REVEAL--session 6: Evaluating and heading out

• Which segment[1] does each Sanctify! activity[2] reach?
• How does Sanctify! function in TFB?
  
• How should Sanctify! function in TFB?
• Which segments should Sanctify! prioritize?
• Of the twelve additional discoveries, which two should Sanctify! prioritize?
• What's next?
  

Additional questions

• How can Sanctify! help TFBers express gratitude to and dependence upon God?
• How can Sanctify! help TFBers value and practice the spiritual disciplines?
• How can Sanctify! help TFBers prioritize spiritual growth?
  

[1] Segments: exploring Christianity, growing in Christ, close to Christ, and Christ-centered
[2] Sanctify activities: monthly meal, weekly Sunday lunch, weekly Tuesday dinner, Tuesday Night Bible Study, Collegium, Academy, Worship Experience, and Movie Nights

REVEAL--session 5: So what can you do now?

Key Idea: The necessary, spiritual formation-encouraging interdependence between church and members requires that leaders focus their energies on evaluation, wise response, and intentional coaching.

Questions

• How does TFB function in your spiritual formation?
• Which coaching practices might TFB leadership prioritize?
• How does Sanctify! function in TFB?
  

Additional questions

• How should Sanctify! function in TFB?
• Which segments* should Sanctify! prioritize?

* Segments: exploring Christianity, growing in Christ, close to Christ, and Christ-centered

Prep for 8/24: Reveal pgs 94-106, 107

REVEAL--session 4: What did we discover?

August 10

Key Idea: Relationship with Christ, not involvement in church, is the most effective predictor of and influence on spiritual growth.

Questions

• What has most influenced your spiritual growth?
• Does the interpretation of data in this chapter reflect biblical teachings?
• Where are you on the continuum?
• What needs to change?
  

Available resources

• REVEAL, pp 27-60

Additional questions

• What needs to change in Sanctify?
• What needs to change in TFB?

REVEAL--session 3: Where are we?

August 3

Key Idea: The condition-revealing interrelatedness of affections and behaviors shows us where we are as a church and provides insight into the requirements for individual and corporate spiritual formation.

Questions:

• Where is TFB?
• How does the REVEAL methodology square with Scripture? What would you change?
• How do you score on our three criteria (Genuine concern for others; God- and service-centered conversation; and Intellectual engagement with truth)?

Applicable Scripture references

• Matthew 28:16-20
• John 8:31-32
• Ephesians 4:15-16
  

Available resources

• REVEAL, pp 17-26

Additional questions

• How do we encourage growth in emotions (especially last two on list in 2 Peter 1:5-7)?
• How can we encourage spiritual conversation during patio time and elsewhere?
• How can we banish grey squirrels and other such automatic answers to theological questions?

Prep for 8/10: pp. 27-60

REVEAL--session 2: How should we measure effectiveness?

July 27

Key Idea: The means of measuring necessary ministry effectiveness are not the externals of participation but the internals of heart growth.

Question

• What are some criteria for accurately measuring ministry effectiveness?

Applicable Scripture references

• John 13:31-35

Available resources

• REVEAL, pp 9-16
• Article describing traditional evaluation methods (How to Evaluate your Youth Ministry)
• Wikipedia entry on Spiritual Formation
  

Output

• Suggested Measurement Criteria

1. Genuine concern for others
2. God- and service-centered conversation
3. Intellectual engagement with truth

Next: pp 17-26 (8/3)

REVEAL--session 1: Where are you?

July 20

Question

• Where are you?

Applicable Scripture references

• John 13:35 and its context

Available resources

• Sociologist Bradley Wright (Christian and associate professor at the University of Connecticut) on REVEAL
• Christianity Today's Out of Ur blog article on REVEAL
  

Additional questions

• Are the patterns discovered in the REVEAL study truly biblical?
• How does a big picture view of TFB fit with the results in the study?
• What are cultural factors?