Key Insights for Strategy Coordinators
As ambassadors of Christ's Great Commission, we are called to be strategic and intentional in our efforts to reach the unreached with the life-transforming message of the Gospel. In this pursuit, the role of a Strategy Coordinator emerges as a vital catalyst, igniting and sustaining spiritual movements that empower local believers to take ownership of the core apostolic task.
In a recent training session, we delved into the heart and essence of being a Strategy Coordinator. Here are some key takeaways that can equip and inspire us to unleash catalytic movements to pursue God's glory among the nations.
1. Embodying the Father's Heart
At the core of a Strategy Coordinator's identity lies the Father's heart – an unwavering conviction that aligns with God's desire for none to perish but for all to come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). It is a heart that burns with passion to see the knowledge of the Lord's glory cover the earth as the waters cover the seas (Habakkuk 2:14).
Embodying the Father's heart is crucial because it shapes our vision and decision-making processes. When we operate from this divine perspective, we transcend mere "good" or "better" endeavors and align ourselves with the "best" – the very heart of God for the nations.
2. Cultivating Local Ownership
A Strategy Coordinator's ultimate goal is not to establish a dependency on external resources but to catalyze a sustainable movement owned and propagated by local believers. We must develop the "Moses Syndrome" within indigenous leaders, empowering them to boldly declare, "Let my people go!" and take ownership of the core apostolic task.
Local ownership is essential because it ensures the movement's longevity and authenticity. When the Gospel takes root within the cultural fabric of a people group, it has the power to transform lives and communities from the inside out, unencumbered by the barriers that often hinder external efforts.
3. Mastering Catalytic Activities
Strategy Coordinators are not called to be the sole drivers of the movement but rather catalysts who initiate and accelerate self-sustaining processes. This is achieved through catalytic activities—actions that would not occur without the Strategy Coordinator's intervention but are designed to become self-perpetuating.
Key catalytic activities include:
Zero-to-One Disciple-Making: Identifying and equipping the first disciple-maker(s) who can replicate the process, creating a ripple effect of multiplication.
Networking: Connecting with like-minded individuals and organizations to leverage resources, share insights, and foster collaboration in reaching specific people groups or segments.
Training: Providing strategic training that imparts knowledge, skills, and vision, empowering local believers to carry the movement forward independently.
4. Identifying the Gaps
Strategy Coordinators are tasked with identifying the "gaps" – the unreached segments of society where the knowledge of God's glory remains veiled. These gaps may be entire people groups or pockets within cities where barriers of understanding and acceptance hinder the spread of the Gospel.
By intentionally focusing on these gaps, Strategy Coordinators direct resources and efforts toward those who have yet to experience the Gospel's transformative power, ensuring that no one is left behind in pursuing God's global mission.
5. Unleashing Catalytic Movements
Ultimately, the role of a Strategy Coordinator is to ignite and sustain catalytic movements that transcend their individual efforts. By embodying the Father's heart, cultivating local ownership, mastering catalytic activities, and identifying the gaps, Strategy Coordinators become vessels through which the Gospel fire spreads from heart to heart, community to community, until every nation has encountered the radiant light of Christ.
The stakes are high, for the consequences of inaction are dire. Unreached people groups will remain trapped in spiritual darkness, deprived of the liberating truth that sets captives free. However, by raising up a new generation of Strategy Coordinators, we can unleash a wave of catalytic movements that will usher in the day when every knee bows and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
As we embrace this sacred calling, let us be steadfast in our commitment to identifying the gaps, engaging in catalytic activities, and empowering local ownership – all fueled by an unquenchable passion for seeing God's glory revealed to the ends of the earth.
Editor’s Note: Do you want to learn more about how to become the type of Strategy Coordinator Bud is talking about? Please get in touch! We would love to help you take your next steps.