Contending for the Faith

This year’s “Knowing God” section is spent delving into difficult topics that the church has written volumes on and multiple Christian university courses are devoted to each of these subjects. Spending time searching various resources to understand what Christianity is all about, how to describe difficult topics such as: the Trinity; how do we know God, what God is/isn’t; who is Christ & the Holy Spirit; what is creation, sin, man, satan, etc; and other topics that make Christianity uniquely different from other faiths. This year’s “building community” unit deals with strengthening the first year (1 on 1) relationships they have built and then broaden to include another individual. In both cases, they are building these within the group of leaders being trained currently. Sharing experiences in evening debriefs help others to understand one another more deeply and trust one another. We see this as critical in discipleship before they begin to go out and work with others. Just as Christ walked with his inner circle for three years, here we are building that intimate relationship with a couple “inner circle” individuals.