The Never Alone Initiativeis particularly meant to serve churches' vision for establishing on-going classes, or groups, and mentoring for couples, families, and singles. Routinely available enrichment opportunities are proving to be increasingly significant to 21st Century church relevance.
Video courses with workbooks and facilitators guides are available to support these courses. Training of leaders is available through Strategy 2 Workshops and Great Commandment Living Conferences.
Churches can register their follow-up courses at GreatCommandment.net and receive promotional support through the internet, and in some cities through Never Alone relationship blitz advertising including radio, newspaper, direct-mail, and posters displayed at area churches and cooperating retail businesses.
Key Objectives of Never Alone Follow-up Courses:
- Participants "go deeper" in their experience of the Word of God lived out as a life-style in their relationships with God and with others, especially their "nearest ones."
- All participants are challenged to ask a different question concerning their closest relationships: "What should God be receiving from this relationship?"
- Some participants become additionally equipped and motivated to continue to minister to others, conducting classes, groups, and mentoring for on-going Never Alone ministries. These follow-up courses would become a significant aspect of "Resource Church" ministries.
Content Areas:
- Marriage (resource: Intimate Encounters)
- Parenting (resource: Parenting with Intimacy or Disconnected Generation by Josh McDowell)
- Single Adults (resource: Discovering Intimacy)
Format:
- Typically 8 to 16 sessions, weekly or bi-weekly;
- Each session 1 - 2 hours
- Church or home-based
Course Presenters/Leaders:
- Leaders who have experienced the benefit of Never Alone principles through …
-Experiential Never Alone sermons
-Reading and self-study of Never Alone Resources
-Participating in Never Alone Weekend Workshops, Great Commandment Living Conferences, or other Never Alone training events.
Costs
- Cost of the Participant's Workbook (Many retail for $14, other prices vary)
- Note: cost can be as low as $10 each for several courses if purchased by churches participating in Never Alone Strategy #1: Experiential Sermons and Resources.
- Many participants will have already received workbooks by attending a Never Alone Strategy #2 Weekend Workshop.
- Course Leaders will need the appropriate Leader's Kit for each course (Retail: $150 for most courses).
- Leader's Kit includes:
—Teaching Curriculum / Leader's Guide: Detailed lesson plans and reproducible masters.
—Video presentations for each session and in some cases cassette tapes of audio track of video - great for "drivetime" preparation and enrichment.
— 2 appropriate Workbooks.
- Churches hosting Week-end Workshops receive the corresponding Leader's Kit as a gift to encourage Follow-up Course strategy
- Host Churches are free to charge additionally for the courses, or help underwrite any costs of workbooks in order to lower the expense for participants.
To order Never Alone Follow-up Course Resources:
Go to our Online Store or
Contact Katie Ferguson 800-881-8008, ext. 206
E-mail Katie.Ferguson@ILMinistries.org
