1. 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.

2. 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: 1.What does this verse or verses mean? 2.How should we apply these words to our lives? The study continues until all of the questions are addressed with Scripture.

3. OVERVIEW This study is composed of the following materials: 1.Participant Questionnaire 2.Participant Workbook 3.Leader Guide 4.Powerpoint Presentations – WHO and HOW 5.Take Aways 1.Bookmarks 2.Word Puzzles 3.T-Shirt 4.Jar of Dirt

4. 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

5. STUDY MATERIALS CLICK HERE for the Participant QuestionnaireCLICK HERE CLICK HERE for the Participant Study Guide/WorkbookCLICK HERE CLICK HERE for the Leader GuideCLICK HERE

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

7. 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. TAKE AWAYS WHO Bookmark – Side 1, Side 2Side 1Side 2 WHY Bookmark – Side 1, Side 2Side 1Side 2 HOW Bookmark – Side 1, Side 2Side 1Side 2

8. 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. TAKE AWAYS JAR LABEL: “I am just dust.” Thank GOD for the Holy Spirit! Covecrest-2007

9. WORD SEARCH PUZZLE 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: TAKE AWAYS WHO Word Search WHAT Word Search WHY Word Search HOW Word Search

10. 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: TAKE AWAYS Journalism of Jesus T-Shirt FRONT CLICK HERE TO VIEW Journalism of Jesus T-Shirt BACK CLICK HERE TO VIEW

11. 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 CLICK HERE to view the photographs of the retreat.