OMEGA “Making Disciples who Make Disciples”

Our Purpose and Goals Vision: Making Believers into Disciples who make Disciples Goals: Listening to God Resources Awareness of Gifts and Call Using Gifts in Ministry

Life’s Important Questions! Who are you? What are you doing here? Resource: Doing Church as a Team, Chapters 1, 2, 3 Miracle in Darien -Part I

The Bases First: Baptize: Faith (Love God) Second: Teach: Tools (Love God) Third: Baptize: Invite (Love Neighbor) Home: Teach: Service (Love Neighbor)

Outline for Each Week The Faithful Format Worship (Adoration Time) Fellowship (Community Time) Where are you Today? This week I wish I hadn't ... Discipleship (Task or Training Time) The Mentoring Manual Stewardship (Service Time) Prayers for one another & Lords Prayer

Key to Omega or Graduation = Realizing we are all a part of a whole - a team Your willingness to grow in your relationship with God & Your willingness to listen to where your partner is on his/her journey with God

First Base Question How's my Relationship with: God Jesus Holy Spirit? Where am I on the “Faith” Ball diamond, which base? Resources: Doing Church as a Team, Chapters 1, 2, 3 Miracle in Darien, Part I Jesus Film

Faith Issues (The Four Corners of First Base) "How is my Relationship with God?" John 1:12; 3:16 Believe (John 11:25) Acknowledge (Matthew 10:32) Invite In (Rev. 3:20) Follow (John 12:26)

First Base - First Evening Reflecting on our Journey Believe - Acknowledge - Invite - Follow Reflecting on our Relationship with the Trinity God - Jesus - Holy Spirit

See: Session # 1 Outline

First Base - Second Evening Reflecting on places we get stuck Questions & Reflections for the Journey Handout Reflecting on God’s goodness Forgiveness - Resurrection - Everlasting Life

See: Session # 2 Outline

To Do List - Handout First Base Network of Relationships Handout Watch Jesus Video, Read "Why Jesus?" Give Jesus Video to a Relative Listening to God Daily Scripture Reading Options (see outline)

Resources: Doing Church as a Team - by Wayne Cordeiro ISBN: 0-9654251-3-4 - 808-833-7717 Jesus Video: 800-295-3787 ($5 / copy w/10 +) Jesus Audio Cassette Tape: 800-432-1997 ($5 / copy w/10+) Why Jesus? - by Nicky Gumbel ISBN: 0-7814-5260-0 - 800-323-7543

Second Base Question How can I hear God’s direction? The Tools Worship - Prayer - Scripture - Giving The Resources: Miracle in Darien, Part II - Principles Intro. Guide to Listening Prayer My Heart, Christ’s Home Miracle Hour - booklet

Second Base: Faith Tools "How can I hear God's direction?" (The Four Corners of Second Base) Worship Alone With Others Prayer (with a focus on listening prayer) Scripture Giving

Second Base - First Evening Reflecting on the Tools of Faith Worship - Prayer - Psalms (Darien book, p. 101- 102) Practicing ways to Listen to God in Prayer

See: Session # 3 Outline

Second Base - Second Evening Reflecting on the Tools of the Faith Scriptures, Meditative Resources Practicing ways to Listen to God in Scripture

See: Session # 4 Outline

To Do List - Handout Second Base Try different forms of prayer Give Jesus Video to a Friend Read Scripture Meditatively Read My Heart, Christ’s Home Read Miracle Hour Listen to God in Worship Listen to God in your Giving

Resources Miracle In Darien - by Bob Slosser ISBN: 0-88270-427-3 860-509-9527 My Heart, Christ’s Home - by Robert Boyd Munger ISBN: 0-87784-075-x 630-887-2500 “Where Do I Find It?” Am. Bible Society 104768 800-322-4253

Third Base Question Who does God want me to share the Good News with & in what way? Invitation Resources: Miracle in Darien, Part III - The Work HOPE: Prayer, Care, Share Q & A - A Summary of Biblical Teachings

Third Base: Invitation "Who does God want me to share the Good News with and in what way?" (The Four Corners of Third Base) Places I can be Invitational include... Worship: Celebration Fellowship: Small Group / Mentoring Discipleship: Alpha & Omega Stewardship: Service / Ministry

Third Base - First Evening To be heard, we first need to hear How to Listen to Others - Active Listening Process Prayer for others is our Ministry too Lighthouse (HOPE) steps

See: Session # 5 Outline

Third Base - Second Evening Steps for Finding a Prayer Partner Other types of Mentoring Psalms A Guide to Prayer for All God’s People My Utmost for His Highest, etc.

See: Session # 6 Outline

To Do List - Handout Third Base Read 5 Blessings & How Do I Pray for My Neighbor Give Jesus Video to a Neighbor Four Quaker Questions / When did God first become meaningful in your life? Invite someone to something at church: Worship, Alpha, Omega, Supper, Picnic, etc. Give Jesus Video to a new Friend

Resources Miracle Hour - by Linda Schubert ISBN: 0-9632643-0-3 408-734-8663 Q & A - A Summery of Biblical Teachings ISBN: 1-56212-006-9 800-333-8300 A Guide to Prayer for All God's People ISBN: 0-8358-0710-X My Utmost for His Highest ISBN:

See: Retreat Day Outline

Retreat Day: Listening to God In Nature In Scriptures Within What is God saying to you? What do you plan to do about it? Where/When can you Listen to God?

Resources Developing A Prayer-Care-Share Lifestyle by Alvin J. VanerGriend 800-217-5200

Home Plate Question Why am I here on Planet Earth? What are my Gifts and how does God want me to use them? Resources: Awareness of One’s Gifts and Call Doing Church as a Team, chapters 4 - 9 A Guide to Prayer for All God’s People My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers

Home Plate: Call & Ministry (The Four Corners + One of Home Plate!) "Why am I here on Planet Earth?" "What are my Gifts and How does God want me to Use them?" Soul Gifts Heart Gifts Mind Gifts Strength Gifts My Call: "How then do I love my Neighbor as Myself? By using my Gifts from God in Service."

Home Plate: First Evening Spiritual Gifts Motivated Abilities

See: Session # 7 Outline

Home Plate: Second Evening Life’s Journey Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Behavioral Categories

See: Session # 8 Outline

Home Plate: Third Evening Gift Matrix My Call / Mission chart

See: Session # 9 Outline

Home Plate: Forth Evening My Faith and Ministry Paper Partner reads - encourages and affirms Disciple Checklist & Feedback - Handout Open Forum on feedback What’s Next? Your Ministry - Just Do It!! Ministry, Disciple another, Prayer or Small Group, etc.

See: Session # 10 Outline

To Do List - Handout Home Plate Read: Doing Church as a Team Find out about your gifts Matrix your gifts Reflect upon your call Complete a Faith and Ministry Paper What’s your ministry: Small Group / Mentoring / Community / School / Home / Church / Other

Resources A Guide to Prayer for All God’s People by R. Job & N. Shawchuck ISBN: 0-8358-0710-X 800-972-0433 An Introductory Guide to Listening Prayer by Bob Japenga - Center for Renewal, Simsbury, CT 860-651-1594

Celebration Supper: “Where We Fit Into God’s Plans on Planet Earth - Disciples” HOPE: The Story of Prayer, Care, Share Or : Solitude Community, Ministry Couples talk about what’s next - get feedback and prayer from partner Goals & Benchmarks

See: Celebration supper Outline

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