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Our church prioritizes short-term mission trips for students for many reasons. We firmly believe that these trips help prepare the next generation to confidently share the gospel and demonstrate boldness in different contexts. By stepping out of their comfort zones, students witness firsthand what God can achieve through their willingness. These experiences also show students that they can embody the compassion of Jesus anywhere they go, inspiring them to eagerly serve their communities and schools when they return home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, CF Students has partnered with Amazon Outreach in Brazil, UK USA in England, and several churches in New York City for short-term student trips. Most recently, CF Students partnered with Boto Joseph from Jackson Heights Community Church in New York City. Before this trip, the student ministry staff diligently prepared students in four practical and intentional ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Circles Gospel Presentation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

First, we trained students to share the Gospel using 3 Circles, a simple evangelism tool developed by the North American Mission Board. 3 Circles is easily retained and applicable to people of all ages. Students were equipped with the Life on Mission app and given the opportunity to reproduce the 3 Circles diagram from memory with their peers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encouragement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We recognize that a short-term mission trip can be intimidating for anyone, let alone a high school or middle school student. That\u2019s why we prioritize encouragement in the months leading up to a short-term trip and during the trip itself. Encouragement is the process of imparting courage or inspiring confidence and hope. Our student ministry team imparts courage to our students by affirming the gifts we see in them and processing any fears and expectations they may have with them before and during short-term trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regular Hands-On, Practical Training<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Students attending the New York City mission trip were required to participate in three hands-on training meetings before the trip. Two of these meetings were for students only, and one meeting was for students and their parents. In addition to 3 Circles evangelism training, students were equipped practically on navigating New York City, mindfulness of one\u2019s surroundings in an urban context, and engaging different worldviews. Parents were briefed on the trip’s schedule, what students might experience, and other practical things like packing lists, flight information, and ways to prepare the student for the trip from home. Parents are the primary disciple-makers in their homes, and we want parents involved in these trips, even if they don\u2019t attend the trip themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Building Opportunities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, we prepare students for short-term trips by offering team-building opportunities. Team building happens when students spend time together outside of regular student ministry before the short-term trip. During this time, students were challenged to share their testimony and to practice sharing the gospel with one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although we cannot prepare our students for everything that may come their way on a short-term mission trip\u2014you can\u2019t always anticipate the unexpected\u2014we do our best to prepare them for what we can. We want our students to feel equipped and ready to face new situations and contexts confidently, knowing they are the future of the church and mission field. We do the next generation a disservice when we don\u2019t challenge them to do uncomfortable things for the glory of God. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our church prioritizes short-term mission trips for students for many reasons. We firmly believe that these trips help prepare the next generation to confidently share the gospel and demonstrate boldness in different contexts. By stepping out of their comfort zones, students witness firsthand what God can achieve through their willingness. These experiences also show students […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

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I remember the first time I stood up to teach the Bible to a group of women in my local church. I was terrified. Yes, I studied the passage diligently and spent hours preparing pages of notes, but I wasn\u2019t sure if my preparation was effective. Is my teaching structured well? Will the women be interested or learn anything new? Have I interpreted this passage correctly?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many women who are asked to teach a Sunday School class, speak at a Bible study, or lead a small group experience similar fears. They often have little or no training specific to teaching Scripture and feel unequipped and insecure in their preparation. Even so, the abundance of resources available on the subject of teaching Scripture can be paralyzing for a new Bible teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why we need books like Empowered and Equipped: Bible Exposition for Women Who Teach the Scriptures<\/em><\/a>. Julia Higgins, assistant professor of ministry to women at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, seeks to provide women with the tools they need to faithfully and effectively teach the Word of God to other women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Empowered and Equipped: Biblical Exposition for Women Who Teach the Scriptures <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJesus commissioned disciples to teach the nations, and women of the church must take his call seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Men and women alike are given the spiritual gift of teaching, yet few resources are designed specifically for women who exposit the Scriptures. In Empowered and Equipped<\/em>, Julia Higgins steers women through the steps needed to faithfully interpret, apply, and teach a passage of Scripture. By examining both the principles and practices of teaching of Bible exposition, Higgins seeks to prepare women in the local church to make and mold disciples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B&H Academic. 224 pp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should Women Teach the Bible?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First we must ask, Is a book that encourages and equips women to teach Scripture necessary or even appropriate? There\u2019s much discussion today about whether the Bible permits women to teach at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to submit to Scripture\u2019s teaching, many have unfortunately moved beyond what God\u2019s Word prescribes to impose unbiblical restrictions on women. To argue that women shouldn\u2019t teach Scripture in any formal setting misunderstands God\u2019s design for discipleship. Higgins argues that all followers of Christ, including women, are included in the Great Commission and its call to teach other disciples everything Christ commanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, as Higgins explains, \u201cSome may conflate the spiritual gift of teaching with the office of pastor\/elder and draw a false conclusion that only men are to exercise the gift of teaching. While qualified men are responsible to teach and oversee the local church, that does not negate the fact that both men and women are given the spiritual gift of teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All followers of Christ, including women, are included in the Great Commission and its call to teach other disciples everything Christ commanded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Spiritual gifts, including the gift of teaching, are given for the common good (1 Cor. 12:7<\/a>) and for building up the church (1 Cor. 14:12<\/a>). It follows that women are not only permitted to teach in appropriate settings but are needed for the growth and maturity of the body of Christ. This pattern is exemplified in the women in Scripture who are called to teach and commended for their teaching ministries, many of which Higgins references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of the biblical call for women to teach, Higgins writes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end of the matter is this: women should be given a context where they can teach the Word in the local church. Why? Because Christ\u2019s church will grow and others will be discipled in the faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her book, therefore, provides \u201ca pathway for women to exercise teaching gifts in the local church,\u201d and specifically focuses on training women to teach women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helpful Foundation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Higgins provides an accessible yet substantial foundation for teaching Scripture. She incorporates principles and strategies from some of the most highly respected Bible teachers of our day, giving readers a well-rounded introduction to teaching Scripture without information overload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Higgins has a high view of God\u2019s Word and a Christ-centered approach that highlights the overarching storyline of the Bible. Readers will gain essential tools for expository teaching, learning to base the central teaching focus, supporting points, and application on the main point and structure of the text itself. Higgins even encourages this kind of verse-by-verse teaching for topical messages, so that the teacher is always communicating the text\u2019s intended purpose rather than taking passages out of context as proof texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empowered and Equipped<\/em> walks teachers through the process of creating a Bible exposition, from understanding the nature of Scripture all the way to writing an expositional outline. Higgins covers a wide range of content from theoretical to practical, including information on biblical genres, basic doctrinal issues, and hermeneutics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She spends a large portion of the book giving instruction on studying the Bible inductively, including specific strategies for observation, interpretation, generalization, and application and for how that study translates into instruction. The scope of the book makes it suitable for beginners\u2014although they may want to work through it more slowly\u2014as well as for those who have been studying and teaching Scripture for some time but are looking for a process to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Empowered and Equipped<\/em> covers an impressive amount of ground in a surprisingly manageable page count, readers may leave with unanswered questions. For example, the book includes almost no discussion of incorporating meaningful illustrations or transitions. On other topics, such as the discussion of genre or the overview of theological doctrines, Higgins gives only brief introductions. Anything more, however, would make the book overwhelmingly dense, and readers can continue to explore these topics in more depth as they see fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Empowered and Equipped to Teach God\u2019s Word<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The church needs gifted women who not only speak on a short list of \u201cfemale-friendly\u201d topics stereotypical of women\u2019s conferences or retreats but who teach the whole counsel of God for the good of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The church needs gifted women who not only speak on a short list of \u2018female-friendly\u2019 topics but who teach the whole counsel of God for the good of the body.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Higgins appeals, \u201cThis call for women to be teachers of the Word arises from a place of care and concern for over half of the body, so that the church might grow in love for God and his Word, passing it along to others, so that they too might go and make disciples of all nations to the end that Christ\u2019s commands are observed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As this book makes its way into the hands of more and more women who treasure the Bible and long to see it elevated and proclaimed, I pray the church will be edified and God\u2019s glory made known. I pray the teachers it equips will grow in their love for Christ even as the women they teach develop new excitement for God\u2019s Word. 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