The WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and WHY of Christianity PURPOSE: If someone doesn’t learn anything else about Christianity, once they become a Christian, if they understand these six concepts, they have adequate knowledge to live the Christian life.

HOW IT WORKS The format of these studies is as follows: Participants are asked to complete a pre-study questionnaire in order to gain what their thoughts/beliefs are currently on the subject matter to be discussed. Each participant brings their completed question to the group discussion. The student begins and ends with prayer. Once the study begins, each participant, if they choose, shares their answer to question. Then the facilitator introduces a Scripture that addresses God’s answer to the question. Then each participant answers to the following two questions: What does this verse or verses mean? How should we apply these words to our lives? The study continues until all of the questions are addressed with Scripture.

OVERVIEW This study is composed of the following materials: Participant Questionnaire Participant Workbook Leader Guide Powerpoint Presentations – WHO and HOW Take Aways Bookmarks Word Puzzles T-Shirt Jar of Dirt

OUTLINE SESSION #1: WHO – Your Identity in Christ SESSION #2: WHAT – Living a Holy Life SESSION #3: WHEN– ONE Life NOW WHERE- Aliens on the this Earth, Citizens of Heaven SESSION #4: WHY – For the Sake of our life Forever SESSION #5: HOW – To Live the Christian Life

STUDY MATERIALS CLICK HERE for the Participant Questionnaire CLICK HERE for the Participant Study Guide/Workbook CLICK HERE for the Leader Guide

WHO & HOW The format of these sessions are basically the same except they include additional components: WHO: POWERPOINT Presentation* – CLICK HERE to view IDENTITY VERSES – CLICK HERE to view HOW: Powerpoint Presentation* – CLICK HERE to view * The Powerpoint presentations serve as introductions to the sessions.

TAKE AWAYS BOOKMARKS Each section has a bookmark. Click on the link for each section to view the bookmarks. Each Page is one side of the bookmark. High school students especially like bookmarks and almost anything to have as a take away. WHO Bookmark – Side 1, Side 2 WHY Bookmark – Side 1, Side 2 HOW Bookmark – Side 1, Side 2

Thank GOD for the Holy Spirit! TAKE AWAYS JAR OF DIRT We had jars of dirt as keepsakes of the retreat in consideration of the following verses: Genesis 2:7 - And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living Corinthians 15:49 - And as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man. As a keepsake, we had the boys dif up dirt and place it in these jars. They then had a keepsake of the retreat to remind themselves of their dependency on God because with God, they are just dirt. JAR LABEL: “I am just dust.” Thank GOD for the Holy Spirit! Covecrest-2007

TAKE AWAYS WORD SEARCH PUZZLE WHO Word Search WHAT Word Search Each session has a word search puzzle. Each puzzle has important words to remember from each session. Click below for the puzzle from each session: WHO Word Search WHAT Word Search WHY Word Search HOW Word Search

Journalism of Jesus T-Shirt BACK Journalism of Jesus T-Shirt FRONT TAKE AWAYS T-SHIRT Each participant can receive a T-Shirt for participating in the study. This is an option that can be desired. We could do customized or offer a generic T-Shirt. Of course, we would need to discuss the logistics of offering such an option. Here are links to the artwork for each side of the t-shirt: Journalism of Jesus T-Shirt BACK CLICK HERE TO VIEW Journalism of Jesus T-Shirt FRONT CLICK HERE TO VIEW

MISCELLANEOUS THOUGHTS The overall format of this is totally subject to change. A lot of the images used in the Powerpoints may need to be replaced for copyright reasons. Also, the content for WHO was taken from a XENOS Christian Fellowship in Columbus. To avoid copyright infringement, we would need to consult with them about partnering on this venture or with someone else for the content . This was designed to be for a weekend retreat. It could also be broken down into a longer term discussion. Individual question cards could be the format of the materials. One side with the question, the other side with the verse and “what’s your take” questions.

THE FRUIT After pouring my blood, sweat and tears into composing the curriculum for this retreat here are pictures of the retreat that show the result of the effort. CLICK HERE to view the photographs of the retreat.