The more important thing than hermeneutics is reading. In other words grappling with Scripture is primarily an exercise of attentiveness to One who speaks through a text. (John Webster, Kantzer Lectures, 2007)
Thanking God for the last week of the Ministry Training Course and good times listening at the feet of Jesus. Here are some notes, resources and links for the sessions:
1st year apprentices:
- How to lead an inductive Bible study
- Understanding and managing transitions
- Research (Joy) Papers
- How to give and receive godly feedback
- “I to i”: Being proactive in apprenticeship and mentoring
- A brief introduction to the Doctrine of God
- Research (Joy) Papers
- Writing a book review
- Doctrine of Scripture: Uniqueness of the Bible
- Understanding Children’s Ministry as a Word and Prayer Ministry (Christine Nyikuri)
- 15 quick tips on time management
- Conflict Resolution
- Basics of Faithful Bible Teaching
- How to introduce a speaker
- How to lead a prayer meeting
- Video: Short History of American Student Mission Movement
- Gospel Centred Youth Ministry (Julius Juma)
- Music Ministry (Chris Kiagiri)
- Preaching Christ from the Gospels
2nd year apprenticeship:
- 1-to-1 Bible reading & discipleship
- Mentoring others
- Doctrine of Salvation (2): Justification & Predestination and a great passage from R A Torrey on the unforgiveable sin
- Preaching Christ from OT narrative
- Office 201: Belonging to a staff team & How to chair a meeting
- Pastoral ministry (2)
- Introduction to Islam
- 10 Commandments for Evangelistic Preaching
- Duncan Olumbe, ‘African worldview: An introduction’
- Servant leadership lessons from 2 Corinthians