Johnny Wong Small Group 01 Workbook PDF

SOUL-WINNING
CARE GROUP TRAINING

WORKBOOK (Part 1)
Developed by Gateway Training Centre

161 Pelham Street, Carlton 3053
Victoria, Australia
www.gatewaysda.org
email: [email protected]
December 2008
Gateway Adventist Centre
A. PRINCIPLES OF SOUL-WINNING
Notes | Ideas
1. Our Pioneers were Soul-Winners
S.N. Haskell came with 5 families in the year ___________.
They conducted:
a. ________________________ (Public Evangelism)
b. ________________________ (house to House)
c. ________________________ (Home Small Groups)
In 1891, which is _______ years later Ellen White came to

Melbourne and there were 700 members in several churches!!
What an explosive growth!
Gateway decided to go back to the basic for soul-winning.
2. Components of Gateways Soul Winning Work:
(1) _____________________________ (Home Small Groups)
(2) _______________________________(Public Evangelism)
(3) ________________________________ (House to House)
(4) __________________________________ (Small Groups)
Each year Gateway conducts a major evangelistic series in the

city of Melbourne proclaiming the everlasting gospel (Public
Evangelism).
3. Gateways Vision
Gateway will be a soul-winning and training centre that

multiplies churches in three years.
We exist
To provide a focal point in the city where young people can

get to know Jesus Christ through the everlasting gospel and
training them for witnessing.
Gateway Adventist Centre A ministry of the Seventh Day Adventist Church -2-
4. Importance of Core Values
Notes | Ideas
In a volunteer organisation what motivates people to work
together? In corporate organisation it is because they are
driven by having the same business plan and each person is
compensated to achieve the same corporate goals.
In a church, as a volunteer organisation, we mobilise the

people based on a shared ______________ and
________________.
5. Our Values
: beliefs and practices are

founded on the Bible.
: empowered by prayer.
: passionate about reaching

seekers.
: dedicated to mentoring
philosophy.
: equipping for witnessing.
: accept personal and group

accountability.
What are the core values that you share in your church? Do
you know what they are?
Principle #1 of 5
6. How did we revive a 20 year-old youth group to
become what Gateway is today? True spiritual revival by the WORD is
required:
There are ___________ important ingredients: - clear SDA Identity
- urgency of prophetic message of
1. Young People with desire to make a difference hope
2. Adult counsellors to guide and work with the young
people.
3. Bring in a Bible-based revival speaker as catalyst to
spark an interest in the Word of God (April 2000)
4. Follow-up Bible Study of Daniel & Revelation (May-
Dec 2000 on Sabbath afternoon).
5. Training small group leaders (Thursday Nights) and
moving from Friday Night vespers to decentralised
CARE groups
6. Share a vision for outreach!
7. Small Groups References
Notes | Ideas
New Testament Acts of the Apostles
1:13 They went up into the upper room where they
Principle #2 of 5
were staying Get it in the right order:
- Belong
2:46 Breaking bread from house to house - Belief
- Behave
5:42 And in every house, they did not cease
teaching and preaching
8:3 Saul he made havoc of the church, entering

every house (church life is in the house)
9:39 They brought him to the upper room (raising

of Tabita)
10:2, 30 Feared God with all his household
11:12-13 We entered the mans house (Cornelius)
12:12 House of many where many were gathered

together praying
16:15 And when she and her household were

baptized come to my house
17:6,5 Turn world upside down .. house of Jason
18:7 Justus house next to Synagogue (Priscilla

& Aquilas house church trained Apollo)
18:8 Crispus household
19:9 School of Tyrannus (Campus)
20:8 Teaching in upper room
20:20 From house to house

Spirit of Prophecy on Small Groups (Home Circle, Small
Companies etc)
Address to Minister 1892 p.18
Gospel Workers p.193
Evangelism p.115, p.282
Testimonies Vol.9, pp.82-83, p.126
Counsel to Parents p. 551
8. Always put yourself in the shoes of the seekers Principle #3 of 5

Know your customer
: Caring & Relationship Building.
- Design everything around the
: Teaching. seeker!
: Worship.
: One to one Bible Study.
: Community & Friendship.
: Public seminar on the Bible
9. Our members have a different perspective
Notes | Ideas
: Living witness to your friends.
: Training & Learning.
: Worship & Adoration.
: Witness thru Gods Word.
: Building Friendship.
: Public proclamation.
10. How do we organise our yearly calendar?
We adopt a cycle of evangelism model, which has four parts:

1. ____________________ (First Quarter in the Year)
2. ____________________ (Second Quarter in the Year)
3. ____________________ (Third Quarter in the Year)
4. ____________________ (Fourth Quarter in the Year)
11. Our methods Principle #4 of 5

Rightly trained!
With such an army of workers as our ________________, - Back to Basic
_______________________, mightily furnished, how soon the - Model it after NT Church Apostle
(Bible model) and SDA Pioneers
message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour might (Spirit of Prophecy)
be carried to the ______________________________!
(Education p. 271)
12. You can win a soul for Jesus ! Principle #5 of 5

Watch the Holy Spirit
The spiritual life of the church can be kept alive only as the - Look for peoples change points in
members make _____________________________________ soul-winning
_______________________, No amount of mental culture or
theological training will do this work. But it can be done by the
soul who is humble and contrite and imbued with the Spirit of
God. (Signs of Times 1899 p. 7)
God could have reached His object in saving sinners without

our aid; but in order for ____________________________
__________________________, we must share in His work.
In order to enter into His joy the joy of seeing souls
redeemed by His sacrifice we must participate in His labours
for their redemption. (Desire of Ages p.142)

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What were the three main methods used by S.N. Haskell and other pioneers for soul-winning?

What were the three main methods used by S.N. Haskell and other pioneers for soul-winning?

What are the four components of Gateway's soul-winning work?

What are the four components of Gateway's soul-winning work?

SOUL-WINNING

CARE GROUP TRAINING

Developed by Gateway Training Centre

S.N. Haskell came with 5 families in the year ___________.

In 1891, which is _______ years later Ellen White came to

Gateway decided to go back to the basic for soul-winning.

2. Components of Gateways Soul Winning Work:

(1) _____________________________ (Home Small Groups)

(2) _______________________________(Public Evangelism)

(3) ________________________________ (House to House)

(4) __________________________________ (Small Groups)

Each year Gateway conducts a major evangelistic series in the

Gateway will be a soul-winning and training centre that

To provide a focal point in the city where young people can

In a church, as a volunteer organisation, we mobilise the

: beliefs and practices are

: passionate about reaching

: accept personal and group

8:3 Saul he made havoc of the church, entering

9:39 They brought him to the upper room (raising

10:2, 30 Feared God with all his household

11:12-13 We entered the mans house (Cornelius)

12:12 House of many where many were gathered

16:15 And when she and her household were

17:6,5 Turn world upside down .. house of Jason

18:7 Justus house next to Synagogue (Priscilla

18:8 Crispus household

19:9 School of Tyrannus (Campus)

20:8 Teaching in upper room

20:20 From house to house

8. Always put yourself in the shoes of the seekers Principle #3 of 5

10. How do we organise our yearly calendar?

We adopt a cycle of evangelism model, which has four parts:

11. Our methods Principle #4 of 5

12. You can win a soul for Jesus ! Principle #5 of 5

God could have reached His object in saving sinners without

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