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Smith\par \par \par CONTENTS\par \par Introductory\par \par About Bob Smith\par Dedication\par Acknowledgments\par Foreword by Howard Hendricks\par Preface\par \par \par Chapter 1. CAN IT BE?\par \par A Credibility Gap\par High Stakes\par \par \par Chapter 2. THE LIVING CHURCH\par \par Who's Running the Show?\par On the Care and Feeding of Sheep\par Early Action-in Acts\par God's Specifications---His Safeguard\par The Administrative Links\par \par \par Chapter 3. LOOKING FOR MISSING LINKS\par \par People and Principles\par Administrative Gifts\par Watching the Plan Work\par \par \par Chapter 4. LEADERSHIP... OR DOMINATION?\par \par A Board---or Just Bored?\par Clergy---What's That?\par Communications and P.R.\par \par \par Chapter 5. GOD GIVES PASTORS---FOR WHAT?\par \par A Model Pastor\par Some Basic Essentials for the Twentieth Century\par The Big Burner\par God's Gift to the Church---Pastors?\par Will the REAL Pastor Please Stand Up?\par \par \par Chapter 6. WORKERS TOGETHER WITH GOD\par \par The Church in the World\par The Italian and the Kosher Jew\par A New Testament Home Bible Class\par It Really Works!\par Some Typical Action\par What Happened to "Workers Together"?\par Some Obvious Advantages\par \par \par Chapter 7. MOTIVATING MEN\par \par Moving Men to Action\par Turning Facts into Acts\par Mere Christianity---or Discipleship?\par The Great Commission, Revised Version\par \par \par Chapter 8. KINKS IN THE LINKS\par \par How about Deacons?\par Can We Follow?\par Assessing Needs\par On QuiLVALet Committals\par Facing Failure\par Frustration Factors\par \par \par Chapter 9. SPIRITUAL BOOT CAMPS\par \par Every Man Mature\par Proliferation\par Putting It All Together\par \par \par Chapter 10. LETTERS TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CHURCH\par \par \par INDEX TO APPENDICES\par \par A. MAKING DISCIPLES\par \par Eleven practical suggestions on discipling men\par \par \par B. SAINTS ALIVE!\par \par An outline study of 1 Corinthians 12 with guidelines on how to discover spiritual gifts\par \par \par C. PRINCIPLES OF THE MINISTRY\par \par A listing of vital principles pertaining to Chrishan life and ministry, by Dave Roper\par \par \par D. NEW TESTAMENT REFERENCES ON DEACONS\par \par A complete listing of verses using diakonas, diakonia and diakoneo for further study on the ministry of deacons\par \par \par E. HOW WE GOT IN THE BODY!\par \par A sample study sheet on a key doctrine, the baptism of the Holy Spirit\par \par \par F. FOLLOW-UP SCHEDULE FOR NEW CHRISTIANS\par \par A list of basic study topics for promoting growth of new believers\par \par \par G. TWELVE WAYS TO DOMINATE INSTEAD OF LEADING\par \par A bit of pointed irony\par \par \par H. MARKS OF MATURITY\par \par A checklist of quaities reflected in the life of a mature Christian, keeping in mind that maturity is always relative---not absolute.\par \par \par I. FRIENDSHIP EVANGELISM THROUGH HOME BIBLE CLASSES\par \par A presentation of the basic philosophy of approach to evangelistic Bible studies with:\par \par * Helpful Hints for Hosts and Hostesses and Tips for Teachers\par * Clues for Cooperating Christians \par \par J. TELCO BIBLE STUDY\par \par A good guideline for individual Bible studies\par \par \par K. SOME STICKY ISSUES\par \par Fifteen questions and answers on some of the cornmon problems we face.\par \par Copyright (C) 1996 Discovery Publishing, a ministry of Peninsula Bible Church LVAL . This data file is the sole property of Discovery Publishing, a ministry of Peninsula Bible Church. It may be copied only in its entirety for circulation freely without charge. All copies of this data file must contain the above copyright notice. This data file may not be copied in part, edited, revised, copied for resale or incorporated in any commercial publications, recordings, broadcasts, performances, displays or other products offered for sale, without the written permission of Discovery Publishing. Requests for permission should be made in writing and addressed to Discovery Publishing, 3505 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, CA. 94306-3695.\par \cf1\f1\fs23\par } O,T( x 9 6 U " ^ M]b [8jro@,19. My Second Visit To AmericaBB3+18. The Manchester Wesleyan Missionu+:XL*17. My First Visit To AmericaZS:L@)16. Hanley Again  82&(15. Dismissal From The Salvation Army2j8\P'14. Hanley - My Greatest BattlefieldC8ZN&13 Hull And Derby Great Success & Partial Failure| R8th%12. Ballington Booth My Marriage Chatham Fossilsz8rf$11 Growing Success Work Whitby Sheffield & Bolton K36vj#10 I Become An Evangelist -)5F:"09 Learning To Read & Write$J4H<!08. The Dawning Of The Light,Bz2J> 07. Christmas In Tent Story Of Three Plum-Puddings(Fvj06. Old Cornelius Was Dead:gPF:05. My Father, How He Found The Lord|ŝZN04. The Morals Of The GipsiesjFq L@03 Mischievous Little Boy|mD802. My Mothermh, 01 Birth & Ancestry With Notes Of Gipsy Customs&q\ pd00 Gypsy Smith: His Life and Work by HimselfL> j^Smith - Gipsy Smith: His Life and Work by Himselfz@th21 K. Some Sticky Issues>~B620 J. Telco Bible Study @@419 Friendship Evangelism through Home Bible ClassZJs &th18 H. Marks of Maturity @@417 G. Twelve ways to Dominate instead of leading&@rf16 F. Follow-up Schedule for new Christians*s &h\15 E. How we got in the Body!s &L@14 D. New Testament References on Deaconsv@dX13 C. Principles of the Ministy$+s &PD12 B. Saints Alive!^}s &8, 11 A. Making Disciples{s &>2 10. Letters to the Twentieth Century Church|ss &h\ 09. Spiritual Boot Camps3os &B6 08. Kinks in the Links bs &>2 07. Motivating MenYs &6*06. Workers together with God Gi &L@05. God gives Pastors--For What?~\Ai &RF04. Leadership... or domination?7i &RF03. Looking for Missing Linksl+i &L@02. The Living Churchi &<001. Can it be?Hi &."00.1 IntroductoryfBi &4(00 When all Else fails Read the Directions%i &fZLVALi &{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deftab709{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 Georgia;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} {\*\generator Riched20 5.40.11.2210;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\lang2058\f0\fs24 When All Else Fails...Read the Directions:\par Discover God's Plan for a Living Church\par \par by Robert W. Smith\par \par \par \par About Bob Smith\par \par \par The man---a combination of lively intelligence, subtle humor, keen insight into people, gentleness of spirit plus an aggressive attitude of "Let's get the job done."\par \par The pastor---an engineer by training with thirteen years of experience in steel fabricating prior to an equal number of years as an associate pastor at Peninsula Bible Church. His impact on PBC has been greatest in expository Bible teaching to adult groups, scriptural marriage counseling, home Bible class development, and church government.\par \par The believer---an overwhelming belief that Christ will be head of his church and head of each believer if only we allow him opportunity; a quiet unshakable confidence in Christ's power to live in and through each member of his Body. An acceptance of responsibility as an elder and pastoral spiritual leader which is based on total commitment that the ministry of the church is to be carried out by each believer.\par \par The husband and father---a successful husband of thirty-seven years and father of twin sons. A compassionate neighbor and father figure to many youngsters and young adults who prize highly their friendship with Bob Smith.\par \par DEDICATION\par \par I'd like to dedicate this book to the two whose love makes life so great for me: the Lord Jesus, who knows all about me and loves me anyway; and my darling wife, Pearl, who knows more about me than anyone and still loves me---with the same faithfulness and constancy of commitment as the Lord himself.\par \par My fervent hope is that my response to both the Lord and Pearl will contribute to the fulfillment of their own heaLVALrts' desire.\par \par ACKNOWLEDGMENTS\par \par I am deeply indebted to my fellow pastors and workers in the church we jointly serve, for all I have learned through them of the truth of God both by what they teach and how they walk. I am no less grateful to a wonderfully open-hearted board of elders, whose response of faith to the directives of the great Head of the church, the Lord Jesus Christ, has made possible the recording of his activities in our midst.\par \par Special thanks are due my dear friend, Dr. Donald Rhodes, whose encouragement moved me to action.\par \par Knowing something of the heartbeat of all these, I'm sure they would join me in dedicating this effort to all the dear people of God who comprise the church, and to the One whose heart longs for the complete fulfillment and enjoyment of all he bought and paid for in his redeeming grace.\par \par For God\par \par ". . . has made him head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all in all" (Eph. 1:22-23).\par \par \par FOREWORD\par \par \par Every generation must wage its own unique theological battles. The sediment in the muddy waters of the 1970s settles into the issues of the doctrine of the church. Men and women---young people in particular---are spitting out the tasteless, lukewarm experience of the church to which they have been exposed. But the question nags, are they rejecting the church as designed by Christ or are they repudiating the church as denigrated by men? Perhaps we have offered them a caricature of the real thing. They may be rejecting the wrong item.\par \par Resurrection is difficult in any realm. But Pastor Robert Smith dares to believe that these bones can live again when infused with the power and life of the risen Head of the church, Jesus Christ.\par \par Bob Smith is no armchair theorist. He has been in the ball game. Since its inception, I have been privileged to see Peninsula Bible Church and this committed servant up close. I have watcheLVALd him in the superb teamwork of that fellowship hammer out his concepts on the anvil of personal involvement. His concepts have been tested in the laboratory of reality experience.\par \par Few men have earned the high respect of his peers and colleagues as has Robert Smith. He is a producer and above all a man of God. With clarity and simplicity, true to his personality, he has answered the who-when-what-why-where of his subject. Further, with his characteristic light touch, he has spelled out the all-important how in realistic, contemporary, but intensely biblical terms.\par \par The book is neither pedantic nor blandly academic. Rather, it moves with informational and motivational dynamic. It will provoke a hundred questions in the reader's mind. In the final analysis, the test of a book like this is not what it does for you, but what you do with it.\par \par One of the highest peaks is the final chapter where letters are addressed to twentieth century churches, such as the "Church at Bible City" and "The First Right Wing Church." Here remarkably penetrating and incisive questions are posed. The reader cannot pass by without thinking---long and hard.\par \par It has been my high privilege to know Bob Smith personally for many years, and I commend his writing to you. I have long been impatient for him to express his excellent ideas in print. His hesitancy has been admirable, because he did not want to shoot from the lip. With nourishing experience behind him, he has now ministered significantly to the Body by sharing what God has shared with him. We are all the beneficiaries.\par \par Howard G. Hendricks\par Professor of Christian Education\par Dallas Theological Seminary 1974\par \par PREFACE\par \par There is dynamic and exciting action in the new breed of young Christians. When I contrast their contagious enthusiasm with the dull and dispirited state of the church in general, my heart says there ought to be a better way than we've been going. And when I add to that the sad pictureLVAL of the Lord Jesus being robbed of his inheritance in the saints I sense someone ought to be speaking out loud and clear on the church in terms of our Lord's opera-tional scheme-the biblical pattern. Somehow the Lord got the message across to me, "How about you?" So here goes!\par \par You may find areas of disagreement with my statements, and that is certainly your privilege-but please be open to consider whether you are arguing with me or with the Lord, will you? For I have made every effort to convey only what is sustainable on biblical grounds and demonstrable in practical experience; otherwise I'm convinced this book would have no real value. I have no motive other than to contribute to the strengthening and building of Christ's church.\par \par I am not so naive as to think I have the last word on how the church should function, but neither do I think that most of us have even begun to understand and operate on the basis of the biblical information. My hope is to be able to alert all of us to the need for reexamining what the Lord has to say to the church so that somehow between us we can complete the picture drawn in vivid detail in the New Testament. You can write the sequel---let us hope in the form of living letters spelled out in live churches, where the Lord of the church is enjoying the full use of his Living Body.\par \par Right now I see an arthritic church, with joints all swollen and deformed, causing the Body (including the Head) to hurt.\par \par Would you seek with me a cure for this debilitating and painful disease?\par \par Bob Smith\par \par Chapter One\par \par Copyright (C) 1996 Discovery Publishing, a ministry of Peninsula Bible Church. This data file is the sole property of Discovery Publishing, a ministry of Peninsula Bible Church. It may be copied only in its entirety for circulation freely without charge. All copies of this data file must contain the above copyright notice. This data file may not be copied in part, edited, revised, copied for resale or incor& LVAL6 porated in any commercial publications, recordings, broadcasts, performances, displays or other products offered for sale, without the written permission of Discovery Publishing. Requests for permission should be made in writing and addressed to Discovery Publishing, 3505 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, CA. 94306-3695.\par \par \par \cf1\f1\fs23\par } LVALi &{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deftab709{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 Georgia;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} {\*\generator Riched20 5.40.11.2210;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\lang2058\f0\fs24 CHAPTER ONE\par CAN IT BE?\par \par "I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18b, AV)\par \par \par \par These are the words of Jesus Christ---a confident declaration that, as unlikely as it seems, his church is winning, not losing, in the battle against unseen demonic powers. And the apostle Paul confirms when he writes:\par \par ". . . Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her . . . that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish" (Eph. 5:25-27).\par \par \par We see how badly the achurch has missed the mark and we must admit it seems highly unlikely our Lord can make good on these statements. We look at ourselves as Christians and see that we ourselves have a long way to go "to be conformed to the image of God's Son" (Rom. 8:29). Can he do it?\par \par The world looks at the church with utter disdain. They're betting their life Jesus is a dreamer---and that we'll never make it. But I, for one, am fully persuaded our Lord will accomplish all that he said in regard to his church. Not one word of his claims can be denied! His predictions, his ministry of compassion, his miracles, his victory over death, his matchless character all shout out loud that he tells the truth because he is the truth. Even skeptics don't consider him a liar! Deluded, maybe---or naive about the facts of life (as we now know them in this enlightened scientific age) perhaps---but not a deliberate liar. His life and ministry in fulfillment of his claims do not leave us this option. So, I have no doubt. He's going to make it---and so are we, I do believe!\par \par A Credibility Gap\par \par But why is there such a wide discrepancy beLVALtween our Lord's triumphant declaration and the sad state of the church? That's the pointed question we need to face. The answer seems readily apparent: we are just not cooperating with his program. We keep wanting to do it our way, and he keeps insisting, "Be reasonable, do it my way!" Have you ever tried to assemble a knocked-down bicycle, or puzzle, or appliance? I'll lay odds---if you're like me---you have tried to do it on your own, made a mess of it and finally said to yourself, "When all else fails, read the directions!"\par \par The appeal of this book is to encourage all of us to read the directions. They have been on record in the New Testament for centuries. Will you review with me the way Christ has designed to build his church?\par \par Be careful! It might mean some radical changes in your thinking!\par \par High Stakes\par \par The stakes are high for every Christian in this matter, for there is coming a day of evaluation for all of us. It's strange how many Christians seem to think that because salvation is by grace, what we do with our lives as Christians doesn't really matter. Nothing could be farther from the truth if we believe God's Word on this subject:\par \par "For we must all be brought to the light in front of the tribunal of Christ, that each one may receive what he practiced through the body, whether good or worthless" (2 Cor. 5:10, a literal rendering).\par \par \par Note that the Scripture does not say whether good or evil but whether good or worthless. It is not sin that is in view here; it is value that will count in our Lord's final consideration of our earthly life and ministry.\par \par The Bible is very clear that there are rewards to be gained---or lost.\par \par "For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble---each man's work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed LVALwith fire, and the fire will test what Sort of work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation survives, lie will receive a reward. If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire" (1 Cor. 3:11-15).\par \par \par Builders or wreckers?\par \par Note here the foundation on which we build is a person---Jesus Christ our Lord. But what are the exotic building materials? I've never seen a house built of gold or silver. Stones, yes, but not precious stones! So obviously this is figurative language. But what do the figures represent?\par \par First, it seems clear that there are two distinctive kinds of material: those that burn and those that don't. Since they are to be tried by fire, it's important to build with fireproof materials. Here fire pictures the judgment of God, consuming everything that does not have lasting, eternal value. But is there further meaning in "gold, silver and precious stones"? If we believe in an inspired text there must be a reason these words were chosen. After all, the writer could have said something else, like "brick and mortar." So, we look for some deeper significance. Here's what I discovered as I thought it through.\par \par Gold in the Bible, when used in a figurative sense, represents deity or divine activity. Remember the Ark of the Covenant in Exodus? It was acacia wood overlaid, inside and out, with gold. The ark represented the presence of God among men and was the "meeting place" where God and man could meet. Thus it pictures the incarnate Christ: the wood, his humanity and gold, his deity. Regarding our works, then, God must be in them for them to have eternal, abiding value.\par \par How about the silver? Again, looking to the Old Testament, we see that silver represents redemption. The redemption coin, the shekel, was a silver coin. From this we understand that our works must be redemptive to have any value before God, because he is a redemptive God!\par \par LVALThe precious stones---what are they? Well, this is not hard to discover. Peter says,\par \par "Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." (1 Pet. 2:1-5)\par \par \par The precious (or costly) stones are clearly living believers, built into a holy temple where God is resident in his people.\par \par Thus it appears the criteria for enduring works are established here. For our work to have eternal value:\par \par * It must be built on the proper foundation, Jesus Christ,\par * God must be in it.\par * It must be redemptive.\par * It must involve people being rightly related to God as his dwelling place. \par \par Consider Jesus\par \par High stakes for us, yes---but also for our Lord. He would like to have the full use of his Body. Changing the figure, he would also enjoy the full habitation of his royal residence. This is why our Lord Jesus expressed the desire of his heart so fervently to the Father in prayer:\par \par "As thou didst send me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated in truth. I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. The glory which thou hast given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and thou in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them even as thou hast loved me. Father, I desire that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am, to behold my glory which thou hast given me in thy love for me before the foundation of the world. O rigLVALhteous Father, the world has not known thee, but I have known thee; and these know that thou hast sent me. I made known to them thy name, and I will make it known, that the love with which thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them." (John 17: 1-26)\par \par \par His emphasis here is so obviously our oneness in the Body of Christ, and the expression of his life and love to a world that doesn't know him---through that Body.\par \par So how is it with us? Are we cooperating with Christ in building his church? Are we following his plan? That which we're doing right now---is it good or worthless in the appraising eye of the One who has a right to expect results? After all, he paid a high price to redeem us. Are we giving him all he bought and paid for at such great cost to himself?\par \par And how is your church doing? Is it dead or alive?\par \par If it could use a new birth of freedom, read on! Let's find out where we missed the way and go back to doing it by the Book.\par \par "You are not your own; you were bought with a price." (1 Corinthians 6:20)\par \par Introductory\par \par Chapter Two \par \cf1\f1\fs23\par } LVALi & {\rtf1\ansi\deff0\deftab709{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 Times New Roman;}{\f1\fnil\fcharset0 Georgia;}} {\colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue0;} {\*\generator Riched20 5.40.11.2210;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\lang2058\f0\fs24 CHAPTER TWO\par THE LIVING CHURCH\par \par \par The church as described in the New Testament is very much alive. It is described as a living organism, designed to operate very much like the human body with its intricate interrelationship of many parts and functions. This figure is employed particularly in Paul's New Testament letters about the church, as in Ephesians 4:l-l6:\par \par \par ". . . we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every joint with which it is supplied, when each part is working properly, makes bodily growth and upbuilds itself in love."\par \par \par We'd like to focus our attention on the phrase, "every joint with which it is supplied." For just as in the human body, the church which is the Body of Christ must have joints and tendons and sinews which hold it together and enable it to function as a coordinated whole. In a local church the joints and sinews are the administrative links which enable everything to hang together and operate smoothly, and without which the church functions poorly and ineffectively.\par \par Who's Running the Show?\par \par Twentieth-century church life and government are often characterized by one of two patterns: (1) the church is "run" by a dominant personality, usually the pastor, but sometimes even by a dominant female figure in the congregation, or (2) it is governed by democratic procedures. Neither of these even approximates the biblical plan of church government.\par \par Just ask me---I'll tell you what to do\par \par The "dominant figure" brand