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Information Technology - Using it, or Being Used by it

Gary DeLashmutt

Romans 12:2

Our culture has become immersed in and obsessed with information technology. As Christians, however, we need to take a stand against the grain of our culture in this area because I.T. over-use inhibits and erodes key elements of both our humanity and spirituality. I.T degrades both our ability to follow sophisticated thought and our value of solitude for biblical meditation. Furthermore, it decreases our ability to appreciate and learn from nature. In contrast to the tide of our culture, we should prioritize face-to-face relating and memorizing scripture. Finally, this workshop provides a constructive response to I.T. over-use.

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Cross Cultural Ministry for Your Group

Rich Mendola

1 Peter 4:9

As Christians, we are called to go into all the world and share the Gospel with the people of every nation. Right now, people from all over the world are coming here, and we have a great opportunity to fulfill this command in our own city. We are called to show hospitality to strangers, welcoming foreigners, and sharing our lives with them without grumbling. By learning how other cultures do things, we can love and serve people who come from different backgrounds, opening the door to share the good news of Jesus with them.

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Multiplication in an Urban Context

Scott Arnold

Jeremiah 17:9

Multiplication within an urban context is a unique goal that has its own breadth and depth of challenges. Barriers to people accomplishing functional and spiritual goals can run incredibly deep as we consider the potential lack of helpful family support, negative examples, the stigma of success, lack of funds, and transportation. Discipleship is still the goal to strive for, so we must recognize and consider practical steps to the unique challenges presented. Some of these suggestions include being honest and open about our own struggles, teaching them to distrust themselves, studying God's faithfulness and goodness, and both praying and going with them to help resolve conflict with other Christians.

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Raising Up Leaders Using Discipleship

Dennis McCallum

Ephesians 4:11-13

While many churches avoid discipleship because of its difficult behind-the-scenes labor and its tendency to require much investment before producing tangible fruit, we see the example of discipleship littered across the New Testament. Through properly defined and committed discipleship, we can effectively raise up leaders throughout the church, instead of just replacing leaders at the front of the church. This allows for multiplication, a powerful result of this biblically prescribed tool.

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Adorning the Gospel in Your Community

John Cleary

Ephesians 4:11-13

Christians are called to follow Jesus' example and stand out as people who represent the gospel. There are many open doors to adorn the gospel through words and deeds, and doing so glorifies God. This can be applied in neighborhoods, jobs, agencies, and even city-wide situations.

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Grow Your Marriage - Group Leader Training (Part 1)

Doug Franck

1 Corinthians 9:22

Grow Your Marriage is a product of Search Ministries, Inc. and is designed as a workshop to help ease couples into a setting where they can learn about biblical principles that can help their marriage. This class describes the overall outline of the class, including the target audience, topics discussed, guideline for invitations, group assignments, goals, and follow up. This is presented in the hopes that other people will use the material to start their own workshops in their neighborhoods and communities.

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Working Small in a Growing Ministry

Ben Stuart

2 Timothy 4:9-18

In Paul's second letter to Timothy we get a glimpse into his intimate inner circle of friends and fellow co-workers for the Lord. It is there that we learn one cannot grow an enduring ministry without working in close relationships. To have advancement in ministry it is important to find people who display a desire to love God and have their character transformed. Once God has revealed these people to us, we can model and lead through friendship.

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Submitting to One Another

Scott Risley

Ephesians 5:21-6:8

As Christians, we are called to submit to one another. Paul explores the relationships within a traditional household and how they should interact with each other: Husbands, wives, children, slaves, and masters are all called to respect one another. Many throughout history have abused this passage and used it in support of slavery or the oppression of women. Further examination shows that this is not the case and the Bible was especially progressive for its time.

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Insights on Coaching Leaders from the Pastoral Epistles

Scott Risley

2 Timothy 1:14

We can glean many insights from the Pastoral Epistles into coaching leaders. Ministry coaches are not consultants, counselors or middle managers, but their mission is to help others learn how to serve God effectively. One insight we learn is that there is a relational component involved in these letters, but still ministry advice dominates. There is also both a mix of explicit instructions and general principles as well as both character and ministry advice. Combining these insights as well as focusing on fostering independence can lead to more effective ministry coaching.

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