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Equipping Gods People

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; Ephesians 4:11-13 NKJV Pastors are busy people. Therere people to visit, the sick to be prayed for, people who need to hear the good news, sermons to prepare, administrative matters to attend to and of course, therere people who want to meet you, either for counseling or simply just to talk to you. Often there isnt enough time to do everything. However, pastors and other ministers are not only required to do the ministry but also to equip the saints for the work of ministry. Similarly, our Lords Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) highlights the importance of making disciples. This important role of the pastor is often sacrificed as a result of the tyranny

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Model 2: Pastor doing the work of the ministry alone. is confident to carry out the work without any else not within their own network of relationships. further supervision. Equipped saints result in more opportunities to meet peoples needs and to declare the praises The believer moves on from one work of service to of Him who called you out of darkness into his another, each time taking on more responsibility wonderful light (1 Peter 2:9). and each time, being transformed more and more into the servant his Lord Jesus has modelled for Secondly, disciples are made. Equipping Gods him. This journey is wrought with trials and testings people benefit the local church as more people since this is most needed to develop perseverance can get involved in service which is always good which in the end makes every believer mature and for succession planning. We will also have more complete ( James 1:2-4). The pastor that fails to people to pioneer new churches and fulfill the understand this misses his true calling to make Lords Great Commission. disciples. Its not just the work that is done but the character that is forged and moulded as a result of Finally, when pastors equip their people, he will serving. help them to receive eternal rewards. People do not accidentally hear from the Lord on judgment day, THE REWARDS Well done! This only comes with a conscious The first benefit of equipping the saints is that and determined effort to be equipped to serve and more gets done. Two pairs of hands are better than to serve faithfully. one pair. As the church body grows numerically, the number of outside networks increase. If these Pastors, go equip your people and many will arise believers are equipped to share their faith, to and call you blessed. minister into this network, more people will be touched with the gospel. If however they are not Yuen Woh pastors Full Gospel Tabernacle equipped, then each of these believers will have in Seremban and is Chairman of EE in Malaysia. to call for the pastor to do the work. This often result in delays and misses out on striking while the iron is hot. Also, outside friends may talk to others within the same network but will not be willing to meet and talk to the pastor or someone

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of the urgent, i.e. we are controlled by the urgent things so much so that we neglect to do the things that are important. The meaning of equipping in Ephesians 4:12 gives the idea of fitting or preparing fully or a making fit as we would adjust something in or on a person to make him perfect. The original King James Version translates the Greek word katartismo as perfecting, implying a process leading to consummation (perfection.) Hence the role of pastors and other five-fold ministries must include equipping their people until they become complete (perfect) for the work of the ministry. It includes the job of completing thoroughly someone, even repairing, adjusting so that that person is complete for the work of ministry. The pastor will have failed in his job if the full potential of his people are not realised and the people not ultilised for the work of the ministry. This cannot be achieved if the pastor were to do everything himself.

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Not only does this make common sense, it is also Gods way to build up the body of Christ so that the body becomes mature. The process of maturing takes place when people are serving, not when they are watching others serve. Jesus is a servant (he washed his disciples feet) and he declared as such (Hebrews 10:7). We are transformed into Christs image when we become a servant like Him (Rom 8:29.) The pastors role is to equip Gods people to serve. God is a servant in that He loves to meet peoples needs. Pastors and other ministers need to understand this. Gods calling for the pastor is not merely for him to do the work of service but for him to train his people so that the people themselves can find their own fulfillment in their The Bahasa version works out this way, untuk own work of service. memperlengkapi orang-orang kudus bagi pekerjaan pelayanan, bagi pembangunan tubuh Kristus, THE ROUTE The way to equip the saints is through training. THE RATIONALE On-the-job training is best. This is the way Jesus Evangelism Explosion (or EE for short) is an trained His disciples. After some basic foundational organization that trains believers of different age- learning, the believer should be mentored in some groups how to share their faith in Christ, utilising work of service. He should learn to carry out the a variety of components including prayer, actual assigned tasks well during the course of his training. on-the-job training where the experienced lead He would be learning faithfulness (in his duties) the inexperienced using the principle of spiritual and excellence amongst other character traits. In multiplication. By learning small parts of the one of Jesus parables He says of the servant, You Gospel each week, including Bible verses and have been faithful with a few things; I will put you illustrations, people incrementally grasp a Gospel in charge of many things. (Matthew 25:21). Jesus tool that becomes a lifelong mission. elsewhere says, Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much (Luke 16:10). EEs rationale for equipping the saints is that it is far better to have every believer in the congregation The pastor firsts demonstrates how to do an sharing their faith rather than leaving it to the elementary step and then he lets his disciple try pastor alone. This can be illustrated graphically as it. When he has mastered that step, the pastor will follows: teach a more difficult step. Step by step, the disciple learns incrementally. Subsequently the pastor Model 1: Pastor equipping the saints steps back and observes the disciple at work. The pastor will then evaluate the work of the disciple and discuss with him areas for improvement. This evaluation is repeated at each step until the disciple

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Leo Tan Kim Wei
Faith Christian Centre (XEE)

I have been a Christian for almost 2 years but I had never shared the gospel to anyone of my non-Christian friends before as I didnt know how to share the gospel to them and was scared that I would be rejected by them. Its awesome that I can join XEE last semester. As finally I learned a powerful tool during my Connect Activities with my trainer, Jimmy to share gospel to my non-Christian friends. Jimmy taught me how to tackle any questions from my friends and how to answer their questions. I want to say a special thanks to my prayer partner, Yi Wen who always prayed for us before we went out for Connect Activities. I thank God as He has placed me in this XEE training, as every time my friends accepted Christ, I felt the joy inside my heart. Praise the Lord!

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Malaysias 1st National Conventional

by Rosanne Voon

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Group photo of all the participants in the 1st Malaysian National Conference

teaching a Master Planning Seminar in September where he will train leaders to plan the direction of churches and groups, its organization and its funds. Rev. John Sorenson, President of EE International, spoke on The Power of Vision. A vision is derived from who God is, must be acted upon and not kept to oneself but communicated to people. The session by Pak Lukas B. Tandadjaja, President of EE Indonesia was inspiring as he shared on Growing the EE ministry: The Indonesian Experience. The There was in total 8 sessions throughout the phenomenal stories shared motivated many to 2 days from speakers that inspired. Mabel Ho think of how the EE ministry in Malaysia can one engaged EE leaders with new developments in EE day aspire to be. by introducing the new Kids EE Hope for Kids program while Dr. Paul Chen spoke on Reaching an Also, sessions by Elder Norman Choo and Rev Eu Unreached People Group namely the Orang Asli Hong Seng promoted and motivated EE leaders in Malaysia. He told of his experience working with towards excellence and faithfulness in their service. one of the tribes, difficulties faced and challenged They shared on How to Maintain and Motivate the many to consider adopting a people group as a EE Ministry in Churches for the Long Haul and on Conserving the Fruit: The Importance of Followministry in their church. Up respectively. Rev. Tom Mangham, Vice President of Asia Continent, took a session on the Importance of One of the purposes of this convention was to Long Term Planning for the EE Ministry in the serve as a network point for EE leaders in Malaysia Local Church. He highlighted 10 principles of and elsewhere for more effective partnerships in long term planning. Incidentally, he will be taking the Great Commission. Meal times and breaks saw E Malaysia held her first National Convention on the 28th-29th April 2011. It was an encouraging occasion when EE leaders nationwide gathered on these dates at the Empress Hotel, Sepang. There were 67 participants in total. The 22 local churches represented came from Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Seremban, Sabah and Sarawak. Also, there were delegates from Indonesia, Singapore, EE Asia and EE International.

a great many friendships forged a time where we Weavers, Hope for Kids, etc..), have a long term get to learn from each other and to glean ideas and plan for the EE ministry at their churches, share inspiration. EE with other churches in their denomination/ vicinity and perhaps sponsoring pastors/church A great PLUS in this was the T-shirts that everyone leaders to attend clinics, second their staff/church received and also, the resources that were shared members to EE and consider missions with EE. Be and distributed amongst everyone. Videos and it adopting an Orang Asli tribe, a town in another lecture notes were given to whomever who wanted state, or helping to start a semester of EE in another church, the call is to rise up, because together, we a copy. Best of all, it was ALL free of charge. can do it! Together We Can it is with these words that Rev Voon Yuen Woh used to challenge the local churches I hope that those who were there were as encouraged represented that the way forward is to see beyond as I was and that more EE Churches will partner their own church alone, and to see the need of the together for the furtherance of His Kingdom. With nation. Some practical steps the church can take is Gods grace and direction, I am sure many more to continue training their congregations, consider good things will continue to come out of the EE including other types of EE in their churches (e.g. ministries nationwide.

Rev John Sorenson with the contingent from Faith Christian Center, Subang Jaya

Candidates fellowshipping in true EE style - Eat n Eat

T-shirt and slogan of the 1st National Conference

Pak Lukas and Pak Peter, from EE Indonesia sharing of their experience running EE in Indonesia

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by Elaine Wong

eaver as a word means someone who knits together something as in a piece of cloth, but what does it mean in terms of Evangelism? It is a new tool for Evangelism Weaving Good News Narratives into Personal Conversation. It is a tool using story-telling, an art that has long been available in many cultures. Many people are still being inspired and their lives transformed after hearing a story that touches their hearts. When EE of Glad Tidings, Petaling Jaya was planning to organize the Weaver training session, I was invited to be one of the committee members. I looked back with great pleasure of serving and assisting in organizing the Weavers Training Session. It is truly Gods divine appointment and timing! Though evangelism is my life style, I had been using the various tools which are often Scriptures based and after some time I find it difficult to progress further - especially to friends and relatives whom

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I met on a regular basis. After sometime I realized there seemed to be a strain in the relationship, and they tend to hear me out just to oblige me. Lately, I have been crying out to God for a way to reach out to those loved ones that dont like to read and the answer is through Weavers Training. Weavers Training includes personal devotion, prayer, demonstration and role-play in story telling and on-the job training (OJT) with trainers guidance. Through Weavers Training, I had learned another useful tool for Evangelism and have greatly taught me the use of true-life story telling to weave the Gospel story into our conversations in an unthreatening manner that will touch hearts and minds. Since stories are enjoyed by many, whether young, old, literate and non-literate alike, I was very encouraged!
Elaine woships at Glad Tidings, PJ where she serves as a EE trainer. She teaches, tuition at home and in church - whenever she is invited.

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Mabel Allison Clyde
78++ years old and worships at Bangsar Gospel Centre. She believes that age is not an excuse to not go share the gospel. (English Classic EE)

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After some persuasions and encouragement, I joined the 5th semester of Evangelism Explosion @ Bangsar Gospel Centre in the second week. So I was given private tuition for what was covered in the 1st week of class. I thoroughly enjoyed the book E.E. by Dr D James Kennedy and found it hard to put the book down in the wee hours of the morning. I refer to this book every now and then. What was the most challenging in this course was memorizing the Gospel Outline which grew longer every week till it was a full page. Thank God my trainer told me to keep at it every day from the beginning. Then I prayed for memory power and also got my prayer partners to pray for me and God made it possible. On completion, it gives you a wonderful feeling of achievements and that special re-assurance of Gods power and love. I then enjoyed OJT, the fellowship of the 3 of us and the support of our prayer partners was amazing. Witnessing for Christ should be the way of life for a believer and I recommend the EE way it is so systematic and effective especially when we illustrated to drive home a point. I then rang up my friends to tell the good news and that I wanted to share it with them. Some responded well while others want some time to think about it. So I will continue to pray for them until something happens.

55 years old and worships at Nyelong Park Methodist Church, Sarikei. She works as a teacher in the national school. (Chinese Classic EE)

Angela Wong

I thank God for this course. I also thank sister Bai Fang for asking me to take up this EE course. I had followed her to go out evangelizing to people around many times and I was just very amazed how gifted she was in sharing the Gospel to others. She always knew how to start the conversion and how to bring in the Good News. And she always had good illustrations. Now I know the secret: it was through EE training followed by a lot of practices. EE is a very systematic and good programme. It illustrates the full Gospel systematically, with very appropriate illustrations and Bible verses to confirm it. I was always doubtful whether I had shared the Gospel to others, or not, or how to share so that others can understand it. After taking the course, I realize that all this is because I myself do not have the knowledge or I am not sure myself. So now I am very sure of my own salvation. Through the practical sessions following the leaders to approach people and sharing, I am also more confident to share the Good News to others. EE is a course that all growing Christians MUST take. Anyone who takes up the course may need to sacrifice a lot of time to memorize all the steps, illustrations and verses required for sharing the whole Gospel, but I can assure you it is worth it.

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HOPE FOR KIDS

FIRST LEADERS WORKSHOP

by Cheng Tyan Min

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` of Hope for Kids Training in Full Gospel Tabernacle
by Cheng Tyan Min

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Group photo of all the kids who participated

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of ones youth. Psalm 127:3-4

the Gospel outline. Memorising of the whole Gospel outline within the three days was a stressful experience. However, I praise God for the great support and encouragement from my team leader and also from the hospitality team of the host This verse is the motivation of my desire to sign church. Their warm hospitality and the delicious up for Hope for Kids Leaders Workshop on 12th and nutritious food prepared for us during each 14th March 2011, held in The Hope of Glory meal encouraged us to persevere and made our Centre, Ampang. I desire to be trained so that I three days of intensive training more enjoyable. can be well equipped to train the children in my church that they may be equipped to reach out to (Tyan Min worships at Full Gospel Tabernacle, Subang Jaya, where she the children of this generation and the generation serves as a full-time worker. She is involved in the childrens ministry and to come. serves as a teacher-trainer in their Kids EE/Hope for Kids training.) Our children of this generation experience great temptation and distraction from the things of this world. In addition, most of them come from broken families. It is our responsibility to bring the hope that never fails to this generation through our children. Hope for Kids Leaders Workshop was a great and fun filled training. I enjoyed doing the scripture funfair (conducted on the first day of training), craft for take home truths and hand motion for

A clinician sharing the gospel with the kids with the support from her team members

Group photo of all the participants

ur church has been using Kids EE in training they took the take home truth to class and to the our children during the last few years. This playground and used it to share the Gospel with year there are slight differences in our training. We their friends there: incorporated Hope for Kids together with Kids EE Kids EE is fun and good. I learnt how to share in training our children this semester. the Gospel to my friends. Last week, I went for my football training and I brought along my take I find that children enjoyed the training more. home truth from Kids EE. Using the take home The colourful Activity Book provided, made the truth, I tried to share with one of my friends at learning session more attractive. Pre-printed and the football training club that I join. Through pre-prepared take home truth found in the Activity Kids EE sharing the Gospel seem so easy to me Book has lessened the preparation time of craft now. - Wesley Chong by the administrator. Children enjoyed the less colouring crafts too. Also, parents testify of change in their children in The colourful Pathway of Hope booklet is an terms of their understanding of Gods word and added material in Hope for Kids. It was given to their faith. our children to distribute to their friends at the Kids EE help to reaffirm my daughters faith. beginning of the training. This is a great tool as our Having to grow up in the church since she was children were able to follow up easily with their born, Kids EE has helped her to have a stronger friends to share the Gospel. basic foundation of her faith in the Lord. - Suet This year, we have a total number of 21 children joining us for the Hope for Kids Training. We Finally, we hope that more kids will be trained and praise God for the total of 35 souls saved through equipped with Hope for Kids and that they will 4 OJT sessions done thus far. We are so blessed to continue to share the Gospel and be great soul see the excitement and great desire in our children winners for Gods kingdom, bringing hope to their to share the Gospel. Some of them shared how generation, Amen!!

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All the participants of the Clinic trying to be funny

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At the Closing Ceremony, friends and church members came together to uphold the participants in prayer.

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XEE
FACILITATOR TRAINING CLINIC
by Kiang Teck Hoe

fbc, subang JAYA

purpose and was at ease by the last session. Most of the participants graduated and passed their oral test.

19th - 22nd MAY 2011

of faith in receiving the salvation. It was indeed encouraging that our trainees were able to see how God works when His people are willing to obey and go out to share the gospel. Thus reinforcing our need to continue to go out to share the salvation message as our Lord has shared the harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. Most of the trainees shared their desire to go back to thier home church to challenge others to participate in future trainings. We continue to pray for all of them that as they have seen the light and

have stired up their calling, they will not let the light diminish but will also light up many others too. Finally, we as host church, FBC would like to sincerely thank EE Malaysia for their faithful partnership in the past few years, continuing to challenge churches to take up the mission of lighting up lives.
Teck Hoe has been a Christian for more than 40 years. He is a Financial Risk Advisor by profession and is actively involved in his home church, First Baptist Church, Subang Jaya, as a Counsil memer of the church and the missions Director. He also serves as a Facilitator in the EE Ministry at his church. He is married with two sons.

he registration of the training clinic started pretty slow and with uncertainty due to low participation. But after much thought, consideration and prayers, the organizing committees in partnership with EE Malaysia and host FBC church, we decided to go ahead.

Throughout the 4 days during the Connect Activities, where trainers partner up with the trainees to meet up with prospects, mainly non So, on 19th May we saw 7 participants come. believers arranged by host church. We thank God Together with our chief facilitators Frank Alexander how He provided us with constant prospects in and Vivienne Voon, Ps Voon and other trainers we each session and even walk-in prospects at our have almost 13 of us in the training. Not forgetting doorstep. Praise the Lord! In the 4 days we met up our iron chef ladies taking care of our refreshment with 14 prospects and 8 of them made a profession Susan Kee and Doreen Chan. The oldest participant 64 and youngest 24, represented by 5 different church with pastors and layleaders as far as Sarawak attending. It was great to see them able to interact, fellowship and learn together in this warm and close set up. There were great anxiety by some trainees initially whether they would be able to go through this tight schedule in the training in 4 short days. But as they went through it with our facilitators leading them in lively discussisons, role plays and hands on Connect Activities (XEEs way of calling OnThe-Job-Trainings), most of them began to see the

Pastor Caleb Chan from Metro Tabernacle AOG KL, sharing his testimony.

The 7 participants received their certificates upon their completion of the 4 days clinic.

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Shalom! Nama saya Yahya Bin Okit, saya rasa amat bersyukur kerana dapat mengikuti klinik EE baru-baru ini di Bongkut Ranau Sabah. Sebelum saya mengikuti klinik EE ini saya belum memiliki kepastian tentang hidup kekal sepertimana yang telah dijanjikan Tuhan. Tetapi segalanya berubah setelah saya mengikuti klinik tersebut, kalau dahulu saya berpendapat untuk masuk Syurga saya harus percaya kepada Yesus dan harus ditambah dengan perbuatan baik saya, semakin banyak kebaikkan yang saya lakukan, maka semakin besarlah kemungkinan saya masuk Syurga. Namun hari tidak lagi seperti itu, kerana saya mengerti untuk menerima anugerah hidup kekal tersebut hanyalah dengan Iman yang mengenal dan mengandalkan Yesus sahaja sebagai Tuhan dan Juruselamat, dan segala perbuatan baik saya hanyalah sebagai pengucapan syukur saya kepada Tuhan. Saya juga sempat kongsikan Injil tersebut kepada ibu dan bapa saya, serta adik bongsu saya di Beaufort, ternyata mereka semua belum memiliki iman yang menyelamatkan, puji Tuhan hari ini mereka telah pun diselamatkan. Dalam perjalanan saya balik ke semenanjung saya sempat mengongsikan Injil tersebut kepada seorang teman lama saya, dikedai kopi dia menerima Yesus dan saya mendoakan dia, didalam penerbangan saya menuju ke semenanjung, Tuhan menggerakkan hati saya kepada seseorang yang duduk disebelah saya, saya menceritakan Injil tersebut dan didalam penerbangan itulah dia diselamatkan lalu saya mendoakan dia. Setibanya saya Fgt Subang, saya mulai menceritakan Injil tersebut kepada setiap jemaat, ternyata ramai diantara mereka yang belum punya Iman yang menyelamatkan, sama seperti saya yang sebelumnya.. Hari ini ledakkan penginjilan itu terus berjalan, dan ramai yang menerimanya dengan reaksi yang positif serta memiliki keyakinan yang pasti untuk menerima hidup kekal yang dijanjikan Allah. Sekian terima kasih dan Tuhan memberkati

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SIB The Way (Chinense Classic EE)

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Master planning is an easy to understand step-by-step planning process. This process has been used successfully from mom & pop organizations to those with a staff of thousands; from startup budgets to hundreds of millions a year; from local churches to international organizations in over 100 churches (7000+); from those with no business experience to Harvard MBAs.

A "Masterplan" is a written statement of a group's assumptions about

its direction, its organization, and its cash.

Date: 6th - 8th September 2011 Venue: Full Gospel Tabernacle Wismas Eagles No.5, Jalan TP4 Taman Perindustrian UEP 47600 Subang Jaya

Cost: RM200 per person Contact Person: Ruth Tan Email: ruthtan.ee@gmail.com Tel: 03.8023.3230 Fax: 03.8023.3252

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Developing a heart to care for the young in faith Discover the 10Ms of doing one to one follow up Learn to assimilate and disciple new believers to become mature Christians Understand the mentoring approach in one-to-one follow up Being and reproducing the model disciple

Follow-up
Please do check out our website www.eemalaysia.net for updates on 2011 Clinics and other events and testimonies.

CLINIC

Date:

Saturday, 20August 2011 8.30am to 4.30pm Sunday, 21 August 2011 2.00pm to 6.00pm (Total: 12 hours) Venue: Full Gospel Tabernacle Wisma Eagles No.5, Jalan TP4 Taman Perindustrian UEP 47600 Subang Jaya Fees: RM150.00 (inclusive of materials, tea breaks and lunch) EVANGELISM EXPLOSION MALAYSIA

No. 2A-A, 1st Floor, Jalan Tiara 2, Taman Perindustrian UEP, 47600 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Tel: 03-80233230 Fax: 03-80233252 Email: eemalaysia@gmail.com