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      <image:title>Home - Making Disciples</image:title>
      <image:caption>When Jesus wanted to reach the world, he chose twelve men to pour his life into and taught them everything they could learn to apply in about three years. Those men eventually were used by the power of the Holy Spirit to change the world as their lives had been changed. He didn't teach them in a classroom. He chose them to "be with him" and learn who he was, not just what he did. They, in turn, lived out his message in their spheres of influence and God caused a movement of disciples to spread around the world. We strongly believe that authentic, intentional, open relationships are the best catalyst for spiritual growth.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - Mentoring Disciples</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mentoring relationships were the foundation and primary growth vehicle of Jesus’ ministry. When Jesus began His Earthly ministry, He chose and called a few men to be with Him. These men followed Him throughout His ministry and learned His ways, His mindset and His heart. By following Jesus, their lives were radically transformed and were later used by God to transform the world around them. While he taught his disciples a lot, he also showed us that discipleship is "caught" more than "taught". The church’s methods today are often program-oriented and miss out on the original, simple, relational plan Jesus used. Advertising specialists will tell you that the best advertising is by word of mouth. This is the only way Jesus spread the gospel message. Discipling people was Jesus’ method. Certainly we cannot improve on the Master’s plan. The problem often comes when we spend most of our time doing good things but neglect to do the best thing. Either we spread ourselves too thin with our time or we are not focused on what is most important; discipling a few people into following Jesus with all their hearts.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - Maturing Disciples</image:title>
      <image:caption>Maturity happens best in friendships who are intentional about mentoring and going through life together. It has been said that it takes two ships to get to the destination of maturity; hardships and relationships. Don’t worry, you won’t have to sign up for the hardship journey. It comes with the package (called life). But we do need to get into intentional relationships which draw out the best in us. This is where the mentoring relationships come in. Each one of us needs a best friend who also holds the values of Christ as their highest calling and will covenant with us to help us be the best Christ-follower we can be. The process of maturity moves so much faster when we are intentional about being equipped for life and our calling. The apostle Paul expressed his mission statement in Colossians 1:28 when he said he wanted to “present everyone fully mature in Christ.” WOW! What a mission! So if we want to follow a dream that big we have to see people the way Jesus sees them. In God’s eyes people are either lost or saved. Jesus looked at crowds and saw them as helpless and harassed like sheep without a shepherd. For those who aren’t in Christ, we want to get them into Christ. For those who are in Christ but are not yet perfect (that’s everyone else) we want to make them more like Christ. Let’s be intentional about maturing.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home - Multiplying Disciples</image:title>
      <image:caption>As Paul was instructing Timothy, he gave him a vision for passing the Christian torch on to the next generation. We see four spiritual generations just one verse in 2 Timothy 2:2 (Paul, Timothy, Reliable Men and Others). The Ultimate Impact Challenge starts with a micro practice yet with a macro vision. The micro practice begins with you and those in your sphere of influence. Win one person and then help mentor and mature them to lead someone in their sphere of influence to Christ. But after a short time, you’ll find that you are not only multiplying disciples, but now multiplying your groups. Eventually these disciples will become so mission-minded that new churches can be started and eventually church planting movements will begin. Isn’t that what happened in the New Testament. The church grew so fast that they had to meet in the temple courts AND from house to house. The church grew until its message saturated the culture and caused a persecution which scattered the disciples. Everywhere these disciples scattered, they started new churches. Then, apostolic leaders were led by God to go on missionary journeys and the message of Jesus was spread to the whole world in one generation. Jesus died in AD33 and conservative scholars say that Paul most likely wrote Colossians in AD62. So in 29 years (about one generation), the gospel went from Jerusalen, to “every creature under Heaven” (Colossians 1:23). God is no less powerful today. But who will take up the call to follow Jesus wholeheartedly and open their lives up for this kind of transformation? There is no limit to what God can do through people who are committed to his Son, his message and his world.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Founder - Barry Hendrick</image:title>
      <image:caption>For over 30 years, Barry has worked with teens, college students, and adults as an evangelist, teacher, pastor, worship leader, and mentor. His style is compassionate, but bold; relational but challenging; and he is always helping to facilitate the growth of people by helping them discover their “next steps” to get closer to God. His heart for world missions has led him to serve as a teacher and evangelist on short term mission trips to Grenada, Romania, Albania, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, South Sudan and Kenya. He has also planted churches in New Orleans, Birmingham, and Denver. He currently serves as chair of the board of Bread of Life African Ministry (BOLAM) which serves underprivileged and vulnerable children in Uganda. He is a certified life coach and uses these skills to help people to reach their spiritual goals, to achieve greater personal effectiveness, and help disciples move to greater maturity and fruitfulness. He believes that his greatest life work is calling people to take and live out the Ultimate Impact challenge.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Mentoring Meetings - PHASE 1</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Foundations of Christianity</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home (Spanish) - Haciendo Discípulos</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cuando Jesús quiso llegar al mundo, eligió a doce hombres en quienes verter su vida y les enseñó todo lo que podían aprender a aplicar en unos tres años. Con el tiempo, esos hombres fueron utilizados por el poder del Espíritu Santo para cambiar el mundo a medida que sus vidas habían cambiado. No les enseñó en un salón de clases. Los eligió para "estar con él" y aprender quién era, no solo lo que hizo. Ellos, a su vez, vivieron su mensaje en sus esferas de influencia y Dios provocó que un movimiento de discípulos se extendiera por todo el mundo. Creemos firmemente que las relaciones auténticas, intencionales y abiertas son el mejor catalizador para el crecimiento espiritual.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home (Spanish) - Discípulos mentores</image:title>
      <image:caption>Las relaciones de mentoría fueron el fundamento y el vehículo de crecimiento principal del ministerio de Jesús. Cuando Jesús comenzó su ministerio terrenal, eligió y llamó a algunos hombres para que estuvieran con él. Estos hombres lo siguieron a lo largo de Su ministerio y aprendieron Sus caminos, Su mentalidad y Su corazón. Al seguir a Jesús, sus vidas se transformaron radicalmente y luego Dios las utilizó para transformar el mundo que los rodeaba. Si bien enseñó mucho a sus discípulos, nos mostró que el discipulado es más "atrapado" que "enseñado". Los métodos de la iglesia hoy en día a menudo están orientados a programas y pierden el plan original, simple y relacional que usó Jesús. Los especialistas en publicidad le dirán que la mejor publicidad es de boca en boca. Esta es la única forma en que Jesús difundió el mensaje del evangelio. Disciplinar a la gente era el método de Jesús. Ciertamente, no podemos mejorar el plan del Maestro. El problema a menudo surge cuando pasamos la mayor parte de nuestro tiempo haciendo cosas buenas, pero descuidamos hacer lo mejor. O nos extendemos demasiado con nuestro tiempo o no nos concentramos en lo más importante; Disciplinar a algunas personas para que sigan a Jesús con todo su corazón.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home (Spanish) - Discípulos Maduros</image:title>
      <image:caption>La madurez ocurre mejor en las amistades que tienen la intención de ser mentores y vivir la vida juntos. Se ha dicho que se necesitan dos barcos para llegar al destino de la madurez; dificultades y relaciones. No se preocupe, no tendrá que inscribirse en el viaje de las dificultades. Viene con el paquete (llamado vida). Pero necesitamos entablar relaciones intencionales que saquen lo mejor de nosotros. Aquí es donde entran las relaciones de mentoría. Cada uno de nosotros necesita un mejor amigo que también tenga los valores de Cristo como su llamado más alto y hará un pacto con nosotros para ayudarnos a ser el mejor seguidor de Cristo que podamos ser. El proceso de madurez avanza mucho más rápido cuando tenemos la intención de estar equipados para la vida y nuestro llamado. El apóstol Pablo expresó su declaración de misión en Colosenses cuando dijo que quería “presentar a todos perfectos en Cristo”. ¡GUAU! ¡Qué misión! Entonces, si queremos seguir un sueño tan grande, tenemos que ver a las personas como Jesús las ve. A los ojos de Dios, las personas están perdidas o son salvas.  Jesús miró a las multitudes y los vio indefensos y acosados como ovejas sin pastor. Para aquellos que no están en Cristo, queremos introducirlos en Cristo. Para aquellos que están en Cristo, pero aún no son perfectos (eso es todos los demás) queremos hacerlos más como Cristo. Seamos intencionales sobre la maduración.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Home (Spanish) - Multiplicar Discípulos</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mientras Pablo instruía a Timoteo, le dio una visión para pasar la antorcha cristiana a la siguiente generación. Vemos cuatro generaciones espirituales solo en 2 Timoteo 2: 2. El Impacto Máximo Desafío comienza con una vista muy micro, pero con una visión macro. La micro vista comienza con usted y aquellos en su esfera de influencia. Gana a una persona y luego ayuda a guiarlos y madurarlos para llevar a alguien en su esfera de influencia a Cristo. Pero después de un corto tiempo, descubrirá que no solo está multiplicando discípulos, sino que ahora está asesorando a grupos. Su grupo de tutoría también se multiplicará. Eventualmente, estos discípulos tendrán tal mentalidad misionera que se podrán iniciar nuevas iglesias y, eventualmente, comenzarán los movimientos de plantación de iglesias. ¿No es eso lo que sucedió en el Nuevo Testamento? La iglesia creció tan rápido que tenían que reunirse en los atrios del templo Y de casa en casa. La iglesia creció hasta que su mensaje saturó la cultura y provocó una persecución que dispersó a los discípulos y se formaron nuevas iglesias. Los líderes apostólicos fueron guiados por Dios a emprender viajes misioneros y el mensaje de Jesús se difundió por todo el mundo en una generación. Dios no es menos poderoso hoy. Pero, ¿quién aceptará el llamado a seguir a Jesús de todo corazón y abrirá su vida a este tipo de transformación? No hay límite a lo que Dios puede hacer con las personas que están comprometidas con su Hijo, su mensaje y su mundo.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Fundador - Barry Hendrick</image:title>
      <image:caption>Durante más de 30 años, he trabajado con adolescentes, estudiantes universitarios y adultos como evangelista, maestro, pastor, líder de adoración y mentor. Mi estilo es compasivo, pero atrevido; relacional pero desafiante; y siempre estoy ayudando a facilitar el crecimiento de las personas ayudándolas a descubrir sus “próximos pasos” para acercarse a Dios. Mi corazón por las misiones mundiales me ha llevado a servir como maestro y evangelista en viajes misioneros de corto plazo a Granada, Rumania, Albania, Panamá y Costa Rica. También he plantado iglesias en Nueva Orleans, Birmingham y Denver. Actualmente me desempeño como presidente de la junta del Ministerio Africano de Pan de Vida (BOLAM), que atiende a niños desfavorecidos y vulnerables en Uganda. También soy un entrenador de vida certificado. Utilizo estas habilidades para ayudar a las personas a alcanzar sus metas espirituales, lograr una mayor eficacia personal y ayudar a los discípulos a alcanzar una mayor madurez y frutos. Creo que el trabajo más grande de mi vida es llamar a la gente a aceptar y vivir el desafío de Impacto Máximo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Los Fundamentos del Cristianismo</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Growth Opportunities - Customized Spiritual Growth Plan</image:title>
      <image:caption>Goals are met faster when you have a plan. They are faster still when you have someone look at your life objectively and give input. "He who walks with the wise becomes wise". - Proverbs 13:20</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Where are you in your spiritual development? What is your next level of fruitfulness? The Apostle John wrote the following: "I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one." - 1 John 2:12-13 Children are new Christians who need a special kind of mentoring we call discipling. This involves daily encouragement by the mentor and daily habits in the new disciple. Young Men are growing disciples, who generally need mentoring weekly to build strong habits, perspectives and skills which will lead to life-long sustained spiritual growth. Fathers are those who are making new disciples and bringing in the next generation of spiritual fruit. These leaders need monthly coaching to ensure they are creating the best environment of growth for these new disciples as a network turns into a movement.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Growth Opportunities - Starting an Ultimate Impact house church</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mentoring groups multiplied can easily become house churches. But there are other ways to start house churches as well. Get some short-term guidance on how to make your new house church as strong as it can be.</image:caption>
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