Welcome to the page of additional options/resource for Phase 5 of Growing Disciples – ‘Growing as a Missionary Community’.
Just click on each option, have a look through, and choose the one most appropriate to help challenge and encourage your church in its discipleship. Here is a brief description of all the options in this Phase -
Session 12, Going public
Option A (Method: Creative together) … in the booklet … activities exploring the ‘five marks’ of mission (telling, teaching, tending, transforming, and treasuring)
Option B (Method: Discussing together) … downloadable here … an exploration of the local church’s ‘story’ of who it is, in the light of its community and a Bible story – and what will the next chapter be?
- Click here: Session 12. Option B
Option C (Method: Resource) … downloadable here … a session to help the church understand its local community, with lots of web-links etc to get to grips with the locality
- Click here: Session 12. Option C
Session 13, Talking of faith
Option A (Method: Resource) … in the booklet … exercises and Bible reflections to help people grow in confidence to share their faith, step by step
- Click here: Session 13. Option A for some ‘extra’ exercises and links
Option B (Method: Discussing together) … downloadable here … short stories and activities to help people think about evangelism, what it is, and the task of sharing our story
- Click here: Session 13. Option B
Option C (Method: Creative together) … downloadable here … activities and worship affirming that ‘wherever there is a need, there is a mission’
- Click here: Session 13. Option C for the session notes
- Click here: 13.C extra for the powerpoint
Session 14, Building God’s new world
Option A (Method: Discussing together) … in the booklet … a Bible Study about Hospitality, helping the church think about being hospitable and shaping a more hospitable world
Option B (Method: Creative together) … downloadabale here … activities to explore the need to care for those ‘beyond our walls’
- Click here: Session 14. Option B
- Click here: 14.B extra for the first powerpoint (illusions?)
- Click here: 14.B extra for the 2nd powerpoint (flowers)
Option C (Method: Resource) … downloadable here … activities concerned with the pursuit of justice and joining with others who are campaigning for a fairer world
- Click here: Session 14. Option C
- Click here: Session 14. Option C extras for the ‘extra’ web-links to campaigning organisations
Session 15, Evaluation … in the booklet (only 1 option)
