Projects for Church Growth

This course is complementary to that of the Department of Evangelism. Preferred evangelistic projects are summarized in order to increase church growth in the student's denomination: crusades, open air preaching, visitation, home Bible studies, prayer cells, church planting, church research, unreached peoples, portable schools, women's fellowship, children's groups, youth groups, and missionary sending .... How to present each project and how to implement it once approval is granted receive much attention. Using calendars, charts, and tables, the student will synthesize all that he has learned and planned for use in his denomination.

Unit	Lesson	Assignment
Introduction	Syllabus and assignments	Read Pastoral Evangelism in Africa
1. Evangelism	Gospel Cells	Do 4 projects of marked ASSIGNMENT
2.	Home visits	Review Evangelism Explosion
3.	Open Air Meetings	Review Out to Sow, Sowers II
4.	Campaigns (parade,stadium, crusade)	Read "Evangelists and crusades." Rev. Braun
5.	Gospel Tent	Speak to a tent evangelist in your city.
6.	Exchange of pastors for evangelism	Read Pastoral Evangelism in Africa
7.	Children’s club	Study notes on “Child Evangelism”
8.	Operation Andrew	Read Operation Andrew.
9.	Literature distribution	Read the Printed Page by Georges Verwer
10. Establishment	Establishment cells	Read Cell Groups by Robert Coleman
11.	Class for new converts	Review the I.S.E. course, Dpersonal Discipleship
12.	Sunday School competition	Read Pastoral Evangelism in Africa
13.	Fellowship dinners
14.	Prayer cells	Read the book and manual, School of Prayer
15.	Choir cells	Read the Navigator Bible Studies.
16.	Exchange of pastors for revival	Read Pastoral Evangelism in Africa.
17.	Big brother / big sister	Read Pastoral Evangelism in Africa
18.	Fill-the-pew mettings	Read Pastoral Evangelism in Africa
19.	Youth group	Read Pastoral Evangelism in Africa
20. Equipping	Equipping cells	Do projects #28 and #29.
21.	Leadership of a prayer cell	Read the book and manual, School of Prayer
22.	Leadership of an evangelism cell	Review the I.S.E. course, Dpersonal Discipleship
23.	Leadership of an establishment cell	Review the I.S.E. course, Dpersonal Discipleship
24.	Leadership in worship	Read the notes on the worship seminar
25.	Leadership in a literature ministry	Read the Printed Page by Georges Verwer
26.	Leadership in a music ministry
27.	Leadership in fund raising	Review the ISE course, Dept of Evangelism
28.	Leadership in women’s ministry	Read Pastoral Evangelism in Africa.
29.	Leadership in a conference	Review the ISE course, Dept of Evangelism
30. Expanding	Research teams
31.	Gospel teams	Review the ISE course, Rural evangelism.
32.	Portable school teams	Review the ISE course, Rural evangelism.
33.	Church planting teams	Review the ISE course, Rural evangelism.
34.	Evaluation teams	Review the ISE course, Rural evangelism.
35.	Teams for literature distribution	Review the ISE course, Rural evangelism.
36.	Movements of evangelism	Review the ISE course, Strategy.
37.	Council of Pastors	Read Dr. Braun’s notes on COPAK.
38.	Christian bookstore	Read the Printed Page by Georges Verwer
39.	Missionary conference

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin Bible studies where the Gospel is presented on a regular basis.

B. Leaders will use Bible studies which we create ourselves, based on notes taken in the discipleship course.

C. Participants will have a notebook and pen to take notes.

D. Team leaders will be called Gospel teachers.

II. Who?

A. This project will be beneficial for neglected and receptive non-believers who accept an invitation to come to a home Bible study.

B. the project will be carried out by teams of three: a trainer and two trainees; the team will be called the Gospel teaching team.

C. the cell will be under the supervision of the evangelism committee.

III. Why?

A. the first-century disciples proclaimed the good news in Jerusalem homes. (Acts 5:42; 10:22-24)

B. the way we evangelism now is often superficial and impersonal. Interested people often receive Jesus Christ easily without understanding the seriousness of the commitment.

C. there are mature Christians in our congregations who have the gifts of teaching and evangelism, who want training, and who have the desire to help us in Bible studies.

D. Gospel cells allow the team to strengthen the new convert who is often separated from mature Christians.

IV. How?

A. People get together for a Bible study which will change with each meeting, with the goal of presenting the Gospel to different people each week.

B. the trainer will train two trainees. At the end of their training, they will enlist two trainees and do likewise, following his example.

C. the trainer will show his trainees how he does the Bible study in the beginning.

D. During the second half of the training, each of the two trainees will lead the Bible study, and the trainer will observe them.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 15:30 to 18:30 every Monday.

B. the project will last 16 weeks.

C. the project will begin the first Monday of the month of January.

D. the project will end the last Monday in the month of April.

VI. Where?

A. the project will reach out to the entire area of Mama Mobutu in Kinshasa.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 3.00 US dollars per trainee.

B. the project will be financed by each trainee ($2) and participant ($1)

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin to visit the neighborhood to present the Gospel to individuals in their homes.

B. We will use the manual, Evangelism Explosion, and four tracts, “Partners in growing,” “Partners in praying,” “Partners in equipping,” and “Are you sure?”

C. Team members will be called EE evangelists.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit non-believers of the neighborhood who do not come to church and do not understand its value. .

B. This project will be carried out by teams of three people, a trainer and two trainees, all of them faithful, able, and teachable members who will teach others in the church.

III. Why?

A. The Bible asks it of us. Acts 8:1,4; 2 Tim. 2:2

B. Mass evangelism is not enough to explain the seriousness of the personal commitment which the convert must make; Billy Graham estimates that 80% of those who respond to the invitation in his crusades will not receive the Lord until they talk to a counselor.

C. We have a better chance of incorporating disciples into the church if our members win them to Jesus Christ.

D. Most of our members do not evangelize in spite of biblical example and mandate; they are spectators rather than actors.

IV. How?

A. It is a three-part training program

1. A lesson where the Gospel is discussed and an outline is memorized.

2. A visit where the trainer and the trainee share the responsibility of evangelizing

3. An evaluation where each team meets with others to talk about the results in a report.

B. It will be under the supervision of the evangelism committee.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 15:30 to 18:30 every Tuesday..

B. This project will last sixteen weeks.

C. This project will begin the first Tuesday of the month of May.

D. This project will end the last Tuesday of the month of August.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the neighborhoods of Cité Mama Mobutu, Cité Verte, and Montgafula in Kinshasa.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 6.00 US dollars per participant

B. This project will be financed by the participant ($5) and by the church ($1).

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ hold open air meetings.

B. We will use the I.S.E. notes, Open Air Evangelism and the tract, “The Big Question.”

C. The team members will be called Sowers.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the non-believers of the Cité who do not visit the church, but who will listen to the Gospel in the street..

B. This project will be carried out by a church team of five or six people who will go on the platform and by a team of man counselors who will disciple those who come forward at the invitation.

III. Why?

A. The Bible is our model

1. The prophets preached in the open air (1 Kings 18:21)

2. Jean the Baptist preached in the open air (Mk. 1:4-5)

3. Jesus preached in the open air (Mt. 5-6; Jn. 7:37-39; Jn. 9:1-12; Ac. 9:1-9)

4. Peter preached in the open air (Ac. 2,4)

5. Steven preached in the open air (Ac. 8)

6. Paul preached in the open air (Ac. 19:1-7; 20:20-21; 21:39-40)

B. The majority of residents of Cité Mama Mobutu don’t go to any church on Sunday and need a presentation which will arouse their curiosity, hold them by its images, and explain the Gospel to them clearly in a brief period of time.

C. Most church members do not share the Gospel in public and only observe their leaders who do it up front.

IV. How?

A. Level 1 - Trained counselors do the immediate discipleship.

B. Level 2 - The church team goes on the platform and evangelizes by animating, playing, witnessing, preaching, and calling the spectators.

C. The preacher give a message by painting it on newsprint.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 09:30 to 11:30 every Saturday.

B. This project will last 10 weeks.

C. This project will begin the 1st Saturday morning in the month of September.

D. This project will end the second Saturday morning of the month of November.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the neighborhoods of Cité Mama Mobutu, Cité Verte, and Montgafula in Kinshasa.

B. We will especially go to the market, to the commercial center and to the main entrance.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 100.00 US dollars to begin and 50 US dollars per year.

B. This project will be financed by the Church of Jesus Christ.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ organize a city-wide evangelistic campaign.

B. We need a large platform, lights, benches, folding chairs, a pulpit, banners, a powerful sound system, and many discipleship tracts.

C. We will call the team members campaigners.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit a great number of people who do not go to church, but who will listen to a well-known evangelist.

B. This project will be carried out by a well-known evangelist and a committee of the department of evangelism.

C. The committee will be made up of people who will organize sub-committees for welcoming, publicity, programming, discipleship, finances, literature, equipment, music, and transportation.

III. Why?

A. We will do this project because it tells the residents of the neighborhood that the church is active and cares for their spiritual well-being.

B. It mobilizes and rallies the church members around a spectacular project.

C. It allows the church to experience rapid growth.

IV. How?

A. An executive committee will name sub-committees.

B. The sub-committees will meet once a week for three months.

1. Program (speaker, place, dates, platform team members)

2. Publicity (posters, parade, and radio announcements)

3. Literature (programs, contact tracts, and discipleship tracts)

4. Follow-up (counselors)

5. Music (musicians, singers, animators)

6. Equipment (sound system, benches, chairs, platform, pulpit ...)

7. Transportation

8. Welcoming (protocol)

9. Budget

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 17:00 to 20:00, from Tuesday to Saturday.

B. This project will last five days.

C. This project will begin the third Tuesday in November.

D. This project will end the third Saturday in November.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the zones of Montgafula and Ngaliema in Kinshasa, especially Cité Mama Mobutu and Cité Verte.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 100 US dollars.

B. This project will be financed by the local church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the CEAZ buy a Gospel tent (15 m. by 25 m.) which will be at the disposal of the local churches, each one able to use it for a week per year.

II. Who?

A. A coordinator will be responsible for the purchase, maintenance, and schedule of the denominational Gospel tent.

B. This project will benefit sinners who stay away from church.

C. This project will be carried out by a team of ten members in the church.

D. The Gospel tent team members will have diverse gifts: evangelist, teacher, donor, protocol, administrator, handyman, truck driver, musician, singer, animator ...

E. Every local church will be mobilized to support the project and participate in the meetings by inviting their non-Christian friends.

III. Why?

A. Many churches are growing thanks to the Gospel Tent Project.

B. Many people unaccustomed to church have been saved under the Gospel tent.

C. Many backsliders have been revived, thanks to the Gospel tent.

D. An evangelist, Edmond Masiala, saw more than 33,000 Zairians come to the altar of the Gospel tent after preaching to them over the years.

E. The Gospel tent protects people from the elements.

F. The Gospel tent can be moved when the work is finished in a neighborhood.

G. The Gospel tent attracts and can contain over a thousand people.

IV. How?

A. The coordinator sets up the rotation of the Gospel tent in a schedule for the churches.

B. The church with hosts the Gospel tent rents a truck Monday to transport it.

C. The Gospel tent team is responsible to put the tent up on Tuesday.

D. The Gospel tent team of each church is responsible for the program of the week’s evangelism: authorization, transportation, installation, publicity, invitations, literature, offerings, training of counselors, equipment, etc. for the Gospel tent.

V. When?

A. This project will last a week in each participating church.

B. This project will begin on Monday in each participating church.

C. The meetings will take place Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings.

D. This project will end on Saturday and be moved to another area on Monday.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect all the neighborhoods of the city of Kinshasa.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost initially about 4,000 US dollars.

B. This project will be financed by an initial investment from the denomination and the offerings of the tent meetings.

C. In case of loss, the local church is responsible for the week’s costs.

I. What?

A. I propose that the CEAZ churches of Kinshasa exchange pastors for a week of evangelism in their churches.

B. Each pastor will prepare six messages (one per day) to preach to a church in the district.

C. Each participating pastor is an evangelist (see pp 7-16 in Pastoral Evangelism in Africa.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the church members as well as the non-believers of the district, those who participate in the evangelistic campaign.

B. This project will be carried out by pastors of the CEAZ churches of Kinshasa.

III. Why?

A. The Great Commission of Jesus (Matt 28:18-19) tells us to make disciples of all nations. We begin in the local church ("Jerusalem" of Acts 1:8) to reach out to the non-believers of the district.

B. In order to believe in the Gospel, the message must be preached. (Rm. 10:14-15).

C. A visiting evangelist can create more interest in the Gospel than the pastor.

D. Notice the four reasons why on pages 11-12 in Pastoral Evangelism in Africa.,

IV. How?

A. Pastors of the district meet to pray and plan for the week of evangelism.

B. They set dates when a preacher can come from a certain church.

C. Each pastor-evangelist will prepare six messages by praying, meditating on the Word of God, and studying pages 7-16 in Pastoral Evangelism in Africa.

D. Each pastor-evangelist will determine how he will give the invitation after the message.

E. The new converts will have opportunity to give their testimonies in the following meeting.

F. Each pastor will determine the church’s discipleship program to strengthen the new converts and to incorporate them into the church.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 16:00 to 18:00 Monday through Saturday.

B. This project will last six days.

C. This project will take place a week during the dry season, the date to be determined by the pastor and the evangelist.

VI. Where?

A. This project will reach all those neighborhoods where there are CEAZ churches in Kinshasa.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost about 30 US dollars for each church (transportation and gift).

B. This project will be financed by each participating church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin children’s clubs in the neighborhood. .

B. The goal is to evangelize unreached children and reach the parents through the children.

C. The leaders who will teach the Good News to the children will use the book, Good News Club.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit unreached children and their parents.

B. This project will be carried out by well trained teachers of children.

C. A team of two monitors will direct each club.

III. Why?

A. Children need salvation. (Rom 3:23, 14:10, 12; I John 5:12).

B. Children can be saved. (Rom 10:13, Matt 18:6, Acts 16:31, John 3:16).

C. Adults have the responsibility to lead children to Christ and to edify them in the Word of God (Deut 6:6,7; Matt 18:10, 19:14; Prov 22:6; John 21:5; Matt 18:12-14, 28:19).

D. Children are more willing to receive Christ.

E. Children have a long life to sacrifice to the Lord.

F. Children have not yet acquired habits which can enslave them in their sins.

IV. How?

A. Singing 10 minutes

B. Prayer (from beginning to end) 5 minutes

C. Bible verses 5 minutes

D. Competition and other activities 15 minutes

E. Object lesson 5 minutes

F. Bible lesson (flannelgraph) 20 minutes

G. Invitation (the Gospel hand or the Wordless Book) 5-10 minutes

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 16:00 to 17:00 every Tuesday.

B. This project will last four months.

C. This project will begin the first Tuesday of January.,

D. This project will end the last Tuesday of the month of April.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the neighborhood of Cité Mama Mobutu in Kinshasa.

B. Children will meet in the sanctuary and in a house of one member of the church.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 10.00 US dollars per club for the material.

B. This project will be financed by the Sunday School Department of the Church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin Operation Andrew to mobilize the church in prayer.

B. The goal is that each disciple of Christ introduce his friends to Christ, as Andrew did (John 1:41), by praying and loving them so that they receive Christ.

C. The participating members will use a commitment card with instructions, intitled, “Operation Andrew.”

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the members seeking to grow in their lives of prayer as well as their non-Christian friends for whom they are praying.

B. This project will be carried out by committed members who want to see their friends saved.

C. These praying members will be under the evangelism committee.

III. Why?

A. Prayer must be the base of our evangelism. (Matt 9:38).

B. Prayer produces action and give direction. (James 5:16-18).

C. Evangelism is done by the means of relationships. (John 1:40-42).

D. Most people who become Christians have been influenced by a friend.

E. Believers have the responsibility to lead others to Christ. (Mt. 28:19)

F. To harvest, we must sow. We must apply that principle in our relationships so that our friends come to Christ. (Gal 6:7-9).

G. Everyone has personal relationships with others which may give him an opportunity to witness to them about Christ.

IV. How?

A. Think of 7 friends who need Jesus Christ and write their names on the card.

B. Look to heaven and pray each day for the seven friends and for an opportunity to share Jesus with them.

C. Seek to create friendship ties with them.

D. Look for an opportunity to invite them to church when an evangelist preaches.

E. Keep contact with them to encourage them in their new faith or love them with the hope that they receive Christ.

V. When?

A. This project will take place every day when you pray for the seven friends as well as at those times when you spend time with them.

B. This project will last a year or the time necessary so that the seven friends become Jesus’ disciples.

C. This project will begin the first day of the month of January.

D. This project will end the last day of December or that day when the seven friends become committed disciples of Jesus Christ.

VI. Where?

A. This project will include the whole city of Kinshasa, where your friends live.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 0,25 US$ per participant for the card.

B. This project will be financed by each participant.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ distribute Gospel literature in the neighborhood.

B. The goal is to confront non-believers with the Gospel by means of evangelistic literature so that they can become disciples of Jesus.

C. Committed church members will distribute the literature.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit non-believers who are open to receiving Christian literature.

B. This project will be carried out by 10 teams of two people each.

III. Why?

A. “Literature is the most effective means to reach the masses.”

B. Oswald J. Smith expressed the conviction that the only way to make the Gospel known to “every creature” was through the printed page' (G. Verwer, p. 9)

C. Literature is a powerful way to influence people.

D. Benjamin Franklin said, “Give me 26 lead soldiers, and I will conquer the world." (The letters of the alphabet molded into printed characters.) "A sword is less powerful than the pen." (G. Verwer, p. 9, 19) Heb. 4:12

E. Literature had practical advantages in communicating the Gospel.

1. It can go anywhere without a foreign accent.

2. It repeats its message over and over without stopping.

3. It does not cost much.

4. It presents its message when most appropriate for the reader.

5. It can reach places the evangelist cannot get into.

6. It can reach more people in an hour than a worship service can.

7. It allows the reader to emphasize and study what he wants.

8. It brings to the empty heart hours and hours of spiritual food. (G. Verwer, p. 24)

9. Distribution of literature is a method a lay person can use.

IV. How?

A. Pray and do research to discover the number of houses in the neighborhood.

B. Divide the number of houses by the number of team members to distribute literature to each home. If there are 1000, each team member is responsible for 100 or 14-15 per day.

C. Prepare the tract, Are you sure?, for distribution, as well as a church message.

D. Form teams to distribute the literature.

E. Go out to distribute the chosen and prepared literature door-to-door.

V. When?

A. This project will run from 16:00 to 18:00, Sunday to Saturday, for 7 days

B. This project will begin July 1 and end July 7 of every year. .

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the neighborhood of Kinshasa.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost .10 US dollars per household.

B. This project will be financed by the local church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin home Bible studies to help new converts grow.

B. The leaders will use the five EE discipleship Bible studies.

C. The participants will have a Bible, a notebook, and a pen to take notes.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit new converts who hesitate to come in to the church building, but are receptive to an invitation to attend home Bible studies.

B. This project will be carried out by lay people who have been trained to lead a home Bible study.

C. The cell will be under the supervision of the evangelism committee.

III. Why?

A. We must respond to the Great Commission by making disciples of all nations by teaching them to follow all that Jesus taught. (Matt 28:19-20).

B. New converts need spiritual milk which comes from the Word of God for their growth (1 Peter 2:2, Matt 4:4).

C. The Word of God, the base of our faith, is the sword of the Spirit to defeat Satan (Eph 6:17).

D. Jesus Himself used it to resist Satan’s temptations (Matt. 4:4,7,10). Knowledge of the Word is essential to equip the man of God (2 Tim 3:16).

E. The use of a house instead of the church will be more acceptable to new converts who are not used to going to church.

IV. How?

A. We will meet for five Bible studies: the Word, prayer, worship, fellowship, and witness.

B. The leaders will be trained in the EE ministry. At the end of their training, they will enlist two trainees and do likewise, following the trainer’s example.

C. After the five basic studies, the cell can decide if it wants to continue with other subjects or pursue the discipleship program in the church.

D. Other subjects can be found in good discipleship materials, like the six Bible studies of the Navigators (Discipleship Series).

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 16:00 to 18:30 every Tuesday.

B. This project will last five weeks.

C. This project will begin the first Tuesday of the month of March.

D. This project will end the first Tuesday of the month of April.

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place in the house of a church members living in the neighborhood.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost .50 US dollars per participant.

B. This project will be financed by each participant.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin a class for new converts so that they grow in Christ.

B. The leader will use Bible studies which continue the training begun by the five EE discipleship studies.

C. The participants will have a Bible, a notebook, and a pen to take notes.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit new converts who have finished the 5 EE Bible studies.

B. This project will be carried out by a laymen who is capable of leading the study in the church.

C. The class will be under the supervision of the education department.

III. Why?

A. The Great Commission includes teaching as part of the disciple-making process (Matt 28:19-20).

B. The Word of God gives spiritual milk (1 Peter 2:2, Matt 4:4), the base of our faith, and the principles needed for the new Christian’s growth (2 Tim 3:16).

C. The use of the church for the training can help the new Christian to be incorporated into the life of the church.

IV. How?

A. New converts meet in the church to study the fundamentals of the Christian faith and the ways to live it out.

B. The leader must be mature, capable of teaching, and an experienced Christian.

C. He must be trained in basic Biblical and spiritual doctrine, which he will teach.

D. The subjects taught will include: life in Christ, the Spirit-filled Christian, walking with Christ, the characteristics of a Christian, the foundation of our faith, growing as a Christian, and spiritual gifts (see the 6 booklets, Discipleship, by the Navigators).

E. Consider Dr. Braun’s advice on page 25 of Pastoral Evangelism in Africa

1. A good title for the class is "God’s treasures for new converts.”

2. A good beginning would be the theme, "Forgiveness instead of guilt.”

3. Emphasize what God has just given.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 8:00 to 9:00 every Sunday.

B. This project will last 30 weeks.

C. This project will begin the 2nd Sunday of April (after the five Bible studies).

D. The project will end the 1st Sunday in the month of November.

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place in the Church of Jesus Christ.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost .50 US dollars per participant.

B. This project will be financed by the Sunday School department.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ have a Sunday School contest with the class at the CEAZ of Bongolo.

B. The goal is to attract more people to the Sunday School department.

C. All the members of the Sunday School department participate by inviting their neighbors to attend a Sunday School class.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the guest of the two churches.

B. This project will be carried out by the members of the two Sunday Schools.

C. The contest will be supervised by a special committee, named by the committees on evangelism and Christian education.

III. Why?

A. The example of the book of Acts is that the church adds more and more believers. (Acts 2:47, 5:14, 6:1).

B. The Sunday School which teaches God’s Word in classes of every age offers everyone the opportunity to discover the message of life.

C. Sunday School is effective in drawing new families into the church.

D. The informal atmosphere of Sunday School allows for a more creative and interactive spirit which is impossible in the formal worship service.

IV. How?

A. Plan the contest with the Sunday School director and his teachers.

1. Decide on prizes for the winners; a dinner should be offered by the losers.

2. Set the goal of doubling the attendance in each class.

3. Decide on how you will measure growth.

4. Add teachers and classes which are appropriate for the visitors.

B. Challenge the leaders of the other church to a contest.

C. Name a committee to prepare a special program for each Sunday. (See pp. 56-57 in Pastoral Evangelism in Africa)

1. We enter into the sanctuary singing and holding a banner of the class.

2. We announce the number of those present in each class.

3. A choir sings and a 5-minute lesson is given.

4. Once in various classes, after the offering is taken, a student recites by heart a chapter of the Bible, another presents the Bible lesson, and we close in prayer.

5. The classes return to the sanctuary for a lesson summary, the challenge to bring more people the following Sunday, a congregational hymn, and closing prayer.

D. Use advertising by newspaper, radio, television, and parades.

E. Invite a variety of well-known speakers to Sunday School each Sunday.

V. When?

A. This project will take place every Sunday when Sunday School is held.

B. This project will last six weeks between October 1 and November 5.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the two neighborhoods where the churches are located.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost the price of a dinner and 30 US dollars for advertising..

B. This project will be financed by Sunday School of each church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin a program of fellowship dinners for visitors who attend worship service.

B. The goal is to encourage visitors to grow in Christ and be incorporated into the church.,

C. Participants are families of the church who want to use their gift of hospitality by inviting others to their home.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the hosts and their guest.

B. This project will be carried out by those who want to exercise the gift of hospitality.

C. This project will be supervised by the hospitality committee.

III. Why?

A. 1 Peter 4:9 exhorts us to practice “hospitality toward each one without murmuring.”

B. Jesus taught the crowd and gave them a meal. (Matt 14:15-21, etc.).

C. Those who have the gift of hospitality can use it in this project (Rom 12:7).

D. A meal is a way to show your love for others (John 13:35).

E. A meal provides an opportunity to get to know each other and speak about various matters, including spiritual ones.

IV. How?

A. Organize a hospitality committee which will look for members who have the gift of hospitality and want to participate in this program.

B. The committee will list the names of participating families and the Sunday when each is responsible to offer a meal to visitors.

C. The committee will orient the families concerning their responsibilities: meal, friendship, and spiritual encouragement.

D. Every Sunday after the worship service, the members of the committee will introduce each visitor to his host who has invited him for a meal.

E. During the meal, the host and his family will try to get to know the new family and end the fellowship with a Bible lesson and prayer.

V. When?

A. This project will take place every Sunday after the worship service, with the day of the meal to be set by the host family.

B. This project will last six months.

C. This project will begin July 1st and end December 31..

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the neighborhood.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost the price of a meal offered to the visitors.

B. This project will be financed by each participating family.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin prayer cells for its members.

B. The leaders will use the book, The School of Prayer: Let’s change the world.

C. The participants will have a Bible, a notebook, and a pen to take notes.

II. Who?

A. This project will be beneficial for all its participants: laymen or clergy.

B. This project will be carried out by mature and trained laymen who lead a prayer cell.

C. The cell will be supervised by the evangelism committee.

III. Why?

A. "Prayer will help Christians everywhere to obey the Great Commission.”

B. “Prayer will help to unite Christians for the task of world evangelism."

C. “Prayer will lead you to new personal heights.”

D. “Prayer can be offered up anywhere for any need.”

E. “Prayer helps Christians to concentrate on the major task of the Church."

F. “The experiences of millions of Christians who pray has demonstrated that prayer is effective.” (James 5:16) The School of Prayer: Let’s Change the World, pp. 4-6)

IV. How?

A. Divide the church members into cells of 6-8 people.

B. For each cell, choose a leader who is capable and mature in the faith.

C. Determine the time and the frequency of the meetings.

D. Give most of your time to prayer.

E. Use “The Hour that changes the world." (p. 128-C)

F. Pray in a variety of ways: praise, worship, confession of sins, thanksgiving, intercession, and personal requests.

G. Use a notebook to record requests and answers to them.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 17:00 to 18:00 every Wednesday.

B. This project will last one year.

C. This project will begin the Wednesday in the month of January.

D. This project will end the last Wednesday in the month of December.

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place in the church or in a member’s home.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost the price of a Bible, a notebook, and a pen (3.50 US dollars per person) plus the price of the book, The School of Prayer: Let’s Change the World (5 US dollars ) for each leader.

B. This project will be financed by each participant and by the church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin choir cells.

B. The goal is to encourage spiritual growth in the life of each member.

C. The chaplain of each choir will have the responsibility to encourage the spiritual life of each member.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit each member of the choir.

B. This project will be carried out by chosen chaplains because of their spiritual maturity.

C. This project will be supervised by the music director.

III. Why?

A. Discipleship is an important aspect of the Great Commission Jesus left us (Matt 28:19-20).

B. The choir is made up of people who use their musical gift to worship God.

C. Those who lead others in worshipping God must be spiritual and mature people of the faith.

D. It is easier to teach spiritual truths to those who meet for the same reasons.

IV. How?

A. The director of the choir will teach that the choir is a ministry of the church.

1. A Christian singer uses his gift of music to worship God.

2. He mirrors Jesus better when his singing comes from his vibrant faith.

3. He is interested in glorifying God rather than himself.

B. A mature chaplain with the gift of teaching is chosen among the singers.

C. The chaplain leads a Bible study and a time of prayer before beginning each practice session.

D. Every year the chaplain leads a spiritual retreat for the choir.

V. When?

A. This project will take place during the regular practice sessions of the choir.

B. This project will last a year.

C. This project will begin the first week in the month of January.

D. This project will end the last week of the month of December.

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place in the church where the choir practices.

VII. How much?

A. The project will not cost anything except for the expense of a Bible study manual used by the chaplain and that of the annual spiritual retreat.

B. This project will be financed by the church (manual) and by the singers (spiritual retreat).

I. What?

A. I propose that the CEAZ churches exchange pastors for a week of revival.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the redeemed members who have backslidden and been spiritually lazy; the babes in Christ need to be established in the Word and the inactive need to discover their ministry.

B. This project will be carried out by the pastors of the CEAZ churches.

III. Why?

A. Revival is the normal state of the church, but many members are sleeping in our local churches. Eze 34:1-14;

B. God will vomit out of his mouth those who are lukewarm. Rev. 3:14

C. Some pastors are tired and need help; they are hoping their members will respond to a new voice.

D. Some pastors are isolated and need to exchange ideas with other pastors in different contexts.

E. Some pastors cannot speak about delicate problems in the church because of tensions. An outside pastor can tackle the problems more easily.

F. Some pastors are no longer appreciated by the backsliders of the flock, but a new pastor can put him back into touch with his congregation.

IV. How?

A. Participating pastors meet to pray, plan, and set a calendar for the week of revival in their respective churches.

B. Each pastor prepares six messages on revival, taken from passages like 2 Chr. 30:1-31:1; Ne. 8-9; Eze. 34:1-14; Ps. 80:18; Ps 85:6; Is. 57:15; Hos. 6:2; Rm. 13:11; Ep. 5:14; Rev. 3:1-6; Rev. 3:14-22

C. Each pastor will invite backsliders to lead a holy life.

D. Revived people can witness during the worship service.

E. Counselors will be available after the worship service to counsel with those revived by the Holy Spirit.

F. A questionnaire will be given to those who commit to serving in the local church (Braun, Pastoral Evangelism in Africa, pp 52-54)

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 18:00 to 19:30 from Monday to Saturday.

B. This project will last six days and be renewed each year.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the members of the Church of Jesus Christ, notably the residents of Cité Mama Mobutu.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 30.00 US dollars for each participating church.

B. This project will be financed by the offerings taken up during the week.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin a regular and continual discipleship ministry called Big Brother/Big Sister.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the new converts.

B. This project will be carried out by mature Christians led by the pastor.

III. Why?

A. We will do this project because new converts need the help of experienced Christians to grow spiritually.

B. Jesus was a big brother to his disciples, notably to John.

C. Ananias was a big brother to Paul.

D. Paul was a big brother to Timothy and Titus.

E. The new convert will feel more a part of the family with a big brother who will take care of him personally, continually, and faithfully.

F. The new convert needs a model of the INCARNATE Christian life so that he can imitate it.

G. The new convert is in a strange context, a little like a visitor or a foreigner who needs a national who will take the time to orient him.

H. When the new convert feels comfortable with the new context, he will truly grow and commit himself more fully.

IV. How?

A. The pastor makes a list of faithful, capable, and mature disciples who are available to take the training to disciple new converts.

B. The pastor makes up a descriptive page on the ministry for each one.

C. The pastor pairs the experienced Christian and the new convert, a man with a man and a woman with a woman.

D. The big brother becomes the friend, the counselor, the prayer partner, and the teacher of the new convert.

E. The big brother invites the new convert to spend time with him en fellowship: at church, in Bible study, in the home, at meals, at work, during social activities, and on trips ....

V. When?

A. This project will take the time necessary so that the new convert feels comfortable, established in the Word, and incorporated into the church.

B. This project will begin the first Sunday of November and continue for a year when it will be re-evaluated.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the region (the neighborhood, the village) of Cité Mama Mobutu.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost $.10 $ for the copes of the orientation notes.

B. This project will be financed by the offerings of the local church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ fill the pews of the church for spiritual revival meetings.

B. The goal is to encourage more Christians to attend the meetings for their spiritual growth.

C. The participants are already church members.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the hosts and the guests.

B. This project will be carried out by the members who invite their friends.

C. This project will be supervised by the evangelism committee.

III. Why?

A. In the parable of the wedding feast, the king tells his servants: "Go out to the highways and call to the wedding feast all those you find" (Matt 22:9).

B. Andrew found his brother and led him to meet and get to know Jesus (John 1:41-42).

C. We need called and sent people to preach to those who are receptive so that they can respond to the Word of God Rom 10:14-15).

IV. How?

A. Count the number of pews and the number of people who can sit in each one. Multiply the two figures, and the total becomes one of your goals. (16 X 8 = 128)

B. Multiply the number of pews in the church by the figure 3. (16 X 3 = 48).

C. Make a list of 48 faithful members in the church.

D. Give to each of the 48 members a photocopy of the following message:

"You have been appointed as leader of bench # __1__ Monday and Friday.

It is up to you to fill the pew those evenings. You can invite your spouse, children, relatives, or neighbors, but you must keep in mind that three of your guests do not regularly attend church.

We want to fill the pew. Make sure there is no empty space on your pew. These are very special evangelistic meetings. Pray fervently, work hard, and believe sincerely that God will bring about a spiritual revival in our midst.”

E. In a special meeting after the worship service, explain the project and distribute the messages. Pray that all participants be dedicated to the ministry.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 15:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 12:00 on Sunday.

B. This project will last six days.

C. This project will begin Monday, July 3.

D. This project will end Sunday, July 9.

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place in the Church of Jesus Christ at Mama Mobutu.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 2,00 US dollars.

B. This project will be financed by the church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin a youth group, with two sub-groups, one for those between 13 and 15 years of age, the other between 16 and 18 years of age.

B. Participants will be established in the Word of God every week and discipled in fellowship.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the young Christians who want to get to know the Bible and Christians from neighboring churches.

B. This project will be carried out by Christian couples who are dynamic, young at heart, and committed to the Lord. Preferably, they have young children in church.

III. Why?

A. Youth make up a big part of the population and represent the future of the Church (Eccl. 4:13; 2 Tim. 2:22).

B. Young people are abandoning Bible study because they find that Sunday School is for children and the weekly Bible studies in the church are for adults.

C. Many young people are bored and don’t have many important things to get done, especially during vacation times.

D. Youth are attracted by clubs where there is a sense of belonging.

E. Youth wake up the church by their enthusiasm and energy.

IV. How?

A. Leaders form a brigade where youth learn crafts, games, and sports, which strengthen their fellowship.

B. There are athletic competitions between the participating churches.

C. Evangelism of unreached youth is the priority activity.

D. The youth choir will prepare a song for the Sunday worship service.

E. Leaders will organize once a year a Christian camp where young people will leave their milieu and camp in a calm place where they can appreciate nature, listen to Bible studies, play sports, sing together, and listen to the Gospel.

V. When?

A. This project will be on a continuing basis with weekly meetings.

B. The Christian camp will take place during the vacation period in July / August.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the neighborhood of Cité Mama Mobutu.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 3.00 US dollars per person per month.

B. This project will be financed by the offerings of young people and a special church offering for the Christian camps.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ call together all its leaders once a week for a meeting which will focus on leadership needs, goals, and the future of the church.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the leaders of the church and those who will become leaders in the future.

B. This project will be carried out by the pastor of the church.

III. Why?

A. In our church, we do not have enough available leaders who are faithful and capable of learning and teaching the flock (2 Tim. 2:2).

B. We have entrusted the training of our leaders to the Bible schools, but we have neglected the biblical model of the local church as the training center for leadership.

C. The main task of the church committee is to equip the saints for the work of the ministry. (Ephesiens 4:11-13).

D. Many of our elders and deacons have never had any training in the leadership of the ministries for which they are responsible.

E. Many of our leaders are overworked because there is no program in place to train assistants and replacements.

IV. How?

A. We will pray together and dedicate the leadership of the church to God.

B. We will conduct Bible studies on church leadership, focusing especially on the role of the elders and deacons.

C. We will give a report of the activities of the preceding week.

D. We will set up a calendar of the coming week’s activities.

E. We will evaluate the leadership of the various church ministries, the gaps in training of each leader, and what must be changed in problem areas.

F. We will share what will happen in the area of future leadership training.

V. When?

A. This project will be continuous with a meeting each Saturday afternoon.

B. Once a year, we will evaluate all ministries and will replace or add necessary leaders.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the Church of Jesus Christ of the Cité Mama Mobutu.

VII. How much?

A. This project will only cost the price of photocopying.

B. This project will be financed by the leaders who receive the photocopies.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ offer a seminar called the School of Prayer.

B. Its objectives will be to train leaders for the various prayer meetings, choose the content of the activity, and to pray.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the leaders and faithful members of the meetings.

B. This project will be carried out by the leaders who are already trained and experience.

III. Why?

A. Prayer is the starting point for many great projects.

B. Prayer is not an activity; it is THE activity of the church, the force behind any change which is in God’s will.

C. God is the only unchangeable solution for the changing world. Everything in the world changes, but God controls the situation.

D. We must improve our communication with God to face our enemies: Satan, the world, and the flesh, but many don’t pray regularly and are subsequently defeated by Satan.

E. Some leaders do not know how do lead a prayer meeting, et due to a lack of knowledge, preparation, and training, they don’t emphasize prayer.

F. Too many prayer meetings are dominated by songs, uninterrupted murmuring, emotional speeches, vain repetition, and public discussions on personal problems.

G. Effective training on the importance and leadership of prayer meetings will help advance world evangelism, Christian unity, and spiritual growth.

IV. How?

A. We must pray continually (1 Th.5:17; Ep.6:18-19), completely (Ep.6:18), intensely (Ja.5:16; Ga.4:19; És.66:8), effectively (Rm.8:26), specifically (1 Ti.2:1-4), with perseverance (Lu.11:5-9), and in faith (Lu 18:1-8; Ja.5:15-18).

B. Leaders will receive training from the organizers on the biblical principles of prayer and a description of the twelve steps in prayer.

C. Each one will pray for an hour a day, 12 steps of 5 minutes: 1) praise, 2) waiting, 3) confession, 4) Biblical prayer, 5) watch 6) intercession, 7) requests, 8) thanksgiving, 9) songs, 10) meditation, 11) listening, 12) praise.

D. Prayer meetings will follow the 12-step model.

V. When?

A. This project will take place the first week in the month of November.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the neighborhood of Cité Mama Mobutu.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 10 US dollars for each participant (the cost of the manual)

B. This project will be financed by the participant and offerings from the meetings.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin a class to train leaders in evangelistic Bible studies.

B. The trainers will use the Bible studies taken from ISE course on personal discipleship or a study of the Gospel of John.

C. Participants will bring a Bible, a notebook, and a pen to take notes.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the trained leaders and the non-believers who will be reached by the Gospel cell.

B. This project will be carried out by a trainer and two trainees.

C. The class will be supervised by the evangelism committee.

III. Why?

A. It is our responsibility to evangelize everyone; this is emphasized in Jesus’ Great Commission (Matt 28:19-20).

B. Bible studies was not only a method of discipleship, but also a method of evangelism used by the first Christians in their homes (Acts 5:42).

C. Every Christian has a spiritual gift and needs to be encouraged to develop it, even those who have the gift of teaching (Rom 12:6-7, 1 Cor 12:28-29, Eph 4:11-12).

IV. How?

A. The trainer must be a mature Christian, capable of teaching, and experienced in the leadership of Bible studies.

B. The trainer will choose 5 to 7 trainees who are truly committed Christians with the gift of teaching.

C. The trainer will train trainees to lead Bible studies who will be mobilized to help in Gospel cells.

D. The trainer will lead the study for the first eight lessons. In the second half, the trainees will take over the leadership of the studies.

E. The trainer will emphasize the inductive method of Bible study so that each trainee learns how to discover biblical truths for himself.

F. He will teach and go through the following steps.

1. Observation

2. Interpretation

3. Application

4. Correlation

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 16:00 to 18:00 every Sunday.

B. This project will last 21 weeks, beginning the 1st Sunday in June, ending the 3rd Sunday in October.

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place in the church.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 3 US dollars per trainee (Bible, notebook, pen).

B. This project will be financed by each trainee.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ organize a seminar on leadership in establishment cells.

B. We will call this seminar the School of Teachers.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the leaders of the establishment cells.

B. This project will be carried out by the leaders/teachers, that is, the pastor and elders trained in a previous seminar.

III. Why?

A. Many members want to be established in the Word..

B. Many members are converted, but remain carnal because they are not established in the Word.

C. Many members are slow to understand, need to know the basic truths, remain children, don’t know the teachings on righteousness, don’t take in solid food, and cannot discern good from bad (Hebrews 5:11-6:3).

D. Most of the problems in our church come from the fact that the members are not established in the Word: tithing, immorality, divisions, laziness, availability, spiritual confusion, materialism, dispair, temptation, demonic possession ....

IV. How?

A. We will have a seminar of 40 lessons on discipleship teachings.

B. We will invite those who envision a ministry in establishment cells, especially the current leaders.

C. We will offer the lessons taken from the I.S.E. course on personal discipleship.

D. We will adopt the presentation of the 52 Bible subjects, summarized on one sheet in the course notes.

E. We will show the participants how to teach by asking three types of questions: reflection, analysis, and application questions during the Bible study.

F. Each teacher will ask six analysis questions during the study: what, who, how, why, where, and how.

G. Each teacher will learn how to prepare his own lessons to lead the study.

V. When?

A. This project will take five days, from Monday to Friday.

B. This project will begin the second Monday of the month of January.

C. This project will end the following Monday.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the neighborhood of Cité Mama Mobutu in Kinshasa.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 2,00 US dollars for each participant.

B. This project will be financed by the participants.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin classes to train leaders in the ministry of worship.

B. Trainers will take the theological and musical training which is appropriate.

C. Participants will be committed, mature, and dynamic Christians with a gift for public leadership and music.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit those trained as well as those who attend the worship service.

B. This project will be carried out by the committed members who want to develop their gifts to improve worship in the Sunday service.

C. This project will be under the supervision of the worship committee.

III. Why?

A. God is worthy of our praise.

B. God is seated in the midst of the praise of His people (Ps. 22:3-4).

C. The Bible exhorts us to worship and praise God (Ps 95:6-7, 96:1-2, 145-150, etc.)

D. Those who have the gift of leading in worship should develop it (Rom 12:6-8).

E. Our worship of God produces spiritual blessings in our lives.

1. It helps us to focus on God.

2. It helps us to know God better.

3. It expresses our joy in God.

4. It exalts God by teaching of His greatness & resources available to His children.

IV. How?

A. Choose an able trainer who is trained in theology and music.

B. Choose five mature Christians who are talented in these areas to be trained.

C. Set times and days for training. Propose two hours a week.

D. Teach the following subjects:

1. Worship and praise

2. Doctrines of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

3. Prayer

4. Meditation

5. Songs

6. Gifts (Tithes and offerings)

7. Scripture readings

8. Role of the leader and the components of worship

9. Holy life

E. Each trainee will have the opportunity to lead the worship service at least once

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 16:00 au 18:00 every Saturday.

B. This project will last 10 weeks, between June 3 and August 5.

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place in the Church of Jesus Christ.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 10 US dollars for the basic training book.

B. This project will be financed by the church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ train coordinators in a seminar which allows the church to launch a ministry in literature distribution.

B. The objectives of the seminar are to train the leaders and to place in the hands of church members and neighborhood residents more Christian literature.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the leaders who appreciate the printed page and would like to have a ministry of that type.

B. This project will be carried out by leaders who are experienced in the area of literature distribution, such as Campus Crusade, Scripture Union, and Bible Literature International.

III. Why?

A. Christian literature is very helpful in the strengthening of the Christian.

B. Few people have a literature ministry because they do not know how to begin.

C. Christian literature is lacking and sought after in Kinshasa, and we do not have enough people providing and organizing the ministry to whet the appetite of receptive and educated people.

D. Literature is an effective means of reaching the most neglected people in our churches, the upper and very cultured classes of our society.

E. People will buy more Christian literature if it is offered at the end of the worship service.

F. Christian literature is an honest and spiritual means of earning a livelihood in a city with a lot of unemployment.

IV. How?

A. We will have a one-week seminar to train coordinators of Christian literature in the church.

B. We will use a 30-page manual on the important components of the ministry, written by George Verwer.

C. The clinic will teach us to have a Bible stand outside the church at the end of the church service, in the market, in a Christian bookstore, or at a Christian bookstore; it will also cover the ordering of materials from distribution houses and the setting up of a Christian library in the local church.

D. The church will provide each distributor with a small sum of money to begin the ministry on the condition that the distributor return the money and the books bought at the end of each month of investment.

V. When?

A. This project will take a week, Monday to Friday, from 8:00 to 16:00.

B. It will take place the first week in the month of February.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect Cité Mama Mobutu and Montgafula in Kinshasa.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 50 US dollars to get each coordinator started, to be reimbursed at the end of each month.,

B. This project will be financed by the local church and the literature sales.

I. What?

A. I propose that the Church of Jesus Christ begin classes to train the leaders in a music ministry.

B. The trainer will use his Bible and music training.

C. The participants will be committed and mature Christians who have the gift of music.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the choir leaders and their members.

B. This project will be carried out by committed Christians who want to develop their gifts in music leadership.

C. This project will be supervised by the worship committee.

III. Why?

A. Psalms exhorts us to sing praises to God often (Ps 149-150).

B. Those who led the music ministry in Jewish worship were clever and trained (1 Chron 25:7-8).

C. In the temple worship, there were singers and musicians (1 Chron 25:6).

D. They used all sorts of instruments to praise God (Psalm 150).

E. The Word of God must be part of those who have a music ministry (Col. 3:16).

IV. How?

A. Choose a trainer who is mature in the faith and who knows the basics of the Bible and the fundamentals of music.

B. Set the goals of the ministry and the needs to be filled by people.

C. Choose committed and musically talented people to be trained.

D. Set the times and the days of training. Propose two hours a week.

E. Teach the following subjects:

1. Role of music in biblical worship

2. Goals of the music ministry in the church.

3. Various songs for worship.

4. Fundamentals of music

5. Role of choir, soloist, and small groups in worship

6. Instruments of worship (guitar and percussion instruction)

F. Each choir director, soloist, and musician must be evaluated at least once after a while in the ministry of worship.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 16:00 au 18:00 every Monday.

B. This project will last 16 weeks.

C. This project will begin September 4.

D. This project will end December 18.,

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place in the Church of Jesus Christ.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 10.00 US dollars for the trainer’s books.

B. This project will be financed by the local church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the CEAZ churches train leaders who will raise funds.

B. They will be trained in the biblical principles in fundraising.

C. Participants will have a notebook and a pen to take notes.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the trained leaders and the church members who will put the teachings into practice.

B. This project will be carried out by a trainer and a representative from each church.

C. This project will be supervised by a financial committee in each church.

III. Why?

A. God wants necessary funds for his tabernacle come from the voluntary offerings of His people (Ex. 25:1-8, 35:8-36:6).

B. God supports His temple and the life of His temple leaders by the tithes and offerings of His people (Lev 27:30-33; Num. 18:21-32; Dt 12:5-14, 14:22-29, 26:12-15; Mal 3:10) (Matt 23:23, 1 Cor 16:1-3, 2 Cor 8-9).

C. Paul worked to support himself, but he claimed the right to a salary like other church leaders (1 Cor 9:9-14).

D. Rich people should share their riches so that good works can be done (1 Tim 6:17-19).

IV. How?

A. The trainer must be well trained with regard to gifts and fund raising.

B. Representatives from each church must be mature in the faith, have the gift of teaching, and themselves give generously to the church.,

C. The trainer teaches

1. The biblical base of the tithe and offerings

2. The biblical base of financing the church operations.

3. The responsibility of each Christian with regards to the use of money.

4. Motivations and God’s promises for those who give.

5. Resources from the Church

6. Evaluation of the method of self-financing

7. Biblical methods of fundraising

8. How to do a budget and accounting

9. How to do a survey to discern the giving habits of church members

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 16:30 to 18:00 every Saturday.

B. This project will last 16 weeks.

C. This project will begin the first Saturday in January

D. This project will end the last Saturday in April.

VI. Where?

A. This project will affect the city of Kinshasa.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 3,00 US dollars per participant.

B. This project will be financed by each participating church.

I. What?

A. I propose that the department of evangelism of the CEAZ form research teams to find villages without evangelical churches.

B. We will use maps of the zones where the CEAZ is working as well as the REVS (Research-Every-Village-Survey) questionnaire.

C. Participants will have a notebook and a pen to take notes.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the team members and the unchurched villages discovered.

B. This project will be carried out by a trainer and the team members.

C. This project will be supervised by the denominational department of evangelism.

III. Why?

A. Before Israel entered into the land of Canaan, Moses sent twelve spies to explore the land (Numb 13:1-20).

B. Before Israel began to conquer the land of Canaan, Joshua sent two spies to survey the land, especially Jericho (Jos 2:1).

C. Jesus went into all the towns and villages, teaching, preaching, and healing. He discovered that there was a great harvest to reap, and he called twelve men to help (Matt 9:35-10:5).

D. Jesus sent his disciples on a mission to find receptive people among the Israelites (Matt 10:5-24).

IV. How?

A. The trainer must be qualified in research, statistics, and interpretation.

B. The team members must be mature, committed, and talented in reaching out to the unreached, capable and meticulous in calculations.

C. The trainer teaches

1. Reasons for the survey

2. Approaching the unevangelized

3. Personality of the researcher

4. Maps

5. Questionnaire: what is being examined

6. Report of the department

D. The trained researchers will research the unchurched villages.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 8:00 to 16:00 Thursday and Friday.

B. This project will last two days.

C. This project will begin the 3rd Thursday and end the 3^rd Friday in February.

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place at the CEAZ headquarters in Kinshasa and in an unchurched village which is very close.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 5,00 US dollars per participant (plus the transportation costs to the unchurched village).

B. This project will be financed by the department of evangelism.

I. What?

A. I propose that the CEAZ begin a portable school in Lower Zaire in an area where 42 villages have recently been evangelized by three evangelists.

B. The teachers will use the book, Called to Shepherd God’s Flock.

C. Students will use the same book, a notebook, and a pen.

II. Who?

A. This project will benefit the trained lay pastors in the portable school and their new churches.

B. This project will be carried out by 3 teachers and 42 students, chosen by the believers of each of the 42 villages.

C. This training will be supervised by the denomination’s department of evangelism.

III. Why?

A. The 2^nd stage in the discipleship process talks of teaching (Mt. 28:19-20).

B. The church must perfect the saints for the work of the ministry (Eph 4:11).

C. He who is trained has the task of training other disciples (2 Tit 2:2).

D. Those who have received share with those who do not have (2 Kings 7:9).

E. The pastoral schools cannot train pastors fast enough to provide enough pastors for the villages.

F. God has blessed the church with abundant riches and equipped it to plant a church in every village.

G. This method is very effective for planting new churches.

H. Villagers want a church that faithfully teaches them the Word of God.

IV. How?

A. The coordinator will be trained in the International School of Evangelism.

B. The coordinator will choose and train three inexperienced teachers.

C. The coordinator will give each teacher one or two courses to teach among the five subjects in the book, Called to Shepherd God’s Flock.

1. An overview of the Old and New Testaments.

2. Biblical doctrine

3. Worship

4. Life of the pastor

5. Denomination

D. Each of the 5 courses will be taught once a day for 40 days. After 8 weeks, each student who successfully completes the course will receive a certificate.

V. When?

A. This project will take place from 8:00 to 13:00 from Monday to Friday.

B. This project will last 8 weeks, beginning the Monday after the 42 candidate has been named, ending the 8th Friday after courses have started.

VI. Where?

A. This project will take place in a centrally-located village in the zone of 42 evangelized villages.

VII. How much?

A. This project will cost 10,00 US dollars per student plus the local expenses.

B. This project will be financed by ER and the denomination.