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Updating our Thinking

Update and improve programs with a stronger focus on pastoral activities and church planting. New RCOSAC appointed in 2013 to develop regional Course of Study, including activities list, outcomes, course titles, and syllabi. Seeking help in writing modules and preparing materials. Transitioning from teaching to equipping based on Ephesians 4:11-16. Engage in activities to equip believers for ministry in different contexts. Focus on four engagements: with self, other students, local congregation, and non-Christian community. Cohort and mentor assigned to every student. Outcome-based concepts with measurable actions. Draft materials available on temporary website. Discussion on advantages, disadvantages, and adoption of concepts in schools.

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Updating our Thinking

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  1. Updating our Thinking Improving on our good programs with a stronger focus on Pastoral Activities

  2. Brief History • New RCOSAC appointed in 2013 • Tasked with new regional Course of Study • Including a focus on Church Planting • With a strong focus on Activities • We have finished Activities lists, outcomes, course titles and draft syllabi • Almost Ready for Validation • We need help writing modules for the syllabi and preparing materials.

  3. Congregational Focus • From Teaching as the primary pastoral role • To Equipping as the primary pastoral role • Based on Ephesians 4:11-16

  4. Activity • Form into teams of 3 to 5 people • How do you equip the following believers for ministry? What skills, knowledge and spiritual disciplines will help them most to minister in their context? • Farmer • Motorcycle taxi driver • Teacher in a public school • Business person with 10 employees. • Report to the group and have someone record the reports.

  5. Activity Focus • Activity – 15 minutes – Whole group – someone records the observations. • What does a pastor do on a regular basis? • This is not exhaustive but illustrative. • Have the group brainstorm as a whole. • How does this match the needs of the believers we discussed earlier?

  6. Four Engagements • With themselves • With other students • With a local congregation • With the larger non-Christian community • In every class we want the students to engage in these four ways.

  7. Cohort and Mentor • Every student assigned a cohort • Every student assigned a mentor / coach • This should be verified by the educational provider

  8. Outcome Based concepts • Focus on the measurable actions of a student • Using Exit Outcomes to set the broad expectations • Using Activities as the core outcomes for the COS • Designing down to the actions needed at the most basic level to reach the expected exit outcomes. • Using the outcomes as the basis for student evaluation • What and whether a student learns is more important than when and how they learn.

  9. Draft Materials • Currently the materials are in draft form. • There is a temporary website for these materials that we will use until the Regional Website is ready to receive the project • www.equippingforservice.org

  10. Questions and Answers? • What do you think so far? • What are the advantages of using this approach? • What are the disadvantages? • Can every school adopt these concepts?

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