Matthew Mark Luke John is not a program. is not Bible Study. * 07/16/96 is not a program. is not Bible Study. Matthew Mark Luke John *

is an encounter with the Gospel. * 07/16/96 is an encounter with the Gospel. is designed to engage people with the Gospel (either the Gospel appointed for the day or the Sunday proper). *

* 07/16/96 Depends on participants being willing to share responses to these three questions: What words or ideas did you hear? What is Jesus (the Gospel) saying to you? What is Jesus (the Gospel) calling you to do? *

Expectations and Outcomes * 07/16/96 Expectations and Outcomes Call to mission Groups that use GBD regularly should expect to begin to see their call to mission differently. *

Expectations and Outcomes * 07/16/96 Expectations and Outcomes Benefit to the Community Some congregations use GBD as a way to focus on what God is calling them to do in their community. *

Expectations and Outcomes * 07/16/96 Expectations and Outcomes Spiritual friendship As people become familiar with the process and each other, spiritual journeys are shared and people know one another in a new way, not based merely on similar likes or dislikes, but as disciples on a journey together. *

Expectations and Outcomes * 07/16/96 Expectations and Outcomes Encounter the Gospel The entire faith community encounters the Gospel as peers. This encounter leads to a vision of the community gathered around the Scripture. Sermon is the place where critical commentary and teaching can be applied to the Gospel. *

A Description of Use GBD can be used: by a regular study group * 07/16/96 A Description of Use GBD can be used: by a regular study group to begin a meeting as a form of worship as a personal devotion *

A Description of Use No right or wrong answers. * 07/16/96 A Description of Use No right or wrong answers. Engagement with the Gospel; not with a leader. Experienced leaders are not required. Leadership should rotate. Seek the truth by hearing what the Gospel says to us individually and corporately; no ‘correct’ answers. *

* 07/16/96 A Description of Use Statements like “that's not what we believe” or “you're wrong about that” are not helpful. Statements that elicit response such as “Could you say more about that” or “I've never thought of that before” keep the discussion going. *

* 07/16/96 A Description of Use The questions are designed to elicit personal reflection, sharing and discussion: What words or phrases did you hear? What is Jesus (the Gospel) saying to you? What is Jesus (the Gospel) calling you to do? *

A Description of Use The questions: * 07/16/96 A Description of Use The questions: are rooted in African Bible Study & base Ecclesial Community movements. Place the authority for the interpretation of the Gospel in the context of the people gathered around the Gospel. Are the core principle of Gospel Based Discipleship. *

Consistent practice of GBD will lead to new insights and revelations. * 07/16/96 A Description of Use Consistent practice of GBD will lead to new insights and revelations. The ultimate goal is a changed understanding of your baptismal covenant as a “living disciple”. *

Materials Gospel Two or three translations * 07/16/96 Materials Gospel Two or three translations The Message, by Eugene Peterson (NAV Press)‏ *

Materials Gathering Prayer Card For Small Groups and Individual use * 07/16/96 Materials Gathering Prayer Card For Small Groups and Individual use Contains: Gathering Prayer Guiding Principles Rule of Life Apostle’s Creed *