Urban Ministry Survey

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MENTORING PROGRAM FOR URBAN MISSIONARY
APPRENTICES OF THE INTERNATIONAL
MISSION BOARD SERVING IN BRAZIL
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A Dissertation
Presented to
the Faculty of
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
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In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Missiology
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by
Wendal Mark Johnson
May, 2012
APPROVAL SHEET
A MENTORING PROGRAM FOR URBAN MISSIONARY
APPRENTICES OF THE INTERNATIONAL
MISSION BOARD SERVING IN BRAZIL

Wendal Mark Johnson

Read and Approved by:

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M. David Sills (Chair)

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James D. Chancellor

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George H. Martin

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To the memory of my father, Wendal Larson
Johnson, whose life’s dream was to see me finish
this dissertation for God’s glory and the honor of
our family. It was his constant encouragement that
provided the deepest motivation to complete this
project. “Grandchildren are the crown of old men,
and the glory of sons is their fathers.”
Proverbs 17:6 (NASB)
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Chapter
1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Background of the Proposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Methodology of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2. BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS OF URBAN MISSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Biblical Terms Used to Describe Urban Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
The City as the Teleological Goal of Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
The Post-Fall City and Common Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The City as the Eschatological End of Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3. URBAN MISSIONS SURVEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
International Mission Board Attrition from
New Directions to the Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Urban Missions Survey Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Summary of Survey Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
4. PROFILE OF AN URBAN MISSIONARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Context, Definitions, Examples, and Differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
The Urban Missionary Profile for Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Training Areas and Competencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
5. TRAINING PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
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Chapter Page
Foundational Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Program Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Performance Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Contextualized Learning Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
6. THE MENTOR COACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Defining the Role of the Mentor Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
A Training Module for Mentor Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
7. THE INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT TOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Assessments Past and Assessments Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Annual Evaluation of Missionary Apprentice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Final Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Appendix
1. MISSIONARY APPRENTICE COMPETENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
2. STATUS OF EVANGELICALS IN THE
MEGA-CITIES OF BRAZIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
3. URBAN MINISTRY SURVEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
4. URBAN MISSIONARY PROFILE FOR BRAZIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
5. APPRENTICE PROGRAM PURPOSE AND DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
6. APPRENTICE ANNUAL EVALUATION FORMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
7. INDIVIDUAL MONTHLY REPORT FORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
BHAG Big Hairy Audacious Goals
CPM Church Planting Movement
ND New Directions
FPO Field Personnel Orientation
IMB International Mission Board
NT New Testament
OT Old Testament
PG People Group
Pop Seg Population Segment
SAM South America (former geographical division of the IMB)
UPG Unreached People Group
WEF World Evangelical Fellowship

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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1. Sample chart for identifying qualifications of a church leader. . . . . . . . . . 109
2. Urban Missions Training Program objectives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
3. Urban Missions Training Program goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
4. Sample learning activities for the church relations goal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
5. Sample learning activities for anthropology goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
6. Sample learning activities for practical skills goal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
A1. Urban missionary profile for Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
A2. Annual evaluation – church relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
A3. Annual evaluation – urban anthropology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
A4. Annual evaluation – interpersonal relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
A5. Annual evaluation – intercultural communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
A6. Annual evaluation – linguistic knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
A7. Annual evaluation – theological understanding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
A8. Annual evaluation – leadership skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
A9. Annual evaluation – evangelism and discipleship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
A10. Annual evaluation – emotional health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
A11. Annual evaluation – spiritual health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
A12. Annual evaluation – practical skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

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PREFACE
This Doctor of Missiology project is the culmination of my having served and
studied under the ministry and tutelage of some of the Southern Baptist Convention’s
most outstanding leaders. First, I would express my appreciation to the two men who
have been my primary teachers and models in the study of missiology: Dr. John Mark
Terry and Dr. M. David Sills. In a real sense, all that I know of missions I first learned at
the feet of Dr. John Mark Terry. Dr. M. David Sills has served as my faculty advisor
throughout the writing of this project. I am grateful for the gracious manner by which he
has helped me develop what has been a most challenging task. Above all, his passion for
the full-orbed fulfillment of the Great Commission has become a model for me as I lead
International Mission Board missionaries tasked to teach in Central and South America.
Having served nineteen years with the International Mission Board, I have
been privileged to serve under men who have encouraged me, taught and modeled
leadership for me, and have been a source of personal encouragement to me. I would like
to express a special word of appreciation to Dr. Terry Lassiter and Dr. Jim Sexton. Dr.
Jim Sexton worked with me while on Stateside Assignment to primarily focus on the
completion of this document. When my father suffered a devastating stroke, he
graciously worked with us so that we could minister to him and my family during this
time of deep familial need. I would like to express my appreciation to Dr. Terry Lassiter
for his invitation to serve as the leader of the Americas Affinity’s Theological Education
Connector Team. This for me is the personal fulfillment of a lifetime dream.
This project relies on many concepts taken from the broader area of leadership
studies. However, before reading books on the subject, I was privileged to work with two
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