Barnabas Community Ministry International (BACOMI)

I. Name of the Ministry — Barnabas Community Ministry International (BACOMI)

II. MEANING
Barnabas — The term Barnabas on its own means the Son of Encouragement. The name was derived from 2 men recorded in the
Bible with the same name.
1. Barnabas, also called Joses a Levite from Cyprus who sold his personal land and brought the money to the Apostles so that the Commented [WU1]:
money would be shared among the poor. the church remained without anyone poor
2. Barnabas, Paul’s friend and companion in ministry.
a. He received Paul both among fellow believers and into ministry. He also introduced him to the fellow apostles thereby
bringing great encouragement to Paul and without him, Paul would have done all the great work he did. Ac 9:27-30
b. When the Apostles heard that a church had been found in Antioch b the ordinary members, the send Barnabas who:
- Encouraged new believers teaching hem he word and encouraging them to continue in the Lord vs23
- Wherever he went the church experienced the rapid growth vs 21
- He understood the importance of Paul in his work and went look for him vs 2 o 2a
- It was at the church of Antioch where he preached until disciples were first called Christians. Vs2
c. It was Barnabas and Paul who defended the Gentiles to be accepted as Christians in the council at Jerusalem. Acts 1
3. In Acs 1fg:3uu - 39, he insisted on asking John Mark in kheir company while Paul denied accusing him of cowardness until
hek parerd Barnabas equipped John Mark until we find he same Paul requesting imoh o bring Mark because he is so useful to
his ministry.
Therefore, our main responsibility as a church encouraging potential individuals, groups, ministries to impact and transform the world
through equipping and funding different ministries,

1. VISION1
The church will exist to encourage, comfort and strengthen those going through difficult times by providing basic needs, spiritual,
physical, and emotional healing. Acts 4:32-37
The church will exist to recruit, equip and deploy/send both la and full time ministers in response to the Lord’s Commission. Luke
10:2 Impacting people/nations
Community
The term Community means
It is our goal to reach every community under the sun and transform the ding world through ordinary members as it is the Divine
Policy to use the insignificant to impact and transform His world.
Our Mission
Our mission as BACOMI is to:
 Impact the nations/people with and for the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
 Transform the disadvantaged communities to match the current standards
 Building individual lives and families economically, physically emotionally, socially and spiritually.
Our Motto
 Impacting the nations/peoples
 Transforming communities
 Building Lives

Our mission will revolve around the 2 biblical mandate from the Lord Himself
1. the Great Commission
a. Witness
b. Discipleship
2. the Great Commandments
 a. Worship
b. Fellowship

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A. BACOMI Global Outreach and Local Evangelism

John 4:35 states, “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto you,
and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”

Both Global and local Outreach will be highly mobilized and supported by BACOMI. Data gathered from the
congregation demonstrate a high level of support for BACOMI’s Global Outreach emphasis. Local outreach
and evangelism revealed the greatest opportunity available to strengthen the ministry of the church.
The stated core values for BACOMI’s Global Outreach include the following:
1. God will raise up individuals from BACOMI to send out.
2. BACOMI needs to mentor, equip and prepare those who can raise up.
3. BACOMI needs to focus its resources to be effective.
4. Our primary focus should be the unreached areas of the world:
 Need for an update Global Outreach policy needed
 An increase focus on local evangelism efforts important

Global Outreach and Local Evangelism

As BACOMI, we must have a commitment of mission. Our mission program, should primarily include the support of
the pastor in the remote areas and growing assemblies be they BACOMI or non BACOMI

As we study God’s word, the focus of our future outreach in mission should be the unreached and under reached
parts of our surrounding community.

The following priorities will be used in sending people out.

1. We will primarily focus on sending out workers to the unreached and under reached communities
2. Our priority is recruiting, preparing and equipping workers to be involved in ministries that are likely lead to
making obedient disciples who are able to reproduce and to form healthy churches.
3. Our resources both human and financial need to be aligned with our sent workers.
4. Our goal is to provide support through resources and short-term terms to enable these workers to reach their
targeted people group with the gospel.
5. Our strategy making disciple is simply (disciple — discipler — coach) with the use of the G12 strategy/Model.

B. BACOMI’s Discipleship Plan

Our Discipleship Motto, “Win, Build and Send people in order to Win, Build and Send others”

It is based around there simple principles: win, build and send.

1. "Win" involves evangelism and bringing new people to Christ.

2. "Build" includes nurturing and training the new believer to make disciples of others.
3. "Send" involves leaders sent out to start another group that will reproduce 12 additional leaders.
In the Great Commission, Jesus Christ commanded us to “make disciples of all nations”. But in order to make
disciples, we must ask ourselves this question, “Do I really care?” Discipleship is more than just informing people
about Christ, it is infecting them with His Life! It is infecting them with our love for God and our zeal to glorify
Him in the world! As we invest our lives discipling others, we will be making an eternal impact in their lives. The
following principles will help launch you into a lifetime of “Winning, Building and Sending” people for Christ!

Follow-Up All Who Receive Christ! Discipleship begins by providing Follow-Up to every new Christian within 48
hours of coming to Christ, and to all Christians who have never learned the Basics of Christian Living.

1. Group Discipleship

Jesus’ Model/Strategy for Church Growth (g 12/ Government of the 12)

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 Jesus’ vision was to reach every community, every nation and every generation with the Gospel and the love of God.
Even though as the Omni-present God, He would have easily accomplished the vision in those 3 years. But for Him
to set a good beginning and example for us as humans, He approached his task through the human nature instead of
the Divine nature.

1000’s followed him, modelled to His character and manner of life, enjoyed the best through His ministry yet He
gave much concentration on the 12 in His three year ministry. Mark 4. 1000’s enjoyed all that was in Christ yet
the 12 encountered His investment of all that was in Christ. The 12 were called disciples (meaning learners or
apprentices) while they were at His feet. They were later designated apostles (meaning those sent with a message
or people commissioned with task) after being equipped. Matthew 10

In Matthew 28:19-20 and Acts 1:8, Jesus makes it clear to His 12 disciples now designated the Apostles that His
vision was to reach the whole world. His strategy was to simply recruit the 12 from the 1000’s He won in every
three year period, equip and impact the 12 to recruit each his own 12 and the cycle continues through generations.

Look at tremendous results in Figure 1:3 Jesus Christ would expect in 15 years if the commission would have been
obeyed and properly implemented.

Year 3 Year 6 Year 9 Year 12 Year 15 Year 18

Number the 12 144 1 728 20 736 248 832 2 985 984

field
Each 12 12 12 12 12 12
discipling
Yearly 144 1 728 20 736 248 832 2 985 984 35 831 808
Harvest
 New 156 1 872 22 464 269 568 3 234 816 38 817 792
membership
New 144 1 728 20 736 248 832 2 985 984 35 831 808
Equippers

Below is an approximate Church Growth chart if the church manages to have raise and impact only 24 men who will
commit themselves to the Growth and proceed at 20% commitment each for 6 years. In 6 years the church will
grow to 1 846 well discipled, well equipped members.

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

20%
commitment to 24 58 73 176 458 1 099
Growth Vision
Each discipling 12 12 12 12 12 12

New Disciples 288 696 879 2 112 5 496 13 188

New 300 406 952 2 288 5 954 14 287

membership
New Trainers
58 40 113 289 747 1 846

2. Personal discipleship.
We will involve every member of our church o participate in Church Growth Vision which is, “Invite 12, Win 3,
and disciple 1/year plan”.
 Everyone in our church should be informed that he/she was saved to save and served to serve. We all should take
heed to the Lord’s Great Commission. We will encourage every member who joins our church to investing much of
his/her time in those he/she disciples, with the hope that they will grow until they also Win, Build and Send others!
People ready to be discipled should display three key qualities:

 A Heart for God,

 a Teachable Attitude
 Availability.
Win a number of people and disciple at least one. Encourage your disciple to share Christ with family, friends,
fellow students or co-workers. (The most effective time for people to bring others to Christ is often right after
they have come to know Him.) Together, follow up anyone who comes to Christ and pray for God to raise up
someone for your disciple to also disciple. Look at results if 50 believers commit themselves to this growth vision

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Commitment to 50 100 200 400 800 1 600
the vision
New contacts 150 300 600 1 200 2 400 4 800
if 1 wins
3/year

Recruited and 50 100 200 400 800 1 600

send if 1 sends
1/ year

Growth 200 400 800 1 600 3 200 6 400

The G12 vision/ movement

The model is based on:

1. A pastor who trains 12 people as small group leaders (called cell group leaders).
Each of the 12 Cell Group Leaders will reach out to catch and disciple his own 12 thereby forming his Cell Group
within a year’s time. The number of new disciple now ready to be send by year end will be 144
2. Each of these leaders then repeats this training with 12 others

The 144 discipled will also reach out to catch and disciple his own 12 thereby forming their own Cell Groups within a
year’s time. The Cell Group Leaders will rise to do the work of Deacons where they will continue supervising each
his own 12 Cell Group Leaders and shepherding the 144 disciples with the assistance of the 12 Cell Group Leaders.
The number grows to 1728 within 2 years

3. These 12 will then train 12 others.

a. The 1 728 discipled will also reach out to catch and disciple his own 12 thereby forming their own Cell
Groups.
b. The 144 Cell Group Leaders/Deacons will rise to do the work of a Pastor where they will continue supervising
and training each his own 12 Cell Group Leaders and shepherding the 1 728 disciples with the assistance of
the 144 Cell Group Leaders. The number grows to 1728 within 2 years
c. Now the first 12 rises to the position of an Elder as they lead each 12 Pastors, supervise 144 Cell Group
Leaders and assist the Apostle to shepherd the 1 728.

G 12 Church Growth Vision

 YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5
Number on 12 156 2 028 26 364 342 732
mission
Disciple 144 1 872 24 336 316 368 4 112 784
people per
year
New number 156 2 028 26 364 342 732 4 455 516

Advantages of the G12

1. The G-12 model provides a way to fine-tune your cell church for growth. It requires less structure and
flows nicely from the grass roots level.
2. The G-12 model preserves the fruit of evangelism. Castellanos says, “The G-12 model is not for your
church to grow. What gives the growth is the evangelistic work. The G-12 model is God’s strategy to
conserve the fruit.”4 The key, according to César, is evangelism. Many people want to learn the G-12
model, but they’re not winning the multitude. The advice of César Castellanos is to first win the multitude
and then preserve the fruit through the G-12 model.5
3. The crowning principle of the G-12 model is that it views every member as a potential cell leader. All cell
leaders at ICM seek to transform their cell members into cell leaders. The G-12 model is essentially a
leadership multiplication strategy.
4. Fourth, the G-12 model will fine-tune and improve your pastoral care for cell leaders. For years, the cell
church primarily used the Jethro model (5x5 structure) to care for cell leadership. The G-12 model has
given the cell church a new alternative, a new way to look at cell church ministry.
5. The G-12 model holds every cell leader accountable to a higher authority while taking responsibility for
younger, emerging cell leaders. César Castellanos said, “This model totally eliminates the problem of care
because everyone is cared for by a leader of 12.”6