Ripe for Harvest

Table of Contents

Preface: How to Use This Guidebook . . . . . . . 11 Introduction: Sacred Roots, Church Planting, and the Great Tradition . . 23

Session 1: Seeing the Big Picture . . . . . 29 Worship and Devotional The Power of Praise . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Session Themes and Objectives . . . . . . . . 43 Seminar Teaching Seminar 1: What Is a Church? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Seminar 2: Church Planting Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Seminar 3: Using Wisdom in Ministry: The PWR Process . . . . . . . 65 Team Exercises: Establishing Context Exercise Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Exercise Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Exercise Readings A Call to an Ancient Evangelical Future . . . . . . . 83 Church Planting Models . . . . . . . . . . . 87 What Is a Church? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Team Exercises: Defining Values/Vision Exercise Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Exercise Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Team Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Charting Your Own Course . . . . . . . . . 107 Resources for Further Study . . . . . . . . . 111 Appendix Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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