ni ushuhuda wa kudumu mahali hapo.Evangelism wins people. A church keeps them, teaches them, and sends them out. Where there is no church within reach, new believers have no place to grow. They have no Lord's Supper, no baptism, no teaching and no fellowship. In many parts of Latin America and Africa, a village or a neighborhood may have no evangelical church nearby, or no church that teaches the new birth and holy living. A new congregation is a lasting witness in that place.

Yesu alitumia picha za ukuaji. Ufalme ni kama punje ya haradali inayokua kuwa mmea mkubwa, na kama chachu inayofanya kazi katika donge lote (Mathayo 13:31-33). Picha zote mbili zinaonyesha kitu kidogo kinachokuwa kikubwa. Kanisa lisilozaa ni kama mti wa matunda ambao haufanyi mbegu kamwe.Jesus used pictures of growth. The kingdom is like a mustard seed that grows into a great plant, and like leaven that works through the whole lump (Matthew 13:31-33). Both pictures point to something small that becomes large. A church that does not reproduce is like a fruit tree that never makes seed.

Mfano wa Agano JipyaThe New Testament Pattern

Kitabu cha Matendo kinaonyesha makanisa yakipandwa na viongozi wakiinuliwa.The book of Acts shows churches being planted and leaders being raised.

Kanisa hutuma. Katika Matendo 13:1-3 kanisa la Antiokia, wakati wa kuabudu na kufunga, lilimsikia Roho Mtakatifu akisema wawekwe kando Barnaba na Sauli. Kanisa liliwawekea mikono na kuwatuma. Misheni huanza na kanisa linaloomba na kutuma.The church sends. In Acts 13:1-3 the church at Antioch, while worshiping and fasting, heard the Holy Spirit say to set apart Barnabas and Saul. The church laid hands on them and sent them out. Mission begins with a church that prays and sends.

Mitume huhubiri, hukusanya na huteua. Katika safari yao ya kwanza, Paulo na Barnaba walihubiri, wakafanya wanafunzi, kisha wakarudi katika miji ile ile, "wakizifariji nafsi za wanafunzi" na kuteua wazee katika kila kanisa (Matendo 14:21-23). Hawakupanda kanisa na kuliacha bila viongozi. Katika safari ya baadaye, Paulo alimwacha Tito Krete ili "uyatengeneze yaliyopungua, na kuweka wazee katika kila mji" (Tito 1:5, imetajwa kwa marejeo).The apostles preach, gather and appoint. On their first journey, Paul and Barnabas preached, made disciples, and then went back to the same towns, "strengthening the souls of the disciples" and appointing elders in every church (Acts 14:21-23). They did not plant a church and leave it without leaders. On a later journey, Paul left Titus in Crete to "set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city" (Titus 1:5, cited by reference).

Miji na nyumba. Paulo mara nyingi alikwenda katika miji muhimu, kama Filipi, Korintho na Efeso. Makanisa yalikutana nyumbani, kama katika nyumba ya Lidia (Matendo 16:40) na ya Prisila na Akila (1 Wakorintho 16:19). Huko Efeso neno liliendelea hata wote waliokaa Asia wakalisikia (Matendo 19:10). Kutoka kituo, injili ilisonga nje.Cities and homes. Paul often went to important cities, such as Philippi, Corinth and Ephesus. Churches met in homes, as in the house of Lydia (Acts 16:40) and of Priscilla and Aquila (1 Corinthians 16:19). In Ephesus the word spread so that all who lived in Asia heard it (Acts 19:10). From a center, the gospel moved outward.

Vizazi vinne. Mstari wetu Mkuu unaeleza mnyororo: Paulo anamfundisha Timotheo, Timotheo anawakabidhi watu waaminifu mafundisho, nao wanawafundisha wengine. Hivyo ni vizazi vinne katika sentensi moja. Kuzaana si kuongeza kanisa moja baada ya jingine kwa kazi ya mtu mmoja. Ni kuwafunza watu wanaowafunza watu.Four generations. Our Key Verse describes a chain: Paul teaches Timothy, Timothy commits the teaching to faithful men, and they teach others also. That is four generations in one sentence. Multiplication is not adding one church after another by one person's labor. It is training people who train people.

Mfumo wa Wesley wa KuzaanaWesley's System of Multiplication

John Wesley hakuwa akijaribu kuanzisha kanisa. Lakini njia aliyopanga vuguvugu lake ikawa mojawapo ya mifumo yenye matokeo zaidi ya kuzaana katika historia ya kanisa. Ilikuwa na sehemu kadhaa.John Wesley was not trying to found a church. But the way he organized his movement became one of the most effective systems of multiplication in church history. It had several parts.

Jumuiya (society). Waongofu walikusanywa katika jumuiya. Mjini Bristol na London mwaka 1739, Wesley alipata mahali pa mikutano, New Room huko Bristol na Foundery huko London. Jumuiya ilikuwa mahali pa kuhubiri, kuomba na ushirika.The society. Converts were gathered into societies. In Bristol and London in 1739, Wesley acquired meeting places, the New Room in Bristol and the Foundery in London. The society was a place for preaching, prayer and fellowship.

Darasa (class). Kila jumuiya iligawanywa katika madarasa madogo (Kipindi cha 3). Darasa lilikutana kila juma chini ya kiongozi aliyewatazama wanachama, kukusanya matoleo yao na kuwasaidia kukua. Hii ilimaanisha kwamba kila muongofu alijulikana na kutunzwa tangu mwanzo. Darasa ndilo ufunguo wa kuzaana kwa Kiwesley. Jumuiya mpya ingeweza kuanza popote watu wachache wangeweza kukutana katika darasa.The class. Each society was divided into small classes (Unit 3). A class met weekly under a leader who watched over the members, collected their offerings and helped them grow. This meant that every convert was known and cared for from the beginning. The class is the key to Wesleyan multiplication. A new society could begin wherever a few people could meet in a class.

Mhubiri muumini wa kawaida (lay preacher). Wesley alitumia wahubiri waumini wa kawaida, watu wa kawaida (na baadaye wanawake wengine waonyaji) waliokuwa na karama za kuhubiri na tabia njema, ingawa hawakuwa wamewekwa wakfu. Hii ilikuwa hatua ya ujasiri. Alikutana na ukosoaji kwa ajili yake, lakini aliamini ilihitajika kwa kazi. Hakukubali mtu yeyote tu. Alitafuta neema, karama na matunda: maisha yaliyobadilika, uwezo wa kweli wa kusema na kufundisha, na ushahidi kwamba watu waliongoka chini ya huduma yao.The lay preacher. Wesley used lay preachers, ordinary men (and later some women exhorters) who had gifts for preaching and good character, even though they were not ordained. This was a bold step. He met criticism for it, but he believed it was needed for the work. He did not accept just anyone. He looked for grace, gifts and fruit: a changed life, real ability to speak and teach, and evidence that people were converted under their ministry.

Mzunguko (circuit). Wahubiri walipangiwa vikundi vya jumuiya vilivyoitwa mizunguko na walihama kutoka mahali hadi mahali. Hii huitwa kuzunguka (itinerancy). Ilimaanisha kwamba jumuiya chache ziliachwa bila kuhubiriwa, na kwamba hakuna mhubiri aliyeshikamana na mahali pamoja.The circuit. Preachers were assigned to groups of societies called circuits and moved from place to place. This is called itinerancy. It meant that few societies were left without preaching, and that no preacher became attached to one place.

Mkutano (conference). Kuanzia 1744 Wesley alikutana mara kwa mara na wahubiri wake katika mkutano kujadili mafundisho, nidhamu na kazi. Mkutano ulikuwa mahali pa kuwajibishana, kupanga na kufanya maamuzi ya pamoja (tazama Kozi 4, Vipindi vya 1 na 2).The conference. From 1744 Wesley met regularly with his preachers in a conference to discuss doctrine, discipline and the work. The conference was a place of accountability, planning and shared decisions (see Course 4, Units 1 and 2).

Vipimo vya mafundisho. Yote haya yalishikiliwa pamoja na mafundisho ya pamoja: Mahubiri ya Wesley na Notes on the New Testament (Maelezo juu ya Agano Jipya) yake (tazama Kipindi cha 10). Wahubiri hawakubuni kila mmoja ujumbe wake.Standards of doctrine. All of this was held together by a shared teaching: Wesley's Sermons and his Notes on the New Testament (see Unit 10). The preachers did not each invent their own message.

Kwa pamoja, mfumo huu uliruhusu idadi ndogo ya wachungaji waliowekwa wakfu kusimamia vuguvugu la maelfu mengi. Vuguvugu lilikua kwa sababu mfumo ulifaa ukuaji: ulitambua waongofu, ulifunza viongozi na uliwatuma.Taken together, this system allowed a small number of ordained clergy to oversee a movement of many thousands. The movement grew because the system was suited to growth: it identified converts, trained leaders and sent them out.

Asbury na MpakaAsbury and the Frontier

Umethodisti ulipofika Amerika, mfumo huu ulihama nao. Francis Asbury (tazama Kipindi cha 7) alituma wahubiri juu ya farasi kupitia makoloni kisha kupitia taifa linalokua. Walipanda mizunguko mikubwa, wakahubiri popote watu walipokuwa tayari kusikiliza, wakaunda madarasa na kuteua viongozi wa mahali. Wahubiri wa mahali na viongozi wa madarasa walishikilia vikundi pamoja kati ya ziara za mhubiri msafiri. Mikutano ya kambi, iliyofanyika mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1800, pia ilikusanya makundi makubwa kusikia injili na ilitoa mahali kwa watu kufanya ahadi yao (tazama Kozi 1, Kipindi cha 7).When Methodism came to America, this system moved with it. Francis Asbury (see Unit 7) sent preachers on horseback across the colonies and then across the growing nation. They rode large circuits, preached wherever people would listen, formed classes and appointed local leaders. Local preachers and class leaders kept the groups together between the visits of the traveling preacher. Camp meetings, held in the early 1800s, also gathered large crowds to hear the gospel and gave a place for people to make their commitment (see Course 1, Unit 7).

Umethodisti wa Amerika ulikua kwa kasi katika miaka hii. Wanahistoria wamejadili sababu, na tunapaswa kuwa wa haki kwa mitazamo yao.American Methodism grew rapidly in these years. Historians have discussed the reasons, and we should be fair to their views.

Swali la Maelezo: Kwa Nini Umethodisti Ulikua?A Question of Explanation: Why Did Methodism Grow?

Baadhi ya wanahistoria wanasisitiza sababu za kijamii. Wanaonyesha kuhamia kwa watu katika maeneo mapya, ukosefu wa makanisa yaliyoimarika kwenye mpaka, na jinsi mpangilio wa Methodisti ulivyofaa idadi ya watu wanaohama. Wengine wanasema ni lazima pia tuzingatie uamsho, kuhubiri, maombi na kazi ya Roho.Some historians stress social causes. They point to the movement of people to new territory, the lack of established churches on the frontier, and the way that Methodist organization fitted a mobile population. Others say we must also take account of revival, preaching, prayer and the work of the Spirit.

Jibu letu. Tunakaribisha kazi ya wanahistoria. Mpangilio, uhamaji na fursa vilikuwa vya kweli, na Wawesley wanaweza kujifunza kutoka kwavyo. Maandiko yenyewe yanaonyesha kwamba Mungu hufanya kazi kupitia njia. Paulo alipanda, Apolo alimwagilia, "bali Mungu ndiye aliyekuza" (1 Wakorintho 3:6, imetajwa kwa marejeo). Hatuchagui kati ya Roho na njia nzuri. Njia ni jinsi kanisa linavyoandaa shamba na kukusanya mavuno, lakini Mungu peke yake hutoa uzima. Kwa hiyo tunaomba kwanza na kupanga baadaye.Our answer. We welcome the work of historians. Organization, mobility and opportunity were real, and Wesleyans can learn from them. Scripture itself shows that God works through means. Paul planted, Apollos watered, "but God gave the increase" (1 Corinthians 3:6, cited by reference). We do not choose between the Spirit and a sound method. A method is the way a church prepares the field and gathers the harvest, but only God gives life. We therefore pray first and plan second.

Kupanda Kanisa kwa Njia ya KiwesleyPlanting a Church in the Wesleyan Way

Hizi ni hatua za kivitendo. Mpangilio unaweza kutofautiana kulingana na mahali, lakini kila kipengele kinapaswa kuwepo.Here are practical steps. The order may vary with the place, but each element should be there.

1. Omba na tafuta ushauri. Funga na uombe kama kanisa la Antiokia lilivyofanya. Zungumza na viongozi wa wilaya au mkutano wako. Kupanda ni kitendo cha kanisa, si mradi wa kibinafsi.1. Pray and seek counsel. Fast and pray as the church at Antioch did. Speak with your district or conference leaders. Planting is a church action, not a private project.

2. Chagua mahali na watu. Tafuta jamii isiyo na ushuhuda wa kiinjili au isiyo na kanisa linalofundisha kuzaliwa upya na utakatifu, kama Paulo alivyotazama mahali "pasipotajwa jina la Kristo" (Warumi 15:20, imetajwa kwa marejeo).2. Choose a place and people. Look for a community with no evangelical witness or no church that teaches new birth and holiness, as Paul looked to places "where Christ was not named" (Romans 15:20, cited by reference).

3. Tuma timu. Usimtume mtu mmoja peke yake ikiwa unaweza kuepuka. Tuma kiongozi pamoja na washiriki wachache waliojitoa wanaoishi au wanaoweza kusafiri hadi mahali hapo.3. Send a team. Do not send one person alone if you can avoid it. Send a leader with a few committed members who live or can travel to the place.

4. Shiriki injili na ukusanye watafutaji. Anza na urafiki, huduma na mkutano rahisi wa nyumbani. Hubiri Kristo, ita watu watubu na kuamini, na uombee wagonjwa na wenye shida.4. Share the gospel and gather seekers. Begin with friendship, service and a simple home meeting. Preach Christ, call for repentance and faith, and pray for the sick and troubled.

5. Unda madarasa upesi. Mara tu kunapokuwa na waumini wachache, wakusanye katika kikundi kidogo kwa maombi ya kila juma, funzo la Biblia na utunzaji wa pamoja. Huu ndio moyo wa kufanya wanafunzi kwa Kiwesley.5. Form classes quickly. As soon as there are a few believers, gather them in a small group for weekly prayer, Bible study and mutual care. This is the heart of Wesleyan discipling.

6. Inua viongozi wa mahali tangu mwanzo. Tafuta mtu mwenye neema, karama na matunda. Mfunze katika Maandiko na mafundisho ya Kiwesley, kama Paulo alivyofanya na Timotheo, na umruhusu aongoze.6. Raise local leaders from the start. Look for the person with grace, gifts and fruit. Train that person in the Scriptures and in Wesleyan doctrine, as Paul did with Timothy, and let him or her lead.

7. Toa sakramenti na utaratibu. Ubatizo na Meza ya Bwana vitolewe na mchungaji aliyeidhinishwa, kulingana na mazoea ya kanisa lako (tazama Kozi 4, Vipindi vya 7 na 8). Chagua mawakili au viongozi wengine kwa ajili ya kazi.7. Provide the sacraments and order. Baptism and the Lord's Supper should be provided by an authorized minister, in line with your church's practice (see Course 4, Units 7 and 8). Choose stewards or other leaders for the work.

8. Fundisha mafundisho na utakatifu. Kanisa jipya lazima lijifunze linaloamini. Fundisha kweli rahisi za injili, njia ya wokovu na mwito wa maisha matakatifu.8. Teach doctrine and holiness. A new church must learn what it believes. Teach the plain truths of the gospel, the way of salvation and the call to holy living.

9. Panga kuzaa. Tangu mwaka wa kwanza, lifundishe kanisa jipya kwamba nalo litatuma injili. Kanisa lililopandwa ili lipande ni lenye afya zaidi kuliko lililopandwa ili lidumu tu.9. Plan to reproduce. From the first year, teach the new church that it too will send out the gospel. A church planted to plant is healthier than one planted only to survive.

Maswali Wanayouliza WakosoajiQuestions Critics Ask

Swali 1: Je, ukuaji wa Kiwesley ni kuhesabu idadi tu?Question 1: Is Wesleyan growth just a matter of counting numbers?

Wesley alihifadhi hesabu makini za wanachama. Baadhi ya wakosoaji wanasema kwamba kuzungumza kuhusu kuzaana kunalihimiza kanisa kufukuzia idadi na kupima kazi ya Roho kwa takwimu.Wesley kept careful counts of members. Some critics say that talk of multiplication encourages a church to chase numbers and to measure the Spirit's work by statistics.

Jibu letu. Hatari ni ya kweli. Kutaniko linaweza kukua kwa ukubwa na kupungua kwa utakatifu. Lakini Wesley alihesabu kwa sababu kila namba ilikuwa mtu. Na hakuhesabu mahudhurio tu: wanachama walijulikana kwa majina katika madarasa, waliulizwa kuhusu maisha yao, na waliondolewa kwenye jumuiya kama hawakufuata kanuni. Kuhesabu ilikuwa njia ya kutunza. Tunataka kujua ni wangapi wanaofikiwa, lakini tunauliza zaidi wanakuaje katika upendo.Our answer. The danger is real. A congregation can grow in size and shrink in holiness. But Wesley counted because every number was a person. And he did not count only attendance: members were known by name in the classes, were asked about their lives, and were removed from the society if they would not follow the rules. Counting was a way of caring. We want to know how many are being reached, but we ask even more how they are growing in love.

Swali 2: Je, ni salama kutumia viongozi waumini wa kawaida wasio na mafunzo?Question 2: Is it safe to use lay leaders who are not trained?

Baadhi ya Wakristo, wakiwemo wengi katika mapokeo ya Kianglikana na ya Reformed, wanasema kwamba kanisa linahitaji wachungaji waliofunzwa na kuwekwa wakfu, na kwamba uongozi wa haraka husababisha makosa na utunzaji dhaifu wa kichungaji. Wanaonyesha vikundi vilivyoenea haraka na kupotea katika mafundisho ya uongo.Some Christians, including many in the Anglican and Reformed traditions, say that the church needs trained and ordained ministers, and that quick leadership leads to error and weak pastoral care. They point to groups that spread quickly and drifted into false teaching.

Jibu letu. Wasiwasi huu ni wa haki. Paulo alimwambia Timotheo asimwekee mtu mikono kwa haraka (1 Timotheo 5:22, imetajwa kwa marejeo), na alitoa sifa kali kwa waangalizi na mashemasi (1 Timotheo 3). Wesley hakutuma watu ambao hawajajaribiwa peke yao. Aliwachunguza kwa neema, karama na matunda, aliwasimamia katika muunganiko, na alitarajia washike mafundisho ya kawaida. Uongozi wa haraka unahitaji mafunzo bora zaidi, si madogo. Ndiyo sababu seminari kama CTS ipo, ili wachungaji wasioweza kuacha kazi yao waweze bado kusoma. Uongozi wa waumini wa kawaida unaosaidiwa na mafunzo na uwajibikaji umekuwa nguvu ya makanisa ya Kiwesley.Our answer. The concern is just. Paul told Timothy not to lay hands on anyone hastily (1 Timothy 5:22, cited by reference), and he gave strict qualifications for overseers and deacons (1 Timothy 3). Wesley did not send untested people out alone. He examined them for grace, gifts and fruit, supervised them in the connection, and expected them to hold to the standard teaching. Faster leadership requires better training, not less. This is why a seminary like CTS exists, so that pastors who cannot leave their work can still study. Lay leadership supported by training and accountability has been a strength of Wesleyan churches.

Swali 3: Je, kupanda makanisa kunachukua wanachama kutoka makanisa mengine tu?Question 3: Does church planting only take members from other churches?

Wachungaji wa makutaniko ya zamani wakati mwingine huhisi kutishiwa na kanisa jipya karibu, na wanawashtaki wapandaji kwa kuiba kondoo.Pastors of older congregations sometimes feel threatened by a new church nearby, and they accuse planters of stealing sheep.

Jibu letu. Hatupaswi kupanda makanisa kwa kuwavuta waumini kutoka makutaniko yenye afya. Wesley hakuanzisha jumuiya zake ili kushambulia makanisa yaliyomzunguka. Kupanda bora ni miongoni mwa wale walio nje ya kanisa lolote. Tamaa ya Paulo ilikuwa kuhubiri pale Kristo hakuwa ametajwa. Pale palipo tayari na kanisa la injili la uaminifu, tunaweza kuliombea, kufanya kazi nalo na kupanda mahali pengine. Katika maeneo ambapo makanisa yaliyopo hayafundishi kuzaliwa upya na maisha matakatifu, kutaniko jipya si shambulio, bali ni ofa ya ukweli kamili zaidi.Our answer. We should not plant churches by drawing believers away from healthy congregations. Wesley did not start his societies to attack the churches around him. The best planting is among those who are outside any church. Paul's ambition was to preach where Christ had not been named. Where there is already a faithful gospel church, we can pray for it, work with it and plant elsewhere. In places where existing churches do not teach new birth and holy living, a new congregation is not an attack, but an offer of fuller truth.

Matumizi ya KichungajiPastoral Application

Mchungaji Marcos anaongoza kanisa la watu themanini hivi. Washiriki watano wanaishi katika kijiji kilicho mbali na kanisa. Wamemwomba aanzishe mkutano huko. Anajaribiwa kusema, "Nina shughuli nyingi mno," na pia anajaribiwa kuharakisha na kukodi jengo.Pastor Marcos leads a church of about eighty people. Five of his members live in a village a long way from the church. They have asked him to start a meeting there. He is tempted to say, "I am too busy," and also tempted to rush and rent a building.

Anaweza kuendelea kwa hatua.He can proceed in steps.

Kwanza, anaomba na kuzungumza na bodi yake na msimamizi wa wilaya. Kanisa linakubali kutuma timu ndogo.First, he prays and talks with his board and with the district superintendent. The church agrees to send a small team.

Pili, anaanza na mkutano wa kila juma nyumbani kwa mmoja wa washiriki watano. Wanashiriki mlo, wanasoma Maandiko, wanaomba na kuwaalika majirani. Haanzi na jengo.Second, he starts with a weekly meeting in the home of one of the five members. They share a meal, read Scripture, pray and invite neighbors. He does not begin with a building.

Tatu, ndani ya miezi michache anaunda darasa, na mmoja wa watano kama kiongozi. Anachagua mtu mwenye neema, karama na matunda, na kumfunza kila juma, akitumia 2 Timotheo 2:2 kama mwongozo wake: kile anachomfundisha, lazima awafundishe wengine.Third, within a few months he forms a class, with one of the five as leader. He chooses a person with grace, gifts and fruit, and trains her each week, using 2 Timothy 2:2 as his guide: what he teaches her, she must teach others.

Nne, katika Jumapili fulani timu nzima inasafiri hadi kijijini kwa ibada, ubatizo na Meza ya Bwana, ikiwa na mchungaji aliyeidhinishwa.Fourth, on certain Sundays the whole team travels to the village for worship, baptisms and the Lord's Supper, with a licensed minister present.

Tano, baada ya mwaka mmoja, yeye na wilaya wanaamua kama kikundi kiko tayari kupangwa kama kanisa, chenye viongozi na matoleo yake yenyewe.Fifth, after a year, he and the district decide whether the group is ready to be organized as a church, with its own leaders and offerings.

Sita, anayaambia makutaniko yote mawili kwamba lengo si kanisa moja jipya tu bali kanisa litakalopanda jingine. Kiongozi wa kijiji anaulizwa, "Kijiji gani kinafuata?"Sixth, he tells both congregations that the goal is not just one new church but a church that will plant another. The village leader is asked, "Which village next?"

MuhtasariSummary

Kupanda makanisa ni sehemu ya Agizo Kuu. Agano Jipya linaonyesha makanisa yakituma wafanyakazi, wafanyakazi wakikusanya waumini, na viongozi wakiteuliwa katika kila mahali. 2 Timotheo 2:2 inaeleza kuzaana kupitia vizazi vinne. Mfumo wa Wesley wa jumuiya, madarasa, wahubiri waumini wa kawaida, mizunguko, mikutano na mafundisho ya pamoja uliruhusu ukuaji wa haraka pamoja na uangalifu. Asbury na wapanda-farasi wa mzunguko waliupeleka katika mpaka wa Amerika. Wanahistoria wanaonyesha sababu za kijamii pamoja na kazi ya Roho, nasi tunashikilia kwamba Mungu hufanya kazi kupitia maombi na njia nzuri vyote viwili. Mpandaji wa kanisa wa Kiwesley huomba, hutafuta ushauri, hutuma timu, huunda madarasa upesi, huinua viongozi wa mahali wenye neema, karama na matunda, hutoa sakramenti, hufundisha mafundisho na utakatifu, na hupanga kuzaa. Tunawajibu wakosoaji wanaoogopa idadi, viongozi wasio na mafunzo na ushindani kwa kuonyesha kwamba Wesley alihesabu watu kwa sababu walikuwa na umuhimu, aliwajaribu viongozi wake, na alitafuta walio nje ya kanisa.Church planting is part of the Great Commission. The New Testament shows churches sending workers, workers gathering believers, and leaders being appointed in every place. Second Timothy 2:2 describes multiplication through four generations. Wesley's system of societies, classes, lay preachers, circuits, conferences and shared doctrine allowed rapid growth with care. Asbury and the circuit riders carried it across the American frontier. Historians point to social causes as well as the Spirit's work, and we hold that God works through both prayer and sound methods. A Wesleyan church planter prays, seeks counsel, sends a team, forms classes quickly, raises local leaders with grace, gifts and fruit, provides the sacraments, teaches doctrine and holiness, and plans to reproduce. We answer critics who fear numbers, untrained leaders and competition by showing that Wesley counted people because they mattered, tested his leaders, and sought those outside the church.

Usomaji ZaidiFurther Reading

• John Wesley, "The Nature, Design, and General Rules of the United Societies" (Asili, Kusudi na Kanuni za Jumla za Jumuiya Zilizoungana) (1743).• John Wesley, "The Nature, Design, and General Rules of the United Societies" (1743).

• John Wesley, Journal (Shajara).• John Wesley, Journal.

• Francis Asbury, Journal (Shajara).• Francis Asbury, Journal.

• John Wesley, mahubiri "The Character of a Methodist" (Tabia ya Mmethodisti).• John Wesley, sermon "The Character of a Methodist."

• John Wesley, Notes on the New Testament (Maelezo juu ya Agano Jipya), kuhusu Matendo 13-14 na 2 Timotheo 2.• John Wesley, Notes on the New Testament, on Acts 13-14 and 2 Timothy 2.

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