Christian Ambassador Training
Class Handouts & Links
Week 1 - Introduction
Week 2 - How We Know About God
Week 3 - Our Sovereign
Week 4 - What the Gospel Isn't
Week 5 - What the Gospel Is
Week 6 - The Culture
Week 7 - Tactics 1
Week 8 - Tactics 2
Week 9 - Character
Three Week Essentials Seminar (2007)
Week 1 - Introduction & Character
An Attractive Manner
Week 2 - Knowledge
An Accurately Informed Mind
Week 3 - Wisdom
An Artful Method
1 Hour Fire Hose
Very condenced version
15 minute History of Worldliness
A Postmodernism Primer
Questions about the class?
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Stand To Reason
Fall 2009 --Ambassador Training Course
A course of study based on 2 Corinthians 5:17-21. Learn what it means to be a Christian ambassador. What does an ambassador need to know? How does an ambassador keep guide the conversation and stay out of the hot seat? What kind of person ought a faithful ambassador to be?
- Week 1--Introduction and exegesis of 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
- Week 2--How do we learn about God or know anything about God?
- Week 3--The Soveriegn we serve as ambassadors. His character, will, and message.
- Week 4--What the Gospel is not.
- Week 5--What the Gospel is.
- Week 6--The Culture.
- Weeks 7 & 8--Tactics.
- Week 9--Character.
Additional Material:
- Ambassador's Creed from Stand to Reason
- Basic Ambassador's Course from Stand to Reason
- The Gospel for Christians by Ryan Kelly:
: part 1, part 2, part 3 - The Objective Gospel - the Biblical alternative to man-centered evangelism
- Decision Making and the Will of God seminar from Desert Springs Church. An effective ambassador is neither superstitious nor practicing divination.
- Biblical Understanding of the gospel and conversion from 9 Marks
- Introduction To Postmodernism by Phil Johnson:
pdf, - Relativism articles from Stand To Reason
- Go deep on monergism.com: The Gospel, Postmodernism
Here is a quick video introduction to the Columbo Tactic from Greg Koukl of Stand to Reason. (I previously had this movie embedded but I couldn't keep it from auto-starting when the page was loaded... annoying!)
We discuss the form and function of the three types of Columbo questions. Here is a list of related information:
- Advanced Tactics Course from Stand to Reason: (CD, DVD)
- Conversational Apologetics from Micheal Ramsden: part 1, part 2
Finally, a course blog is available for anyone interested. You may submit questions, comments, challanges, etc. You may remain anonymous if you desire. Anyone is welcome to use these materials and/or join in the discussion on the blog.
Three Week Ambassador Essentials Course
A short course “Christian Ambassador Essentials” given in November of 2007 At Desert Springs Church of Albuquerque.
In week one we get a general introduction of what it is to be an ambassador and then turn our attention to the issue of character.
In week two we focus on the knowledge that an ambassador needs to have. For the Christian ambassador the key areas are God's message and the culture to whom we are to serve as ambassadors.
In week three we focus on wisdom. We discuss how the Christian ambassador communicate God's message clearly and effectively, keeps the conversation on track, keeps from being put on the spot, etc.
Acknowledgment
Most of this lesson comes from Stand To Reason’s Ambassador Training Course. You can find a lot of good materials at their web site (www.str.org) to help you become a more effective ambassador.
Disclaimer
You will, no doubt, find things you disagree with on this site. Keep in mind our goal is not to offend, but to inform. Rather than discussing personalities, we seek to discuss and defend Christian doctrine, issues, lifestyle, and worldview from a distinctively Reformed perspective. If you believe we have crossed that line, please let us know and we'll consider revising.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns you may email me at Tim @ objectivegospel.org (no spaces).
