Ripe for Harvest

8 • T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

Session 4: Nurture and Transition: “N” and “T” . 337 Worship and Devotional God Is a Warrior . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Session Themes and Objectives . . . . . . . . 355 Seminar Teaching Seminar 1: Effective Discipling in the Church . . . . . . . . . 359 Seminar 2: Discipling Urban Christian Leaders . . . . . . . . 377 Seminar 3: Preaching and Teaching: The Fine Art of Communicating the Truth . . . . . . 383 Seminar 4: Selecting a Credible Criteria for Independence: Navigating Toward a Healthy Transition . . . . . . . 394 Team Exercises World Impact’s Evangel School of Urban Church Planting . . 400 Exercise Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Exercise Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Exercise Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Exercise Readings The Dynamic Dozen: Foundational Principles of the Nurture Phase . . . . 406 Nurture: Mature the Church Overview of Exercise Phases for

Drafting a Constitution (Bylaws): Key Tool for Nurturing Community Nurture and Transition Dimensions

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Team Exercises Transition: Release the Church Overview of Exercise Phases for

World Impact’s Evangel School of Urban Church Planting . . 414 Exercise Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 Exercise Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 Exercise Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 Exercise Readings The Self-Governing Seven: Central Principles for the Transition Phase . . . . . 421 Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424