 Okay, so I have turned the recording on and we're going to get our class started. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for connecting to the class. I think the others will join us. We will get started. I have also put out a PDF, yes, on the coursework section, the classwork section in Google Classroom. You can download that. Use that as a reference, as a guide. Okay, let's pray and we will get started. So Dave, would you please let us in prayer and then we will get started. So first, Father, we thank you and we glorify you for this day and not just us. Especially, we thank you for this time as we go into our classes or we pray that you give us your understanding of Jesus. What about Pastor is teaching us Lord Jesus so that we can understand and be close to this so that we can know it and so that we can apply it in our upcoming days of Jesus. That is one of us to understand everything about Jesus. That's the meaning of Pastor and that's the meaning of every student in today in the mighty name of Jesus, I pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Good. So thank you. Let's do a quick review of things we've covered. So we are now in this course on urban church planting. We are in our second section where we are talking about the practical aspects of urban church planting. Just looking at it, how do you go about doing this practically? And so I just wanna quickly review some of the things that we have mentioned and then we will go forward from there, right? So I'm gonna go ahead and share my screen, share the PDF that all of you have and we will go forward from there. All right. So we started talking about the practical aspects of urban church planting. We mentioned, we discussed a little bit, I've shared with you about the church planting core team. It's good holidays to have a core team together when you're going out to start a church or start any ministry. So although in this course, we're talking about church planting, you could apply it to any other kind of Christian ministry in an urban context. So it's always good to have a church planting core team so that you could work together and be a support each other. We talked about how you can start preparing from a distance even before you actually go into that city or that place where you're planning to do a ministry, do the ministry, plant a church or start the ministry, you can prepare from a distance. We talked about, at some point, you will have to relocate to the site, we'll have to relocate to that particular part of the city where you want to start your ministry. Also, we talked about in how do you plan for your finances, your personal finances and the finances that you need to do the work, whether it's a church plant or to start the ministry. So it's good to plan these things ahead of time before you get on the ground. Then also think ahead for other personal needs that may arise in the journey that you're making, whether it's for family members, whether it's for children, our children, so on. Also, I need to think about the legal and the administrative side of things because when you're planting a church, when you're starting a ministry, that also must be covered and we are dealing with that part in a separate course in church and ministry administration, all the nitty gritties of running a Christian organization, a church or a Christian ministry. So that's the preparation that we do. Then once we are ready to get into some serious work, one of the first things that we encourage you to do is to survey the city. And on the coursework and the classwork in Google Classroom, I've given you a sample survey. So I'm just gonna run through the sample survey. This was actually done in 2014. So it's a little dated, it's about six, seven years old. But the format of it is something you could follow for the cities, the places where you are living or for the places where you're planning to go and start to work. So you can just follow this kind of a format. And it's good probably to do something like this maybe every 10 years because like we mentioned, the city itself is dynamic, things change. So a research that we did in the beginning of the decade, maybe 10 years later, there would be some changes that have taken place in the city. And so it's good to keep doing the survey periodically so that we stay up to date on what's going on in the city. Maybe every 10 year period is something useful to do. So let's look at what the survey looks like. So actually this is part of the appendix. So what we did was we looked at all the major cities across India. So we said, okay, what are all the cities? And this was back in 2014 based on the 2011 census that there are at least 53 Indian cities, cities in India with more than one million residents or that you would say an Indian numbering system would be more than 10 lakh with one million residents. So we listed out all of these cities. And you can see Bangalore is somewhere up in the top number five in terms of approximately eight million. The actual numbers could be much higher. People say it's about 12 million or so. One is because this is 2011 census, it's 10 years old and things have, the city keeps growing. So we got a list of, we got an idea, okay, these are all the cities. So if you're looking at urban ministry in India, obviously you wanna target all the cities over time. Now, here's a sample, a survey of a city. So this was a sample of the Bangalore city. It was done 2014. And again, it's not an in-depth study of every Ashford city, but it gives you a survey, meaning a high level view. So you get a sense of, these are things that are in the city. And like we said in earlier, in our section one, that when you get to understand the physical dynamics of the city, God puts certain things in your heart. And also you're able to position yourself correctly in the city so that you can reach people that God wants you to go and minister to. So, you do a little bit of background information on the city, you understand what's happening from a civic point of view, from a government point of view. And, you know, infrastructure-wise, what are some of the challenges in the city, the slums, the pollution, understand the economy of the city, where is it coming from? Of course, Bangalore is known for its IT companies, understand a little bit about the demographics of the city, you know, the mix that we have here, the culture of the city, and then the social geography of the city. So you can understand the major religions, religious groups in the city, then you understand the socioeconomic issues. So in the quality of life, what is happening in the life of the city? So I'm just giving you an idea. You can do this for your own city, the city where you are targeting, right? What does the cost of living look like? It is a cosmopolitan city. We have a lot of foreigners here in the city. And, you know, at that time, we highlighted African students. Now, this has changed somewhat, but there was a time when we had a lot of students from Africa coming and studying here in Bangalore. We look at the moral values of the city, what's going on in terms of the moral consciousness of the city, some of the major influences in this area, the art of living program, the pub culture in Bangalore city, what's happening here in this area, the gay population, the addictions that are people struggling with in the city, now, what is the standing of women? How are they being treated? What's happening to them? The disabled population, senior citizens, what's happening among the young people, the youth? Are there other challenges that the city is facing? Human trafficking, bonded labor, children, women workers, what is the state of unemployment? The social aid rate, again, this is something significant as far as Bangalore city is concerned. Female suicides, of course, corruption, crime rate, what's happening here, crime against women, rape cases, asset attacks, something with the prison system, there are people who are working in the prisons as well. Other things that we would want to look at, accident rate and education, again, it's a very important area. So that, because if that's where you're targeting young people, you need to know distribution education institutions across the city. So that's, they're just a listing by different areas of the city. Similarly, we have a listing of IT companies. Sorry, this is a long list here. Just going through it quickly. Major industries, you can have, okay, by area, what are the industrial areas in the city, right? So this is a sample survey document, you know? So it's about 20 pages long, but it gives you, when you do that exercise, it kind of gives you a feel like, okay, I kind of know my city to some degree. And of course, it's not everything that's going on in the city, but it helps us understand some of the key things, at least when we are beginning to do the ministry, these are things that we need to be addressing, or the Lord may lead you to address it. So survey the city, and that was just a sample of a Bangalore city. We mentioned how Paul, when he was at Philippine, he spent time looking at the city. We read from Acts 16, how he went about the city, and then because he spent time in the city, he found out that there was a prayer group happening outside the city by the river. And so one Sabbath, he goes out there and he meets the people, and actually the ministry takes off from that group. Same thing at Athens, you know, we see that Paul spent some time by himself just going around the city, getting a feel of what's happening in the city. And from there, you know, things begin to unfold for him in the city. So take the time to understand the city. And like I said, you know, we may need to keep looking at the city. I mean, doing a survey like this probably in every 10 years or so. So we get a fresh vision for the city and also an understanding of what is happening in the city because things are constantly changing, both in the physical and the spiritual realms over the city. Now, having done that, he said the next thing is for us to identify the launch area. You know, so where are you going to start your work, right? So the city itself is so big, you know, so Bangalore city, it is so big, more than 12 million people and the city is expanding. And technically, I mean, you could just go anywhere and start a church because the need is so great. It's true that in Bangalore city, you know, we may be having more than a thousand churches, but it's, we still need more churches in the city because the city is so big, you know, you have 12 million people or and growing and then you have so many different groups, language groups, people who have come into the city from various parts of India. So they're all speaking different languages. You have different socioeconomic groups based on their labor and the work they're doing in the city. So the city is so diverse. So even though, you know, we may say, you know, at this time we have about a thousand plus churches in Bangalore, we need even more. We probably need another 20, 30,000 churches in the city because there are so many people in the city. So when you come in, so when you are sent into a city, it's important to find the place where you're going to do the church plunked or where you're going to start the ministry. So doing the survey is in some way going to help you understand where you're going to start. And of course you're also listening to God, you know, based on the doors he opens, the people he connects you with and so on. So you're doing your survey, but you're also listening to God and expecting God to lead you to the right place in the city where you should start the ministry. Why is this so important? Because there are several reasons. I mean, I guess, let me just touch upon. So a few things here. So while you're going about deciding where to start, be sensitive to what God is already doing in the city. So we mentioned this last time. Be sensitive to what God is already doing. Don't try to go too close to a church. That was very similar to what you're going to be doing. There's no point in being on the same street or close to each other. I mean, if you're kind of doing the same kind of ministry, I mean, if it's a different language, if it's a different socioeconomic group, if it's a different target audience, then it's fine. But if you're doing exactly or something same or similar to another church, it's kind of odd if you're so close to them. So be sensitive, try to necessarily space out your work. The other thing we said is as you're looking at the launch area, talk to some of the Christian leaders and organizations that are there. It's good to meet with them. Introduce yourself to them, build friendships. I'll let them know that you're not coming there to disrupt anything that God is already doing. You're not coming there to take people away from their congregations. You're not coming there to compete. We're all there to compliment each other. So just have a good relationship. This is also important for the long term as we work in a city. So one of the things that we need to keep in mind is as we are planning on the launch area is to position it strategically, right? That means, especially now, let's say if you're talking about a church location, position it where it's close to your target audience or where it is accessible to your target audience. Now, of course, if your target audience are people who have vehicles in cars or bikes or whatever, usually they will travel some considerable reasonable distance to come to that church because of the connect they have and because of the way you administer to them. But otherwise, if your target audience are people who are dependent on public transport, for example, then you need to be close to a public transport line so that people can easily come and go from your location. So if you're far away from, so accessibility is an important thing. So these are all practical things, but they do make a difference, especially when you go about inviting people to come. These are practical things. They're going to ask, where are you meeting? And you say, I'm meeting here. Or if they don't have a way to access, come there, then they will not be able to come and be a part of the church services or the ministry that you're doing. The other thing is if you're reaching young people, you want to be where the young people are close to them. Whether it's the school, the college, or the malls, or the pubs, or the coffee shops, or where the bad things are going on. Or if you're targeting business people and they're doing something in the big day, maybe lunch hour, or something like that, then obviously, you want to be where the people are, which is in the tech parks, in the business centers, the business districts, you want to be there because that's the kind of ministry you're planning to do. Or if you are wanting to work with, let's say, homemakers, well, then you can be in some sort of a residential area where homemakers who have free time in the afternoons or they can come over to your center and experience the ministry that you have for them. So understand your launch area and position yourself so that the people that you're going to minister to will be able to come to where you are providing the ministry. And understand, keep accessibility in mind. Now, once you're doing that during a survey phase, you're looking at your launch area, you're thinking about it. So you're going to get prepared to do the launch. So before you actually do the launch, there's a preparation for the launch. We call it the pre-launch phase or the preparation phase here. So sometimes, people may have pre-launch meetings. That means they haven't officially launched the church. The church in terms of the services, but they may, for a period of time, maybe six months, I know of some people who have done it for two years where they have pre-launch meetings. That means they are kind of engaging with their target audience in some other format before they can officially launch the church. Now, they may do it for several reasons. One is for them to understand the terrain that is the people they're going to reach out to get a feel of the city. And also to maybe to build the initial core team up. So you go through a pre-launch phase. Now, so this is not a requirement. This is not something you have to do, but it's just an idea. Sometimes you may want to do it just to help you prepare for the launch. So you can think about it. Another thing that usually happens during the pre-launch phase or preparation phase is time that is spent in worship prayer and intercession. So the core team may be on site and they may spend three months. They may spend six months just getting to know the terrain, doing the survey, looking for the launch area and surveying the city. At the same time, they're just engaging in worship prayer and intercession before God in the city. So that's also a good thing because through that time of worship prayer and intercession, spiritual things are happening. God can speak, God can guide. God is causing that group to be spiritually ready and also to prepare things spiritually for the launch. So worship prayer and intercession. Some groups may do that. They may spend three to six months just in worship and prayer before the launch. So during this pre-launch phase, this preparation phase, like I said, identify your primary target audience. So you say, well, I'm going to reach young people or English-speaking professionals or English-speaking married couples. Whatever your target audience is, whatever God has called you to do in that city. So identify where are they? Where are they in the city? And I try to understand their needs. Or what are their needs? Because whatever ministry you do or we do, we have to help serve people. And one of the ways we serve them is by meeting their recognizable needs. Now, I'm not saying we have to meet all their needs, but at least if you're addressing one or two important needs, it gives us a point to interact with them and say, look, this is where we have come to serve you. So let's say, for example, if we are targeting young professionals in the city, okay, what are their needs? They want to, of course, they have all the things that are going on in their workplace. Now, many of them, young professionals, will be stepping out of single-hood into marriage. They're transitioning. They have transitioned from college into the workplace. And they're just starting up the career, the young professionals. Many of them will also transition from single-hood to being married. So that's one area of need where, you know, about this whole thing about finding a life partner or finding understanding, you know, preparing for marriage. That's an area of need. What else would they have? Well, once they get married, you know, how do I have a good marriage? So understanding, you know, what it takes to build a good married life is another area of need. Some of the areas of need is, you know, how do I manage money? So I've just started making money, how do I manage my finances? You know, how do I save money? How do I get out of debt? How do I invest for the future? So that's another area of need that young professionals may have. And some of them may already be looking at how do I make sense of my faith in my working life? So they were in college, so focused with studies and things of that nature. But now you've come into a working place, you're busy with work, but, you know, some of them may already be people in the faith. So their challenges, how do I make my faith relevant to my workplace and in my workplace? So that's again, another area of need. So another important area of need is learning how to balance life, me, the work life, then, you know, they're getting married, so the married life, they may have children. So how do you manage all of that? So understanding how that work life balance is done is again, another area of need. So what I'm saying is, suppose you understand whom you're going to minister to, then you also understand, you understand their names. Therefore, you know that as part of the ministry, whether it's a local church or whatever the ministry is that is reaching out to young professionals, you need to be able to address at least some of their needs. So if you look at APC as a church, you will find that, hey, we are doing something for working professionals. We are talking about, you know, preparing for marriage. We're talking, we have provision for those who have been married who need counseling, who need help. We have, you know, we don't do financial planning workshops. Of course, it's done by people who are childhood accountants. So those who are, those who know how to do that. So, or we have parenting workshops, you know. So you say like, why are you doing these things? Because these are real needs by people whom we are serving. And so as we provide this kind of ministry, they know that we, you know, this church is serving certain needs that we have. And therefore it's, they're beginning to open up, they're beginning to receive. And from there we help them in the journey of faith, right? So understanding the needs of your target audience is important. So that you will be able to meaningfully address some of their needs. Not all, but at least some of their needs, you'll be able to serve them that way. Okay. So take time to understand your target audience. Be attentive to their needs. Identify ways to connect with your target audience. How are you going to connect with these people that you are targeting? So if it's young professionals, you know, how are you going to connect with them? Maybe starting out workplace groups would be useful. Maybe providing teaching for them. So they can come and listen to maybe starting these small groups that they can come and be a part of. So different ways, you know, how are you going to connect with them? How is the church or the ministry that you're doing going to make that contact with them? And it's not just, you know, a one-time contact, but you want to establish connect. So they can be a relationship building. So you can come up with various ideas and we will talk about some of these things more specifically later on. Now, why is it this whole thing about target audience? Why is that? You know, some people don't like that because they say, well, Jesus said, go into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature. So, you know, we can just go and minister to everybody and anybody. Well, why should you understand? And why should you be thinking about your target audience? Yes, it is true that as a local church, we will serve anybody and everybody. We are not holding back the gospel from anybody. Or, you know, as a ministry, of course, if somebody comes to you, you will share the gospel with whoever comes. But even as a ministry, God gives you a focus, you know, serve young people, serve married people, serve, you know, whatever the focus that God has given you. So how do we justify something like that? How do we justify a target audience or a focus audience? Well, when you look at the ministry of Jesus, when he initially sent out his disciples, he sent them specifically to the Jewish people, Matthew 10, 5 and 6. Go to the Jewish people. Now, at that time, that was God's program. At that time, that's what he wanted them to do. Now, of course, later on, he said, you know, after just prior to his ascension, he said, go to the whole world, but started with Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and then to the Atomos part. So there was a progression of expanding. And surely, you know, any ministry will grow and expand. But you're starting off with a focus. You're starting off in Jerusalem, moving on to Judea, moving on into Samaria, and then moving on to the Atomos part. So you're starting off with an initial focus. So we need to move with God. And maybe the first thing God says is focus on these people. Start here. You also must understand an element of calling, right? So when you think about Paul and Peter, Paul was an apostle. Peter was also an apostle. Both were apostles. But the Bible tells us in Galatians 2 or 7 and 8, that God appointed Peter as an apostle to the Jews. And Paul was an apostle to the Gentiles. Now, you know, we may think that Paul being a, I mean, both Paul and Peter were Jews, but Paul being a very, you know, educated man, and he knew the Old Testament. Maybe he could really work with the Jews. But God said, Paul, I want you to go to the Gentiles. That's my assignment for you. That's your primary. Of course, he preached to the Jewish people. Of course, he went and preached in synagogues and all that. But his main call, his assignment was, you are an apostle to the Gentiles. Peter, you are an apostle to the Jews, right? So God places certain kinds of people connected to your life. These are the people he wants you to primarily serve. That doesn't mean you cannot serve other people. Paul did, Peter did, but primarily, right? So for yourself and for your ministry, your church, understand who's God calling you to serve. Primarily, your target audience. You will definitely expand to others, but this is your initial target. You're working with them. Who has God called you to? Because remember, along with the calling, that's where the grace and the anointing is. That's where God will really cause you to flourish, right? So understand that. So I'm just giving a little spiritual side to this whole aspect of target audience. Let me just pause here and see if anybody has any questions on this. This whole thing about targeting your audience and so on. All right, Mano, I see your comment there that Neil was not able to join. Can you just tell her to join? I mean, I was looking at the PDF. So yeah, any questions about this whole thing of target audience and understanding them, identifying their needs so that we could plan and plan the ministry to meet those needs? Any questions on that? Anybody? Okay, everyone's with me so far? Okay, okay, fine. So let's move on. I see your responses on the chat. Thank you. Let's move forward then. So as you kind of understand your target audience, their needs, it'll help you think through on the kinds of ministries you will be doing in time to come once you launch. Also, the other thing is as you're preparing for the launch, you're on the ground, you're doing the survey, maybe doing some of the pre-launch activities, you're looking at your target audience, you're looking at where you should put to the right place to get things started. As you're doing that, you also need to look at people whom God has already prepared. Usually, that is something very wonderful to see. You know, Jesus said, let's read Matthew 10, 11 to 14. This is instructions he gave to his 12 disciples when he first sent them out. And it's an interesting part of the instructions he gave to them as he sent them out. So could somebody read Matthew 10, 11 to 14 for us, please? Matthew 10, 11 to 14. All right, let me just see. I think somebody's trying to come into the class. I think Neil is trying to join in. Okay, and I could somebody read Matthew 10, 11 to 14, please, the main time. Matthew 10, 11 to 14. John? Yes, sir. Now whatever city or town you inquire who in it is worthy and stay there till you go out and when you go into a household, greet it. If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words when you depart from that house or city sake of the dust from your feet. Thank you. So let me just go back to the notes here. So Jesus is giving instructions to his disciples. He's saying when you go into a city, you see who in it is worthy. You know, maybe it is the leader of the city an important person. Of course, in those days, cities were very small compared to cities of our times. But he's saying, you know, you go there, you stay there. And the point I want to highlight is there will be people who welcome you. There may be people who don't welcome you. And the simple message Jesus is giving is go where you're welcome. There will be people who don't welcome you. Just let it be. Leave it. Shake off the dust of your feet and go on. I mean, don't let that affect you. You go on your mission. So same way during your pre-launch phase, you know, server phase as you're moving about getting to know there will be people who welcome you. There will be people who don't welcome you. They don't want you around. But don't let that disturb you. Go where you're welcomed. And as you're moving among the people whom you've got us, you know, whom God has prepared, and they're excited about what you've come to do. They're excited about the vision. They're excited about, you know, the church you're going to start or the ministry you're going to plant in the city. You know, and they will become part of what God wants to birth through you. They'll step into it. And not only that, they may even open doors for you. So for example, we have an Act 16, which we read when Paul and his team were in Philippi for some time, and then they heard that there's a prayer group meeting outside by the river. They went there and they met Lydia. And the scriptures tell us that God had opened her heart. So if you go back to Act 16, and that's an interesting thing to look at Act 16, and verse 14, Act 16, verse 14, it says, a certain woman named Lydia heard us. Act 16, verse 14, she was a seller of purple from the city of Titeram who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. So the Lord opened her heart. So God was orchestrating something. And God opened her heart. And then this woman opened her home to Paul and his team. And it says the next verse, she begged us saying, you know, you come and stay with me in my house. And so, you know, God just opened her heart and she opened her home. And ministry started unfolding like that in Philippi. So I'll be open to those kinds of things. As you're surveying, you know, God will bring people across your path. There'll be people who welcome you, people who understand your vision. We want to be a part of it. People whose heart is stirred. And they will say, hey, I want to be part of what you're doing. Right. Now, when we started, when we came back to Bangalore, this was, of course, almost 20 years ago, 20 years ago, in January of 2001, when we were going to start all people's search here in Bangalore. You know, I had been away from Bangalore for 10 years. So I'd lost a lot of contacts and people and didn't know many people. We, you know, sent out flyers. We distributed handbooks in the neighborhood. And my father's house was, that's where we're going to start. And we also had a few addresses of people. I didn't know if the addresses were valid or not, but we just mailed out these things, invitations, that just announcement that we are going to start the church. And so this was February 18th, 2001, Sunday. So we're here for Sunday. We said, we're going to launch the church. We didn't know what to expect. Of course, Amy and I and our family are four and dad and a few people are there. We were there. So we had everything ready Sunday for service. And just before the service could start, Inbox, a friend of mine, his name was Georgie. Georgie K. Sam and his wife Joyce. And they had a little daughter at that time. And so they just walked in and, you know, hadn't been in touch with Georgie for almost more than 10 years, I guess. Hadn't been in touch with him. And here he comes walking into the home. And I was so surprised. But it was like as though two good friends were meeting, you know, it was, it was just like an immediate connect. You know, it was like, wow, Georgie, you know, so good to see you. Because when we were in school, Georgie used to play the guitar and sing and we did, you know, some things together. And so it was just amazing how, you know, I don't even know the details of how they heard that we were launching the church and they decided that they were going to come. And they're not, you know, they had been making, making their own spiritual journey. At the time, and they decided we had no direct contact, so to speak at that time, you know, and they came. And they were, you know, Georgie was one of our worship leaders, along with Amy in those days. And so, and they helped, you know, they were part of the church trust when we formed it in 2001. And so I can only say that God orchestrated it because of our own efforts, we would not have known that family was, you know, where to meet them, et cetera. And, you know, God put it in their heart to come. They came. And so like that we started, right? And because we already had, you know, back in school days, we had good friendship. It was so easy to, you know, just go on and get started and do things together. So just be open, you know, you never know how and whom God has already picked out, you know, to come and be a part of what you're going to do in a certain city. God will be there to guide you. But of course, you've got to discern and avoid people who come to be a part of what you're doing with wrong motivation intentions. Now, especially if you're starting a local church or a Christian ministry, there may be people who are very zealous, spiritually, they may be very zealous, you know, or they may even be spiritually strong, but their motivation and intention in wanting to come and be a part of what you're doing may be wrong. They may be wanting to come because they want a position. They want to become a pastor in the church or they want to be, you know, have a leadership role in the church. And, you know, so they may come with that kind of intent. They may come with that kind of motivation. And it's dangerous to, you know, to give them that kind of opportunity because things can go wrong. The intent in coming to be a part of that pioneering group is primarily to have position, to have leadership, to have opportunity. You know, there's nothing wrong if they want to serve, but they want to lead. They want to be, you know, in that position, leadership position. And those are wrong motivations, wrong intentions. You've got to be careful about and avoid. So, you have to be discerning about that. And you have to be tactful in how you handle those people. You know, you can't, you can't necessarily tell people not to come to church or not to come to your service or come to the, you know, the work you're doing. They're welcome. But don't give them the role, a leadership role. Don't hand it to them. You know, just let it take time. It's going to take two or three years. It's okay. Let them just be there. Give them things to serve, you know, just without role, without position. Because that would be a real test to see if they're intent in wanting to be a part of what you're doing is because of their desire for position, or is it because they really just want to be a part and serve wherever, you know. So take the time. If it's two, three years, it's okay, you know, but you need to see what's in the heart before you can entrust them. So be discerning and avoid the people with wrong motivations and wrong intentions. So having done all of this, let me just mention, you know, what we've been talking about. So I didn't feel your launch location. So through the pre-launch phase, you would have a right that, okay, you know, this is where we're going to start. And where we're going to have our church services. As we said earlier, make sure it's easily accessible to people. And I'm just, you know, making a few things explicit. Make sure the place is clean and suitable for the kind of people you're reaching. You know, that they should be comfortable there. You know, what are the facilities that you need, whether it's parking, restrooms, things. If you're starting in your own house, you could start in your home, you can move later to an auditorium, or you can launch directly in a hall or auditorium. There is, you know, whatever works. There is no set formula. If you're going to rent, make sure you have a rental agreement in place and make sure that you clearly state that the space is going to be used for church gathering. You don't want to be a disturbance to other people if you're going to have worship and music happening in a commercial center. Or if you're in a home area or in a residential area, make sure that it's not troublesome to neighbors in that area. These are just minor things, but these could become problems later on if you don't pay attention to them before you launch. Think about these things, because suppose you launch and then the worship and the music is disturbing neighbors, they will raise objections. At that time, you can't call it persecution. You just have to say, hey, we are being a nuisance here, so we need to move out. So it's better to think about these things before you start. Lastly, and I just want to share this little set of ideas from Tim Keller. So he talks about five principles. We're doing a church plant in an urban context. He says, we need to live in the community. We need to learn the community. We need to link the ministry to the community. We need to love the community and we need to launch in the community. So that's basically what we have been sharing right now. You're getting to understand the people that you are going to be ministering to. So that's the essence of what we've covered so far as you're preparing to launch the work in the city, a particular part of the city. So we're going to stop here for today and we will continue this tomorrow. Any questions, any thoughts so far about what we've done? Are you all with me so far? You can relate to what I'm saying. Now, are you finding it? I mean, do you think it's something that is relevant that you can use in your ministry so on? You all with me so far? Okay, all right. I see your responses in the chat. Okay, fine. So we will pause here. We'll pray and we'll continue this tomorrow. Just giving you some practical ideas on how to launch either the church or a ministry in an urban context. Some of the things you need to think about and prepare for. So let's close in prayer. Yeah, so they've prayed. Siddharth, is your phone okay? You would be able to close in prayer? Yeah, so sure. Great, go ahead. How are you? Thank you for this day that you've given us. Thank you for helping us to learn the teaching that was taught us. Teach, Lord. God, I just want to pray as we've done so many things in our college. God, I pray that we'll give us visions and God help us to know what's the purpose that you have for us, Lord. And God, I pray as we continue this day that I pray that we'll be with us and guide us and lead us, Lord. We thank you for everything. In Jesus' name we pray, God. Amen. Thank you. All right, everyone. Thank you. I just enjoy the rest of your day. I will connect again tomorrow. Take this forward. God bless. Thank you, Kassim. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. Thank you.