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In America, African American and Latino people groups have some of the most pressing needs for solid biblical church planting to take place in their contexts. In addition, Theological Educators that teach, write, and contribute to the academy is extremely lacking. When we speak of runway, some of the normal developmental tools that are assumptions in the general church planting and academic world are absent in these leaders church experience. From basic discipleship, theological education opportunities, fund raising pool, and leadership that understands their calling are to name a few.

 

Those of us who have the runway developed have to put on Saul’s armor for a season in order to prepare for a ministry in our indigenous contexts. Many times the church and context we are admitted into is comprehensively alien to where we will actually minister.

 

Jesus did not disconnect context from discipleship, rather He made disciples in the context that they would ministry in. Upon re-entry we have to relearn or learn how to contextualized what we have learned out of context in context. As much as many ministries are principally based they cannot help but transfer their ministry preferences and the contextual shaping they either knowingly or unknowingly transfer to those they train. This has been necessary because of the absence of leaders in the urban context who are biblically qualified and who view the kingdom as larger that their local assembly. Hopefully Thrive will fill some of that void.

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