TRAITS HOME CHURCH LARGE CHURCH Assumed lifestyle Communal Individual Care for the hurting Peers give correction and support Professionals apply therapy Church finances Sharing, meeting immediate needs Tithes and offering Communion Fellowship with God and the body Visual symbol in a church ceremony Corporate worship Informal, in homes Formal, in religious … [Read more...]

  A snapshot of a truly relational community might show believers… sitting in a circle praying for one another teaching one another spontaneously comforting one another strengthening one another laughing confessing faults wiping tears discussing Bible passages (you would seldom hear a pulpit monologue) telling or acting out Bible stories with the help of children asking questions about what they have learned and how they will put it into practice leaders mentoring newer … [Read more...]

  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 necessary to employ costumes … [Read more...]

  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 necessary to employ costumes … [Read more...]

  In most Muslim cultures, music is not part of worship, and Western sacred music at first will appear to converts as frivolous and out of place in the presence of God. Be sensitive to their feelings and donot force them to sing before they express their desire to do so. Resources for using music with Muslims: 1.   Music in the World of Islam by Amnon Shiloah. Wayne State University Press, 1995, 262 pages. 2.   The Music of the Arabs by Habib Hassan Touma. Amadeus Press, 1996, 260 … [Read more...]

  42 (Remember) when the angels said: “O Maryam (Mary)! Verily, Allah has chosen you, purified you, and chosen you above the women of the ‘Alamin (mankind and jinns).” 43 “O Maryam! Submit yourself with obedience to your Lord and prostrate yourself, and bow down along with the Ar-Raki’un (i.e. those who bow down). 44 This is a part of the news of the Ghaib (angels) with which We inspire you. You were not with them, when they cast lots with their pens as to which of them should … [Read more...]

  1.  Should we pray for more workers with particular gifts? Jesus commanded His followers to pray to raise up workers. However, it would be a mistake to presume that most of those will come from the West. Rather most workers will arise from among the local people. You will guide and coach them as they do the same, in turn, for new workers. Of the five kinds of workers, apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers, two are key in church planting: apostles who plant churches, … [Read more...]

  Persistent prayer on a large scale. Ministry methods conform to local culture. New churches follow only fundamental biblical requirements. In restricted or resistant areas, compassionate service often facilitates church planting. Witnessing takes place within existing social networks, aided by “persons of peace”. Telling Bible stories within oral cultures lays a necessary biblical foundation. Evangelism and discipleship happen mainly in households. Witnessing and biblical … [Read more...]

John 4 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 necessary to employ costumes … [Read more...]

  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 necessary to employ costumes … [Read more...]