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Instructions: This is a visual role-play involving people from the group, so you will need 8 people to take part. The following gives the sequence of people who will participate: JESUS - Begin by selecting someone to come to the front who will represent Jesus. Explain that He came to teach, proclaim the Kingdom, heal, and so forth--but that His primary task was raising up the disciples (John 17.4). PETER - Select a second person to come and stand next to "Jesus" and that he represents Peter, who was one of the Twelve. Explain how Peter stepped up boldly to proclaim the gospel on the Day of Pentecost where 3,000 people became believers. BARNABAS - Select another person to come stand next to "Peter" who will represent Barnabas. This was a man who was probably among the 3,000 at Pentecost. He went to Antioch to gather believers to form a new church. He also went away to find Saul and bring him back to Antioch, where they worked together for a year. PAUL - Select another person to come stand next to "Barnabas" to represent Saul, who later was called Paul. Explain how he had become a believer but that the other believers did not trust him, except that Barnabas gave him credibility. Eventually, the two of them left Antioch on the first missionary journey. TIMOTHY - Select a person to stand next to "Paul" to represent Timothy. Explain how Paul found him on the Second Journey and took him under his wing, trained him, and entrusted him to the work at places like Thessalonica and Ephesus. EPAPHRAS - Select someone to stand next to "Timothy" who will represent Epaphras. This man, who was from Colosse, was evidently influenced by Paul, but also by Timothy. Not only did he bring the gospel to Colosse, but he is also known for fervently praying for those people. ARCHIPPUS - Select someone to stand next to "Epaphras" to represent Archippus. Explain how Epaphras likely had a strong influence in this man's life, and how he became known as a "fellow soldier" in the work. Archippus probably had a strong influence in the life of a woman named Nympha. NYMPHA - Select a woman to come to the front to stand next to "Archippus," who will be Nympha. This lady was from the area of Colosse and hosted a church in her house. After bringing everyone to the front, and having explained this sequence, you can do a quick review. Then go back to someone in the lineup--Barnabas, for example--and have them step out of line. Ask what would have happened if Barnabas had chosen not to meet with Paul to encourage him and give him credibility before the other believers. It will be clear that the rest of the "chain" would not be influenced. At this point you can ask the probling question, "The gospel has come to you through an unbroken chain. Will the unbroken chain end with you?" Copy this link to share Seven Generations with someone else: | ||
Alphabetical Listing of Training Elements
One Doorstep to a Family 15-Second Testimony 411 Acts 2 Study Acts Pattern Study Allen, Roland - Strategic Points Allen, Roland - Substance of Paul’s Preaching Allen, Roland - The Teaching Are We Disciples of Jesus Christ Balance in the Five-Fold Ministry Banyan Trees and Banana Trees Big Vision Blind Spot Breaking the Rules Church Identity Triangle Church Planting Model Comparison Church Planting Movements (PDF) Coaching Plan Coleman, Robert - The Master's Plan Common Obstacles and Problems of Asian SCs Community Survey Comparing SC Training Models CPM Continuum Creation to Christ Story Creative Problem Solving Dead Sea and Sea of Galilee Designing a Training Plan Disciple-Making and Raising Children Discovery Bible Study - AIM for Believers Discovery Bible Study - AIM for Unbelievers Door-to-Door Preparation Ee-Taow, Part 1 Ee-Taow, Part 2 Eims, Leroy - Biblical Examples Eims, Leroy - Early Church Eims, Leroy - Two Examples Engel's Evangelistic Countdown Forces of Light and Darkness Four Kinds of Disciples Four Stages / Four Fields Four-Step Checklist for Just-in-Time Training Generational Growth Mapping God in My Home, Neighborhood, Workplace Gospel Bridges Gospel Encounters Record Gospel on the Hand Great Commission Partnership Hope in a Broken World Ibraham, Ishtak - Reaching Muslim People Inward & Outward Focus Iron-on-Iron Know - Be - Do Lessons from the Thessalonians Lockridge, SM - My King MAWL McGavran, Donald - Pattern of the Great Century McGavran, Donald - People Movements Models Multiplication Exercise New Life in Christ One Anothers One Mission Parable of the Cornfield Patterson, George - Spontaneous Multiplication Paul's Development - 5 Levels of Leadership Paul's Discipleship Model Paul's Three Journeys Pauline Case Study People in the Harvest (Four Soils) People List People Map (oikos or network) Person of Peace Positive Accountability Prayerwalking Problem Solving Exercise Profile of an Evangelist (SC) in a UPG Quotes & Verses Posters Reboot Richardson, Don - Concept Fulfillment Richardson, Don - Finding the Eye Opener Schindler's List—'I Could Have Done More' Schwartz, Glenn - Dependency Sending Narratives Study Seven Generations Seven Parts of a CPM Plan Simson, Wolfgang - Fathering Simson, Wolfgang - Fivefold Ministry Simson, Wolfgang - House Churches Small Group Sizes Smith, Steve - The T4T Story Stott, John - The Bible in World Evangelization Strategy Coordinator - Old and New Paradigm Strategy Snapshot Summary of the Acts Church Planting Pattern Testimony (Personal Story) The Bold Parts The Complete Package for CPMs The Five-Fold Ministry in the Four Stages The Four Fields and the Great Commission The Great Commission of Abraham The Great Story The Left Side of the Graph The Lorax—'Plant the Seed' The Modeling Sequence in Luke The Peter Pathway The Romans Road The Traffic Light The Word on the Street Three Circles Three Great Commands and AIM Pattern THUMB - Religious Groups Training Faithful Trainers (TFT) Triangle and Square Vision-Casting Vignettes What Is a Strategy Coordinator? Witness Model Zone Witnessing to Catholics Your New Journey |
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