Haggai Vision, Mission and National Seminar Guidelines

Haggai Vision, Mission and National Seminar Guidelines

Our Vision

Every nation redeemed and transformed through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our Mission

To equip and inspire strategically positioned leaders to more effectively demonstrate and present the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to prepare others to do the same.

Objective

The desired outcome of a Haggai National Seminar is for participants to be able to more effectively demonstrate and present the Gospel of Jesus Christ by understanding and living out the three components of evangelism contained in the Haggai curriculum.

Please ensure that each session’s content is focused on the above stated goal of the Haggai National Seminar.

Content and Format

A Haggai National Seminar (NS) should have a minimum of 21 hours of content and interaction, The seminar can be conducted in person (residential or non-residential), virtually, or a mix of the two (hybrid), The core content should be selected from the outline of the three Components of Evangelism and topics below. Topics in bold are compulsory topics, and topics not in bold are supplemental and optional. The order of topics, starting with Why and moving to Who and How is a critical element of a Haggai National Seminar for personal transformation and maximum impact.

1. The Why of Evangelizing

· Biblical Mandate of Evangelizing (3 hours

2. The Who of Evangelizing

Communicating the Gospel in Today’s Context (choose at least one of the following) (5

hours)

· Context/Majority

· Next Gen

3. The How of Evangelizing

· Effective Witness in Leadership (4 hours)

· Biblical Stewardship: Raising Resources for Evangelizing (3 hours)

· Setting and Achieving Goals for Evangelizing (5 hours) Summary of 21-hour minimum requirements

· Haggai Vision and Mission (1hr)

· Biblical Mandate for Evangelizing (3 hours)

· Communicating the Gospel in Today’s Context (5 hours)

· Effective Witness in Leadership (4 hours)

· Biblical Stewardship: Raising Resources for Evangelizing (3 hours)

· Setting and Achieving Goals for Evangelizing (5 hours) Faculty

A minimum of 4 faculty members in a National Seminar must be experienced and seasoned. One of the faculty members should be Haggai International faculty or Deemed Haggai International faculty recognized by the International Ministry Development (IMD) of Haggai International.

Number of Participants

It is recommended to have at least 25 qualified participants in a National Seminar to create an effective learning environment. However, a maximum of 35 participants is allowed in a National Seminar

Haggai Strategy

1. Emphasize the “how” of evangelism.

2. Target credible and competent business, professional and religious leaders from strategic areas, including countries closed to traditional missionary endeavors.

3. Select faculty members who are experts with continuously fresh “hands-on”

experience in evangelism.

4. Require faculty members to develop their innovative, culturally relevant materials within the broad guidelines given by Haggai International.

5. Employ highly interactive and catalytic teaching-learning methods.

6. Motivate leaders to advance the skills of others within the body of Christ by transferring what they have learned. This multiplier effect produces exponential growth in the evangelization process.

7. Prepare leaders to develop ministry resources in their own countries using biblical principles of stewardship.

Curriculum Guidelines

The WHY of Evangelizing

Biblical Mandate for Evangelizing (CORE TOPIC)

Purpose: Participants will be convinced WHY evangelizing is a personal obligation and passionately engage in this urgent task.

Learning Objectives

The participant will be able to:

• Define evangelism and identify key features of the missionary God in the Bible.

• Understand the fallen condition of humanity from God’s original purpose.

• Grasp God’s plan of salvation in Christ as the only solution for human sinfulness.

• Personally commit to evangelize in response to God’s love, in obedience to Christ’s command and

in the power of the Holy Spirit.

• Develop a sense of urgency as God’s people to reach the lost that will lead them to a lifestyle

of prayer and daily witness in the light of Christ’s second coming.

Content

· WHO God is and WHAT is Evangelism

o Missionary nature of God

o Definition of the Gospel and evangelism

· FALL OF humanity

o Image of God

o The reign of sin

o Reason for evangelizing

· SALVATION in Christ alone

o Uniqueness of Christ

o Atonement for sine

o Reconciliation with God

· MANDATE to evangelize.

o Great Commission and present statistics

o Personal obligation

· The WORK of the Holy Spirit and the Church’s call to evangelize.

o The importance of prayer

o Power of witnessing

o Urgent involvement until Christ returns.

The WHO of Evangelizing

1. Communicating the Gospel to the Next Generation

Purpose: To demonstrate how the gospel can be communicated to the generation of youth.

Learning Objectives and Content

Participants will be able to:

• Experience the world of youths (age 13 to 30) which is a subculture of its own with its

own identities, values, insecurities and aspirations.

• Connect with youths (e.g., by listening and through relationships), and earn the right to be heard.

• Explore a variety of avenues (e.g., music, sports) which have helped youths become open to the gospel and come to Christ.

• Recognize how youths can play an active role in the church, and be a force for

bringing other youths to Christ.

2. Communicating the Gospel in Today’s Context

Purpose: To equip the participants to communicate the Gospel to the people of Islamic faith

Learning Objectives and Content

Participants will be able to:

• Recognize that Islam poses the greatest challenge to evangelism in our world today.

• Realize that evangelism is difficult among Muslims, but not impossible.

• Identify the basic tenets of Islam, and how Muslims understand and practice their faith.

• Develop the steps of what to do, and what not to do, when speaking to a Muslim about the gospel

• Love and pray for Muslim friends and Islamic countries that a breakthrough for the gospel will take

place.

The HOW of Evangelizing

1. Effective Witness in Leadership (CORE TOPIC)

 

Purpose: To provide principles and tools for effective leadership so that evangelism may be quickly done.

Learning Objectives and Content

Participants will be able to:

• Identify the leader according to the Biblical principles

• Recognize the role and responsibilities of a leader

• Distinguish between leaders and non-leaders

• Assess the functions of different leadership styles

• Incorporate servant leadership in their lifestyles

• Influence the people around them effectively to witness Christ

• Develop second levels of leadership to carry out God’s ministry consistently

2. Biblical Stewardship: Raising Resources for Evangelizing (CORE TOPIC)

 

Purpose: Participants will be equipped to commend biblical stewardship as an essential principle behind effective leadership and evangelism.

Learning Objectives and Content

Participants will be able to…

• Identify the reasons why indigenous resources are not being developed, and the dangers of dependence on foreign funds for Christian ministry.

• Explore the biblical principles of stewardship, and appropriate the blessings of tithing

and second mile giving.

• Be motivated to teach biblical principles of stewardship to their people and help them

appropriate the blessings as well.

• Recognized the responsibility and the knowledge of developing indigenous resources for ministry.

3. Setting and Achieving Goals for Evangelizing (CORE TOPIC)

Purpose: To use Goal setting as an effective tool of leadership for evangelizing

Learning Objectives and Content

Participants will be able to:

• Recognize that the personal vision emerges from God’s purpose for one’s life

• Prepare a Personal Mission Statement

• Integrate one’s goal to the mission which is formulated out of the vision.

• Be convinced that setting goals for life and ministry is biblical.

• Write personal goals in the areas of ministry, family, finance, health, social and intellectual growth.

Models of National Seminars:

1) Residential National Seminar (RNS)

2) Non-Residential National Seminar (NNS)

3) Virtual National Seminar (VNS)

4) Hybrid National Seminar (HNS)

Visitor: During the Virtual part of Haggai Seminar, respective Haggai Regional Representative or Haggai IMD executives may visit an ongoing seminar. Once a seminar is completed, virtual User ID/password or links should be provided to the respective Haggai Regional Representative. The purpose of the visit is to see the ongoing process and give suggestions or feedback provided there is any room for improvement.