Ripe for Harvest

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Each of the five sessions follows this pattern:

• Worship and Devotional : some devotionals are available online ( www.tumi.org/churchplanting ) or you can teach your own devotional. • Session Themes and Objectives will provide you with a general framework for both understanding and benefitting from the elements in each session. This section includes a listing of the main concept and objectives of each session, along with a key Scripture, a principle of spiritual warfare, the key principle of church planting, and a selected quote that helps illumine the session and its goals. • Seminar Teaching on the important ideas you will need to consider before discussing your plan of action. Some of these seminars will be available as audio or video recordings at www.tumi.org/churchplanting . Many of the seminars are supported by helpful Appendices that should be carefully reviewed as part of the planning process. Each seminar concludes with a list of questions for group discussion. • Team Exercises include a list of guiding questions to help you translate your discussion into concrete goals and action steps. The exercises are designed to be done together as a church-plant team, not individually or in isolation. Questions apply to the whole team unless otherwise noted. If you have not yet formed a core team (at least 2 others but no more than 10), make sure you do so before you start Session Two (Session One may be helpful in defining your vision so you can recruit a core team to join you). There are eight team exercises in the book, and each exercise includes five parts: • Guidelines • Instructions • Discussion Questions, Reading Assignments, or Worksheets • Prayer • Team Presentation