PRACTICAL WORK 1 - BIBLE SCHOOL
1. Every pastor and home meeting leader must be grounded in sound doctrine
2. A knowledge of true Christianity
3. Understanding the Gospel
4. Discipleship
5. How to help new believers
6. Church leadership
7. There is a bible school on the Internet for this www.charlesfinney.net
8. The method of giving Instruction is as follows:
(1) A series of questions is put forward for discussion, comprising an outline of a system of Theology.
(2) Each of these questions comes up in order, for discussion.
(3) Upon each one, every member of the class is required to make up his mind,
and prepare a brief statement of his views, in writing.
(4) Once each statement is submitted online,
Each student is then called upon, in order, to present his views to the whole class,
with the Professor presiding. His views and statements are then made the subject of
thorough examinations and discussion by the whole class, and by the Instructor.
Questions are freely asked, and difficulties stated. Answers and explanations are given,
until the views of the class are settled upon the point or points discussed by him.
Then another, and another are called upon in a like manner to present their views,
upon which like discussion ensues, until the whole class have mastered the whole subject.
(5) Here the discussion is arrested, and the Professor sums up and presents the whole subject
to the class in one or more lectures.
PRACTICAL WORK 2 - EVANGELISM
1. Pastors are encouraged to do the work of an evangelist (2 Tim 4:5)
(1) Walking two by two, you knock on people’s doors along the street in a town or city,
(2) Say that you have come to talk about the Bible and ask permission to enter
(3) Before they have time to object, ask if they are a Christian.
2. Street Service
(1) You stop people in the street who are passing by, with the help of a promotional booth or table.
(2) Keep it simple, with a portable table, so that everything may be carried by one person
(3) Use a fold up chair which is easy to carry
(4) Using posters allows people to come to you, without having to accost anyone
(5) Laminated A3 size posters with simple headlines
(6) "FREE ETERNAL LIFE in Jesus Christ" also "The Wages of SIN is DEATH" and "JESUS is the SON of GOD"
(7) Once in a while, give out food or soup to the poor with a big collection box and sign FOOD FOR THE POOR - but only once in a while.
(8) Avoid shouting loud or behaving in such a manner as will make you appear loathsome
(9) Preaching to nobody.
(10) Avoid unnecessary use of pictures or things that will distract attention
(11) Place one large bible on the table, clearly visible to all passing by
(12) Offer one tract with picture illustrations and a contact number
(13) Make visitors to the table aware of the place and time of fellowship
(14) Lead them in devotion. Pray with them.
(15) If possible, make arrangements to meet at a later time, exchange phone numbers
(16) Do not fail to neglect secret prayer and prayer among brothers and sisters accompanying you
(17) Avoid all appearance of worldliness among those doing evangelism
(18) Watch out for distracting things brought to evangelism
(19) Avoid unneccesarily talking among each other
(20) Singleness of eye to the end of winning souls
(21) Patience
(22) Waiting upon the Lord for the elect to come to the table
(23) Pray before and thank God after the street service
PRACTICAL WORK 3 - MEETING IN THE HOME: THE BEGINNING OF A CHURCH
(1) Appoint the same person to lead the meeting with you, in your presence
(2) You are training someone to take over once the group has to divide
(3) Make sure the person is grounded in sound doctrine
(4) Follow prescribed order of service and conclude the meeting in one hour
(5) Follow this order: Prayer, singing, preaching, offering, testimonies,
and specific prayer and counselling at the end
(6) Follow preaching outline provided by Pastor
(7) Do not offer special food, lest the poorer among you become discouraged
(8) Keep refreshments to the end of the meeting
(9) If any outside speakers wish to participate, Pastor gives permission first
(10) Only take offering for the work of the church and not for outside speakers
(11) Do not borrow money among the group or promote business opportunities
(12) Divide the meeting to the person you have trained as soon as it reaches the size of 50 persons
(13) Allow ambitious persons to be free to start their own church 3 years after pastoring home meetings with you
(14) Each fully trained leader can watch over up to fifty home meetings
(15) Do not borrow funds from the offering collected
(16) Appoint a registrar to record the amount collected
(17) Appoint a separate treasurer to keep the money until delivered to the church.
(18) Also record name of speaker, attendance, number saved and number backslid, together with amount of offering.
PRACTICAL WORK 5 - DEVOTIONS
1. Definition - It is the offering of self and all to God.
(1) This must be the condition of usefulness.
(2) It must be the habitual attitude of the soul.
2. Hints for devotion.
(1) Like other habits, devotion should be cultivated and
established, rendered second nature.
(2) I here speak of ordinary occasions, daily;
extraordinary are exceptional, of course, seasons of
prayer.
(3) Begin with prayer: Thanksgiving, confession,
supplication, praise and adoration - persist until conscious
communion is secured.
(4) Then read the Bible, on your knees.
(5) If it opens to you, note the teachings, if new.
(6) Students' Bible, or a skeleton.
(7) If it does not open, pray and worship again.
(8) If still sealed, search, in confession, for the reason.
(9) If time fails, renew the exercise as soon as possible.
(10) Remember you have no power if communion is lost.
(11) This is your argument and strong reason.
(12) "Go, and make all men disciples, and lo, I am with
you."
(13) Again, "Men do not go to war at their own charges."
(14) Keep your eye single, and the promise is sure.
(15) Communion must be maintained at any cost.
(16) Never rest short of this any day of your life.
(17) You have no strength, except as you hold on to this.
(18) Your comfort and usefulness depend on communion.
(19) No learning, no study avails without this.
(20) You must maintain a prevailing spirit of prayer.
(21) To do this, you must spend much time in direct
communion with God. This is never lost time.
(22) You can accomplish available study ten times faster,
if you maintain communion.
(23) But don't pray too exclusively for yourself, nor
principally.
(24) By turning from self, you will find access.
(25) Commune with God, about your flock.
(26) Let consultation with Him about individuals occupy
you.
(27) Beware of selfishness in your approaches to God.
(28) You will find comfort in preparation as you do not
seek it. Lose and you will find.
(29) Let your request be for wisdom and strength to do
your work.
(30) Your communion will be more unbroken as the habit
becomes established - like study.
(31) Your communion will be deeper as you progress.
3. Conditions of maintaining the spirit of devotion.
(1) Watchfulness.
(2) Self-denial.
(3) Persistence.
(4) Industry.
(5) The right use of time.
(6) Unselfishness.
(7) Implicit faith.
(8) Also obedience.
(9) Control of appetites and passions.
(10) Often fasting and much detailed confession.
(11) Confession and restitution to the injured.
(12) A conscience void of offense.
(13) Whole hearted and entire consecration.
(14) Allow no unforgiving spirit.
(15) No uncharitableness.
(16) A bridled tongue.
(17) Avoid evil speaking.
(18) Also evil suspicions.
(19) Levity in conversation.
(20) The spirit of distrust.