Evangel Dean Basic Training Manual-English

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III. Prerequisite Reading Assignments

These readings are to be completed before attendance at Evangel School. The page numbers listed refer to Front Matters: Prerequisite Readings for the Evangel School of Urban Church Planting .

Session

Team Exercise

Reading Assignments

Session 1 Seeing the Big Picture: Establishing the Context

“Preface: How to Use This Guidebook” (pp. 11−22) “Introduction: Sacred Roots, Church Planting, and the Great Tradition” (pp. 23−28) “A Call to An Ancient Evangelical Future” (pp. 29-32) “On World Impact’s ‘Empowering the Urban Poor’” (pp. 36-41)

Session 1 Seeing the Big Picture:

Establishing Values and Vision

Session 2

Prepare: Be the Church Launch: Expand the Church Assemble: Establish the Church Nurture: Mature the Church Transition: Release the Church

“Church Planting Overview” (pp. 42-55) “Church Planting Models” (pp. 33-35)

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5 Bringing It All Together: The Team Charter

“Summary of Key Cross-Cultural Church Planting Principles” (pp. 56-61)