Evangelism and Spiritual Warfare, Mentor's Guide, MG08

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Make certain that the students understand the assignment for next week, especially the written piece. This is not difficult; the goal is that they would read the material as best as they can and write a few sentences on what they take them to mean. This is a critical intellectual skill for your students to learn, so make sure that you encourage them in this process. As a curriculum, however, for those students whose reading level finds these materials challenging or impossible, try to find alternatives for them. Have students share with one another, or give a brief summary of the key lessons of the assignment after the students have handed in their reading assignment sheets. However you do this, our most fundamental belief is that literacy is not the standard of Christian leadership, but calling, gifting, and power. Help your students, don’t frustrate them with these assignments. Of course, for those students who might find this difficult, assure them of the intent behind this assignment, and emphasize their understanding of the material being the key, not their writing skills. We want to improve their skills, but not at the expense of their encouragement and edification. Nor, however, do we want to sell them short. Strike to find the midpoint between challenge and encouragement here.

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