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...]

Is the average age in your church or denomination climbing ominously? If so, then it’s time to do what others have done to reverse the trend that leads to decline. Sandra timidly enters a worship meeting. She feels ashamed of last night’s escapade and asks herself, “Can God forgive me?” Hoping desperately, she sits out of sight. Two elderly ladies spot her and whisper. “What are they saying?” Sandra wonders. “Is it my dress? Hair too mussy? Rings in the wrong part of my body?” … [Read more...]

Action points in Acts will guide you as you step out to serve Christ in the same way that believers and churches did in the New Testament era. Read the key action points in the Book of Acts, write the corresponding plans, and then carry them out. If possible, do so in cooperation with your family or with a group of believers. 1.      Prepare to extend God’s Kingdom. Read Acts 1:8, 14. Pray for the Holy Spirit’s empowering to witness for Jesus where He said: Locally (your … [Read more...]