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3. Show Them The Work To Do
“…and show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do” (Exo 18:20). The Apostle Luke began the Book of Acts with these words: ‘The former treatise have I made… of all that Jesus began both to do and teach” (Acts 1:1).
a. Get Them Involved.
It is not enough to teach the trainee. The trainer must immediately involve the student in DOING the TEACHING!
If you teach the student “soul-winning” – then immediately send them out to win souls. If you teach them how to heal the sick and cast out devils, immediately send them out to do this. This what Jesus did.
“And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
“These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying… And as ye go, preach saying:
“The Kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils; freely ye have received freely give” (Matt 10:1-8).
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. and he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere” (Luke 9:1, 2, 6).
“After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, wither he himself would come.
“Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
“And into whatsoever city ye enter….heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them. the Kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
“And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
“Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in the sight ” (excerpts from Luke 10″1-2).
b. Short-Term Training Is Best.
None that the training was short-term with both the twelve apostles and the seventy disciples that Jesus commissioned. He demonstrated what they should do, and then sent them out to do the same things He did. “Verily, verily, I say unto you. He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father” (John 14:12).
The longer the training program, the less effective the graduates. Training should be kept to six months maximum – then the trainees should be sent out full time to do the work. If necessary, they can be brought back for further training a year or two later.
c. Keep It Practical.
The short term training should be 50 percent TEACHING and 50 percent DOING. What is taught should be immediately put into practice (doing). Don’t train the head, train the hands. Keep the emphasis on Practices (practical training).
The author has spent much of the last thirty years traveling in over one hundred nations of the world. He has observed the training programs that produce good results and those training programs that produce no (or negative) results.
The Church in three nations is getting outstanding results. These are Korea, Brazil and Chile. In these nations, the above principles are being utilized. the churches are exploding in growth and the leaders are very successful in winning thousands of people to Christ.
The training is Bible-centered, short-term and practical. Academic are not emphasized. Dedication and commitment to Christ, purity of character and an emphasis on practical training (immediately doing what is taught) – these are the commonalities of the training programs in these three countries.
It is biblically based – and yields biblical results.
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