Kazakhstan Evangelical Christian Seminary
Residential Discipleship Course - September 1999
DAILY
TEACHING SCHEDULE - Monday through Friday
Every
day there are 3 hours of teaching in the morning and 1 ½ in the afternoon.
Mornings 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 11:15
to 12:45 / Afternoons 2:30 to 4
It is
the choice of the teacher how to divide this time to best accomplish their
goal, i.e. lectures, multi-media, discussion groups, etc. This is the schedule
so far:
1
September - Wednesday
Morning
- Mark Blair “Why are We Here?”
Afternoon - Dave Stewart Character of a Christian Leader
Lesson 1
Theme:
What is "Discipleship" and how is character related to Discipleship?
2
September - Thursday
Morning
- Choon Kong
Afternoon
- Dayna Blair - “Growing in Jesus”
3 September - Friday
Morning
- Jim Taylor - Course Intro.Overview,
Lordship of Christ, Testimony
Memory Verse: 1 Pet.3:15, 2 Cor.4:5
Lesson Objective: Each student
to be able to share his
own testimony in a clear and
concise way.
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 2 Theme:
Your life and character are more important than what you know!
6
September - Monday
Morning - Andy Carter The priority of your relationship
with God.
(Pervostepenoe
znacheniye vashix vzaimootnosheniyesbogom)
"
Developing your relationship with God.
(Razviteye VashixVzaimootnosheniye SBogom)
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 3 Theme:
A leader must do what he asks others to do! Jesus is our model!
7
September - Tuesday
Morning - Andy Carter Characteristics of a disciple of Jesus
Christ
(Karakterneye
Cherti Ychenika Isysa Krista)
" Living
with eternal perspectives
(Zhizn c vechnoy perspektivoy)
Afternoon
- Jan Bolton “How Does God Choose His Children vs. How Man Chooses”
8
September - Wednesday
Morning
- Michael Hennon - “Ethics and Accountability”
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 4 Theme: People will forget what you tell them,
but they won't forget YOU
9
September - Thursday
Morning
- Michael Hennon - “Ethics and Accountability”
Afternoon
- Constantine Volkov - “The Importance of Bible Reading”
10
September - Friday
Morning
- Jim Taylor - Presenting the good news
Memory Verses: Luke 2:10, Rom.3:23, 6:23
Lesson Objective: For each student to be able to communicate the essential
elements of the good news and be able to lead a person to a
saving knowledge of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 5 Theme:
From the heart flow the issues of life (God is concerned about the heart)
13 September - Monday
Morning Baxid
“How
to Experience God's Love and Forgiveness”
(Kak ispitat boshiyo lyubov i prosheniye)
"The
Attributes of God” (svoistvo bozhye)
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 6 Theme:
Real change comes from the inside out.
14
September - Tuesday
Morning Scott
“How
to be filled with the Holy Spirit”
(Kak ispolnitza
svyatim duxom)
" How to
Walk in the Holy Spirit
(Kak
zhit ispolnivshis duxom svyatim)
Afternoon
- Jan Bolton “How Does God Choose His Children vs. How Man Chooses”
15
September - Wednesday
Morning Stuart Savig
“Biblical Stewardship”
(bibleyskii pacporyaditelstvo)
“How to Love by Faith”
(Kak Lyubit Veroi)
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 7 Theme:
Introduction of the Red Cross (4 quadrants)
A paradigm for the diagnosis and
treatment of spiritual problems
16 September - Thursday
Morning Kathy
“The
Grace of God” (Blagodat Bozhe)
"Your Identity in Christ”
(Kto Mwe Takiye vo Kristye)
Afternoon
- Konstantine Volkov - “Growing through Bible Reading”
17
September - Friday
Morning
- Jim Taylor - "The scale to the
cross" Review Memory Verses: Rom.5:8, 10:9
Lesson Objective: Present the
Engles scale to encourage students that evangelism is a
process that takes time and
consistency. Review especially from week
2.
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 8 Theme:
The Red Cross (Quadrant 1) Right Thinking
20
September - Monday
Morning Peyton Harris
"The Psalms and our Discipleship"
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 9 Theme:
The Red Cross (Quadrant 2) Spiritual Disciplines
21
September - Tuesday
Morning
- Steve Gilbert “Living in Right
Relationships”
Afternoon
- Jan Bolton “How Does God Choose His Children vs. How Man Chooses”
22
September - Wednesday
Morning Peyton Harris "The Psalms and our Discipleship"
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 10 Theme:
The Red Cross (Quadrant 3)
External
Opposition and Spiritual Warfare
23
September - Thursday
Morning
- Mark Blair - “Where Do We Go From Here?”
Afternoon
- Dayna Blair - “Abiding in Jesus”
24
September - Friday
Morning
- Jim Taylor - Handling the Most difficult questions Memory Verses: Acts 4:12,
Mat.7:13-14
Lesson Objective: Work through
the most difficult objections
raised by non-believers concerning the gospel with special emphasis placed on
Islamic issues.
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 11 Theme:
The Red Cross (Quadrant 4) Relationships and reconciliation
27 September - Monday
Morning
- Randy Fields - “Prayer”
Afternoon
- Dave Stewart
Lesson 12 Theme:
Review, Final exam, and Priorities of a Leader
28
September - Tuesday
Morning
- Steve Gilbert “Living in Right
Relationships”
Afternoon
- Jan Bolton “How Does God Choose His Children vs. How Man Chooses”
29
September - Wednesday
Morning
& Afternoon - Bruce and Nelli Litchfield - “The Healthy Family”
30
September - Thursday
Morning
& Afternoon - Bruce and Nelli Litchfield - “The Healthy Family”
Kazakhstan Evangelical Christian Seminary
Residential Discipleship Course - September 1999
DAILY SCHEDULE - Monday
through Friday
7:00 Wake up - personal
hygiene, individual morning prayer and Bible study
8:00 Breakfast - during this
time daily announcements and prayer requests will be shared
9:00 Prayer Service - large
group meeting (during this time one
“team” will clean-up from breakfast)
9:30 Teaching Session # 1
11:00 Break
11:15 Teaching Session # 2
12:45 Discussion / Review
from Teaching Sessions
13:00 Lunch - groups may sit
together to have discussions on important issues
14:00 Group Singing -
learning and sharing (during this time
one “team” will clean-up from lunch)
14:30 Teaching Session # 3
16:00 Physical Activities -
some days there will be games, other days manual labor projects
17:00 Free Time
18:00 Dinner - time for
sharing of thanks and praises for the blessings of the day
19:00 Small Group Meetings
20:00 Special Events
21:30 Individual Study of
Bible - completion of assignments
23:00 Lights Out
SATURDAY DAILY SCHEDULE
8:00 Wake up - personal
hygiene, individual morning prayer and Bible study
9:00 Breakfast - during this
time daily announcements and prayer requests will be shared
10:00 Free Time - washing
clothes, completing assignments, personal studies, group meetings, games
13:00 Lunch
13:30 “Being a Blessing” -
work projects in the Primoy Put community
17:00 Free Time
18:00 Dinner - time for
sharing of thanks and praises for the blessings of the day
19:00 Special Events
22:00 Lights Out
SUNDAY DAILY SCHEDULE
7:00 Wake up - personal hygiene,
individual morning prayer and Bible study
8:00 Breakfast - during this
time daily announcements and prayer requests will be shared
9:00 Departure for Churches
where students are assigned to worship
Follow attendance of worship
services, students are free to remain in the city, visit friends, family, and
church members or serve others through their ministries.
(Those who remain on campus
must organize and prepare their own lunches.)
18:00 Dinner - time for
sharing of thanks and praises for the blessings of the day
19:30 Small Group Meetings
22:00 Individual Study of
Bible - completion of assignments
23:00 Lights Out
Kazakhstan Evangelical Christian Seminary
Residential Discipleship Course
September 1999
Background - Since 1993 KECS has offered training in ministry for men
and women. Our structure has been a traditional academic program taught by
local and visiting professors – in both Russian and Kazakh languages. We thank God for allowing us to teach more
than 175 students, several dozen are
currently in vocational ministry, and almost all of them are serving the Lord
in some capacity. Yet, as we have examined our work, we realize a missing
component is Christian character development.
Plan - We are going to devote
the month of September to a Residential Discipleship Course which will be required of all men and women who
desire to study at KECS during the academic year. Students will live together,
preparing their food, hearing some formal lectures, spending time in personal
and corporate Bible study, prayer, and worship, and seeking the Lord’s
direction for their lives. Those whose lives are evidently mature enough to
begin a course of academic theological study, will begin their classes in early
October. Those who are not yet ready for such a calling, will receive a
Certificate of Completion for their
efforts and be encouraged to continue their growth in Jesus.
Goal - It is our prayer that
KECS graduates will be men and women who are spiritually mature and academically
competent to be servant-leaders in His Church.
Schedule - (attached)
Curriculum - Various pastors
and teachers from several different churches and organizations will work
together to lead our students. Their lectures will all explore the basics of
the Christian life and the requirements for a Christian leader. The class room
component of the course is important. But it will not be the only place where
students “pass or fail,” it will also be in washing dishes and cleaning
toilets. Specific courses which will be taught include “How to Read Your Bible”
“Cross-Cultural Adjustments” “How to be Accountable to Another” “Marriage and
Family” “Lifestyle Evangelism” Manual
labor projects to improve the seminary facilities and help our neighbors will be
included. One resource will be the
workbook “Experiencing God” by Henry Blackaby which has been translated into
Russian. Another is the “SEAN” new believer workbook which is translated into
Russian and Kazakh.
Languages and Logistics
- All of the course will be held at our
Primoy Put campus. Both Russian and Kazakh language students will live and
study together. We believe one of the
long-term needs of the Church here is for believers of all ethnic groups to live
in a community of His love. We pray that this setting will promote such a
unity. We will have both Kazakh and Russian translators working the entire
month to help facilitate the communication.
Children - We realize that
some students will need to come with their children and we welcome them. We
will provide a limited children’s program to supplement their care, but we
emphasize that their parents are the responsible care givers for the children.
Mentors / Small Group Leaders
- These people will be a big key to the success of the course! They are mature believers, fluent in the local
language(s), who are willing to devote a month of their lives to this ministry.
Mentors are needed to model and encourage godliness and growth “down in the
trenches.” The requirement to be a mentor is not their academic achievement, or
church title, but their walk with God. We will offer free room and board for
such mentors. (Those second year students who serve in this capacity will
receive a stipend for this work.)
Costs / charges - Currently
we are blessed to be able to offer our seminary training free of charge to the
students. Students of the RDC will be housed and fed free of charge. One
compensation we expect is their labor as they do work to improve the seminary.
Admission - We require that
each student be a growing believer in Jesus, at least 18 years of age, a
Secondary school graduate, and have a
letter of recommendation from their pastor. It is our preference that a person
be a believer for at least one year before attending the RDC.
Contacts -
KECS, P.O. Box 244, Almaty
480000, Kazakhstan
telephone in Almaty - 404989
e-mail: kecs@pactec.org, blairstan@hotmail.com, kongstan@hotmail.com
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