Ripe for Harvest

392 • R IPE FOR H ARVEST

H. Be creative and open to communicating the truth in new ways; illustrate your points with the richness of items and artifacts that enhance the meaning of the message you have to communicate. I. Do not attempt to write the perfect Bible study or the perfect presentation; give all the light that you currently have, knowing full well that your insight and explanations of Scripture are likely to improve.

J. Keep your points lively and few; be as concise as you can.

K. Make certain that your preaching and teaching is meeting real needs in the lives of your listeners; do not preach for eloquence or opportunity to speak.

The Bottom Line:_____________________________________________

Review the following appendices in Planting Churches among the City’s Poor: An Anthology of Urban Church Planting Resources (please refer to the Appendix Table at the end of this session in order to find the location of each document listed below, i.e., its volume and page number), and then answer together the questions under Seminar Group Discussion .

• What Shall I Preach, How Shall We Grow: The Urban Pastor’s Dilemma

• Order of Service Sample 1 • Order of Service Sample 2 • The Service of Believers Baptism

Context Values/Vision

Prepare Launch Assemble Nurture Transition Schedule/Charter