Question: What does a church planting team working in a remote tribal location do when they have questions pertaining to their ministry? What sort of lessons to produce? What to translate and teach next? How to take a group of believers and see them move toward functioning as a mature church? What about leadership development ... outreach ... literacy ... baptism ... communion ... ? And on it goes. Tackling these kinds of quesions along with tribal church planters is where our field consultant program comes in. We certainly don't have all the answers, and our recommedations don't come with a guarantee! But, we do see value in those with experience investing in and assisting those who are needing input. It is also important to assure in each location we work they are aligned with mission core values and methodogy. I have been serving as a CP consultant on the field of PNG for several years. This past weekend I flew to the Sepik for 3 busy days in one of the tribes. What a great time of fellowship with both missionaries and tribal believers. We saw God work in our midst as we encouraged and listened to one another, prayed together, looked to Him for wisdom and direction as we work to see Christ's church established.
