Ministry & Service
Finding Your PLACE in Life and Ministry – Today more than any other time in history, people are bombarded with multiple choices as to how to give their time. They find themselves asking, “Where do I fit in?”, “Why am I here?” and “What can I do to make a lasting difference in my life and the lives of others?”
God created each of us for a purpose. “For we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10). Part of his purpose for us is to edify the church and to serve in its ministries. “…to prepare God’s people for the works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up” (Ephesians 4:12).
The PLACE process can help you discover how God has uniquely designed you, and it will help you realize His purpose for your life. You find your life as you give it away … but first you have to know what you have to give.
Marriage & Family
The 5 Love Languages – Marriage should be based on love, right? But does it seem as though you and your spouse (and even your kids) are speaking different languages? New York Times bestselling author Dr. Gary Chapman guides couples in identifying, understanding, and speaking their spouse’s primary love language:
- Words of Affirmation
- Quality Time
- Receiving Gifts
- Acts of Service
- Physical Touch
- Class Outline #1 – Class Syllabus and Introduction | Love Languages & Love Tanks
- Class Outline #2 – Chapter 1 – “What Happens to Love After the Wedding?” | Chapter 2 – “Keeping the Love Tank Full” | Chapter 3 – “Falling in Love”
- Class Outline #3 – Chapter 4 – “Love Language #1: Words of Affirmation” | Chapter 5 – “Love Language #2: Quality Time”
- Class Outline #4 – Chapter 6 – “Love Language #3: Receiving Gifts” | Chapter 7 – “Love Language #4: Acts of Service”
- Class Outline #5 – Chapter 8 – “Love Language #5: Physical Touch” | Chapter 9 – “Discovering Your Primary Love Language”
- Class Outline #6 – Chapter 10 – “Love Is a Choice” | Chapter 11 – “Love Makes the Difference” | Chapter 12 – “Loving the Unlovely”
Evangelism
Conversational Evangelism – Authors David and Norman Geisler share an engaging, conversational approach to evangelism as they address:
- What makes old models of witnessing ineffective in today’s culture
- Why evangelism must start with relational pre-evangelism
- How to ask questions, listen attentively and understand what someone believes
- Ways to identify the real barriers to belief in order to build a bridge to truth
- How to keep dialogue going with different personality types
- Class Outline #1 – Class Syllabus and Introduction | Evangelism & Culture
- Class Outline #2 – Chapter 1 – “The Need for Pre-Evangelism in a Postmodern World” | Chapter 2 – “Introduction to Conversational Evangelism”
- Class Outline #3 – Chapter 3 – “Learning the Role of the Musician” | Chapter 3 – “Learning the Role of the Artist”
- Class Outline #4 – Chapter 5 – “Learning the Role of the Archaelogist” | Chapter 6 – “Learning the Role of the Builder”
- Class Outline #5 – Chapter 7 – “The Art of Asking Questions of People with Different Worldviews” | Chapter 8 – “The Art of Answering Questions While Moving Forward”
- Class Outline #6 – Chapter 9 – “Countering Common Misconceptions that Affect Evangelism”