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The Supra-Cultural Church Workshop

 View the SupraCultural concept interactively with audio

 

Empower and transform the ministry
as the entire congregation
works through this intensive immersion
in biblical principles together.

Yes - Four weekends FREE
(no strings, no offerings)

 


Key Benefits

  • Identify and build a consensus vision based on key NT Church Principles
  • Build an aligned strategy for determining what needs to be done
  • Design culturally relevant tactics for implementing what God is asking your church to do
  • Discover how biblical fidelity provides cultural flexibility

Many churches rely on the wrong balance between Principles and Practices. Getting the right relationship
between these can transform the effectiveness of churches caught in the fortress or friendly church trap.

The folks at TheResurgence describe this as "staying culturally accessible and biblically faithful."
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Costs

Each person attending the workshops will need a manual. If you bring a laptop, you can use the free, electronic version of the manual (and yes, you can fill out all of the workbook sections and save them right on your computer--it is completely interactive). Manuals are available for $14.95 from Amazon.com (all proceeds are used to print, translate, and distribute manuals - see here), or in quantity discounts direct order from the publisher, IMD Press.

There are no other costs associated. It will be appreciated if church leadership will make available a spare room/basement in one of their homes for workshop leaders, but this isn’t a requirement. It does help offset costs and it does enhance availability and interaction.

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Typical Schedule:

Week 1

Assignments in workbook, Parts 1 & 2 (prework assignments include Lessons 1-6, Supplements A-D, and Project A in the Manual)

Weekend 1: Explore every chapter of Acts as you identify the key, supracultural principles of the church. Learn to distinguish between absolutes (function--the what and why) and non-absolutes (form--the where, when, and how). Avoiding the traps of focusing on forms/copying models of forms and in overemphasizing one or two functions over all others.  Contrast your current practices with biblical principles and map areas for improvement/change.

Friday Night (Part 1 in the Manual) 7-9 PM

  • 1 hour: Introduction and Overview, with Examples and Videos from around the world. Focused discussion around Authority and Sufficiency of Scripture
  • 45 minutes (30 min groups/15 minute share out) discerning between Functions & Forms
  • 15 minutes summary

Saturday  (Part 2 in the Manual) 9 AM – 4 PM

  • 3 hours: Group Lessons 1-6 discussion/shared studies/shared outcomes/Project A (focus on Functions/Absolutes/Principles/what/why)
  • Lunch
  • 2 hours: Lessons 7-9, Project B/shared missions strategy developed (moving from Functions to Forms, Non-Absolutes, Practices, how, when, where)
  • 1 hour begin Project D: Developing Your Missions Strategy (this assignment then turns to your responsibility as a church to complete together before week 4

Week 2

Assignments in workbook (by groups for 11-13) Part 4 Lessons 10-14,

Weekend 2: By surveying Paul's letters in historical order, you will learn to address the specific, real life issues that are important in establishing and guiding churches. From dealing with sin, liberty, the world, and community life, to giving, assembly meetings, conflicts, gifts, questionable things, and more, the church will learn to find and follow God's solutions.

Friday Night (Part 4 in the Manual) 7 – 9 PM

  • 45 minutes: Review of week 1 and Introduction to week 2
  • 1 hour: Focused discussion around material for the weekend

Saturday (Part 2 in the Manual) 9 AM – 4 PM

  • 3 hours: Group discussion/shared studies/shared outcomes Lessons 10-13
  • Lunch
  • 2 hours: Group Project F, G, Lesson 14, discuss and build shared understandings
  • 1 hour solve specific case studies
 

Week 3

Assignments in workbook Part 5 all do Lessons 15, 16 (plus by person for Lessons 17-42)

Weekend 3: Develop a biblical understanding of the family and their complementary roles. Explore the structure of the church as a family and the functions of the seven biblical, complementary roles in the church family.

Friday Night (Part 5 in the Manual) 7 – 9 PM

  • 45 minutes: Review of week 2 and Introduction to week 3
  • 1 hour: Focused discussion around topics for the weekend Lesson 15, 16)

Saturday (Part 5 in the Manual) 9 AM – 4 PM

  • 3 hours: Group discussion/shared studies Lessons 17-42 (~5-10 minutes each)
  • Lunch
  • 3 hours: Group Projects H,I J) share outcomes, discuss and build shared understandings

Week 4

Assignments in workbook (Part 3, Project C Part 6—no homework on Part 6)

Weekend 4: Develop a biblical model of leadership, a composite map for needed adjustments and changes, and a shared strategy for planting new churches.

Friday Night (Project K in the Manual) 7 – 9 PM

  • 45 minutes: Review and Challenge
  • 1 hour: Begin Project K whole church led by leadership

Saturday Led by Local Leadership (Part 6 in the Manual) 9 AM – 4 PM

  • 2 hours: Project K continues
  • 1 Hour Project K conclusions and summaries
  • Lunch
  • 1 hour: Project L & M share out also led by leadership
  • 2 hours Part 3 Leadership, led by CTF

NOTE: Some churches also use their Sunday School and/or Service times to continue this focus

 

The Supra-Cultural Church Workshop Flow Chart
Last Updated on Thursday, 11 February 2010 07:04
 

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