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Foundation Semester

Redemption School of Ministry1815 Union Avenue

Chattanooga, TN 37404(888) 776-0321

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Index

Our Mission:Making His Kingdom, Our Culture.

Our Vision:The Vision of Redemption School of Ministry is to raise sons and daughters empowered by the Holy Spirit to bring revival to the Nations. We will equip and impart a Kingdom mandate by allowing students to experience God’s

presence in a supernatural culture.

Welcome...............................................................................................................3 Welcome Letter from the Chancellor.......................................................................4 Redemption School of Ministry Staff......................................................................5Our Core Values......................................................................................................11 Our Story..................................................................................................................13What to Expect........................................................................................................14 Foundation Semester Highlights...........................................................................15Attendance & Requirements | Reading & Formation Assignments...................16Chattanooga Hospitals | Urgent Care....................................................................17Foundation Semester Class Descriptions & Class Meetings.............................19

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Dear Foundation Semester Cohort,

Welcome to the FOUNDATION Semester! Here at Redemption School of Ministry it is our goal to equip and impart a Kingdom mandate by allowing students to experience God’s presence in a supernatural culture. You will engage in the CORE VALUES of Redemption School of Ministry:

· Serving the King· Honoring Others· Awakening the Nations· Releasing Sons & Daughters· Preparing for Excellence· Encountering his Glory· Networking in the Kingdom

We believe that your time here at RSM will be valuable, as you will have the opportunity to combine rigorous study with the hands-on practical training to be sent out to as an arrow to ignite the flames of Global awakening around the world.

Here at RSM we pray this is place where you will DISCOVEER God’s purpose and plan for your life, be DEVELOPED to walk in excellence to carry out your Kingdom assignment, and be DEPLOYED as sons and daughters into the world to advance the Kingdom of God through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Please do not hesitate to let us know if we can assist in making this a great experience for you. We are excited about you joining us where HIS KINGDOM IS OUR CULTURE!

W. Jason Stubbs, Ph.D., D.Min ©

Executive DirectorRedemption School of Ministry

W. Jason Stubbs

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Dear Student:

I want to take this opportunity to welcome you to Redemption School of Ministry. God is moving in great ways among your generation and by committing these next months to Him you’re right in the middle of what He is doing. I am so honored that you are here and I’m convinced that these next months are going to be the greatest of your life!

Our goal is not just to give you a great experience, but equip students with biblical knowledge, build a good leadership foundation, help you understand your gifts and passions, and let you experience ministry on the ground level. In order to ensure this success, we have provided this handbook as a guide for how we will do life together.

There are a couple of things I suggest you do during your time here to maximize the effectiveness of all you are going to experience: · Go all out in your love for God. Personal prayer and study are essential. · Always remain teachable. This handbook is designed to help you under stand our expectations of you. Take the time to read it and get acquainted with the policies and procedures it outlines.

If you understand and apply these principals, then together we can create a powerful learning environment.

I’m looking forward to a great year together!

Pastor Kevin Wallace Founder of RSM

Kevin Wallace

5Redemption School of Ministry Staff

Dr. William Jason Stubbs (Dean of RSM) – email: [email protected]

William “Jason” Stubbs, was born and raised in the archipelagic country of the Bahamas on the island of New Providence, Bahamas. Jason matriculated to the United States to attend college and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree. Jason felt a deep sense of calling and urgency for the ministry and continued his educational pursuits at the Church of God Theological Seminary and complet-ed a Master’s degree. Jason continued his education and completed his Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Adolescent Psychology researching Adolescent Behavior and with a love for learning is currently completing his second doctoral degree, a Doctor of Ministry at the Pentecostal Theolog-ical Seminary in Developing Millennial Generation Leaders. Jason has had experience on staff at churches in the southeastern Tennessee region. Before joining the Redemption School of Ministry team, Jason served as the Executive Associate Pastor at Redemption Point Church. Jason currently serves as the FORGE young adult pastor liaison and enjoys serving and seeing the connection and transformational growth. Jason’s mantra and ministry philosophy is to “equip the saints to do the work of the ministry” and to see the next generation empowered to walk out the calling God has purposed for them to expand the Kingdom.

Dr. Ron Cason (Professor of New & Old Testament) – email:

Ron Cason is from Greer, South Carolina and serves as the James W. Hamilton Chair for Teach-ing Lay Involvement and Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee. He also was program director of the LEAD program at PTS where the first graduates were certified with LEAD in January of this year. He graduated from Lee University with a Bachelor’s in 1971.


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Pastor Kevin Wallace (Founder of RSM; Teacher) – email:

Kevin Wallace pastors Redemption Point Church, a multi-generational and multi-cultural church that is committed to breaking down strongholds of racial prejudice and causing an authentic spiritual awakening in the church of America. Kevin has given his life to investing in people and building the Kingdom of God with a Prophetic message of “America needs Revival – Period.” He is breathing fresh wind into the Spirit Filled Church that is catching fire all over our nation. With a vision to pastor the most loving church in America, Bishop Kevin Wallace is guided by a compas-sion for the lost and the broken. He has committed his life to impacting his city with a message of hope, restoration, and love and raising up sons and daughters equipped with the love and power of God to change nations.

Dean Sikes (Evangelist) –email: [email protected]

Since 1993, Dean has spoken at over one thousand nine hundred events, in nine nations of the world, with audiences that exceed 1,350,000 million people. In addition to his road schedule, Dean is a published author who, to date, has written sixteen books for teenagers and their par-ents. In November of 2010, Dean was led to Proverbs 24:11. The more he read this verse, the more Dean knew what he was being led to do. In January of 2012, what Dean had read in the book of Proverbs was now a mission that would require the remainder of his ministry to fulfill. Today, Dean continues in the full time pursuit of this mission where he is reaching 20 million people with a message that boldly declares, “you matter”. On average, Dean speaks at 120 events annually.


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John Brockman (Director of Worship) – email: [email protected]

John and his wife Joslyn are the Lead Worship Pastors at Redemption Point Church and John also serves as the Director of the Culture of Worship at Redemption School of Ministry. John is a musician, recording artist, song writer, producer, and itinerate worship leader but above all these titles his greatest passion is pouring into worship leaders and worship departments the desire for unity and for God’s presence. You will never be around John without laughing hysterically and being challenged by his love for God & his family! John brings a new sound to the kingdom of God. It is a unique, multi-cultural sound that transcends the lines of color, race, and tradition. It is a prophetic sound that changes the atmosphere, driving back spiritual darkness and releasing the will and word of God into the earth. It is a fresh sound that gives believers freedom to experience the reality of God’s love and presence. This sound is the result of his deep love for God and great desire to experience God’s presence with others. John and his wife Joslyn live in Chattanooga, TN with their three children: Sophia, Ava, and John Miles.

Autumn Fitch (Launch Team for RSM) – email: [email protected]

Autumn Fitch is on the launch team for Redemption School of Ministry. She brings with her 10 years of experience at a Fortune 500 company as a Business Process Engineer and Change Man-agement leader. Autumn has a calling on her life to lay ministry foundations and establish blue-prints for ministries that will make a global impact. Autumn is a born leader that serves God, the ministry and her family with all of her heart. She is generous, loving and someone that’s not afraid of hard work or hard conversations. Autumn is an active member of Redemption Point church and is the CEO of The Zion Project, a ministry dedicated to abolishing human trafficking, rescu-ing victims of abuse and empowering women and children to break the silence and be restored through the love of God and power of the Holy Spirit. Autumn and her husband J.R., reside with their two dogs Panda and Ripley in Apison, TN.


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Lee Nash (RPC Share) – email:

Gary Keylon (Evangelist) – email:

Gary Keylon is an Ordained Bishop, Ministering through revivals, strength crusades, foreign mis-sions, school assemblies and communtiy outreach. He has been Ministering for 15 years in many areas including, missions to Brazil, Uruguay and Guatemala He has reached out to over 5,000 students as well as countless others through his dynamic preaching compassion for the lost and Strength Ministry. He currently resides in Chattanooga, TN with his wife and 3 children where he and his wife serve as the Minister of Evangelism at Redemption Point Church.


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Dr. Fred Garmon (Leadership Seminar) – email:

Fred Garmon is the Executive Director for People for Care and Learning, the Executive Director and Founder of Leader Labs, and served as Lead Pastor at Heritage Oak Ridge. He graduated from Lee University with a bachelor of science, from the Pentecostal Theological Seminary with a Mas-ter of Divinity, and from Regent University with a PhD in Organizational Leadership.

Dr. Ayodeji Adewuya (Professor of Greek and New Testament) – email: [email protected]

Dr. Ayo Adewuya is Professor of New Testament at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary, Cleve-land, Tennessee. He is the author of Holiness and Community in 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1 – A Study of Paul’s View of Cmmunal Holiness in the Corinthians Correspondence (New York: Peter Lang, 2001); Transformed by Grace: Paul’s View of Holiness in Romans 6-8 (Eugene Oregon: Cascade Books, 2004); Transformados Por Gracia: Perspectiva Paulina de la Santidad en Romans 6-8 (Eu-gene Oregon: Cascade Books, 2006). He has also published academic articles in various journals and written essay chapters in books. He is a regular contributor to Precepts for Living, a Sunday School Commentary for African Americans published by Urban Ministries Inc., Chicago and the Evangelical Commentaries of the Church of God Cleveland, Tennessee. He is an active member of the Society of Pentecostal Studies, the Wesleyan Theological Society, and the Society of Bib-lical Literature. He is a Fellow of the Institute for Biblical Research and the Manchester Wesley Research Center. He is married to Grace, the founder of the Amazing Grace Christian Founda-tion, USA, a ministry that is committed to helping and caring for women and children in Tarlac, Philippines.


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Dr. Jake Stum – email: [email protected]

Dr. Jake Stum works as the Assistant Director of the non-profit People for Care and Learning, Director of Programming and Development for PCL, the founder of the Young Entrepenuer Soci-ety, and a missional strategist at the First Baptist Church. He graduated from Lee University with a bachelor’s in pastoral ministry, a master’s degree, and a PhD of organizational leadership from Regent University.

Pastor Deven Wallace (Founder of RSM) – email:

Pastor Deven Wallace is co-pastor of Redemption Point Church, a multi-generational and multi-cultural church that is committed to breaking down strongholds of racial prejudice and causing an authentic spiritual awakening in the church of America. She is the founder of The Zion Project, a non-profit organization centered on restoring identities and rescuing victims of human sex trafficking. She serves alongside her husband pastor Kevin Wallace and has given her life to serving the kingdom of God and raising up a new generation of church leadership.Research Center. He is married to Grace, the founder of the Amazing Grace Christian Founda-tion, USA, a ministry that is committed to helping and caring for women and children in Tarlac, Philippines.

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SERVING THE KING: Means to fully surrender your life to Christ and live a life of obedience in the power of the Holy Spirit. 1 Peter 4:10 “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others. We are all servants of the King.” Ephesians 4:1 tells us to “Live a life worthy of the calling you’ve received from God”. Jesus’ entire ministry was to serve God and deliver people. We have the same mandate. We have a culture of ser-vant-hood in every area of ministry at RSM.

HONORING OTHERS:The word honor means valuable, precious, weight, such as gold. It means to esteem, appreciate and to hold in high regard. Honor is more than being nice, it’s a position in our hearts that we put others before ourselves. We have created such an envi-ronment for everyone on the RSM campus to operate in a culture that sustains life, hope and the destiny in the hearts of everyone around them. God set the example for us in that He honored His son Jesus and Jesus has honored us, giving us value even in our sinfulness. We should always follow in His example by dealing with your leaders, peers and yourself in an honorable way.

AWAKENING THE NATIONS:As Christians we are called to go into the entire world and make disciples. Tell all Nations: the Kingdom of God is here! Awakening means being woke up to what God is doing. There’s a stirring inside of us when we hear Him speak and our eyes are opened to see what He is doing. Awakening is an activation and being about the Father’s business.” Romans 13:11-13 “But make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing!

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RELEASING SONS & DAUGHTERS: RSM is about equipping and training an army of people to bring revival to the Na-tions. Our students will be fiery arrows in the hand of God, shot forth to release the Glory of God. Sons and Daughters for all nations will come to RSM to be equipped and empowered by the Holy Spirit.

PREPARING FOR EXCELLENCE: If something is worth doing, it’s worth doing well. Paul says in Colossians 3:17, “And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.” (NLT) If we’re representing God, we should do things well for His glory. The pursuit of excellence is both a goal and a mark of spir-itual maturity. God expects us to work with excellence and with our full heart. At RSM you will see excellence and it will be expected from you.

ENCOUNTERING GOD’S GLORY:Glory is one of the most common words in scripture. The Hebrew word kabod (K-B-D) originally means weight or heaviness. The same word is then used to ex-press importance, honor, and majesty. The glory of God is the beauty that emanates from His character, from all that He is. Ultimately it’s the manifestation of God’s presence. This is our pursuit at RSM. We were created to glorify God and experience His glory. Moses was talking with God in Exodus when he asked to see His glory. We believe prayer is the doorway into the Glory of God – experiencing His pres-ence. We know that as we experience Him for all that He is, we will be changed to be like Him.

NETWORKING WITHIN THE KINGDOM:We are all part of the same body but with different gifts and different callings but we are the church. It’s not something we do; it’s who we are. At RSM we teach the importance of knowing your brother or sister in Christ that is doing the work of the Kingdom. We pray for each other, partner together and join together to be force on this earth that is undivided and unified together. This is the only way to reach the Nations with the gospel and bring His kingdom to our culture.

13Our Story

Redemption School of Ministry was birthed as a breeding ground for those who will shake the planet with the glory of God. What was a dream in the hearts of pastors Kevin and Deven Wallace for years became a reality during a powerful revival that gave rise to this school of the prophets. The Times of Refreshing revival became a catalyst through which God gave clear direction for RSM and its future. God sent provision to accompany the vision and by the blessing of God, an entire university campus was purchased at the heart of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The grounds that once served the iconic Tennessee Temple University are now being renovated for what will become a hub of life-giving ministry that is saturated with the Spirit of God. The leadership team of RSM has taken time to shape an experi-ence that is in keeping with the “school of the prophets” mandate that God gave pastors Kevin & Deven in the beginning. The rest of the amazing story is yet to be written!

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His Kingdom Is Our Culture… The phrase is more than a catchy school slogan. It is the vibe of Redemption School of Ministry. Imagine a place where believers from any tribe and nation could join together to create a sound of heaven on earth. Envi-sion a campus buzzing with the life of God. A place where friendships are made and relationships are forged that become a network of kingdom minded people through whom the kingdom of God is advanced. Consider a place where the ministry train-ing process comes to life by blending top-shelf, academic preparation with glorious worship encounters where your heart is invaded by The Presence of God. This is the core of the RSM experience. We believe that in order to be effective in ministry, we must not only be properly equipped but we must experience the presence of Jesus in a transformational way.

RSM is a Spirit-filled, Christ centered campus where hands-on, lab like, ministry preparation will occur in both classroom and community alike. Students will ex-perience powerful academic training in a highly relational environment all while serving the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee and it’s surrounding communities as agents of transformation. Our desire is to release sons and daughters who invade dark areas of the earth and simply turn the light on. Turn the light on by pushing back against social injustice. Turn the light on by lighting fires of revival and spiri-tual renewal in our generation. Turn the light on by declaring the love of Christ to a messed up world. In short RSM is called to invest into the lives of a generation who will finish what Jesus started.

It’s our expectation that you would have a burning passion for the name of Jesus. You would be empowered by the Holy Spirit to live a radical and holy life. That you would impact your world, you’re family, your community and ultimately your world with the power of the name of Jesus. As you continue your journey with RSM you will have a rich foundation of core principles and biblical knowledge. Students are grounded in the Word of God, bathed in intimacy with Jesus, stretched in faith, im-mersed in the Spirit, and practically equipped for life and ministry.

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Foundation Semester Highlights

The purpose of the Foundation Semester of Redemption School of Ministry is to equip students while they assist with the development of the culture and environ-ment for the official launch in September 2016. As the pilot group of RSM students, you will forge relationships with the RPC and RSM staff. This initial semester will focus on developing you as an individual while you are discovering your call and participating in local and global initiatives. This foundation semester will incorpo-rate workshops, global awakening meetings, small groups and other items as neces-sary.

This will be an intimate semester of development and opportunity to learn the core values and core curriculum of RSM. Our hope is that as the semester continues that the foundations students would help be the leaders for the new students in Septem-ber 2016.

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Attendance & Requirements

RSM student will be required to attend classes every Tuesday and Thursday eve-nings. We ask that students don’t miss more than 4 classes per semester. If a stu-dent misses more than 4 classes, we will set up a Pastoral concern meeting with the RSM director.

RSM students are required to serve 1 service at the church of their choice each weekend and are required to serve at least 4 community impact hours each month.

Reading & Formation Assignments

January: The Charismatic Century – 3-page paper due Feb. 4th

February: Culture of Honor & The Holy Spirit – 3-minute oral dialog of how these book impacted your life due by March 8th.

March: In Search of Excellence & When Heaven Meets Earth - 3-minute oral dialog of how these book impacted your life due by April 12th

April: Leadership Challenge - 3-page paper due by May 15th

The purpose of these assignments is to take you deeper in your relationship with God and to give you a foundation of our core values.

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Chattanooga Hospitals

Erlanger East Hospital1751 Gunbarrel Rd(423) 778-8700

Memorial Hospital Center-Health7430 Shallowford Rd # B(423) 495-4705

Parkridge East Hospital941 Spring Creek Rd(423) 894-7870Open 24 hours

Urgent CareAFC Doctors Express Urgent Care 1511 Gunbarrel Rd., Chattanooga, TN 37421 423-531-0911 American Family Care 3520 Cummings Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37419 MinuteClinic 1150-a Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN 37405-3107 866-389-2727 MinuteClinic 6802 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421-2444 866-389-2727 MinuteClinic 8034 E Brainerd Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421866-389-2727

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Physicians Care 1313 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404 423-558-0770 Physicians Care 2021 Hamilton Place Blvd., Chattanooga, TN 37421-6046 423-899-6222

PM Pediatrics (Pediatric Urgent Care)446 Hamilton Office Park, Chattanooga, TN 37421 423-648-6483

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Foundation Semester Class Descriptions

Classes: Descriptions:

Life Detox

Life detox will be a time of Refreshing, Re-aligning and Discovery. This Lab will focus on discovering person strengths and gifts while taking time to look at personal lifestyle and “detox” from old habits.

Old Testament

Many people are curious about the Old Testa-ment but may lack an understanding of how it fits together. This course will be a simple over-view of the Bible and examine spiritual insights that speak to our hearts today. We hope that this short course will whet your appetite for further study in the Old Testament.

Serving the King

Serving the King means to fully surrender your life to Christ and live a life of obedience in the power of the Holy Spirit. This lab will teach you how to have a heart of a servant.

Discovering Your Call

It is my belief that once you know your pas-sion, you will know your calling. For many of us, discovering passion can seem like a daunting task, but there are questions you can answer that will help with your quest.

Personality & Spiritual Gift TestThis class will be spent on taking personality and spiritual gift tests, that will help you dis-cover your strengths and your God given gifts.

Honoring Others

A Culture of Honor sustains life, gives hope and speaks destiny in the hearts of everyone. In this Lab, you will examine how God set the example for us in that He honored His son Jesus and Jesus has honored us.

Awakening Nations

As Christians we are called to go into the entire world and make disciples. To tell all Nations: The Kingdom of God is here! Awakening is an activation and being about the Father’s busi-ness. This class will inspire you to dream about brining revival to the Nations.

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Father Heart of God

Life detox will be a time of Refreshing, Re-aligning and Discovery. This Lab will focus on discovering person strengths and gifts while taking time to look at personal lifestyle and “detox” from old habits.

Releasing Sons & Daughters

This class will the first of many that will focus on equipping and training an army of people to bring revival to the Nations. Our students will be fiery arrows in the hand of God, shot forth to release the Glory of God.

New Testamant

The New Testament is a record of historical events, the “good news’” events of the saving life of the Lord Jesus Christ—His life, death, resurrection, ascension, and the continuation of His work in the world

Leadership Seminars

We believe that every person is born with the potential to influence others. Jesus spent the greatest amount of His time training a group of leaders to impact the world.

Preparing for ExcellenceThis lab is about the pursuit of excellence. It is both a goal and a mark of spiritual maturity. God expects us to work with excellence and with our full heart.

Person of the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is frequently misunderstood, leaving many clueless about who He is and how He expresses Himself to us. The Bible makes it clear that the Spirit is not something. He is someone—a Person who has promised to never leave your side.

Fruit of the Holy Spirit

“Fruit of the Spirit” is a biblical term that sums up the nine visible attributes of a true Christian life. The fruit of the Spirit is a physical manifes-tation of a Christian’s transformed life. In order to mature as believers, we should study and understand the attributes of the ninefold fruit.

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Encountering God’s Glory

The glory of God is the beauty that emanates from His character, from all that He is. Ulti-mately it’s the manifestation of God’s presence. This is our pursuit at RSM. We were created to glorify God and experience His glory.

Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Gifts of the Spirit are special abilities provided by the Holy Spirit to Christians for the purpose of building up the body of Christ. The gifts of the Spirit are simply God enabling believers to do what He has called us to do.

Hearing God’s Voice

One of the greatest benefits of our salvation has to be that of hearing God speak to us per-sonally. There can be no intimate relationship with our heavenly Father without it. Learning to clearly distinguish God’s voice is invaluable. Instead of going through life blindly, we can have the wisdom of God guide and protect us.

Budgeting & Ministry

Financial principles are not just an organiza-tional necessity, but are a biblical responsibility that the church and ministries must uphold. We will highlight the foundation of those prin-ciples with practical application. “One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much”

Networking within the Kingdom

We are all part of the same body but with different gifts and different callings but we are the church. This lab will teach the importance of praying, partnering and joining forces with each other to advance the kingdom.

Identity in Christ

You’re not defined by your feelings. You’re not defined by the opinions of others or by your circumstances. You’re not defined by your suc-cesses or failures. You are defined by God and God alone. He identifies you as his own.


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RevivalThe evidence of revival, a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon believers, is changed lives. We will begin to explore how it changes is and we in turn change the community around us.

Servanthood

Servanthood requires a mental shift, a change in your attitudes. God is always more interest-ed in why we do something than in what we do. Attitudes count more than achievements. Jesus “emptied himself by taking on the form of a servant.” When was the last time you emp-tied yourself for someone else’s benefit?

Social Engagement

This Lab will also analyses different types of social engagement options not limited to community outreach, evangelism, academic and social programs/interventions while ex-amining the biblical concepts based on social engagement for the spirit-filled believer in Luke 4:18-19.

Compassion

The principle of compassion is the very heart of Christ. The ministry of Jesus flowed from His heart of compassion toward those in need. Compassion is a word of action. It is not observing from the sidelines; it is the heart-felt care for another with both the intent and action.

Culture of Worship

Worship is not only a core value of our culture, but linked with prayer, it is our very founda-tion. God is the reward of worship and we long for His presence to overflow on our campus and in the lives of our students.


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Understanding the Prophetic

This lab will focus on how to discern and gain the basic understanding of the biblical per-spective on the gift of the prophetic. The lab will begin the discussion to define the meaning of prophecy, to prophesy and prophets A basic understanding of the nature of prophecy; to understand the function of a prophet/prophet-ess and explore the application and need in the Christian church today.

Creative Meetings: Descriptions:Far Flung Tin Can http://www.farflungtincan.comThe Zion Project http://www.thezionproject.netRPC Share http://www.redemptionpoint.net

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