GO Equipped
Tentmaking - Business as Mission Course
 Oct 21-25, 2009
 US Center for World Mission - Pasadena California
  

TO REGISTER

                  Speakers
 

 Dave English - Director GO

 

 Ari Rocklin - Mobilizer GO
   Steinar Opheim - TENT Norway  
   Scott White - Lake Av Missions
   Dr. Steve Rundle - Biola
 
 TIME Wednesday Oct 21 Thursday Oct 22 Friday Oct 23 Saturday Oct 24 Sunday Oct 25
08:00

Cars, Buses & Airplanes!

8:30 - 9:00    Coffee, Prayer & Worship

09:00  Biblical Basis of TM - 1  Inductive Bible Study 1 *  Discipling Leaders  Promoting tentmaking
10:00  Biblical Basis of TM - 2  IBS - 2 *  Home Church Relations  Personal Plan *
11:00  International Job Market  Business as Mission  Working in sensitive areas  Prayer & Sharing *
12:00

 Lunch 12:00 - 1:00pm

 Bad/Good Teams
1:00

 Biblical view of work

 Bonding & language

 Lunch 1:00 - 2:00

2:00  Investigative Bible Study  TM's & Mission Agencies  Steps to Tentmaking

  Facility Cleanup
as a team!

Optional farewell lunch at local restaurant
1:00-2:30

(not included in
course fee)

3:00

 Registration &
 Welcome
at 4
:00PM

 Crossing Cultures  Hospitality  Church Planting Video
4:00  Your personal witness plan *  Alpha in the workplace    CP Video & Discussion *
5:00  Workplace Evangelism  Bible study in your home  House Church Planting *
6:00

 Dinner 6:00 - 7:30

7:30  Course Overview

 Tentmaker Story - China

 TM Story Sensitive area

 TM story - Azerbaijan

 TM challenges Intro  Discussion Forum *  Discussion Forum *  Discussion Forum *
9:00  Intros & Snacks *  Connections & Snacks *  Connections & Snacks *

 Connections & Snacks *

9:30

Doors Close - Goodnight!


* Interactive Session

We can arrange housing at US Center for World Mission for up to 40 people. Click here for directions.

 COURSE FEE (includes all meals):

 Single - $275
 Married couple - $425
 

 

 HOUSING:

 Single in shared room $120 -
($30 per night)
 Single in private room $160 -
($40 per night)
 Couple in private room $220 -
($55 per night)

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 Please rate each session from 1 (disagree strongly) to 5 (agree strongly)

SESSION OUTLINE

OBJECTIVES MATERIAL

Objectives were met 1-5

Material was relevant 1-5

Biblical Basis of Tentmaking 1&2
Dave English
To unpack the biblical model of tentmaking and its powerful implications for ministry. To grasp a “new” paradigm of lay missions, its enormous potential, and how to do it.
This is a critical baseline for this course.
Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Biblical View of Work
Dave English

To fully understand that work is not a punishment for sin,
but a God ordained way of life. To learn how make work
fully sacred & God-pleasing and fulfill our God-given call
and responsibilities within it.
Powerpoint
Course book article
   
The power of the Biblical Gospel
Dave English

To rethink the Good News biblically to see its power and implications for evangelism. To see the compellingness and authority of the gospel and learn how to communicate it more clearly and freely.
Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Workplace Evangelism
Ari Rocklin

To show that the workplace is a forgotten and largely unreached mission field, that bringing your faith to work is acceptable in advancing the Gospel, here and abroad.
Powerpoint
Course book article
   

Bonding & Language Learning
Steinar Opheim

To give some ideas on how you can enter into a new
culture and learn the local language in a good way.

Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Inductive Bible Study 1&2
Dave English

To learn how to feed yourself from the Bible to keep vital
and effective. Learn principles and process for discovering the author’s inspired intent with greater clarity and depth.
Powerpoint
Course book article Worksheets
   

Starting a bible study in your home

Dave English
 
To learn how to start a bible study in your home, the steps involved, the resources available. Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Home Church Relations
Scott White

Tentmakers face issues similar to other missionaries but also some that are unique, as to how they might relate to their home church. This session focuses on four fundamental principles keeping a two-way conversation open and healthy with your home church family and leadership.

Powerpoint
Course book article
Worksheet
   

Tentmakers & Mission Agencies
Steinar Opheim

To investigate the 3 ways of going: Direct sent by church, with a mission agency & going alone.
Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Investigative Bible Study
Dave English

To learn how to lead effective Bible studies for seekers,
how to make studies comfortable for seekers, how to lead them to discover truth in the text for themselves, and how to call for response
Powerpoint
Course book article Worksheets
   
Business as Missions
Steve Rundle
To show the vital importance of using business as a way to do holistic missions. Steve is the author of Great Commission Companies Powerpoint
Course book article
   

International Job Market
Ari Rocklin
To show the nature of the international job market and how to find a job not only in your profession but where God wants you. Powerpoint
Course book article
Good/Bad teams
Steinar Opheim

To show the complexities of tentmaking/missions teams. The good the bad and the ugly. If Paul had trouble on his teams,
so will we!
Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Your Personal Witness
Ari Rocklin

To learn how to write out your own personal witness in a non church manner. We will hear a few of them at the end
of this session. To learn an EASY way to lead seekers to Jesus.
Powerpoint
Course book article Worksheets
 

 

SESSION OUTLINE

OBJECTIVES MATERIAL

Were objectives met 1-5

Was material relevant 1-5

 
Patterson on Church planting
Dave English

Learn from a master (Patterson) how you can develop a
Church Planting Movement (CPM).
To learn the essentials of a healthy church and how to
develop reproducing churches.
Video
Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Crossing Cultures
Steinar Opheim


To give some tools on how you can understand the culture in the country you have moved to

Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Hospitality
Ari Rocklin

To teach the art and ministry of hospitality as a
base for friendship, evangelism, bible study & laughter.
Open homes means open hearts leads to home groups.
Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Discipling newborns
Steinar Opheim

Is the job done when people have received Christ as their Saviour, or is this when everything starts?

Powerpoint
Course book article
Alpha at Work
Ari Rocklin
To learn how Alpha@Work is being used and it's implications and possibilities for tentmakers. Powerpoint & Video presentation
Course book article
House Church Planting *
Ari Rocklin
"Where it all comes together" To show that it is possible to plant house churches in a short time, to show the steps involved. To have each student work on their own church plant strategy. Powerpoint
Course book article Worksheets
   
Steps to tentmaking
Ari Rocklin

To teach the process every tentmaker goes through on
their way to the nations. You personal step by step plan in preparing for a tentmaking ministry, whether you go tomorrow or years from now.
Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Promoting Tentmaking
Ari Rocklin

To equip students and show by example how they can
promote tentmaking in their churches and small groups.
Not everyone goes, but all can help others to go.
Powerpoint
Course book article
   
Personal Plan *
Dave English

Where will you go from here? To develop your own plan
 for following through on what you have learned through
this course.
Worksheet    
Open forum
Steinar Opheim

Open discussion time to listen to each student on how the course has impacted them, and what they will do next. To learn how the course has impacted others as well as you.
None    
Prayer, Sharing & the case for GO
Dave English

To share and pray for one another, to receive a final charge, and to hear the case for partnering with GLOBAL Opportunities. To pray in small groups and together.
 
None    
 * Interactive or group work