Introducing the
Group Studies
for New Christians
By Dave Batty
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Overview of the Discipleship
Training given to our Students
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Group Studies for New Christians
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Personal Studies for New Christians
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Other special classes—Evangelism,
AIDS, Emotional Dependency, etc.
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12 Month Overview
► GSNC
► PSNC
1 hour a day, 5 days a week
2 hours a day, 5 days a week
► GSNC
First 4 months
► Continue with training phase group classes
► PSNC
Entire program
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Group Studies for New Christians
1. How Can I Know I'm a Christian?
2. A Quick Look at the Bible
3. Attitudes
4. Temptation
5. Successful Christian Living
6. Growing Through Failure
7. Christian Practices
8. Obedience to God
9. Obedience to Man
10. Anger and Personal Rights
11. How to Study the Bible
12.Love and Accepting Myself
13. Personal Relationships with Others
14. Spiritual Power and the Supernatural
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Group Studies for New Christians
1. How Can I Know I'm a Christian?
2. A Quick Look at the Bible
3. Attitudes
4. Temptation
5. Successful Christian Living
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6. Growing Through Failure
7. Christian Practices
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8. Obedience to God
9. Obedience to Man
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10. Anger and Personal Rights
11. How to Study the Bible
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12.Love and Accepting Myself
13. Personal Relationships with Others
14. Spiritual Power and the
Supernatural
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Primary Goals
for Each GSNC course
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Introduce basic Biblical principles for life
for new Christians (milk, not meat)
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Start them on the path to personal
application
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Provide broad foundation for Christian
living
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Felt Needs vs. Unfelt needs
Heart issues
1. How Can I Know I'm a Christian?
Head Issues
2. A Quick Look at the Bible
3. Attitudes
4. Temptation
5. Successful Christian Living
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6. Growing Through Failure
7. Christian Practices
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8. Obedience to God
9. Obedience to Man
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10. Anger and Personal Rights
11. How to Study the Bible
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12.Love and Accepting Myself
13. Personal Relationships with Others
14. Spiritual Power and the
Supernatural
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Materials
for Each GSNC course
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Teacher’s Manual
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Student Manual
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Study Guide
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Test
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Course Certificate
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Benefits of GSNC approach
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Positive peer pressure
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Teacher can organize it and carry it
out as planned
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Provides immediate feedback
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Students interact with questions and
learning activities
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Some subjects best covered in a group
setting—anger, attitudes, friendships,
etc.
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Possible Limitations of GSNC approach
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Often is one-way communication
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Can hinder real learning
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Can be boring
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It’s hard for some students to be
open with strangers
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Opens people up to ridicule
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Possible Limitations of GSNC approach
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Students are at different levels of
spiritual maturity
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The immediate needs of a student
may be different from the class
currently being taught
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New students coming in all the
time
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Structure for each GSNC course
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Most designed for
5 class sessions
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Each lesson has a Key
Biblical Truth and a
Key Verse
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Each lesson ends with a
personal application
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Scripture memorization
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Class Assignment List
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Lesson plans in Teacher’s Manual
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Key Biblical Truth and a
Key Verse
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Lesson Warm-up activity
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Specific activities and
instructions for covering
each part of the lesson
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Personal Application
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Assignments
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►Book
►Look
►Took
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Possible Problems with
Teaching GSNC
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Do not feel compelled to cover
everything in the lesson plan or
student manual
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Do not simply read the student manual
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Don’t drive a dump truck
to class!
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Apply in your own life what you are
teaching
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Introducing Teachers to the GSNC
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This book gives additional information
on teaching the GSNC courses
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Has the 2 versions of the Final Exam
for the entire GSNC series
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Final test answer keys
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Certificate of Achievement
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Student Test Record
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Grading Student Assignments
► Make
grading a daily priority in your
schedule.
► What
is the purpose of the homework
assignments, quizzes, and test?
► Importance
of personal comments
► Track
their progress on the Student
Record Sheet.
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Tests in the GSNC
► Don’t
tell your students everything that
will be on the test.
► Introduce
the next course to be taught on
the day of the test.
► Use
the course certificate.
► Final
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For Further Study
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For More Information and to Order
the GSNC courses:
www.teenchallengeusa.com
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Contact information
Teen Challenge USA
teenchallengeusa.com
Global Teen Challenge
GlobalTC.org
iTeenChallenge.org
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