A drama in verse for any size group POY! SKIT GUIDELINES: In a small group, participants might simply read their lines, or glance at their lines to get the idea so they can speak in their own words. Most POY! skits require no practice in advance. Have any small children play a brief part. Most scripts have an optional part for children, listed last under Participants. Most scripts have a Narrator who should read the script beforehand to see how to keep moving the story along. It is not … [Read more...]

  How to Use this Manual Use this manual as a menu. Choose subjects not in the order given, but when a church or a worker needs them. When workers have laid a plan to start or improve an activity, write the planning date where it says, “Planned (date)”. When an activity is being carried out, add a check or tick mark where it says “Practice Confirmed.” Contents Part I: PREPARE TO REACH THE NATIONS Acknowledge Jesus’ authority to do missionary work. Pray for missionaries and … [Read more...]

  Reverse planning helps designers of all kinds achieve far-reaching projects. Start with the final aim, whether building a railroad over mountains, landing men on the moon, liberating a city from a tyrant, or planting a cluster of churches. Then ask, “What prior step must occur before that final conclusion? After that ask, “What must happen before that prior step” and so on until you have planned backwards to where you are now. Then it is safe to plan forward, projecting feasible … [Read more...]

  This story shows how demons’ lies blind people to the lavish flow of God’s love and kindness, until Christ frees them and opens their eyes. Chapter 1.Victor and Lori DiscoverThe River of Grace Chapter 2. Victor and Lori Receive Assurance of Eternal Salvation Chapter 3. Victor and Lori Resist the Old Serpentand his Lies Chapter 4. Victor and Lori DiscoverJoyful Spiritual Freedom Epilogue: Lori’s Joyful Elegy to Grace Discussion: Questions Chapter 1 Victor and Lori Discoverthe … [Read more...]

  In a church planting movement, a believer with the evangelist’s gift must enable others to evangelize effectively, too, witnessing in the power of the Holy Spirit, rather than relying on special meetings or visiting celebrity evangelists. These may impart interest and impetus, and bring many to Christ, but they cannot sustain a movement. To do so, an evangelist in a pioneer field helps new believers do the following: Evangelism Essentials Relate clearly the essential gospel truths. … [Read more...]

  1. Use the Facts to discuss eternal truths with persons or families. Visit the family once or twice a week, to study one Fact each time. The Facts are presented in the form of easy-to-relate Bible stories.  To begin with, study a Fact first with the head of a family. Ask him if it's OK to share the story with his family. 2. Respect shy people. Do not embarrass poor readers or persons who are struggling with a new language. Ask them if they would like to read the story, or if … [Read more...]

  Common Complications Common Causes Common Cures Evangelism fails to bring people to Christ or to reach entire families. Workers lack power for evangelism, or they merely invite people to meetings. Enlist intercessors and discuss how to reach friends and relatives. Pray boldly for healing in the Name of Jesus. Proclaim the good news as the apostles did, relating the deathandlife giving resurrection of Jesus. Expatriate … [Read more...]

  In a workshop held in rural South Asia, participants reported that fanatics sometimes insulted and assaulted them. When asked how they approached local communities, they reported that they normally go out alone. This was not Jesus’ practice. He sent out the Twelve and the seventy-two[1] in pairs. Reasons for Sending out Workers in Pairs 1. Travelling in groups of two or more was the regular practice of Jesus and His apostles. To avoid working alone remains patently biblical. Many … [Read more...]

  Edifying activities of short-term workers Observe and learn in order to serve more effectively at home or abroad. Meet urgent needs of any kind, those of missionaries and of nationals. If experienced in coaching, then coach others or hold workshops for national workers, to equip them to multiply churches. Lasting effectiveness usually requires repeated visits and building relationships over time. If you are unfamiliar with the culture, then avoid dealing with culturally related … [Read more...]

  Church-planting team leaders must grow in at least four ways: in their planning of action steps, in flexing with changing needs, in providing clear, workable guidelines for team members, and in avoiding actions that others find abusive. 1.  Take the lead in planning for action Together with team members, list objectives as action points, and modify their details as you move along. As workers from the outside, make plans from the viewpoint of new believers and new churches or … [Read more...]