The Spiritual Gift of Teaching
Brent presents principles around the following concepts;
1. Challenges for the church
2. What are spiritual gifts?
3. What are the purposes of spiritual gifts?
4. What is the spiritual gift of teaching?
5. How is the spiritual gift of teaching to be exercised?
6. Is teaching one of your spiritual gifts?
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Building a Strong Mid-Sized Group Teaching Ministry
“If our church has a strong adult teaching ministry, it is because…..” How would you fill in the blank? Come check out your church’s ministry against six “non-negotiable” components of an effective program. If a church has a strong adult teaching ministry, it is because the church…
1. Understands the spiritual gift of teaching and facilitates its proper exercise.
2. Effectively identifies and recruits teachers.
3. Is committed to mentoring and replicating teachers
4. Effectively evaluates teachers
5. Has a curriculum policy
6. Has a teacher training course
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The Ten Truths for Terrific Teachers
If adult class teachers were asked what is the single most important truth of teaching, what would it be? Maybe there’s a truth or two for you to learn. Come enhance your teaching ministry by comparing notes with other teachers.
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Youth Sports, A Microcosm Life
Having played (or attempted to play) every sport imaginable before his body went bad on him and then having coached his son and daughter and other kids in youth baseball, youth softball and youth basketball for many years, Brent has learned and taught his kids many lessons of life from the world of sports, which is a true microcosm of life. Whether it be affirming the true cliché, “It’s not whether you win or lose but how you play the game.”, experiencing that youth sports like life sometimes isn’t fair or practicing strategies to deal with “youth sports parents” (the only thing bad about youth sports), Brent has much to share.
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A Dad’s Dating Dialogue With Anyone Dating His Daughter
Dads are called to be priests, providers and protectors. As a dad, what kind of “gate keeper” are you with the “studs” assaulting your castle? Here are some questions you and the “studs” need to deal with:
1. What do you know about my daughter? (I Peter 3:7)
2. Why do you want to date my daughter? (I Corinthians 4:5)
3. What should your relationship with my daughter look like? (Ephesians 5:25)
4. Can you “touch” my daughter? (Acts 24:16)
5. What can you do with my daughter? (I Corinthians 10:31)
6. Do you have any questions for me? (Proverbs 1:5)
7. Do I have any special concerns about you or the relationship? (Matthew 19:20)
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Sexual Purity
Patrick Morley, the “Man in the Mirror” states that “For every ten men in your church, five will have a serious problem with pornography. Men are in a battle for their souls.”
We need to understand real-life sexual temptation that men are bombarded with everyday and be committed to help men live a Christ-honoring life in a world of sexual promiscuity. A grace-based approach begins with a creating a culture of accountability through ongoing relationships in men’s small groups where the tough questions can be discussed freely
regularly.
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“Vocational Victory: Lessons from God’s Manual”
Principles for the employed and unemployed. Why do you work? What does God say about work? Are you engaged in “work” or a “vocation”? Five essential questions for the employed. If without a job, are you “gainfully unemployed”? Lessons from biblical characters facing unemployment. Who is in your personal Human Resource Department?
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How’s your flock?
Establishing and leading men’s and women’s discipleship ministries, mid-sized groups and Bible studies may be less about leadership and teaching and more about shepherding. Come learn practical truths about sheep and shepherding that you can apply to your ministries and groups.
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Conflict Resolution
“You Got Conflict? What An Opportunity!”
What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word, “conflict”? Whether you like it or not, your church, adult bible fellowship/adult Sunday school class or small group can’t avoid it! Come learn what the Bible has to say about conflict, an inevitable fact of life, and conflict resolution, including principles from Peacemakers Ministries, including “The Slippery Slope of Conflict”, “The Seven A’s of an Apology” and “The Four Promises of Forgiveness”. Remember Jesus’ words: “Blessed are the peacemakers….”
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The Spiritual Gifts of Leadership and Administration
Brent presents principles around the following concepts;
1. Challenges for the church
2. What are spiritual gifts?
3. What are the purposes of spiritual gifts?
4. What are the spiritual gift of leadership and administration?
5. How are the spiritual gift of leadership and administration to be exercised?
6. Are leadership or administration one of your spiritual gifts?
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Brent is a family man, married to Sherrie since 1976 and father of two adult children, Jason and Kristin. While he has practiced business/corporate law in the Chicagoland area since 1976 and currently serves as Vice President, General Counsel of Heritage-Crystal Clean, a publicly-traded company based in Elgin, Illinois. He has journeyed on a parallel ministry path for over thirty-five years. Brent has served his local and other churches and through the Christian Legal Society and Peacemaker Ministries. He has sustained his "love affair" with "children of all ages", serving for six years as Chairman of a Christian Elementary and Junior High School, leading for ten years a college/career Bible Study in his home, teaching Business Law for four years as an Adjunct Professor at Judson University and teaching in churches for over thirty-five years in classes ranging from Junior High through Senior Adults. Brent is a free lance writer for Standard Publishing. He has served as a church moderator for over twenty years. His ministries have been sustained and expanded through God's grace and the exercise of the spiritual gifts of teaching, administration and encouragement. Brent strongly believes that God continues to call him to these ministries.