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Motivating Members to Witness

Twenty-one secrets for moving a church from spectators to soul winners

Sessions that follow the General Conference booklet Motivating Members to Witness secret by secret — from love, prayer and enthusiasm, through total involvement, simple plans, training and fitting activities to abilities, to the command of Christ, the promised blessings and perseverance. Every session quotes the booklet with page numbers, and the full booklet is attached below to read.

Sessions
8
Questions
64
Quiz questions
64
How to use this course. Each session covers one or more of the booklet's twenty-one secrets and stands on its own for a weekly class of about an hour. Work the discussion questions in writing before looking at the model answers — the answer you write yourself is the one you will remember. Put the practical steps into practice in your church between sessions — motivation grows by doing, not by hearing only.
Read the bookletMotivating Members to WitnessThe full 40-page booklet from the General Conference Sabbath School & Personal Ministries department, readable page by page and free to download.→

The sessions

  1. 01A Passion for SoulsEvery member is called to the same urgent, Christ-kindled passion for souls that marked John's disciples, Moses, and Paul.Introduction · 8 questions · 8 quiz
  2. 02Love: The First SecretChrist's own love for the lost, truly grasped, is the strongest and most productive motivator for witness.Secret 1 · 8 questions · 8 quiz
  3. 03Truths and History That MotivateA vivid grasp of fundamental biblical truths and the history of God's leading in the advent movement stirs believers to witness.Secret 2 · 8 questions · 8 quiz
  4. 04Prayer, Joy, and EnthusiasmPrayer, shared joy, genuine enthusiasm, and leading with privilege before responsibility together sustain a motivated, witnessing church.Secrets 3-6 · 8 questions · 8 quiz
  5. 05Total Involvement, a Simple Plan, and a Participation FormGod is the God of the impossible, and when the whole church acts in concert with a simple, workable plan, He works in ways no single leader could arrange.Secrets 7–9 · 8 questions · 8 quiz
  6. 06Planning Together, Target Dates, and Training MeetingsPeople care for what they help create, so shared planning, paced target dates with rest, and regular training meetings sustain motivation over the long haul.Secrets 10–12 · 8 questions · 8 quiz
  7. 07Fitting Activities to Abilities Without Limiting GodGod supplies the fitness for the work He calls a person to do, so leaders should match tasks to ability while never underestimating what God can do through anyone who tries.Secrets 13–16 · 8 questions · 8 quiz
  8. 08The Command, the Blessings, and Persevering to the EndLove and duty must both be preached; the gospel command carries real accountability, but it is surrounded by promised blessings that make persevering, Christ-centered service its own reward.Secrets 17–21 · 8 questions · 8 quiz