The Challenge: Healthy Spiritual Help for Non-Profit ...
Chaplains Resource Manual
Denver Rescue Mission
Table of Contents
Chaplains Resource Manual
|Section |Contents |Page |
|Table of Contents | |
|Preliminary |Handbook Introduction: The Challenge | |
| |Summary of “Preliminary” Section | |
| |“Target” View of Program Success | |
| |“Target” View of Program Success (blank) | |
| |Four Spheres of Case Management | |
| |Spiritual Objectives, Cognitive | |
| |Spiritual Objectives, Behavioral | |
| |Core Spiritual Program Requirements | |
| |Phase Program Activity Schedule | |
|Biblical Foundations |Biblical Foundations Introduction | |
| |Biblical Foundations Overview | |
| |Initiating Biblical Foundations | |
|Evangelistic Bible Study |Evangelistic Bible Study Introduction: Gospel of John | |
|SMART Goal Materials |SMART Goals Introduction | |
| |Phase Goals Handout | |
| |SMART Goals Worksheet | |
| |Discipleship Themes | |
| |Discipleship Goal Options | |
|Supplementary Materials |Supplementary Materials Introduction | |
| |Gospel Presentations | |
| |“2 Conditions, 3 Benefits” Chart | |
| |“2 Conditions, 3 Benefits” answers | |
|Supplementary Materials, |“Life for a Look to the Savior” Handout | |
|cont. | | |
| |“Life for a Look to the Savior” Presentation | |
| |“The Good News in 4 Facts” Handout | |
| |Biblical Basis of Conflict Resolution | |
| |“PROFIT-able Bible Study” Chart | |
| |“LifeSigns” Scripture Memory Options | |
| |Message Report Form | |
| |Testimony/Devotional Forms | |
| |“I-Messages” Exercises | |
| |“Angry Responses” Handout | |
|Diagnostic Materials |Diagnostic Materials Introduction | |
| |“Spiritual Beliefs” Worksheet | |
| |“Christian Fundamentals” Questionnaire | |
| |“Spiritual Checklist” Chart | |
| |“Spiritual Checklist” Development Chart | |
| |“Spiritual Checklist” Goal Suggestions | |
| |Phase Progress Diagnostic | |
The Challenge: Healthy Spiritual Help for Non-Profit Rehabilitation Program Participants
With tragic frequency in 21st century America, addiction, homelessness, and a loss of direction in life are often attended by a crushing poverty. Those most in need of critical assistance are often least able to pay for the help they need. And so, with a growing segment of our society, readers of this booklet are likely persuaded that offering these services at no cost (in exchange for the participant’s commitment toward change) is the best way to meet the pressing need of the moment.
“Free” rehabilitation service for the disadvantaged, however, sometimes overlooks a critical (the single most critical?) aspect of the needy personality. As recent research has demonstrated, addressing the whole person in rehabilitation means recognizing him or her as a spiritual being. A “treatment,” a “therapy,” a “program” which overlooks the yearning of the participant for a relationship with God may well miss the target. The heart and soul of the needy person who finds the courage to seek assistance may yet be left hungry and thirsty for something larger than the world of one’s own difficulties. Estranged through dysfunction from church or other spiritual fellowship, the disadvantaged person may only with difficulty find hope. Well-meaning government programs, proscribed by charter from dealing with matters of the spirit, founder in sterility at exactly this point. The world of the needy person is a spiritual and moral world, and influence is bought there at the price of the compassion and courage to confront value and belief issues head-on.
At the same time, some kinds of spiritual help offered to needy people are clearly better than others. Dangerous cults have mushroomed around a faulty spirituality. Harsh doctrine can make strident disciples of the helpless. Extending healthy hope is crucial to helping men and women recover fully.
Several of the major dangers facing those who would offer good help are identified below. We believe that the approach recommended in this booklet may help the reader avoid these pitfalls. The principles outlined here have been tested against these trouble spots for more than a decade in a large modern city mission; we are confident that you’ll find them useful, and equal to the task of providing a spiritual pathway for those most in need in our society.
Avoiding the Pitfalls: A Balanced Approach
Among issues we have encountered (and the antidotes we have applied) in developing a healthy spiritual component for a residential rehabilitation program are the following:
• Conformity. Called “chameleon effect” or “rice Christianity” (named after the Chinese hordes who “converted” after missionaries offered rice in a famine), its followers conform outwardly to the behavior expectations of those helping them. Program participants think they may get ahead if they appear to adopt the teaching of their hosts. (In our rescue mission setting, this has been colorfully termed “taking the dive,” for the insincere response made by some program candidates to an “altar call” at the end of a mission gospel service.) The superficial compliance that results from such fawning is inimical to real personal growth.
To avoid creating shallow conformity is to counterbalance the natural desire to share my faith, with a determined effort meet people at their point of need. Those seeking faith-based rehabilitation are in all stages of “belief” or “unbelief.” Expecting outward profession or compliance at any “standard” is a recipe for splitting the personality of our folks
The following materials work around this danger through careful diagnostics. Understanding the participant’s starting point (and continuing points) keeps the helpers from placing unrealistic demands on participants’ capacity to absorb/accept faith (and thus tempting them to substitute conformity for conversion). See especially the “Diagnostics” section, but look for other examples throughout the booklet. With such care to locate a foundation, a presentation of essential religious education is more likely to have lasting effect. (Note: even where diagnostics uncover a weak aptitude or interest for spiritual help, the helping agency may learn from the process to assist the participant find a suitable alternative program, or may reinforce the more “universal” emphases in the religious tradition, and so help the participant after all!)
• Lack of personal integration. Closely related to the danger of conformity is that of fanaticism. An enthusiastic “convert” may well confuse religious “expertise” with personal growth. Enchanted with the depth of knowledge in his helpers, the attention of the program participant may be diverted from his long-term problems to the more immediate satisfactions of acquiring information. Becoming a “90-day wonder,” the participant develops a false confidence in his new “religion,” and fails to make progress in any area except academic.
To enforce healthy personal integration, the approach outlined in this booklet is two-fold. First, an emphasis on goals (see “SMART Goals” section) can keep the participant’s eyes focused wisely to the horizon. Even while enjoying the “honeymoon” of a new hope and perspective, the participant can be thinking long-term.
Secondly, this program balances cognitive with behavioral learning. Acquisition of important information goes hand-in-hand with practical application. The participant learns by doing and for doing. Integration is required at each step (“phase”) along the way. See the “Objectives” section for the specific “Cognitive” and “Behavioral” objectives of this coordinated approach.
• Lack of community integration. The rehabilitation setting can easily become a cloister. The participant, enamored with the therapeutic community, may forget his or her earlier intention to join the mainstream. At the same time, the normal challenges of human social interaction can discourage the participant from forging or renewing those bonds that provide the best hope
At precisely this point, the pages that follow attempt to balance the grace and acceptance the participant often finds in a caring spiritual community with the coercion necessary to maintain momentum. “Phase promotion” in the program is contingent on demonstrated mastery of basic concepts and conduct. The agency serves the participant by creating a temporary external coercive structure until such time as self-discipline can “take over.” This “structure” will be found interwoven throughout the booklet; it is the very essence of the written version of the program. For specifics, note the required activities listed in the “Objectives” section.
The objectives suggested here, however, while coercive, do lead naturally toward community integration. Building on basic spiritual values and activities, the program ascends toward the “target” of full participation in a supportive spiritual community outside of and subsequent to therapy. For example, the “Foundations” Bible study addresses the topic of the ordinances of the local church, so that the program participant may overcome any hesitancy to participate at church if and when moved. In this and many other ways, the intent of the program is that participants land “on their feet” in the kind of spiritual fellowship all men and women (including the “therapists”!) need.
• Lack of balanced staff. While the matter of staffing is not strictly a “program design” issue, it remains true that an unsympathetic staff may poison the outcome of the finest recovery design. Delivering the product successfully requires therapists with the patience to let the process work. Staff whose own lives are out of balance can overthrow all efforts to provide the sound direction needed for the considerable task of regaining the mainstream.
The starting point of the approach in the following pages is unapologetically gracious. The Rescue Mission movement is characterized with the message of salvation by grace through faith, and this program is no exception. For programs like ours, a staff whose personal graciousness matches the “grace” emphasis in the program has the effect of delivering the message “in stereo” to participants. The hypocrisy of a staff which offered any less would not only dilute the impact of the message, but could effectively cancel any benefit from the materials! Similar things could be said about any program effort where staff is not in sympathy with the message or the method outlined. Maturity and commitment are prerequisites to success, no matter the philosophical bent of the program design.
This booklet is offered in the prayer that the message of hope offered here, so desperately needed by a growing population in crisis, may through wide distribution make a difference in many lives. Will any set of tools fit all circumstances? Can any program engineer the work of God? No method is infallible, but a well-considered plan can provide the means for much helpful change. May you find in the hard-won experience of the following pages good help for assisting those in need where you serve.
Summary of “Preliminary” Section Documents
The “Preliminary” section of this booklet incorporates the following:
• “Target” View of Program Success. This chart proposes a graduated set of “success measures” which might reflect the rehabilitation agency’s hopes for the participant. The outer ring of the target, indicating the participant’s overcoming the hurdle of homelessness with minimal support for a significant period, represents the minimal “success” envisioned. More central rings indicate higher levels of attainment.
• “Target” View of Program Success (blank). The first chart is repeated in blank format to give program participants a way to communicate their own objectives. (The comparison between the agency’s and the participant’s can be an eye-opener!)
• Four Spheres of Case Management. This visual offers a “bones and muscle” view on various chaplain/participant responsibilities and options. It portrays a basic program skeleton to be filled in under the goals negotiated by chaplain and participant.
• Spiritual Objectives, Cognitive. This and the following chart illustrate progressive learning goals for participants, built around the minimum (skeleton) assignments of the program.
• Spiritual Objectives, Behavioral.
• Core Spiritual Program Requirements. The chart details the distribution of required spiritual aspect activities by phase.
• Phase Program Activity Schedule. This page shows the relationship of spiritual program requirements to other program activities. The spiritual component exists as part of a matrix of interventions. In combination with the other activities listed, we believe it offers a fine opportunity for the participant to fulfill his or her potential to become a contributing, self-sufficient member of the society in which we hope all may share equally.
“Target” View
Success After the 5-Phase Program
Proposed Program Mission Statement: To prepare men for a lifetime of productive self-sustaining citizenship, a life marked by healthy relationships and noble service to others. Levels of success are indicated by cumulative accomplishment of indicated goals.
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“Target” View: My Goals
1 Year After the 5-Phase Program
Four Spheres of Case Management for Phase Program Chaplains
(“Bones” and “Muscle”)
Spiritual Program Requirements Spiritual Ministry to Residents
Treatment Plan Chaplain Responsibility for Resident’s
Program
Spiritual objectives for 5( program:
|Cognitive goals: |Justification(s): |Specific definition |
|Understand the gospel of grace |Basic missionary responsibility |Can explain or present the “4 facts” of the gospel (“plan of salvation”) |
| |Basis for building the strongest New Life | |
|Possess spiritual “Survival Skills”: |Offer most basic wisdom for life after the program |Christian track: |
| | |Can recite and explain John 3:16 |
| | |Confession/ forgiveness: Can recite and explain I John 1:9 |
| | |Assurance of salvation: Can recite and explain John 5:24 |
| | |or alternate assurance verse |
| | |Personal and Christian tracks: Can recite and explain LifeSigns (pertinent |
| | |issue-oriented scripture memory) |
|Possess Conflict Resolution Skills |Basis for life in spiritual fellowship after program |Knows Biblical steps of conflict resolution |
| |Requisite for peace, success in program | |
|Understand the need for spiritual fellowship |Preliminary to participating in supportive fellowship |Has understood presentation 9 in BFS |
|Understand the process of Christian/spiritual growth|Lay groundwork for a life of growth and service |Understands/uses PROFIT acronym |
| | |Optional: Understands “Goal Options” chart |
| | |Optional: Can speak knowledgeably about 3 spiritual disciplines (broadly defined) |
|Possess independent Bible study skills |Discernment to avoid pitfalls |Has understood presentation 13 in BFS |
| |Learn joy of discovery |Understands/uses PROFIT acronym |
|Know a sound basic Christian doctrine |Foundation for knowing Christ |Completion of a course in survey of Bible doctrine |
| |Foundation for further growth in knowledge |Takes a test on basic Bible doctrine |
| |Foundation for a discerning selection of Christian fellowship |Views Jesus Film in BFS cycle |
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|Understand qualities of a good church or spiritual |Offer guidance for selection of healthy sustaining community |Has read “How to Find a Good Church” or similar; has completed worksheet |
|fellowship | | |
|Behavioral goals: |Justification(s): |Specific definition (see also attached): |
|Spiritual disciplines: |
|Regular worship or fellowship |Community is best hope for long-term recovery |Regular reporting of church/fellowship attendance, using church bulletins |
| | |and/or message report forms |
|Regular volunteer service |Serving others is saving ourselves |Christian track: |
| |Goal of the new life (cf. Eph. 4:28, Gal. 5:13) |Offering testimony |
| | |Personal and Christian tracks: |
| | |Practicing volunteer service |
| | |Discretion of chaplain |
|Practicing daily devotions (Reading and reflecting on |Honored spiritual tradition |Christian track: |
|an inspirational reading each day in conjunction with | |Is capable of consistency in Bible-based devotions |
|prayer) | |Personal track: |
| | |Is capable of consistency in devotions |
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|Other disciplines as directed | |Discretion of chaplain |
|Journal | |Discretion of chaplain |
|Maintaining spiritual/ personal relationships | |Practices effective conflict resolution and forgiveness |
| | |Has regular contact with mentor |
|Growing spiritually/personally | |Discernment of chaplain and staff |
|Demonstrating/developing improved character | |Discernment of chaplain and staff |
New Life Program
Core Spiritual Program Requirements
Revised 1/15/06
|Cognitive Objectives |I |II |III |IV |V |
| |Activities |
|Understand gospel of grace |Explain or present the “4 facts” of|Complete study of the Gospel of John | | | |
| |the gospel (plan of salvation) | | | | |
|Possess spiritual “survival |Recite and explain John 3:16 |Christian Track: Recite/explain verses: |Wisdom/Guidance (write or recite ___ LifeSign |Wisdom/ | |
|skills” | |Assurance: Jn. 5:24 or equivalent |verses) |Guidance (write or | |
| | |Confession/ Forgiveness: 1 Jn. 1?9 or equivalent | |recite ___ LifeSign | |
| | | | |verses) | |
| | |Other: Wisdom/Guidance (write or recite ___ LifeSign verses) | | | |
|Possess Conflict Resolution |Recite conflict resolution (“3 |Practice conflict resolution (“3 steps”) |
|Skills |steps”) | |
|Understand need for spir. |Regular attendance at house meeting devotions | |
|fellowship | | |
| | |Understand Topic 9 in BFS | | | |
|Understand the process of |Understand/use PROFITable study | |Complete: | | |
|spiritual growth |sheets | |Navigator Series and/or | | |
| | | |“Goal Options” activities and/or | | |
| | | |Similar material | | |
|Have independent Bible study |Begin using PROFITable study sheets|Understand Topic 13 in BFS | | | |
|skills | | | | | |
|Know a sound basic Christian | |Complete Bible survey study (BFS) Cycle | | | |
|doctrine | |Take test on BFS | | | |
| | |View Jesus Film in BFS cycle | | | |
|Understand qualities of a good | |Read “How to Find a Good Church” or similar; complete worksheet | | | |
|church | | | | | |
|Behavioral Objectives |Pipeline/I |II |III |IV |V |
|Spiritual Disciplines: | | | | | |
|Worship or fellowship |Commence church attendance |Intro to baptism, communion in BBS |Decision on baptism |Continued attendance | |
| |with report forms |Scout churches with report forms |Report forms | | |
| | |Settle on church/ fellowship | | | |
|Service | | |Christian track: | | |
| | | |Testimony |Testimony in DRM chapel or in church | |
| | | |Secular track: | | |
| | | |Testimony of sobriety/goals |Equivalent to above | |
| | | |Seek place of service in community | | |
|Devotions | | | | | |
|Spiritual/Personal relationships | | |Begin mentoring |Mentoring | |
|Spiritual/Personal growth |Pastoral Accountability |
|Developing/demon-strating character growth |Pastoral Accountability |
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Spiritual Program Activities, by Phase
|Activity: |Pipe-line | | | | | |
|A.M. Devotions meeting | | | | | | |
|Basic, Advanced Bible Study | | | | | | |
Key:
|Obligatory | |
|Optional | |
Introduction to Biblical Foundations: Grounding for Spiritual Development
Non-profit organizations up to the challenge of providing spiritually-based rehabilitation programs purchase a great opportunity to share the faith that motivates them. At our mission, the longer stay of the typical New Life Program participant allows the opportunity for a full-orbed presentation of basic Christian beliefs. This broad exposure has numerous advantages:
The wide view is more winning. Given the luxury of the extra time, staff can answer questions, probe uncertainties, and offer assurances on a variety of subjects related to the core faith.
Broad basic teaching accommodates “drop-ins.” At our facility, rehab participants entering the program join a Foundations study already in progress. Because the topics are basic, previous knowledge is not critical. While the persuasive effect of attending the entire series is cumulative, one may alight the “merry-go-round” at any point and benefit. It is the full cycle that matters; the new participant need not have attended the sessions from the “beginning” to find good help.
The study incorporates supplementary material that can launch the student in a lifetime of learning. The What the Bible Teaches (WBT) correspondence study booklet, used widely around the world, provides a framework for this study. WBT comes with its own tests, with a response card inviting free grading, and with an invitation to receive another free booklet on completion. All these benefits can entice the apt student to continue with a long series of sound correspondence studies, all under the tutelage and mentoring of the mature Christian grading staff of the organization. This approach offers the participant good support long after departure from the program. (Note: similar study booklets offering a survey of basic Bible doctrine could be substituted.)
Grasp of the basic concepts provides not only good ground for the student to grow in faith, but also provides a “threshold” awareness for participation in church life. The participant acquires the vocabulary to enter and sustain fellowship in a local body, which offers the hope of supportive relationships which may sustain the participant’s new life.
A standardized approach such as follows permits “substitute teachers.” In the ebb and flow and ups and downs of the religious non-profit rehab program, a regular cycle of topics allows for a flexible staff assignment; no need for last-minute class preparation.
The study includes several non-doctrinal sessions meant to help the student smooth the path into the Christian life, including one session specifically designed to demystify the local assembly of believers. In addition, the program includes a token “testing” requirement which keeps the participant accountable to the instruction.
Biblical Foundations (BFS) Overview
Minimum Requirements:
1. Residents must attend a complete presentation of each of the 16 BFS topics below before promotion from II
2. Residents must test over BFS material before promotion from II (Note: “Passing” the test may be required at the discretion of the chaplain.)
Options:
❑ Residents may (at the discretion of their chaplain) fulfill topic and testing requirements with other chaplains (pipeline presentations included)
❑ Presentations may combine topics within one session or expand topics beyond one session, but must cover basic material similar to the WBT (“book”) and other BFS topic outlines
❑ Book chapter teaching options:
✓ WBT chapter presentations exclusively, including/excluding discussion questions
✓ Handouts or outlines (included)
✓ Your own presentations
❑ Test options:
✓ WBT and other approved BFS tests exclusively
✓ Your own written test (Please submit in advance for review)
✓ Your own verbal test (Please submit in advance for review)
✓ Tests may be administered before, during, or after sessions or BFS cycle
Study topic list:
|Jesus Film or equivalent (Visual Bible Matthew series (4 |Church |
|videos) or other approved) |Salvation* |
|The Bible* |Grace* |
|God* |Faith* |
|Man* |Bible Study Methods |
|Prayer/Devotional Life |Heaven and Hell* |
|Sin* |The Return of Christ* |
|Christ* |God-Approved Lifestyle (Introduction to the Christian Life) |
|The New Birth* | |
* What the Bible Teaches (WBT) chapter topics
Initiating Biblical Foundations Studies (BFS)
Basic Bible Studies for the 5-Phase Program
What follows is one means of leading a BFS, using the widely employed Emmaus Correspondence Course “What the Bible Teaches” (WBT).
1. Goals and Priorities
• Goals of each presentation:
The main goal of each presentation is to establish in the student’s mind the main points in the lesson material. For WBT lessons, these points are found in sections blocked off by the bold print in the book. For the four non-WBT presentations, the attached outlines give emphasis to the similar bold sections in WBT.
The reason for stress on the main points is that you will be the heir of what the student’s previous teachers (not necessarily you) were able to get across in earlier presentation. So that your co-worker doesn’t have to start from scratch, you also will want to major on the high points and minor on the minor. All this, in addition to the didactic principle that the mind forgets most of what is taken in; thus the stress on the main points.
• Priorities for each presentation:
The model below may provide some suggestions for the presentations.
STANDARD WBT PRESENTATION
Period Item
(In minutes)
5. Prayer: Take request if appropriate, assign a man in advance to lead, report on answers, go round-robin, etc.
5. Review of the preceding lesson: Repetition is the key to learning. Use the BOLD points, quizzes, and discussion questions to prompt memory. Homework assignments, if any, could also help with review.
25. Gist of the presentation: Following is one approach (times are very approximate).
3. Overview (Telescope): Summarize and/or illustrate the message of all main points (i.e. the bold print sections). Use the numbered sub-points, where available, as a guide to the thrust of the section.
Period Item
(In minutes)
3. Close view (Microscope): Concentrate on the specifics of the first bold section, especially on the items in sections, which show up on any quiz you are giving.
3. Group discussion of first bold section.
10. Repeat steps 2 & 3 for each remaining bold point.
3. Review the main bold points.
10. Open to group discussion using discussion questions at the back of each lesson.
10. Customize with your own emphasis or angle on the main point or points of the lesson.
4. Test (?)
5. Gospel illustration: Use any of tracts or approaches suggested in the worksheets, “Sample Gospel Presentations.” Where possible, stress the 4 steps, the common basis of most gospel illustrations.
6. Closing prayer
2. Cautions on WBT:
The policy of the Mission is to stress the essentials of the Christian faith, and to agree to disagree on points not germane to the essential gospel message. WBT is sound on these “basics” of the faith, but does take the pre-millennial, pre-tribulation rapture view in the chapter on Christ’s return (12). Of course such passages as I John 2:28-29 and (in a far more general way) Matthew 24:36-25:30 may stress the practical benefits of anticipating the Lord’s personal, bodily, imminent return without explicitly requiring a pre-mill, pre-trib position. There is still plenty to talk about without going into the eschatological details.
While WBT is basically sound, there are many other peculiarities of the material, which are doctrinally distant from the Mission’s policy. Please keep to the basics (remember that this is the basic Bible study), and faithfully represent the Mission’s stance.
3. Other possibilities for using What the Bible Teaches in Foundations Bible Studies:
• Assigning some of the chapters for reading (for variety, at least) in advance of the sessions that link to a chapter in WBT (look for the asterisk in your chaplains manual indicating which sessions are coordinated to WBT).
• Have students do the test at the end of class after some of your class presentations; see what they're learning from you.
• Use the discussion questions in the WBT chapter to prime the pump for application or class participation.
• Have the class write an outline of the chapter before class.
• Read through the chapter in class, and stop and look up/discuss each scripture cited.
• Have the students complete all the tests and send them in for the grading by the mentor Emmaus assigns them, and thereby get the next book in the series (free).
• Have the students write a paragraph before class as to why they disagree with one of the points in the chapter for that day, and have a free-wheeling discussion in class.
• Or, ?
4. Non-WBT Presentations: main ideas are described below
Presentation 1: The Jesus Film
This film is used around the world in successful evangelism. Not much commentary is necessary; group discussion afterwards should be lively.
Presentation 5: Prayer / Devotional Life
Possible topics:
A) The five daily needs and how they are met (Matt 6:8-13, the Lord’s Prayer: the needs [v.8] are sustenance [v.11], forgiveness [v.12], guidance [v.13a], protection [v.13b], and above all, the fulfillment of God’s purposes [vv. 9-10]. The needs are met by the Father [v.8] in answer to prayer)
B) The five fingers of prayer (adoration, confession, petition, intercession, thanksgiving)
C) Mechanics of daily quiet time
D) Daily Bible reading schedules
Presentation 9: Church
The purpose of the “church” presentation is:
1. to teach residents about the benefit of Christian support outside the Mission
2. to de-mystify the church
3. to guide them in selecting a church home
4. to explain the program requirements for church attendance
The content of the “church” presentation should address:
A) Nature of the Church:
“Support”: e.g. Heb. 10:24, Matthew 18:10
Not “saving”: e.g. Rom. 4:5
B) Ordinances:
Baptism (various views): explanation of personal preference is permissible.
The Lord’s Supper (various views): explanation of personal preference is permissible.
C) Manners in the church (appropriate dress, decorum, punctuality, etc.)
D) Choice of church: guide the men in options (Use RBC booklet?)
E) Church attendance: Message report forms, a tool for monitoring attendance and attention at church, are found in the phase I portfolio.
Presentation 13: Bible Study Methods
A) Use your own material, or consult Joy of Discovery (classic handbook).
B) The main points to emphasize are the generally recognized four steps of inductive Bible study: Observation, Interpretation, Application, and Correlation. Proverbs 24:30-34 makes a great illustration of the method, and could be profitably assigned in advance as homework.
Presentation 16: The God-Approved Lifestyle (Introduction to
Christian living)
A) For believers only! (Heb 11:6, Eph 2:8-10, Rom. 1:17, Phil 4:9)
B) How can I do it? (Identification with Christ)
Gal. 2:20. 21
Rom. 6:3-14
C) God’s contingency plan for my humanity (progressive sanctification)
Rom. 7:14-25
I John 1:8-2:6
Introduction to Evangelistic Bible Study: Gospel of John
The resident rehabilitation program may require, or should at least allow opportunity for, full exploration of the faith. A study of the Gospel of John is one of many that could serve this function. Some benefits of the approach taken in the following study are:
The Gospel of John is foundational to a clear understanding of the good news of Jesus Christ. According to John 20:30-31, the book was composed to convince readers of Christianity; as such, it is the only New Testament book explicitly intended to lay the foundation of faith. At the same time, as one commentator stated, John is “shallow enough for a babe to wade in, but deep enough for an elephant to drown in.” The book may well be the best overall Bible book for addressing the diverse aptitudes and interests of rehabilitation participants, especially those who seek to develop a fledgling faith.
A booklet is available separately. Also available is a leader’s guide with suggested answers. These offer the leader a place to start in preparing to stimulate study or discussion of the Gospel.
The booklet, in addition to ready applicability for “homework” assignments, facilitates discussion sessions, practice in interpretation, and personal application. These skills deserve a place in the growing repertoire of rehabilitation participants’ spiritual lives.
Introduction to SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Trackable Progress
In face of the obstacles to laying a spiritual foundation sufficient for rehabilitation, the program participant may be tempted to discouragement. Accumulated bad habits, past neglect of spiritual values, willful departure from early training, and other deficiencies and inadequacies may conspire to overwhelm the best of new intentions.
Many rehabilitation experts recommend the setting of suitable goals as the best protection against the reflex to cower before the task. Breaking down the participant’s overall objective of “returning to society” into reasonably-sized tasks injects courage and determination into the process. When the rehab participant can envision progress over a series of carefully-laid stepping stones, the undertaking suddenly seems manageable.
Effective goals incorporate several aspects, reflected in such summaries as the popular “SMART” acronym. The following materials include exercises in SMART goal-making, sample Christian discipleship goals, and other means of encouraging the rehabilitation participant to concentrate on accomplishing the small things that add up to major growth in spirit and personal success. There is not much “new” material here; we have in most cases adapted existing strategies, tailoring them to the unique demands of non-profit religious rehabilitation programs. We believe that faithful application of these time-tested tools will provide both the participant and his guides just the handle on development needed for rehab. The result can make the difference between mere activity and that purposeful movement toward agreed objectives which satisfies all partners in the rehabilitation enterprise.
GOALS FOR PHASE ____
Name: _________________________________
Date: ___/___/___
Goals should be S M A R T:
S Specific: So you can know if you reach the goal
M Measureable: So you can prove that you reached the goal
A Attainable: So you can reach the goal
R Relevant: So you should try to reach the goal
T Trackable: So you can see along the way if you will reach the goal
During this phase, my goals are these:
Spiritual goals: _________________________________________________
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Work Attitude goals:_____________________________________________
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Emotional/Psychological goals: ____________________________________
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Education goals: I have set education/literacy goals with the literacy staff.
Other goals: ___________________________________________________
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SMART Goals Worksheet
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DISCIPLESHIP THEMES
The following themes (also called "Discipleship Training Objectives") are as listed in Eims, The Lost Art of Disciple-Making, and as augmented by other resources. The themes form an integral part of the AGRM's discipleship/ recovery program.
Perhaps the themes to be introduced, beyond the very basic disciplines minimally required in the program, should be chosen by the chaplain. In his sensitivity to the particular needs of the resident, and with a realistic grasp of the time actually available for cultivating spiritual disciplines, the chaplain may want to lead the resident through some of the themes in the following list as appropriate. Or he might take a "consecutive" approach, touching on most themes in the list one after another, on a weekly basis. Another possible approach is to ask the resident himself to choose a list of themes.
See the accompanying matrix for suggested practical activities for introducing and cultivating the theme in the resident's life.
Theme Definition
1. Application of the Word Understands and practices application of scripture
2. Assurance of Salvation Confidence of present possession of eternal life, based on personal faith and promises of the Word
3. Assurance of Forgiveness Subjective knowledge of forgiveness of a sin, based on God's promise
4. Bible Study Is regularly studying the Bible for him/herself
5. Bible Familiarity with books and with doctrine of inspiration
6. Dealing with Sin Knows and is taking practical steps to overcome a major area of sin
7. Faith Ability to trust the promises of God for specific needs
8. Fellowship Understands benefit and practices church attendance. Small group participation is optional.
9. Follow-up (w/a disciple) Is interested in and/or pursuing the spiritual leadership of another.
10. Giving Regular contributor to Lord's work.
11. Hearing the Word Hearing Bible preached and taught, and is learning critical evaluation of messages.
12. Holy Spirit Understands and shows evidence of walking in the Spirit
13. Lordship of Christ Development of obedient response to Christ's commands
14. Love Understands agape, and is developing commitment to the needs of others
15. Meditation on the Word Understands and practices scripture meditation
16. Obedience Carries out specific Bible study applications
17. Prayer Practices consistent daily prayer and public prayer
18. Quiet Time Daily reading of Scripture, with prayer
19. Reading the Word Systematically reading the Bible.
20. Satan -- Know Your Enemy Correctly understands his enemy, and is able to use personal spiritual resources to overcome him
21. Scripture Memory Regular memorization and review of scripture
22. Second Coming of Christ Understands Christ's Second Coming, and shows practical effect of it in life
23. Separation from Sin Taking steps to flee temptation
24. Testimony A presentation of at least 2 minutes, including at least one scripture, telling the story of conversion to Christ, given in public and private
25. Time, Use of Understands and uses schedule
26. Tongue, Control of Ability to avoid destructive use of speech
27. Victory over Sin Ability to overcome temptation by reliance on the Holy Spirit and trusting promises of the Word. Evidenced by recent triumph over a specific temptation.
28. Will of God Understands and uses Biblical principles of guidance
28. Witnessing Shares the gospel clearly on own initiative
29. World Vision Shows interest in foreign missions
GOAL OPTIONS ACTIVITIES:
|GOAL OPTION: |Step 1 |Step 2 |Step 3 |
|1. |Application |1. Study with |1. Find one specific application |1. Find one specific application |
| |of the Word |chaplain Prov. 24:30ff |from a reading of Proverbs, one |from Bible reading, one chapter/wk |
| | |2. State meaning of application |chapter/wk | |
|2. |Assurance of Salvation |1. Memorize |1. Memorize |1. Memorize I John 5:10-13 |
| | |II Cor. 5:1 |John 10:27-29 | |
| | | |2. Study I John 5:10-13 | |
|3. |Assurance of Continuing |1. Read I John 1:9 in four translations|1. Study Psalms 51, 32 |1. Read booklet "When Forgiveness |
| |Forgiveness |and describe differences. |2. Memorize Psalm 32:1 |Seems Impossible" |
|4. |Bible Study |1. Can outline Prov. 24:30-34 |1. 25 Observations in James |1. 25 Observations in John 3:1-15 |
| | | |1:19 |2. Interpretation of John 3:1-15 |
| | | |2. Interpretation of James 1:19 |3. Application |
| | | |3. Application |of John 3:1-15 |
| | | |of James 1:19 | |
|5. |Bible |Memorize NT books in order |1. Memorize II Tim. 3:16-17 |1. Memorize II Peter 1:21 |
| | |Use concordance to find 'wine' in |2. Memorize OT books in order |2. Find all synonyms for "God's |
| | |Proverbs 5X | |word" in Psalm 119 |
| | |3. Find kinds of revelation in Ps.19 | | |
|6. |Dealing with Sin |1. Study Ps. 139 |1. Memorize I Cor. 6:12 |1. Memorize Heb. 12:4 |
| | |2. Study Ps. 5:4-6 |2. Study Eph. 6:10-20 |2. Overcome one bad habit |
| | |3. Identify 1 recurring sin | |3. Memorize I Cor. 15:57 |
|7. |Faith |1. Study Heb.11 |1. Study "Little Faith": Matt. 14:|1. Memorize Hebrews 11:1-6 |
| | |2. Memorize Heb. 11:6 |28-31 |2. Read biography of George Muller |
| | |3. Pray in faith with chaplain for one |2. Study Rom. 10:17 to grow faith | |
| | |deep need |3. W/chaplain, claim a promise | |
|8. |Fellowship |1. Memorize Heb. 10:24-25 |1. Study Acts 2:42 for def.: |1. Memorize Acts 2:42 |
| | |2. Study Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 |fellowship= break-ing of bread, |2. Memorize Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 |
| | | |prayer |3. Attend communion, prayer |
| | | |2. Join church small group |meetings |
|9. |Follow - up (w/a disciple)|1. Memorize II Tim. 2:2 |1. Assist/check others' |1. Oversee (w/ chaplain) |
| | |2. Read Born to Reproduce |discipleship assignments |leadership/ discipleship of one |
| | |3. Study principle of multiplication |2. Tutor WBT classes |resident |
|10. |Giving |1. Work up a budget |1. Study Gal. 6:6 |1. Memorize II Cor. 9:6-8 |
| | |2. Study II Cor. 8-9 |2. Memorize Prov. 3:9-10 |2. Set post- program budget |
| | |3. Study grace giving |3. Revise budget/giving |3. Memorize Luke 6:38 |
|11. |Hearing the Word |1. Submit "Message Reports" every week;|1. Memorize Jer. 22:29 |1. Decide on post-program "hearing"|
| | |discuss with chaplain |2. Continue "Message Reports" | |
| | | | |2. Memorize Prov. 2:1-9 |
|12. |Holy Spirit |1. Learn Trinity illustration (best: |1. Study Rom. 8:1-6; apply |1. Memorize John 16:13-14 |
| | |Adam and Eve "one" though two) |2. List items that grieve (Eph. |2. Memorize Galatians 5:22-23 |
| | |2. Study John 16:7-8 |4:30) and quench (I Thess. 5:19) | |
| | |3. Memorize Rom. 8:1 or 4 |the Spirit | |
| | | |3. Memorize Eph. 4:18 | |
|13. |Lordship of Christ |1. Read My Heart, Christ's Home booklet|1. Find all references to Lordship |1. Memorize Colossians 1:18 |
| | |2. Memorize Romans 12:1,2 |in Heb. 1 |2. Study all symbols of Lordship in|
| | | |2. Memorize Luke 6:46-49 |Revelation 1 |
|14. |Love |1. Read and study I Cor. 13:4-7 |1. Memorize I Jn.4: 7, 11, 19 |1. Discuss with chaplain own |
| | |2. Commit (with chaplain?) to a |2. Commit to two "loving" acts |definition of "Love" |
| | |"loving" act | |2. Commit to 3 "loving" acts |
|15. |Meditation on the Word |1. Memorize Josh. 1:8 |1. Memorize Phil. 4:8 |1. Memorize Psalm 1 |
| | |2. Commit to 2 minutes/day in |2. Commit to 5 minutes/day in |2. Commit to 10 minutes/day in |
| | |meditation |meditation |meditation |
|16. |Obedience |1. Memorize John 14:21 |1. Find all reasons for obedience |1. Memorize Eph. 5:1 |
| | |2. One act of obedience arising out of |listed in John 15:1-16 |2. Commit to two acts of obedience |
| | |a Bible study application (w/chaplain?)|2. Memorize James 4:17 |arising out of a Bible study |
| | | |3. One act of obedience arising out|application (w/chaplain?) |
| | | |of a Bible study application (w/ | |
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|17. |Prayer |1. Study Lord's Prayer: how many |1. Memorize Matthew 6:7,8 |1. Memorize prayer guide ("5 |
| | |requests are there? |2. Learn 2 short prayers |fingers" or ACTS) |
| | |2. Develop prayer list and/or schedule |3. Pray aloud in challenging |2. Complete one 30 min. prayer |
| | | |setting |session |
|18. |Quiet Time |1. Study Mark 1:35 |1. Memorize Psalm 5:3 |1. Lead one resident through same |
| | |2. Have a 5 min "quiet time" w/chaplain|2. Pray through a Psalm (23, 51, 5,|previous steps |
| | | |143?); discuss w/chaplain | |
|19. |Reading the Word |1. Read through John, one chapter/wk |1. Complete John; read Phil., |1. Commit to a "read through the |
| | |2. Study Rev. 1:3 |Psalms and/or Genesis, 3 |Bible in a year" program |
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|20. |Satan -- Know Your Enemy |1. Study Matt. 4:1-11 for: person, |1. Memorize I Jn. 4:4 |1. Memorize I Peter 5:8 |
| | |tricks, and trouncing of Satan |2. Study Ezek. 28:11-19 (original |2. Study Isaiah 14:12-15 (fall is |
| | |2. Study Eph. 6:12-18 |estate) |seen) |
|21. |Scripture Memory |1. Study Matt. 4:1-11 (Jesus' example) |1. Study Deut. 6:6-7 |1. Memorize Matt. 4:4 |
| | |2. Memorize Ps. 119:9,11 |2. Memorize Col. 3:16 |2. Commit to memorize one verse/mo |
|22. |Second Coming of Christ |1. Study Acts 1:11, John 14:1-3 |1. Memorize John 14:3 |1. Memorize I Thess 4:16-17 |
| | |2. Question: If Christ comes tomorrow,|2. Study I Jn. 2:28, 4:17 |2. Study Matthew 24-25 |
| | |what changes today? | | |
|23. |Separation from Sin |1. Memorize II Cor. 6:17-18 2. Pray |1. Study II Tim. 2:19-22 |1. Memorize II Tim. 2:19 |
| | |with chaplain about a specific |2. Establish contact outside |2. Meet at least monthly with |
| | |troubling sin |Mission with one victorious |victorious contact |
| | | |Christian/group | |
|24. |Testimony |1. Read Paul's testimony (Acts |1. Give testimony at evening |1. Write/ publish testimony |
| | |26:1-23) |service |pamphlet for personal use |
| | |2. Revise/ review testimony w/chaplain |2. Give testimony for outside group| |
|25. |Time, Use of |1. Study Rom. 14:10-12, I Cor. 3:10-15 |1. Memorize Eph. 5:5-16 |1. Mission statement, long-, |
| | |2. Memorize Psalm 90:12 |2. Read Tyranny of the Urgent |short-term goals |
| | | |3. Begin using time schedule |2. Begin using "day-timer" |
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|26. |Tongue, Control of |1. Study James chapter 3 |1. Memorize James 1:19 |1. Record 2 "tongue-biting" |
| | |2. Memorize James 1:26 |2. Find, memorize 5 Proverbs on |incidents |
| | | |speech control |2. Memorize 5 more Proverbs |
|27. |Victory over Sin |1. Study John 8:31-38 |1. Study "4 Objections" chart |1. Memorize Rom. 6:15-16, 7:17-18, |
| | |2. Memorize I Cor. 10:13 |2. Memorize Rom.6:1-4,11-12 |8:1-4 |
| | |3. Strategize overcoming a particular |3. Keep diary of victories |2. Keep diary of victories |
| | |sin | |3. Memorize I Cor. 10:12 |
|28. |Will of God |1. Study Proverbs 15:22 |1. Memorize Romans 12:1,2, John |1. Memorize Eph. 6:6, I Thess. 4:3,|
| | |2. Memorize Psalm 119:105 |8:12 |5:16-18, I Pet. 2:15 |
| | | |2. Make a major decision using | |
| | | |"Pro/Con" chart | |
|29. |Witnessing |1. Study Jesus' soul-winning style in |1. Gospel tract presentation to |1. Learn 2nd tract/presentation |
| | |John 4 |chaplain, friend |2. Present to stranger or church |
| | |2. Memorize verses in tract (see WBT |2. Present tract to intake |visitation prospect |
| | |materials) |candidate | |
|30. |World Vision |1. Study Great Commission (Mt. |1. Read Acts, noting four miss'y |1. Read miss'y biography |
| | |28:19,20; Acts 1:8) |principles |2. Research 2 short-term miss'y |
| | |2. Pray weekly for a specific miss'y |2. Attend a church miss'y |possib. |
| | | |conference |3. Pray weekly for 2 miss'ys |
Introduction to Supplementary Materials: “Muscle” for Building a Strong Program
On page 10 above, the personalizing of rehabilitation was likened to the sinew and bone that make up the human frame. While the human skeleton supports meaningful movement of the body, only the development of particular muscle groups makes the body do what the mind intends. In the same way, spiritual growth for rehabilitation may be reduced to a basic “framework” that suits all takers, but on this structure must be built the varied powers that lead to a successful life of the spirit.
The materials in this section of the booklet “fill in” the general requirements of the program:
• “Gospel Presentations” (and the four documents that follow it) offers numerous options for fulfilling the phase 1 requirement of a presentation of the basic Christian faith.
• “Biblical Basis of Conflict Resolution” is a guide to the required presentation of an approach to dealing with conflict.
• The “PROFIT-able” study chart guides the participant in practicing the required Bible study techniques.
• “Lifesigns” are scripture verses arranged to provide the participant options for fulfilling this program requirement.
• The “Message Report Form” is used to account for required meeting attendance.
• The “Testimony/Devotional Form” offers basic ideas for offering Christian testimony and/or a simple Christian devotional message.
• Other miscellaneous forms follow.
We hope that these tools may suggest similar ways of making concrete the general requirements of any program, adapted to the local need. Rehabilitation works best when suited to circumstance!
GOSPEL PRESENTATIONS
1. The four facts. Theologian J.I. Packer (Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God, pp. 57-73) claims biblical gospel messages all contain four elements:
I. Something about God. The starting point for Christian faith is theistic faith (cf. Heb. 11:6). What point believing in the Son of God if there is no Father?
II. Something about Sin (or Need). If there is no itch, why scratch? In a created universe are men responsible to the Creator. Men are in a dangerous position in the universe where they are in discord with the will of its creator.
III. Something about Christ. Into the need of the hour came the Messiah, Jesus, sent by God to save men. He does so in his atoning death, as he is vindicated by his resurrection.
IV. Something about Faith. The hearers of Acts sermons were the object of the persuasive powers of the Apostles. They were expected to believe the message of Christ. A gospel presentation often issues in an appeal, although in my opinion the appeal is only implicit, not explicit, in some of the Acts sermons.
2. "Four Things God Wants You to Know"
A classic tract used in distribution campaigns around the U.S. You will note that this and other widely-used presentations seem to build around the "four facts" identified by Packer. In the use of tracts, you may want to illustrate the presentation on an overhead screen, chalk or white board. Merely reading the tract is not likely to get a big response. (See also the attached chart: “Good News in Four Facts.”)
3. Romans Road
a. Man is a sinner (Rom. 3:23).
b. The penalty is death (Rom. 6:23).
c. Christ died to pay the penalty (Rom. 5:12).
d. You must trust Christ (Rom 5:1). Sometimes, Romans 10:9 or 10:13 is used as the "invitation" verse, but in my opinion, these verses confuse the one conduit, faith, by which one acquires eternal life. Instead, they describe the Christian's dependence on Christ for victory in daily living.
4. Good News/Bad News (the tract "May I ask you a question?)
In this combination of a revised Romans Road approach and a "four facts" framework, there are lots of illustrations, and the "good/bad news" structure is memorable. This tract is very clear on such things as faith, on whether prayer saves, on assurance (definitely a part of faith!), and on the beginnings of follow-up. Possibly the best approach of the many listed here.
5. Theological approach
a. God is holy.
b. Man is unholy.
c. Christ satisfied God's justice.
d. You must trust Christ.
6. Anti-works approach
a. Man has sinned.
b. He cannot save himself.
c. Christ alone can save.
d. You must trust Christ.
7. Need-centered approach
a. God loves you.
b. Man has sinned.
c. Christ died for sin.
d. You must trust Christ.
8. Four Spiritual Laws
Most-used "booklet" presentation of the "4 Facts." In my opinion, it
misleads in the "decision" section, in that the text calls for dedication
(Christ on the "throne") rather than simple belief in Christ for salvation.
This tract has the redeeming feature of presenting an illustration of the atonement; this in my opinion (and of many who make a science of evangelism) is the critical factor in eliciting belief. It makes the "light come on" in the hearer's mind. I urge you to come up with a story, a picture, an anecdote, a drawing, or some other illustration which similarly will depict the central truth we attempt to impart. (Note that several of the presentations given here incorporate this kind of illustration.)
9. "How to have a happy and meaningful life"
This and the following tract, productions of Dallas Seminary, incorporate the "four facts" very explicitly. This one follows the "need-centered approach" above. I like the hand illustrations; you might be able to draw them.
10. "How to live forever"
We distribute copies of this tract in food boxes at the Mission. It is very similar to "happy and meaningful" above, but with less stress on those pleasurable ideas, stressing the value of Christ's death in the eternal equations.
11. The "Bridge"
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Man God Man God Man God
Sin Sin
Sin
The following two items are not complete gospel presentations, but are more like illustrations of the atonement.
12. John Smith, Union Soldier
John Smith (I believe this was really his name) was conscripted to serve in the Union army during the Civil War. As he was the youngest son, his older brother volunteered in his name, and then was killed in action. The Union sent a death certificate, which was useful when a second draft notice was served, on the living John Smith; John simply showed the officer the death certificate. The army had no claim on someone who had already paid the ultimate price. Likewise, Christ as our substitute has paid the price on sin on our heads.
13. Chinese Brothers (again, supposedly a true story)
Two Chinese brothers indentured to work on the trans-continental railroad in the 1860's were as different as night and day. One day, the "bad brother," always in trouble, came running into their San Francisco shack, his clothes all bloody. "Quick, help me, brother; I've just killed a man in the bar, and the cops are right on my tail!"
The good brother knew it was probably the last straw for his brother, who had a long police record. He quickly had his brother shed the clothes, and then sent him out the back door. Then he did the only thing an Oriental brother could honorably do; he removed his own clean clothes and put on the bloody ones. When came the "Knock, Knock" on the door, and the good brother presented himself to the constable, the crowd hauled off this "Chinese murderer" to hang. Not being able to tell one Chinese from another, they didn't even know it was the innocent brother who was paying the debt for his brother.
14. This paper- folding trick is another illustration of the atonement. Use an 8 1/2" by 11" page.
1: "Half-house" Stress "surprises we encounter"
2: "House" More "surprises"
3: "Back to half-house” Ditto
4: "Quarter-house" Ditto
5: "Tear carefully in half, Tear here
then we'll choose"
6: "Christ died, taking judgment
for us; we simply believe the surprise” Unfold parts to:
and
2 Conditions, 3 Benefits
John 5:24:"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.”(NIV)
2 Conditions, 3 Benefits
John 5:24:"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.”(NIV)
No Provisos:
(Pledges!)
(Probation!)
(Perseverance!)
Presentation Helps for “Snake” chart
THE GOOD NEWS IN FOUR FACTS:
Something about:
| |GOD |SIN |CHRIST |FAITH |
| |Ps. 5:4-6 |Rom. 3:23 |II Cor.5:21 |Rom. 3:20 |
|Holy | | | | |
| | |Isaiah 59:1-2 |Isaiah 53:5-6 |John 3:16 |
|Love |John 3:16 |Rom. 3:12 |Rom. 5:8 |Rom. 5:1 |
| | |(Turned our back) |Loved us anyway |Justification by faith |
| |Eph.2:4 | | | |
| |Heb. 10:30 |Soul that sins shall die --|I Cor. 15:3 |I Cor.15:2 |
|Just | |Ezek.18:20 | | |
THE BIBLICAL BASIS FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Matthew 18:15-17: What do I do when someone offends me?
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PROFIT-able Bible Study
Name: __________________________ Date: ____________________
Devotional passage: __________________________________________
P-ray - ask God to speak to you through His Word.......
R-ead the passage.........
O-bserve the facts - Who ? What ? When ? Why ? How ?
F-ind the truth God is showing you........
I-nternalize the truth God has shown you (think about and own it).......
T-hank God and ask Him to help you live out what He has shown you.......
-----The verse(s) that stands out to me is:..___________________
-----What do I notice? (Observe the facts)
-----What is God saying to me?( What does the verse mean? Find the truth)
-----What does God want to do through me? (How does the passage apply to my life? Internalize the truth) Is there:
1. An example to follow? 2. A sin to avoid? 3. A promise to claim?
4. A prayer to repeat? 5. A command to obey? 6. A condition to meet?
7. A verse to memorize? 8. An error to note? 9. A challenge to face?
LifeSigns (Scriptures for memory, as signs along the path of life)
|Subject |Emphasis |Suggested scriptures for memory (in full or in part) |Alternate scriptures |
|Gospel in a nutshell | |John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his| |
| | |only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him | |
| | |should not perish, but have everlasting life. (KJV) | |
|Assurance of salvation| |John 5:24 Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my | |
| | |word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and| |
| | |does not come under judgment, but has passed from death| |
| | |to life.(NKJV) | |
|Continuing forgiveness| |I Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and | |
| | |just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from | |
| | |all unrighteousness. (NIV) | |
|Guidance | |Prov 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and | |
| | |lean not on your own understanding; | |
| | |6in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make | |
| | |your paths straight. (NIV) | |
|Self-control | |Rom 6:14 For sin shall not be your master, because you|Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over |
| | |are not under law, but under grace. (NIV) |you: for you are not under law, but under grace. |
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| | |2 Tim 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of |2 Tim 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of |
| | |timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of |fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound |
| | |self-discipline. (NIV) |mind. (NKJV) |
|Temptation | |1 Cor 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what |1 Cor 10:11 Now all these things happened to |
| | |is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let |them as examples, and they were written for our |
| | |you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you |admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have |
| | |are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you|come. (NKJV) |
| | |can stand up under it. (NIV) | |
| | |Ps 119:9, 11 How can a young man keep his way pure? |Ps 119:9-11 Wherewithal shall a young man |
| | |By living according to your word. I have hidden your |cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according|
| | |word in my heart that I might not sin against you. |to thy word. |
| | |(NIV) |Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might |
| | | |not sin against thee. (KJV) |
|Subject |Emphasis |Suggested scriptures for memory (in full or in part) |Alternate scriptures |
|Self-sustaining |Each do his share |Gal 6:4-5 Each one should test his own actions. Then |II Th 3:10-11 For even when we were with you, we|
|life-style | |he can take pride in himself, without comparing |gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he |
| | |himself to somebody else, |shall not eat." We hear that some among you are |
| | |for each one should carry his own load. (NIV) |idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. |
| | | |(NIV) |
| | |1Thes 4:11-12 Make it your ambition to lead a quiet |II Th 3:11-12 For we hear that there are some |
| | |life, to mind your own business and to work with your |who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not |
| | |hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life |working at all, but are busybodies. |
| | |may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will |Now those who are such we command and exhort |
| | |not be dependent on anybody. (NIV) |through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in |
| | | |quietness and eat their own bread. (NKJV) |
| |Goal of the new |Eph 4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but | |
| |life is to serve, |rather let him labor, working with his hands what is | |
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Message Report Form
Please fill out the form entirely
About the message: Date: ___/___/___
Name of church: __________________________
Location of church: ________________________
Speaker: ________________________________
Two things I remember:
1. _________________________________________________________
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2. _________________________________________________________
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Not required: Main idea of the message:
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Verbal Ministry Basics
Testimony:
1 A testimony generally fits the following criteria:
• Personal (i.e., telling sincerely about your own life and faith)
• Informal/conversational
• Positive (i.e., not majoring on any unseemly aspects of your past)
• Progressive (telling a story)
• Condensable (should be deliverable in less than a minute, as well as in a longer version)
2 Preparing a testimony:
• Identify three points:
o What life was like before I became a Christian
o How I became a Christian
o What life has been like since becoming a Christian
• Elaborate on the three points:
o How will my hearers identify with my story?
o How can I present detail without getting off track?
o How can I keep the emphasis on the power of God, and not on any unsavory aspects of my past?
• Practice giving the testimony in its condensed (one-minute) form—it will automatically expand itself to meet whatever time frame you are given!
3 Presenting a testimony:
• Keep it positive
• Keep it within the time offered
• Keep it conversational
Devotional:
A) A devotional message generally fits the following criteria:
• Brevity (5-10 minutes)
• Uplifting in tone and content
• Personal (i.e., sincere; expressing your own belief)
• Informal/conversational
B) Preparing a devotional message:
• Find a scripture passage that has meant something to you personally
• Find a way to share it with others that imparts the same blessing
C) Presenting a devotional message:
• Read the scripture passage clearly (or have someone else read it)
• Say what the passage means to you
• Say what it may mean to the hearers
• Close in a brief prayer
D) Potential Mission devotional venues:
• “Morning devotions” or “house meeting”
• Chapel congregations
• Business meetings
• Prayer meetings
E) Devotional Preparation Form follows:
Prepare:
Select a Bible passage that has meant something important to you:
Write down briefly what it means to you:
Present:
Tell what the verse means to you (in 5-10 minutes)!
“I”-Message Exercises
Remember: The “feelings” statement: “I feel angry”
The “behavior” statement: “I feel angry when you don’t do your half of the assignment”
The “needs” statement: “I feel angry when you don’t do your half of the assignment because I work hard on it and I want a good grade.”
Exercises:
1. You see a friend laughing and shopping in the mall with his wife. A couple hours earlier, he told you that he’d have to cancel the hunting trip you and he planned together for several months, so he could stay home with his sick wife! What do you say?
“I feel ______________________________________________________________
When _______________________________________________________________
Because _____________________________________________________________
2. You’re talking with a co-worker when he rolls his eyes, turns around and walks away from you, in mid-sentence. What do you say?
“I felt _______________________________________________________________
When _______________________________________________________________
Because _____________________________________________________________
3. Your daughter calls after curfew to say that she is going to stay out later yet, even if she gets an additional punishment. She won’t tell you where she is. What are some things you might say when she finally gets home?
“I felt _______________________________________________________________
When _______________________________________________________________
Because _____________________________________________________________
4. Now apply the “I-message” process to your own life. Imagine a wrong done to you, and create an “I-message” to suit the situation. First, describe the situation:
____________________________________________________________________
Now, describe your response:
“I felt _______________________________________________________________
When _______________________________________________________________
Because _____________________________________________________________
Angry Responses
The animal (anger) = Strong feeling of displeasure
The brand: neither good nor bad
|The |Definition: |Scriptures: |
|Response: | | |
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|Repress |What animal? |Rom 1:18 The wrath of God is being |Mark 3:5 He looked around at them|Eph 4:26 "In your anger |
| | |revealed from heaven against all the |in anger and, deeply distressed at|do not sin": Do not let |
| | |godlessness and wickedness of men who |their stubborn hearts, said to the|the sun go down while you |
| | |suppress the truth by their |man, "Stretch out your hand." He |are still angry... (NIV) |
| | |wickedness...(NIV) |stretched it out, and his hand was| |
| | | |completely restored. (NIV) | |
|Express |Open the gate |Prov 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his|Prov 14:29 A patient man has | |
| | |anger, but a wise man keeps himself under|great understanding, but a | |
| | |control. (NIV) |quick-tempered man displays folly.| |
| | | |(NIV) | |
|Suppress |Fence the animal in |Prov 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his|Prov 14:29 A patient man has |James 1:19 My dear |
| | |anger, but a wise man keeps himself under|great understanding, but a |brothers, take note of |
| | |control. (NIV) |quick-tempered man displays folly.|this: Everyone should be |
| | | |(NIV) |quick to listen, slow to |
| | | | |speak and slow to become |
| | | | |angry... (NIV) |
|Confess |Advertise the animal |Eph 4:26-27 "In your anger do not sin": | | |
| | |Do not let the sun go down while you are | | |
| | |still angry, | | |
| | |and do not give the devil a foothold. | | |
| | |(NIV) | | |
Introduction to Diagnostic Materials: Starting Points and Mile Markers
The use of diagnostic tools in the residential rehabilitation program is critical for several reasons. First, there is the “up-front” benefit. Just as effective medical intervention depends on knowing the patient’s symptoms and history, so the effective spiritual intervener will seek to know as much as possible about the rehab participant, in order to “prescribe” the best approach to spiritual growth.
The following materials, however, include a second set of diagnostics, for measuring progress and suggesting direction further along the pathway to maturity. These “mile-marker” materials can challenge and encourage spiritual development no matter when commenced, and no matter the starting point of the participant. Together, the two sets of tools make a complete guide to the kind of substantial growth many participants are seeking when they enter religiously-based non-profit rehabilitation programs.
Spiritual Beliefs
Name: ___________________________________ Date: ____ / ____/ _____
1. Do you have any kind of spiritual belief? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Explain: ________________________________________________________
Notes: __________________________________________________________
2. To you, who is Jesus? _____________________________________________
3. Do you think there is a heaven or hell? ________________________________
4. If you died today, where would you go? _______________________________
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If heaven,why? __________________________________________________
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5. If what you are believing is not true, would you want to know it? ____________
Religious Background
1. Religious Training:
A. Religion of: Father __________________________________
Mother __________________________________
Other significant family ____________________
B. Denomination of early training: _________________________
Ever baptized? ___ In what church? __________________ When? ____________
Confirmed? ___ In what church? ____________________ When? _____________
“Spirit-filled?” ___ In what church? _____________________ When? _________
“Saved?” ___ In what church? _____________________ When? ______________
Other: _____________________________________________________________
1. Religion of choice:
A. Currently attending church? ___ Which? ____________________________
How frequently? ____________________ Times _____________________
What attracts you to that church? __________________________________
B. Any current spiritual struggle/burning questions? __________________________
C. What one thing would you like to learn or attain to in the religious or spiritual realm?_____________________________________________________________
CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALS
SELF-EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
NAME_________________________________
Directions: Answer each question by circling the most appropriate answer. Don't be tempted to respond untruthfully in order to put yourself in a more positive light, or to say what you think people want to hear - answer honestly. If it seems that none of the options presented are quite right, choose the one that most closely describes you and put a question mark in the margin next to it.
1. I am [not sure, fairly sure, positive] that if I were to die today, I would go immediately to heaven.
2. I am [not sure, fairly sure, positive] that, before I met Christ, I was headed for eternal destruction.
3. I have [minimal, average, thorough] knowledge of what the Bible is talking about when it says I am a "new creation."
4. I am [not sure, fairly sure, positive] that all my sins have been forgiven.
5. I am [not sure, fairly sure, positive] that my salvation is permanent, and that I will never again be separated from God.
6. I have [minimal, average, thorough] knowledge about the many important changes that took place in me when I believed in Jesus Christ.
7. I have a [minimal, average, thorough] understanding of how to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
8. I have [minimal, average, thorough] knowledge of the tension that exists between my new nature and my old nature and why I still struggle with temptation even though I am a "new creation."
9. I have [minimal, average, thorough] knowledge of the activities I can undertake that will help me to grow spiritually in a balanced, steady fashion.
10. I have a [minimal, average, thorough] understanding of why it is important for me to be involved actively in fellowship with other Christians.
11. I attend church [never, rarely, sometimes, weekly, twice a week].
12. I read the Bible [never, rarely, sometimes, frequently].
13. I [don't understand, have some idea, know very well] what people mean when they call the Bible the "Word of God".
14. I know that prayer is simply talking to God, and I don't have any real difficulty doing it [agree, disagree].
15. On the average, I have a period of personal, concentrated prayer_____days a week, each session lasting about_____minutes.
16. Right now, I could do a [poor, fair, good, great] job of telling another person how to become a Christian if the opportunity presented itself.
17. I feel [petrified, hesitant, willing, strongly motivated] to tell others about how they might come to a saving knowledge of Christ.
18. I am [not sure, fairly sure, positive] that adversity is a normal part of the Christian life; when I experience trials, I [never, rarely, sometimes, often] get mad at God and [never, rarely, sometimes, often] go to Him for help.
19. I know that Satan is real [yes, no], that he seeks my downfall [yes, no], and I have [no, some, extensive] knowledge about how to resist him.
20. I have a [minimal, average, thorough] knowledge of what to do when I sin, in order to restore fellowship between God and myself.
21. I am [terrible, fair, pretty good, very good] at managing my time, goals and priorities in life.
22. I have [no, a vague, a fairly clear, a very clear] idea about what I want to accomplish in life.
23. I have a workable program in place that helps me to set and reach personal goals successfully and manage my day-to-day activities effectively [agree, disagree, "sort of"].
24. I see myself as having the potential of being [minimally, somewhat, very, extremely] significant to the advance of the kingdom of God.
25. I would say that at this point I am [minimally, somewhat, very, extremely] motivated to pursue my spiritual development and my relationship with God actively.
Spiritual Checklist
Respond to the following statements on a scale of 1-5.
1 = No, negative, never, poor
3 = (Avoid) Sometimes no
5 = Yes, positive, always, good
For your own Bible study there are encouragement verses to read. If you wish, add up the score at the end of the exercise. (To increase objectivity, say, “Does John...” instead of “Do I...”)
|Code |Statement # |1-5 |Encouragement verses |
|D |Do I consider myself a disciplined person | |Ps. 94:12-13 |
|P |Do I have confidence in God’s ability to hear and answer and answer prayer | |Matt 21:22 |
|ST |Am I able to manage my time effectively | |Eccl 8:5-6 |
|SF |Do I think that evangelism is important | |Rom 10:12-15 |
|FO |Do I find it easy to forgive others | |Matt 6:14 |
|PE |Am I able to finish a task once I have started it | |2 Tim 4:7-8 |
|FA |Do I understand the purpose of fasting | |Is 58:6-8 |
|SO |Do I find it easy to relax, rest and take time out for activity | |Jer 6:16 |
|W |Am I able to differentiate between what God does and who God is | |1 Chr 16:9-12 |
|SF |Do I find it easy to share my testimony | |Matt 10:32 |
|D |Do I agree with the statement: “Godly people are disciplined people” | |Ps 4:3 |
|SI |Can I resist the variety of voices calling for my attention | |Rom 12:2 |
|D |Do I acknowledge the part the Holy Spirit can play as the divine enabler in | |1 Cor 3:16 |
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|SR | Do I spend time practicing the art of Biblical meditation | |Josh 1:8 |
|SF |Have I shared my faith with someone in the last month | |Prov 11:30 |
|FO |Am I willing to recognize and confess my own failures | |1 John 1:9 |
|D |Do I participate regularly in godly disciplines of the soul | |1 Tim 4:8 |
|SR |Am I a regular reader of and listener to the Bible | |Rev 1:3 |
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|ST |Do I use my talents and make them readily available | |1 Pet 4:10 |
|PE |Am I able to withstand distractions from the task by other things | |Heb 12:1-2 |
|FA |Do I spend more time in the “upper room” rather than the “supper room”, fasting not | |Luke 12:22-23 |
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|SR |Am I part of a regular Bible study group | |2 Tim 2:15 |
|ST |Do I handle my material assets well | |Matt 25:21 |
|FO |Am I able to be honest about bitterness and resentment | |Heb12:15 |
|P |Do I spend time daily in prayer | |Col 4:2 |
|SI |Is the pattern of my life uncomplicated | |1 Pet 5:7-8 |
|PE |Am I able to stick to something without giving up easily | |Phil 3:12-14 |
|SI |Am I content to live a simple lifestyle | |Phil 4:11-12 |
|SO |Do I ever withdraw to a solitary place for communion with God | |Psalm 46:10 |
|W |Do I find it easy to worship God | |John 4:24 |
|D |Do I find the idea of self-discipline something I am willing to embrace | |Phil 2:12 |
|W |Do I find it easy to appreciate the worthiness of God | |Is 40: 25-26 |
|P |Am I willing to give something else up to spend more time in prayer | |Luke 18:1-8 |
|SO | Can I function well without the need to always be with people or involve in activity?| |Eccl 3:9-11 |
|FA | Have I ever entered into a period of fasting | |Matt 6:16-18 |
Scoring:
35-49 Reveals honesty – The place God will always meet with us
50-74 Shows awareness – The beginning of all potential growth
75-100 Underlying progress – The basis of healthy Christian living
100-125 Denotes Christian growth – This always leads to fruitfulness
125-149 Shows Christian maturity – This denotes Godly influence
150-175 Reveals deep spirituality – This displays Christlike character
175- You must be answering this in heaven!
Spiritual 1. From the previous exercise,
Development 2. Record the code letters of the statement(s) here
Program ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ identify any score below 3.
3. From the list of codes below, identify the spiritual discipline involved:
SR=Scripture reading P=Prayer D=Self-discipline W=Worship
SO=Solitude ST=Stewardship SF=Sharing faith SI=Simplicity
FA=Fasting FO=Forgiveness PE=Perseverance
|4. List in this column from the |5. Write in this column what you |6. Decide a time to do it; don’t|7. State your expectations in this|
|above codes the discipline you wish |plan to do about it |be overambitious but realistic |column |
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|(Sample: ) |Go through my closets and give away |Over the next 3 months |Live a little freer of the |
|Simplicity |things I haven’t worn for the past | |necessity to be fashionable |
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Tips: 1. Try to be neither too hard nor too easy on yourself.
2. When you have finished your program, avoid the temptation to pride. Instead, start a new program!
Spiritual Development Program
Some Suggestions
S=Scripture reading:
Use attached “Bible in a Year” chart
Emphasis on Gospels/Epistles:
Gospel page or chapter on odd days
Epistles page or chapter on even days
Old Testament page or chapter on weekends
P=Prayer
Beginners: 1 minute/day, increase by 1 minute per week until 5 minutes/day (at least)
Use attached “Praying the Psalms in a Month” chart
Read scripture until the Lord speaks to you, and then respond in prayer
Try a different position (kneeling, sitting, standing, prostrate, other) each day
Meditate on a different one of the seven (or four) petitions of the Lord’s Prayer each day
D=Self-discipline
Read the chapter of Proverbs matching the day of the month
Memorize one new verse of the Bible each month
Pray each Monday for this grace to develop (see James 1:5)
W=Worship
For one workweek, read prayerfully Psalms 146-150 (in order, one each day)
“Don’t neglect the gathering of yourselves together” (make church a habit, no matter what – Heb. 10:25); start one week/mo, and increase one wk/mo until full-time!
Mention one praiseworthy attribute of God (power, love, mercy, eternality, holiness, etc.) in daily prayer
SO=Solitude
Take a back way home from work once a week
Walk alone to nearby shopping rather than driving
Turn off the radio on the way to and/or from work
Consider a prayer or spiritual retreat
ST=Stewardship
Set up a budget to put some teeth in my convictions about use of money
Keep a journal for a day recording my use of time (15-minute intervals), and then reflect on the results
Write out the report I will use when explaining my stewardship (use of time, talents, treasure) at the reward stand of Jesus Christ
SF=Sharing faith
Begin a reading program covering the basics of my faith
Invite a struggling neighbor to coffee, with the intent of sharing my beliefs as the opportunity presents itself
SI=Simplicity
Go through my closets and give away things I haven’t worn for the past year (and don’t replace them!)
Begin a shopping list, to limit trips to the store to once/week
FA=Fasting
Ask my pastor to loan me a book, or to preach a sermon on the topic of “fasting for spiritual health”
Try skipping one meal each week for one month, and use the time to reflect, pray, or read scripture
Consider a temporary “fast” from TV, from candy, from lottery tickets, or from some other activity or habit I enjoy, for the purpose of prayer
FO=Forgiveness
Read Matthew 18:23-35 three times, casting myself as a different one of the three main characters each reading
Write a letter of forgiveness to someone who has acknowledged a wrongdoing
Find someone I have wronged, and humbly ask forgiveness, without any excuse for my wrong
PE=Perseverance
Pray for it! (Again, James 1:5)
Select one area of self-control in which I am weak, and address it (as the foundation of perseverance -- 2 Peter 1:6)
Diagnostics For Spiritual Objectives of 5( Program:
Resident name: Chaplain: From phase ___ to ___ Date:___/___/___
|Cognitive goals: |Specific definition |Phase |Diagnostic questions (if specific definition is unclear): |Notes: |
|Understand the gospel of grace |Can explain or present the “4 facts” of the gospel (“plan of|I |Can a person know beyond the shadow of a doubt that he is going to heaven? |If you die today, what would be |
| |salvation”) | | |your destiny? |
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| |Has completed a study of the Gospel of John |II | | |
|Possess “Survival Skills”: |Christian track: | | | |
| |Can recite and explain John 3:16 |I |What does it mean to you to “believe in him”? | |
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| |Confession/ forgiveness: Can recite and explain I John 1:9 |II |In your opinion, can a true Christian sin? | |
| |Assurance of salvation: Can recite and explain John 5:24 or | | | |
| |alternate assurance verse | |When, according to this verse, may a person know he is saved? | |
| |Personal and Christian tracks: Can recite and explain |II-IV |What does the verse(s) you memorized this phase mean to you? | |
| |LifeSigns (pertinent issue-oriented scripture memory) | | | |
|Possess Conflict Resolution |Knows Biblical steps of conflict resolution |I |What are the three steps? | |
|Skills | | | | |
|Understand the need for |Has understood topic 9 in BFS |II |How does the church help someone get to heaven? | |
|spiritual fellowship | | |Can you name two ways churches baptize people? | |
| | | |How often did you miss church in this phase? | |
| | | |About how many “message reports” this phase? | |
|Understand the process of |Understands/uses PROFIT acronym |II |Spell them out, and give examples of each. | |
|Christian/spiritual growth | | | | |
| |Optional: Understands “Goal Options” chart |III |Have you pursued any of the options through all 3 stages? | |
| |Optional: Can speak knowledgeably about 3 spiritual |III | | |
| |disciplines (broadly defined) | | | |
|Possess independent Bible study|Has understood topic 13 in BFS |II |Name the three main steps in inductive Bible study. | |
|skills |Understands/uses PROFIT acronym | | | |
|Know a sound basic Christian |Completion of a course in survey of Bible doctrine and/or |II |Did the test you took tax your abilities? | |
|doctrine |Takes a test on basic Bible doctrine | | | |
| |Views Jesus Film in BFS cycle | | | |
|Understand qualities of a good |Has read “How to Find a Good Church” or similar; has |II |Name a couple characteristics of a good church. | |
|church or spiritual fellowship |completed worksheet | | | |
Code: Bold items: as listed in program manuals; Underlined items: Minimum “spiritual development” requirements
Summary comments:
Diagnostics For Spiritual Objectives of 5( Program:
|Behavioral goals: |Specific definition (see also attached): |Phase |Diagnostic questions (if specific definition is unclear): |Notes: |
|Spiritual disciplines |
|Regular worship or fellowship |Regular reporting of church/fellowship attendance, using |III |Can you tell me something you remember from last Sunday’s sermon? | |
| |church bulletins and/or message report forms | | | |
| |Regular attendance at small group fellowship/upper phase | | | |
| |fellowship |III | | |
|Regular volunteer service |Offering testimony of faith, sobriety, or transitional goals|III | | |
| |Practicing volunteer service | |Can you give me in one minute a summary of your testimony (life before,| |
| |Discretion of chaplain |III |life coming to Christ, life after)? | |
| | |III | | |
|Practicing daily devotions (Reading and |Christian track: |II-IV | | |
|reflecting on an inspirational reading |Is capable of consistency in Bible-based devotions | | | |
|each day in conjunction with prayer) |Personal track: | | | |
| |Is capable of consistency in daily personal reflection | | | |
|Other disciplines as directed |Meeting regularly with chaplain |I-V |Can you tell me about any regular practices for your inner life you’ve | |
| | | |learned, practices you hope may help sustain you after you leave the | |
| |Discretion of chaplain |I-V |program? | |
|Journal |Discretion of chaplain | | | |
|Maintaining spiritual/ personal |Practices effective conflict resolution and forgiveness |II-V | | |
|relationships |Has regular contact with mentor | | | |
| | |III-V |Can you tell me something learned from your mentor? | |
|Growing spiritually/ personally |Discernment of chaplain and staff |I-V |Do you consider yourself to be growing in your inner life? What | |
| | | |changes do you see? | |
|Demonstrating/ developing character |Discernment of chaplain and staff |I-V | | |
|Incentives actually awarded? (on completing: |Phase |Notes: |
|Residence in a program dorm |Pipe-line | |
|Day by Day devotional guide and/or… | | |
|Scripture gift or similar | | |
|Bible accessory or similar |I | |
|Zip-style day planner cover | | |
|Move to transitional dormitory | | |
|May qualify for free dentures | | |
|Deluxe clothing item |II | |
|$25 Gift certificate | | |
|Option of rent assistance of up to $1350 |III | |
|For III graduates: Gift transportation | | |
|For V graduates: Miscellaneous (“custom”); chaplain will arrange | | |
|Miscellaneous (“custom”); chaplain will arrange |IV | |
|Gift transportation (for V graduates) |V | |
Code: Bold items: as listed in program manuals; Underlined items: Minimum “spiritual development” requirements
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Success Level:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6. Continuing in active growth and service in spiritual fellowship
7. Ideal: Continuing in active growth and service in Christian fellowship
1. Housed 1 year outside a shelter without expanded dependence on welfare or charity (no longer “homeless”)
2. Providing own residence
3. Free of life-controlling compulsions
4. Sustaining supportive fellowship
5. Active in service to others
Success Level:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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7. Ideal:
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“Spiritual Development” Requirements by Chaplain
Minimum Promotion (“Manual”) Requirements
Group
Individual (SMART Goals)
Manual (core) Requirements
Treatment Plan Requirements
Spiritual and Case Work
Counseling, LEC, Work Therapy, Addictions, Other
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Understand the gospel of grace
Possess “survival skills”
Possess conflict resolution skills
Understand the need of spiritual fellowship
Understand the process of spiritual growth
Possess independent Bible study skills
Know a sound basic Christian doctrine
Understand qualities of a good church/spiritual fellowship
II
III
IV
V
Cognitive Goals of the 5-Phase Program:
Knowing Progressive Stability
Phase:
Required Activities:
Reinforcement:
1
Know Biblical steps of conflict resolution
Understand topic 9 in BFS
Complete a study of the Gospel of John
Explain/ present plan of salvation
Recite/ explain John 3:16
Recite/ explain I John 1:9 and
John 5:24 or
Recite/ explain 2 alternate LifeSigns
(issue-oriented verses)
Recite/explain
LifeSigns (issue-oriented verses)
Recite/ explain
LifeSigns
Recite/ explain
LifeSigns
1
Understand/use PROFIT acronym
2
2
Options: Understand “Goal Options”
chart or
Speak knowledgeably about 3
spiritual disciplines
Understand topic 13 in BFS
3
3
4
• Complete Biblical Foundations Study (BFS) and/or take test
• View Jesus Film
4
• Read “How to Find a Good Church” or similar (BFS)
• Complete worksheet
10 Commandments
Golden Rule
Condition #1: Benefit #1:
Benefit #2:
Condition #2
Benefit #3:
Condition #1: Benefit #1:
Has E.L.
Hear
(my word) Benefit #2:
Will not be
Condition #2 condemned
Believe
(Him who Benefit #3:
sent me) Has crossed
over D. > L.
Even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (NKJV)
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness…
(See Numbers 21:8-9)
1. “Ike Israeli” musters the faith, if only momentarily, to believe the promise of healing (=new life) in Moses’ cure for death.
2. God responds to this faith, even if the faith is only momentary, by imparting “life from above” (see 3:2).
3. “Ike” does live out his new “lease on life,” but he eventually dies.
4. Jesus is “lifted up” similarly (note 12:32-33) as a remedy for impending death.
5. Those who like “Ike” muster the faith, if only momentarily, to believe the promise of life in Jesus Christ…
6. Receive a similar impartation of life (as in #2) “from above,” but in contrast to Ike’s (#3), it is …
7. Eternal life (not a te4@Alnv„…—˜™¥ËÌÍïðñ ? @ A B C d e f g h ˆ ‰ Š ‹ Œ ® ¯ ° × Ø Ù ø ù ú û ôåÛÑȸ®§ž•§†•§ž•§ž•®•§ž•®•§ž•®•§ž•®•§ž•§ž•§ž•®•§h“N!hêGïCJOJQJ^JhêGïhêGïCJh“N!hêGïCJ
hêGïhêGïhêGïhêGï6?CJh“N!hêGï6?CJhmporary addition to regular human life), which endures through death and all ages!
Even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (NKJV)
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness…
(See Numbers 21:8-9)
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