Trainings

This training material is intended to equip all believers with basic skills in exegesis and theology, so they can gain a deeper and more accurate understanding of God’s Word.

Exegesis

Exegesis Slides	The main training content. These should also be provided to participants digitally or printed as a booklet (participants, leaders).
Passage - Luke 10	The passage to be studied as a group, to be printed for each participant.
Passage - Luke 12 & 1 Cor 12	The two passages participants can choose between for individual study. Print out double-sided and let them chose the one they prefer.
Study/talk template	Required for Part 4. Blank template for writing a study or talk. Print double-sided and let participants chose which they prefer.
Example study/talk (Luke 10)	Required for Part 4. An example study/talk on the passage studied as a group.

Biblical Theology

Biblical Theology Slides	The main training content. These should also be provided to participants digitally or printed as a booklet (participants, leaders).
Passage - Joshua 6	The passage to be studied as a group, to be printed for each participant.
Passage - 1 Samuel 8 & Jeremiah 29	The two passages participants can choose between for individual study. Print out double-sided and let them chose the one they prefer.
Bible events activity	Required for Part 3. Print one for each participant.
Diagrams sheet	Required for Part 3. Print one for each participant.
Study/talk template	Required for Part 4. Blank template for writing a study or talk. Print double-sided and let participants chose which they prefer.
Example study/talk (Joshua 6)	Required for Part 4. An example study/talk on the passage studied as a group.
Exegesis quick reference	Required for Part 4. A quick summary of the principles of exegesis for participants to reference while they work on their study/talk.

Systematic Theology

Systematic Theology Slides	The main training content. These should also be provided to participants digitally or printed as a booklet (participants, leaders).
Passage - Matt 18	A passage that will be studied as a group, to be printed for each participant.
Example outline (rebuke)	Required for Part 3. An example of a scriptural outline of the topic for group research. Print a copy for each participant.
Topical study/talk template	Required for Part 4. Blank template for writing a topical study or talk. Print double-sided and let participants chose which they prefer.
Example study/talk (rebuke)	Required for Part 4. An example study/talk on the topic studied as a group.
Exegesis quick reference	Required for Part 4. A quick summary of the principles of exegesis for participants to reference while they work on their study/talk.

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Normal use

Each training is normally taught over six sessions, with a small group of participants (e.g. 5-10 people). However, it can easily be adapted for other scenarios, such as one-to-one or classroom settings. They are intended to be completed in order, as they build upon each other.

Each of the six sessions usually requires 2 hours for the content, not including time for fellowship or breaks.

There are extensive leader notes attached to every slide that can be read while presenting or can be printed into a leader’s booklet. Participants should also receive copies of the slides, either digitally or via a printed booklet.

Adapting

All resources are completely free of copyright and dedicated to the public domain.

Adapting the material to your own situation is highly encouraged. You may modify it in any way you would like. Simply make a copy of the files to your own Google Drive and you’ll be able to edit them.

To reproduce the PDFs of slides for participant booklets:

1. [In Google Slides] File -> Print preview
2. Change layout to “Handout - 2 slides per page”
3. Change orientation to “Portrait”
4. Enable “Hide background” and disable “Include skipped slides”
5. Download as PDF

Please do apply your own church or conference branding to it. There is no need to acknowledge the original material, though it may be helpful to link to it somewhere so others know they can use it themselves as well.