VISION FOR CAPE TOWN
Why Reach Cape Town
-The Atlantic Seaboard is densely populated.
- The majority of people on the Atlantic Seaboard have no connection to a church family and have a general mistrust of churches.
- Churches that do exist in the area are charismatic, theologically unsound, or out-of-touch with their surrounding areas.
Model
- Specifically plant unique churches in suburbs of Cape Town. Have unique church communities begin to take shape and be led by a core group of disciples in each area.
- Through a team of like-minded church- planting missionaries who voluntarily share a mutual vision to reach the community with the gospel and to establish an influential spiritual foundation.
- Relevant biblical approach.
- Engage in creative outreaches, services, and settings to reach our community with the gospel.
- Provide relational evangelism and discipleship, innovative small groups, and creative outreach initiatives like free biblical counseling services to the community and mentorship programs in local schools.
What We Will Be Doing
Once we arrive, we will be serving alongside a current missionary family -the Hunters- with their church plant. They have been in the area about five years and have grown from a house church to now being located in a hotel convention center room. The Hunters are hoping to add more team members in the near future. We will come alongside them and serve by starting Bible studies and continuing discipleship, desiring people to know Jesus, grow closer to Jesus, and go reach others in the name of Jesus.
Obstacles
- Very negative view of organized religion
· False “prophets” in Africa take advantage of under-privileged people, robbing them of large amounts of their income in return for “favor from God.”
- No or very little of an understanding of a relationship with the Savior.
- Religion is often seen as simply a list of outdated rules and regulations.
- Wealthy South Africans mistrust church leaders.
· Jesus spoke of the difficulties for rich people to enter the kingdom of God.
· Wealthy think they don’t need anything - all of their material needs in this world are taken care of
· Wealth cannot buy relationship with Christ.
- Overcome the Obstacles:
· Re-educating people on what a true relationship with God means
· Earning the trust of the people in our community.
· Point people to Know Jesus, Grow closer to Jesus, and Go and share Jesus.
