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Which cultural and worldview traits are bridges to the Gospel? Based on the answers to the questions above, discuss two possible strategies to reach the lost in our culture. CONCLUSION Christ gave the supreme example of relevance and passion when He became incarnate as a human being, lived like a servant, and died for the salvation of humanity. As a verse from the well-known hymn “And Can It Be that I Should Gain” by Charles Wesley beautifully states, He left his Father’s throne above So free, so infinite His grace! Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam’s helpless race. God’s challenge is that you would have the same attitude as Christ when you live and teach the Gospel with cultural relevance, sensitivity, and power, so the eternal truth of the Gospel will be understood and received in our own culture, as well as other cultures of the world. E 137 RELEVANT EVANGELISM



HISTORY MAKERS DIGITAL E EVANGELISM Reaching The Lost In The Eighth Continent CORE VALUE God looks for men and women who live and teach the Gospel with cultural relevance, sensitivity, and power, so that the eternal truth of the Gospel will be understood and received in every culture of the world. TEACHING OBJECTIVES This is an elective session. The purpose is to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the online world for the proclamation of the Gospel and provide tools to engage with the lost on the Internet. INTRODUCTION Our world is in a whirlwind of constant change. Culture used to be defined simply by a people group or geographical region. While this remains true, the entire world is also connected through the Internet. Cyberculture has an identity of its own. It is hard to pin down and is constantly developing. E 139 DIGITAL EVANGELISM

THE INTERNET: A BRIEF TIMELINE It may surprise you that the Internet has been around for six decades. Here is a brief timeline of significant points in the history of the Internet. 1965 Two remote computers exchange data for the first time. 1972 A group of scientists in several 1980s universities begin exchanging information and data using a brand The Internet becomes a closed new form of communication: communication and research tool Electronic Mail. for universities in the developed world. 1992 Mosaic, the first web browser is 1995 born, and for the first time, the Internet becomes available to the general public. The Internet has over 57 million users. 2004 2016 A group of students at Harvard More than 3.4 billion people are University launches Facebook, connected to the Internet (40% of a social website to connect the world’s population). classmates. 2017 2020 Although Facebook didn’t invent The COVID pandemic launched social networking, it quickly became a new era of videoconferencing. the most popular platform with 2.2 The three most popular platforms billion users (28% of the people on peaked their usage at more than the planet). 500 million daily users. DIGITAL EVANGELISM 140 E

SOCIAL MEDIA Since the launch of the first social networks in the late 1990s, the Internet has become increasingly interactive and social. Today, users don’t just read and view content, but interact with others through computer-mediated tools that allow them to create, share, or exchange information, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks. WORKSHOP Gather in small groups for a survey. Respond to the questions below and collect information from your group to share. ARE YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA? Count the number of devices owned by the people in your group, such as computers, tablets, phones, etc. (include devices you left at home). Our small group has a total of devices connected to the Internet and social media. How many in your group are NOT engaged in Social Media? There are people in our group who are not engaged in social networking on any level. (Is it close to zero?) Make a list of all social networks you are currently engaged in (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, etc). As a group, we are engaged in social networks. What is the most popular network in your group (more users)? The most popular social network in our group is . How much time do you spend on social media each day? Calculate how many hours a day each person in the group spends on social media, then add up the total number of social media hours per day in your group. As a group, we spend a total of hours on social media each day. E 141 DIGITAL EVANGELISM

EVANGELIZING IN THE ONLINE WORLD Individuals, churches, missions, organizations, and other groups make use of the Internet and social networks to spread the Message of the Gospel. We want to be part of this army of Internet evangelists, too. In order to do well, with “cultural relevance, sensitivity, and power,” we need to lay a solid biblical foundation and make cultural and practical considerations. BIBLICAL FOUNDATION The Gospel of Mark describes details of Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem. After being welcomed into the city as a King, Christ goes to the temple twice and engages with worshippers, religious leaders, and authorities. In Mark 11:15, Jesus drives out the merchants and teaches the crowds for the whole day. In Mark 11:27ff, Jesus comes back into the temple in the morning and engages with several different groups that opposed His teaching. Mark 12:37 states, “The large crowd listened to Him with delight.” These Gospel texts show us that Jesus met and engaged individuals and groups where they were. He identified with them and was ready to speak into their situation, pointing them to the living God. FOR REFLECTION If Jesus was alive today, how would he engage people on the internet and through social media? THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EVANGELISM Social Media could be compared to the temple courts in Jesus’ time. It provides a tremendous amount of communication opportunities and enables engagement with individuals and groups in almost every corner of the world. Our challenge is to understand the culture of the online world so we can effectively make the Gospel known and point people to the living God. Communication through the Internet and social networks has created a new kind of public space with unique characteristics: REAL TIME ACCESS. Information travels much faster because it bypasses the usual gatekeepers like news outlets, preachers, and even the institutional church. DIGITAL EVANGELISM 142 E

DIRECT PERSON-TO-PERSON CONNECTION. “It’s because of this fundamental shift towards user-generated information that people will listen more to other people than to traditional sources.” -Eric Schmidt, ex-CEO Google. GLOBAL PRESENCE. Social media is an essential part of our lives today. It is not a matter of choosing whether we are or not involved in social media, but how we will use it. NEUTRAL CHARACTER. Social media is neutral. It doesn’t take sides. It can be used for evil or godly purposes. WORKSHOP Discuss the following question with two or three other participants: How are you honoring God through your use of social media? Is there something you need to do differently? EVANGELISTS ARE NEEDED IN THE ONLINE WORLD In John’s vision of Revelation 5:9, the heavenly creatures were singing praises to Jesus because He purchased “persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.” ILI leader and online evangelist, Henryk Krol, states: “The online world is the Eighth Continent.” The rise of social media allows for us to reach millions in this new continent. Through the Internet, we can reach Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the world at the same time. CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS There is a wealth of information today about online culture and behavior that helps inform our decision when engaging with people online to share the Gospel. Here are a few important considerations: ONE MEDIUM. Digital is this generation’s main medium of communication. ONE COMMUNITY. Social media is the most significant community for many people. In many cases, it is the only one. E 143 DIGITAL EVANGELISM

MOTIVATION. Online engagement with issues of spirituality is often driven by loneliness and a lack of purpose in life, often including family problems in the background. USER-CENTERED. In the online world, “users” want to dictate the time and means of communication, this means we need to engage them at their pace. In this new world, a new approach to sharing the Gospel is required. The online world, particularly social media, is more a cafe for conversation than a pulpit for preaching. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS There are unique challenges to engaging people for evangelism on the Internet. CONNECT WITH REAL PEOPLE. Remember that on the other side of social media there is a real human being, an individual for whom Christ died. FOCUS ON THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. Listening is the most important part of communication. That general principle applies to online communication just as it does for person-to-person interactions. PAY ATTENTION. Never overestimate people’s knowledge or underestimate their intelligence. BE AUTHENTIC. It is important to be real and not pretend to be someone or something that we are not. GOOD TESTIMONY. Remember that your overall web presence (e.g. Facebook profile, Instagram, twitter account, etc.) is public. It is important to have a good witness for Christ in all our web interactions, so we avoid contradicting the message we are proclaiming with our personal online actions. ASK QUESTIONS. In the online world, question-based interactions are more successful. It is not about us and the answers we have, but helping people discover the truth for themselves. The best way we can help is by asking the “right” questions. AVAILABLE RESOURCES Various organizations and websites present the Gospel to seekers and offer the opportunity for a decision and follow-up. These are a few examples: Jesus.net offers simple Gospel presentations through a family of 30 websites in several languages and versions, including the Billy Graham Association’s peacewithgod.net. CRU (formerly Campus Crusade) launched Global Media Outreach to reach seekers through websites and smartphone applications. The YouVersion free Bible app launched in 2008. It offers the Bible in 1,372 languages, various reading plans, devotionals, prayer campaigns, and much more. In 2020, the app reached a total of 400 million downloads worldwide. DIGITAL EVANGELISM 144 E

WORKSHOP Discuss the following question within your small group, then share your findings with the larger group. What tools and methods are you personally using to engage people looking for answers about God on the internet? CONCLUSION: RELYING ON THE HOLY SPIRIT When engaging with others online, it is important to remember three truths that apply to evangelism on the Internet, just as they apply offline: THE SPIRIT OF GOD TR1UTH TR2UTH PRAYER The Spirit of God is in cyberspace too, even Prayer is still powerful, on Facebook or Twitter. and God is interested He is still the One who in responding to our opens hearts to hear prayers—offline or JESUS online. (Matthew 7:7) and respond to the TR3UTH Jesus is present with you at Gospel. (John 16:7-8) all times, even as you type comments, engage with live chat, or upload a video. (Matthew 28:20) FOR PERSONAL REFLECTION (GOALSETTING) What one thing can I immediately do (SMART goal) to begin engaging with the lost on social media? E 145 DIGITAL EVANGELISM



HISTORY MAKERS EVANGELISM E WORKSHOP Exploring the Most Effective Methods CORE VALUE God looks for men and women who live and teach the Gospel with cultural relevance, sensitivity, and power, so that the eternal truth of the Gospel will be understood and received in every culture of the world. TEACHING OBJECTIVES This is an elective workshop. The purpose is to discuss the various models and methods of evangelism used in our context, critically evaluating different approaches, with the goal of developing personal strategies to accelerate the spread of the Gospel. INTRODUCTION This workshop is a continuation of the “Practice of Evangelism” session. In that session, we learned that while the essence of the Gospel can’t change, we have flexibility regarding methods. Therefore, there will be two separate discussions during this workshop. During the first half, small groups will discuss the usual methods of evangelism. Then, during the second half, the entire group will further analyze and examine the efficacy of the various methods. WORKSHOP 1: METHODS Gather in small groups and discuss the following questions. Each group should have a secretary who will take notes to present to all participants. What methods of evangelism are used in your setting? (Refer to the session titled “Practice of Evangelism”) Which methods do you personally use? E 147 EVANGELISM WORKSHOP

Which methods does your church or ministry use? Describe with some detail how each method is applied in your context. For example, with door-to-door visitation, describe how people actually accomplish this strategy. What tools are used? How are results monitored? Discuss the strengths of these methods. Be prepared to “defend” your primary methods before your colleagues, showing evidence that these methods actually work. Discuss the method that is the least effective. Explore reasons why it doesn’t work. Could something be done to improve it? Should the approach be abandoned altogether? WORKSHOP 2 : DEEPER ANALYSIS Allocate 20 minutes for each small group to report the results of their discussion regarding the methods of evangelism. Each group should share about three e ective methods, relate why they work well in their context, and opportunities to improve them. Discuss the methods that should be abandoned or significantly changed to reach the lost e ectively. EVANGELISM WORKSHOP 148 E

CONCLUSION There are many different ways to reach those who are without Christ. Not every method discussed and defended in this workshop will work in every situation. Each participant must reflect and answer the question: What is the most effective method of evangelization in my context? Finally, no method will result in lives coming into the Kingdom of God if not put to practice. Conclude with a prayer of commitment to Culturally Relevant Evangelism. Almighty God, I commit to doing the work of an evangelist so the lost might be reached. Like the apostle Paul, I am willing to become all things to all people so by all possible means, some might be saved. Amen. E 149 EVANGELISM WORKSHOP



HISTORY MAKERS MULTIPLICATION BY DISCIPLESHIP Helping Believers Grow In Christ CORE VALUE God looks for men and women who disciple, coach, and mentor other leaders, who in turn become leaders of leaders who effectively train others. TEACHING OBJECTIVE To understand the first level of multiplication, which is discipleship, and to make discipling others a priority. INTRODUCTION Christianity started as a small group of Jewish followers of an obscure Rabbi in a remote corner of the Roman Empire. Three centuries later, the Christian faith had not only survived terrible persecution, but had conquered the empire itself. There are many reasons for the explosive growth of Christianity. One of them is best expressed by Paul’s words to Timothy, And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. -2 Timothy 2:2 Christianity grew exponentially because Jesus established a pattern of multiplication instead of simple addition. Every Christian was taught to make disciples. By the process of multiplication in which disciples make disciples, Christianity became a global movement. THE PROCESS OF MULTIPLICATION LEADER Multiplication is a process involving OF three stages: discipling, coaching, LEADERS and mentoring. The following LEADER diagram illustrates the entire BELIEVER process. The higher you take a DISCIPLE person in the growth process, the greater the multiplication and the more people will be reached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 151 MULTIPLICATION BY DISCIPLESHIP

BIBLICAL FOUNDATION During the three years of His ministry on earth, Jesus modelled disciple-making in His relationship with His closest followers. Before ascending into Heaven, He gave specific commands to His disciples, and to all of us. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. — Matthew 28:19–20 There are four verbs in the Great Commission. In the original Greek, the only imperative is to “make disciples” of all nations. The other verbs are the means by which we accomplish the task given by Jesus: going, baptizing, teaching. JESUS AND DISCIPLE-MAKING—THE EXAMPLE Jesus is the supreme example for how to make disciples. He selected key individuals and invested His life into them over a period of time. Jesus’ ministry can be illustrated by a series of circles. The outermost circle represents His ministry to the world. The innermost circle represents His ministry to Peter, James, and John. THE CROWD Large crowds followed Jesus. He preached and served them by healing the sick and miraculously feeding thousands of people. However, the large crowds were not the main focus of Jesus’ ministry (Matt. 4:25, Luke 9:11). THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY When the Holy Spirit came on the Day of Pentecost, there were 120 believers gathered in Jerusalem. They were faithful followers of Jesus Christ (Acts 1:15). JESUS THE SEVENTY-TWO Jesus entrusted seventy-two disciples with a special task of going in groups of two and ministering in the villages where He would preach (Luke 10:1–24). THE TWELVE Jesus invested personally for three years in twelve of His followers; they are known as the Apostles (Mark 3:14). The Church was founded upon the witness and leadership of the Apostles. THE THREE Jesus invested further in three of His closest disciples: Peter, John, and James. He took them with Him when He raised the daughter of Jairus from the dead (Mark 5:37); they were present when Jesus was transfigured (Matt. 17:1–9); and Jesus met privately with them in the garden of Gethsemane the night before He was killed (Matt. 26:37). These three became key persons in the early Church. They truly became leaders of leaders. MULTIPLICATION BY DISCIPLESHIP 152

PAUL AND DISCIPLE-MAKING Paul made disciples wherever he went on his missionary journeys. When writing to the Philippians, he gives them the following instructions: Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing. — Philippians 4:9 NLT Discipleship is practical and focuses on real-life application of the biblical teaching. The examples of Jesus and Paul outline a process of multiplication by discipleship that guarantees the growth of the Church. You are a follower of Christ today because of this multiplication process that has been producing faithful disciples for more than two thousand years. JESUS PAUL TIMOTHY 2000+ YEARS CONTEMPORARY DISCIPLESHIP DISCIPLES This process is represented by a continuous timeline beginning with Jesus and continuing through the centuries to our own generation. WORKSHOP Take a moment to reflect. Who taught you the foundations of the Christian faith and helped you grow from a simple believer to a disciple of Christ? Write that person’s name in the empty space below. What does your timeline look like? JESUS PAUL 2000+ YEARS YOU DISCIPLESHIP Now share with one other participant about the experience of being discipled. What did that person teach you? How important was it for your spiritual growth? 153 MULTIPLICATION BY DISCIPLESHIP

DEFINITION OF A DISCIPLE AND DISCIPLESHIP A disciple is someone who is living out the decision to follow Christ in everyday life. He or she is a person who knows Christ inwardly and is committed to living outwardly in love and obedience to Him. Discipleship is the relational process of helping someone grow spiritually from childhood to maturity. This is done by building the principles of God’s Word into that person’s life so he or she is equipped to understand and follow the prompting of the Holy Spirit in knowing how to respond to any situation with Christ-like attitudes and actions. CHARACTERISTICS OF A DISCIPLE The following are characteristics of a faithful disciple. In the beginning of the discipleship process, these characteristics are seeds that need to be cultivated, but as the disciple grows, these character traits become more evident in his or her attitudes and actions. HEART FOR GOD A true disciple of Jesus will hunger for God’s presence. They will look for opportunities to experience God and be in fellowship with Him. David expressed his longing for God, As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God. —Psalm 42:1 Seekers and new believers often hunger for more of God in their lives. As understanding grows, the desire to continually experience God’s presence and intimate fellowship with Him only increases in a true disciple’s heart. AVAILABLE TO GOD God wants to bless and use those who are available to Him. From the early stages, disciples need to open their hearts to God’s calling as described by the prophet Isaiah: Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for Us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”—Isaiah 6:8 Availability requires faith and a willingness to go where God sends. It may be tentative at first, but in time the new disciple’s faith will strengthen as he or she takes steps in the direction of God’s purpose and will. FAITHFUL TO GOD AND OTHERS God is looking for those who will be faithful followers. Paul instructs Timothy to entrust the message to those who are reliable and faithful: And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. —2 Timothy 2:2 MULTIPLICATION BY DISCIPLESHIP 154

Faithfulness doesn’t mean the disciple is absolutely perfect, but that he or she is willing to let God lead his or her life. A faithful disciple desires to walk sincerely with God in the discipleship process. TEACHABLE SPIRIT Invest in those willing to learn. In Matthew 13, Jesus compares those who hear God’s Word to different types of soil. The teachable person is compared to fertile soil where the seed of God’s Word grows and bears fruit. “But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” —Matthew 13:23 God is looking for seeds of these qualities—humility, eager acceptance of God’s word, a teachable spirit—in the lives of the people whom you disciple. If these seeds are present and increasing in the life of the new believer, then he or she will be on the path toward spiritual maturity. GOD’S TOOL FOR DISCIPLESHIP SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES Spiritual disciplines are tools God uses in our lives to help us grow deeper in our intimate relationship with Him. The word “discipline” is defined as, “training that is expected to produce a specified character or pattern of behavior.”1 GOD INTIMACY THE DISCIPLE Spiritual disciplines are a primary path God uses to build godliness in our lives. There are many spiritual disciplines including worship, meditation, fasting, and tithing. Three primary spiritual disciplines for the new disciple are prayer, Scripture, and obedience. A disciple is one who longs to follow Christ and grow in these areas. The clothes hanger is a good illustration of an intimate life with God and how these disciplines are essential for the development of a disciple. If any of them is missing, the hanger will be off balance and will not be useful. Likewise, a Christian who isn’t growing in all three disciplines will have an unbalanced life and will not be fit for God’s service. 155 MULTIPLICATION BY DISCIPLESHIP

PRAYER Our depth of intimacy with God is directly related to the time we spend with Him in the discipline of prayer. In Psalm 27, God tells us to seek His face. As we disciple others, it is important to emphasize the practice of all aspects of prayer, which we have discussed in the intimacy session. The prayer relationship is that of communion with the Father and growing deeper in our communication with Him. Our disciples will be amazed at God’s faithfulness as we are faithful to pray. SCRIPTURE Growing deeper in God’s Word is the mark of a disciple. In his letter to Timothy, Paul advises his disciple with the following words, Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. —2 Timothy 2:15 Paul’s advice is a good illustration of the need to deepen our knowledge of God’s Word. The human hand has five fingers. To properly handle an object, every finger is required and they all work together. The picture on the left shows five specific disciplines we need to develop in order to properly handle the Word of God. God’s Word is a key resource for understanding His purpose and plans. OBEDIENCE God’s Word tells us that if we obey His voice that we will be blessed and anointed: “You have declared today that the LORD is your God. And you have promised to walk in His ways, and to obey His decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything He tells you. The LORD has declared today that you are His people, His own special treasure, just as He promised, and that you must obey all his commands. And if you do, He will set you high above all the other nations He has made. Then you will receive praise, honor, and renown. You will be a nation that is holy to the LORD your God, just as He promised.” -Deuteronomy 26:17–19, NLT Obedience is putting our faith to work in the “Lord, give us spiritual practical day-to-day of our lives. Through children (those we have obedience, our faith is really proven; without discipled) who walk in practical obedience, our faith is dead (James 2:17) Your truth!” MULTIPLICATION BY DISCIPLESHIP 156

































CONCLUSION All leaders need one or more mentors to help them reach their full potential for the Kingdom of God. Further, every leader needs to mentor other believers. If you are like the vast majority of leaders, no one asked you the two key questions when you were younger: What are your priorities (vision)? How can I help you achieve them? Commit yourself today (set SMART goals) to find the mentors you need in your life and to mentor the next generation of leaders so they may gain from your experience, encouragement, and support. The next generation of History Makers who will reach the lost people for the Kingdom of God are already living. They may be teenagers or adults younger than you. Some may not even be believers yet, while others are walking with Christ or even beginning to lead God’s people. We have the potential to influence and the responsibility to disciple, coach, and mentor the next generation of leaders, who will reach a new generation of lost people for Christ. 173 MULTIPLICATION BY MENTORING



HISTORY MAKERS MULTIPLICATION WORKSHOP Equipping Leaders. Spreading The Gospel. CORE VALUE God looks for men and women who disciple, coach, and mentor other leaders, who in turn become leaders of leaders who effectively train others. TEACHING OBJECTIVE To understand the power of multiplication and how to multiply History Makers and the Eight Core Values to other lives, and to use Christian to the Core to develop healthy disciples. INTRODUCTION At the end of this training, you will receive a certificate as a “History Maker.” However, you shouldn’t consider yourself fully equipped just because you completed the required courses. Only after you have invested this training in others, sharing what you learned and multiplying History Makers in other people’s lives. ILI will give you the tools you need to multiply your leadership and to participate in making disciples. LEADERSHIP TRAINING TOOLS Thousands of leaders like yourself are part of ILI teams around the world. ILI challenges every graduate to multiply the History Makers training by organizing and facilitating a training event either in-person, online, or using the on-demand platform. A detailed description of each module is available in this session’s appendix, found on page 179. HISTORY MAKERS JOURNEY. Modules 1 and 2 combined in a single training event. HISTORY MAKERS MODULE 1. Basic leadership training. HISTORY MAKERS MODULE 2. Advanced leadership training. 175 MULTIPLICATION WORKSHOP

DISCIPLESHIP TOOL ILI developed a discipleship resource called “Christian to the Core” based on the Eight Core Values and is adaptable to use in a small group or one-on-one discipleship. Christian to the Core is available in contextualized formats for adults, youth, and kids. A detailed description of Christian to the Core is available in the appendix, page 181. THE ILI STANDARDS The International Leadership Institute (ILI) is the organization that developed History Makers training. Every History Makers graduate is authorized and encouraged to multiply the material by teaching it to others. The materials needed to conduct History Makers training are available to alumni in digital format. Although the History Makers material is copyright protected, alumni are authorized to print and photocopy notebooks and copy the media presentations as many times as necessary to train others per the ILI standards and guidelines. In addition, individual sessions or parts of the material may be preached as sermons or taught in diverse settings without special permission from the ILI leadership. Every History Makers alumnus is authorized to organize and lead “official” History Makers events at their module or lower. To be officially recognized, every event must include all the Eight Core Values and cover the subjects contained in the book (for more details about each module, please refer to the appendix on page 179). HISTORY MAKERS JOURNEY: 30 sessions and workshops, minimum of 30 contact hours. HISTORY MAKERS MODULE 1: 15 sessions and workshops, minimum of 15 contact hours. HISTORY MAKERS MODULE 2: 17 sessions and workshops, minimum of 17 contact hours. All History Makers events should be registered and finalized on ILI’s event management platform at online.ILITeam.org. Alumni are authorized to charge a participant’s fee to help offset the cost of the training events and materials. However, it is not permitted to benefit financially from training leaders with the History Makers materials. Alumni are encouraged to contextualize the training by adding their illustrations and applications, as long as it does not change the content of the teaching lessons. Alumni are required to acknowledge the authorship of the materials and ILI’s copyright of the contents they reproduce on paper, digital media, or any other medium currently available. In addition, the ILI logo must appear on the cover page of every History Makers or Christian to the Core workbook. BUILDING A TEAM Multiplying leadership isn’t a solo project. Instead, the best results are obtained when alumni team up with others around a clearly defined strategic plan. Therefore, ILI encourages alumni to join their national ILI team and form regional and local teams of their own. MULTIPLICATION WORKSHOP 176

THE MULTIPLICATION PLAN The most important strategy to accelerate the spread of the Gospel is to effectively multiply the training you have received by developing other leaders who will train others. You can invest in other leaders in several distinct ways: USE EXISTING STRUCTURES: Use History Makers within existing structures in your network of ministries or your denomination. START DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS: Begin helping other Christians mature by embracing the Eight Core Values. RECOMMEND ON-DEMAND TRAINING: Send others to training.ILITeam.org where they can take History Makers Module 1 at their own pace. JOIN FLIGHT SCHOOL: You can start multiplying History Makers immediately. Flight School will help you with practical tools to organize online training and help you connect with other alumni who are doing the same. ORGANIZE TRAINING EVENTS: Engage with your country’s existing national ILI Team or join other alumni, forming your own multiplication team. WHERE DO YOU START? PRAY for leadership training and effective evangelism in your nation. JOIN together with other leaders who are committed to the ILI vision in your nation. WORKSHOP Participants will be divided into groups according to geographical proximity, denominational or ministerial affinity. Each group is to develop a multiplication plan according to the question below. Be as specific and practical as possible. What can we do together to multiply History Makers in the community we live and serve? Each group should prepare a report with their (SMART) goals for the multiplication of disciples and leaders. 177 MULTIPLICATION WORKSHOP

CONCLUSION: THE “90 DAY CHALLENGE” History Makers would have failed if leaders worldwide didn’t “catch the vision” and then “run with it.” Today, training events are held almost every week around the world. Thousands of men and women are equipped every year. Each graduate is prepared to be a more effective biblical leader. They are also taught and mobilized to train others, multiplying themselves in others. Our sincere prayer is that you will join this global team and help accelerate the spread of the Gospel through leaders of leaders empowered by the Holy Spirit. Dr. Wes Griffin, ILI’s CEO, first issued this challenge in 2005 during a training event for leaders in a master’s degree program. He invited these leaders to multiply their training as a required assignment to complete the class. The response was overwhelming, and now it has become the standard challenge to alumni worldwide. Those who accept it and train others right away are enriched and mobilized to do much more than they thought possible. This challenge has resulted in a movement of the Holy Spirit that is transforming lives almost every day. Here is the challenge: Would you prayerfully consider organizing and leading a History Makers training event and/or starting a small discipleship group in the next 90 days? APPLICATION — My Goal (SMART) for Training Leaders in the next 90 days: I will. . . MULTIPLICATION WORKSHOP 178

APPENDIX LEVELS OF HISTORY MAKERS TRAINING INTRODUCTION This information is not designed to be taught during the training but to help familiarize you with the different modules of History Makers training and the global standards set by the ILI team for the multiplication of History Makers. HISTORY MAKERS JOURNEY ILI’s flagship training event. It is an intensive leadership training event for strategically chosen leaders. It consists of 30 teaching sessions and workshops. 19 CORE SESSIONS. Each session lasts 60 minutes (evening sessions are open- ended, with a minimum of 60 minutes). 3 ELECTIVE SESSIONS. The leadership team will choose from six available options. Each session lasts 60 minutes. 6 CORE WORKSHOPS. Workshop sessions last 45 or 60 minutes. 2 ELECTIVE WORKSHOPS. The leadership team will choose from four available options. Workshop sessions last 45 or 60 minutes. Multiple delivery methods and event formats are available (see details below). HISTORY MAKERS TRAINING MODULE 1 Basic leadership training. Most training events happen at this level. It is an ideal tool to equip local-level leaders with the Eight Core Values. It consists of 15 sessions and workshops. 12 CORE TEACHING SESSIONS. Each session lasts 60 minutes. 3 CORE WORKSHOP SESSIONS. Each workshop lasts 45 minutes. Multiple delivery methods and event formats are available (see details below). HISTORY MAKERS TRAINING MODULE 2 Upgraded leadership training for emerging and established leaders. Elective content is contextualized by the organizing ILI team according to the audience and felt needs. It consists of 17 sessions and workshops. 8 CORE TEACHING SESSIONS. Each session lasts 60 minutes. 3 ELECTIVE SESSIONS chosen by the organizing team from six available options. Each session lasts 60 minutes. 4 CORE WORKSHOPS. Each workshop lasts 45 minutes. 2 ELECTIVE WORKSHOPS chosen by the organizing team from four available options. Each workshop lasts 45 minutes. 179 MULTIPLICATION WORKSHOP

DELIVERY METHODS History Makers training events can be delivered using four different methods. 1. IN-PERSON. Participants gather in a single location for teaching sessions and workshops. ILI gives alumni the freedom to format their in-person events to better suit their context. There is flexibility of location, programs, and formats for training to maximize results and minimize costs. These are possible formats: • RETREAT. Training happens at a retreat center or hotel. Participants stay together and benefit from a sense of community. • DAY SEMINAR. The daily schedule is similar to the retreat format, except that a local church hosts the event. Participants go home at the end of the day. “Out- of-town” participants may be guests of the host church members and/or local participants. • WEEKLY SEMINARS. Weekly day-long gatherings are held at a central location. • CLASSROOM FORMAT. Participants meet for two hours at a central location for eight weekly classes. 2. ONLINE. Live video conferences using Zoom, Google meet, or another available communication platform. 3. ON-DEMAND. Participants take individual subjects at their own pace, watching videos, responding to written questions, and engaging online with other participants. The global ILI team holds a monthly live graduation event for those who complete the module. History Makers Module 1 is currently available at Training.ILITeam.org. 4. HYBRID. Alumni are authorized to combine any online formats with in-person meetings according to their needs and limitations. Examples include part of the training online or on-demand, with the remainder of the event in-person, in-person events with online video events, or on-demand training combined with weekly live meetings to discuss questions and encourage participants. GENERAL GUIDELINES GROUP SIZE: Historically, the average number of participants in an ILI training event is 40. Maintaining group sizes under 40 participants facilitates greater engagement and transformative learning. FACULTY: Alumni from past ILI training events volunteer as facilitators. Any ILI graduate who speaks the language of instruction with teaching experience has the necessary credentials to be a facilitator. In addition, the ILI International office occasionally sends international facilitators for in-person History Makers Journeys upon request by the organizing team. FUNDING: ILI encourages local and national teams to develop strategies to provide training to leaders, minimizing financial obstacles. MODULE 1 TRAINING EVENTS are funded by participants’ fees and local resources. MODULE 2 TRAINING EVENTS are funded by participants’ fees and local resources. MULTIPLICATION WORKSHOP 180

HISTORY MAKERS JOURNEYS. Depending on the generosity of our donors, the ILI International office may be able to provide limited funding for in-person events upon request to reduce the cost to participants and the national team or offer scholarships to select participants. Otherwise, participants’ fees and national resources fund this multi-day training event. DISCIPLESHIP RESOURCES Christian to the Core is ILI’s discipleship tool to help believers grow deeper in their faith and discover God’s greater purposes for their life. This resource can be used in small groups or one-on-one discipleship. FORMAT: Twelve small group sessions. Each session lasts approximately 90 minutes. GROUP SIZE: Small groups of 6–12 believers. It can also be used for one-on-one discipleship. FUNDING: The only cost is the printing of the manuals. A digital version is available to every History Makers graduate. FACILITATORS: All History Makers graduates are qualified to organize and lead small groups. 181 MULTIPLICATION WORKSHOP



HISTORY MAKERS FAMILY PRIORITY God’s Building Block for Your Leadership CORE VALUE God looks for men and women who are convinced that the family is Godʼs building block for society and who make their families a priority in developing leaders. TEACHING OBJECTIVES To understand the importance of family priority for successful leadership. To identify and apply biblical principles for developing strong family relationships. To honor your nuclear family, extended family, and the family of God. THE CHALLENGE OF FAMILY PRIORITY Family is the foundation for all cultures. It constitutes the root of every human society. The Bible begins with the creation of the world and the first family established by Adam and Eve. God originally designed the family to be a place of blessing and a reflection of the Trinity; however, the devastating consequences of sin have negatively impacted family structures. Christians are not spared the effects of these negative forces. Christian homes are often places of blessing, but they can also be places of struggle and pain. From Genesis to Malachi and Matthew to Revelation, God consistently uses family illustrations to describe His relationship with the human race. EVERYONE IS BORN INTO A FAMILY. Your family may be loving and living according to the best ideals of a godly family or your family may be broken and dysfunctional with many difficulties and challenges. Whether you are single or married and whether you come from a whole or broken family, God desires your family to be a place where you experience God’s presence and grace. The Bible provides extensive teaching on how to develop a godly family. EVERY FOLLOWER OF CHRIST IS PART OF THE FAMILY OF GOD. Along with your nuclear and extended family, the family of God connects all believers with other followers who are your brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, grandparents, and perhaps even sons and daughters in the Christian faith. In Christ, you are part of a connected community of faith which can be especially important if your immediate family members are not followers of Christ. By your baptism and the work of the Holy Spirit in your life, you are reminded that you are never alone. 183 FAMILY PRIORITY

WE LONG FOR THE DAY WHEN CHRIST RETURNS. There will be a day when Christ returns and your family who are in Christ, both by blood and by faith, will be reunited through Christ, and all the family struggles and pain you have experienced will be no more. Until that day, your challenge is to be a faithful member of your family and the family of God. BIBLICAL FOUNDATION God created family and the best way to understand the family is by examining the Bible. Consider the following Scriptural truths: The First Family The Bible begins with a family. God created the first family and commanded Adam and Eve, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground” (Genesis 1:28). The Trinity and Family God created humankind “in His own image” (Genesis 1:27). As a reflection of the Trinity, the family is a place of community, in which we have fellowship, communion, and appropriate intimacy, modelled for us by the relationship between God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In God’s perfect design, family manifests the fruit of the Holy Spirit including love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5.22). Singleness Singleness is a gift from God and was modelled by Jesus Christ. Paul exhorts single men and women to use singleness for personal growth and as a platform to “promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord” (I Corinthians 7:35 ESV). Marriage Marriage is a model of the relationship between Christ and the Church. It is an exclusive holy covenant between one man and one woman. Jesus said, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh” (Matthew 19:5-6). The Bible begins and ends with a marriage (Genesis 1:28, Revelation 19:6-9). Whether you are married or single, you have an opportunity to reflect God to a world that desperately needs to see faithfulness and fidelity lived out. God wants to use you and your relationships to transform the world. Neither marriage or singleness more greatly displays how God interacts with the world, but together they give a complete picture. Summarizing these biblical truths, the nuclear family unit is the union between a man and a woman in marriage and the biological or adopted children resulting from that union. In addition to the nuclear family, multiple generations and relatives make up the extended family. As a follower of Christ, you are also a part of the family of God. FAMILY PRIORITY 184

WORKSHOP – THE FAMILY IN OUR CONTEXT Discuss the current situation of the family in your cultural context. Use the following questions as a guide. How is today’s world affecting the family structure in your culture? How does this impact you as a Christian leader? GOD’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE FAMILY RELATIONSHIP Every Christian needs to feel God’s heartbeat for the family. A key New Testament text is the Great Commandment, which is found in Matthew 22:36-40. “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” You are called to love God and to love your neighbor, which begins with your nuclear family, friends, and community, and extends to other people God brings into your life. To fulfill your leadership calling, your family must be seen as your first priority to serve. How far do you agree with the following? My family is: A. A Gift from God B. A Ministry from God C. A Responsibility from God D. All of the Above The answer is (D), all of the above. Scripture states that your family is a gift from God. At the same time, it is your first place of ministry and a responsibility that God has entrusted to you. 185 FAMILY PRIORITY

BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP AND FAMILY PRIORITY In 1 Timothy 3:1–13, Paul gives Timothy two lists of prerequisites for church leadership. Paul is more interested in character traits and personal qualities than in skills. Several of these requirements are related to family life; they qualify a man or woman of God to lead in the Church. CHARACTER GOOD CAREGIVER AND FAMILY MANAGER TRAITS The leader must care for his or her family properly and provide good leadership in the home (1 Tim. 3:4,12). RELATED TO The Household (oikos) in Scripture refers to more than just the family. It THE FAMILY includes servants, extended family, and visitors living in the same house. LOVING AND GENTLE The leader must care for his or her family with love, respect, and self- control so the home is peaceful (1 Tim. 3:2–3). MONOGAMOUS The Christian leader (bishop or deacon/deaconess) should be married to only one spouse (1 Tim. 3:2,12). This was important because in New Testament times, polygamy was socially accepted. Today, monogamy speaks of faithfulness to the spouse and a stable marriage relationship. CHARACTER GODLY SPOUSE TRAITS In verse 11, Paul makes the difficult requirement that the leader’s spouse must also have some key qualities. Without them, the leader’s leadership RELATED TO would be seriously jeopardized. MARITAL LIFE • Not slanderers (Greek diabolos) who falsely accuse others • Temperate or self-controlled • Faithful and trustworthy The responsibility of having a godly spouse is on the shoulders of the leader (male or female). He or she is responsible for creating a family environment in which that can happen naturally. CHARACTER LEADERSHIP IN THE HOME TRAITS It is clear by Paul’s words that the Christian leader must be a leader with his or her children, fully committed to their development. RELATED TO THE CHILDREN • Obedient children (1 Tim. 3:4, 12)—Obedience is the acknowledgment of the parents’ God-given authority in the home. This can’t be enforced, but is the result of sincere love and parental leadership by example. • Respectful children (1 Tim. 3:4)—Obedience should flow out of respect for the parent. FAMILY PRIORITY 186