The Evangel Dean Basic Training Resource Handbook

230 • T HE E VANGEL D EAN B ASIC T RAINING R ESOURCE H ANDBOOK

Suggested Outline for Monthly Fellowship

Prayer

Joining together as a body to pray on behalf of our families, churches, and community to prepare for God’s transforming work.

Worship

Spending intentional time together, lifting up the name of the Lord, and glorifying Him through our voices, words, and actions. We worship together in order to give God glory, and align our hearts with His.

Support and Encouragement

This is a time to acknowledge our weaknesses, our hardships, our victories in Christ, and celebrating God’s redemptive work together.

Training

Teaching each other effective tools for, evangelism, discipleship, leadership training, personal and family care, and church growth.

Planning

Engaging pastors to work together to target areas of ministry as a UCA. Planning events, and developing strategies for church and UCA growth.

Exhortation

Encouraging and challenging each other to fulfill God’s calling on their lives and in their churches to the fullest extent. This is a time designed to exhort each other pursue God’s Kingdom work with passion and strength, and should leave each Pastor prepared for the work that God has called them to in ministry.

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