Teaching Those Who Will Teach Others (and they, still others)

There is no charge for taking any course here. Once you have completed one of the modules, we will be glad to set you up to host that module for others. There is no charge to host a course. That's what we are called to do: "entrust these [truths and practices] to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."

The courses are based on your personal research in the bible, with the core passages for each week guided by the course layout (but your text is the whole bible, and you will draw from it wherever you find applicable material). Nearly every lesson explores the material through three questions:

1. Observe - What is written in the bible?
   (how was it done, what are principles or keys)
2. Respond - What are your insights?
   (how does this compare to what you are doing today)
3. Discuss - What are our shared insights?
   (how will you apply these practices and principles? what will you need to change?)
   
   NOTE: We are discovering God's supracultural principles in the design of His church. They are not applied—even within a culture—in cookie cutter fashion. No two churches are likely to look exactly alike or do things in the same way. But they will each be following these supra-cultural principles for their situation as guided by the Holy Spirit. God can be trusted to lead His people as they obey His word.

The most important element of the course structure here rests on the authority of God's word. By authority we mean:

• Trumps All - God's word trumps everyone, every book, every tradition, every denomination, everything.
• Accountability - God's word is not merely a repository of truth (though it is THE Truth); we are accountable to obey God in what He has so graciously revealed.
• Freedom - We are free to obey God's word, no matter what anyone tells us.

Post your research around these three questions in that week's forum, and then read and comment on at least two other participants. At the end of each week, one or more hosts will be available for direct group discussion on Tokbox (free audio and video conferencing tool). Research is guided by looking through specific passages as we go through Acts and the epistles to discover how the churches were planted, established, and restored in the NT era.

When you finish a course, just ask, and we'll set you up to teach others. It's yours.