Residential Discipleship Course

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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