Training by

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• college/seminary level courses,
• group studies in churches and other institutions,
• and individual studies with guidance and participation with others following the course on line.

These materials are in three forms:

• Local Leadership Packages: The Local Leadership Packages contain the printed materials (with workbooks and PowerPoints) for churches and instructors to present the studies in their own training institutions and with their own leaders. CSN provides the necessary materials
• The Visual Packages: The Visual Packages consist of DVD recordings of leaders presenting the studies
• The Instructor Packages: The Instructor Packages consist of seminars and workshops led by leaders from CSN using materials (Participant Workbooks, printed materials, and PowerPoints) from the Network.

College/Seminary Level Studies

• Starting Reproducing Churches
• Growing Healthy Churches
• Sharing the Good News with Roman Catholics
• Accommodating the Gospel to Cultures
• Evangelizing Followers of Islam
• Assessing Church Health
• Hispanic Realities Impacting America
• Church Planting Movements in America
• Chronological Bible Storying Methods

The Church Starting Network course materials consist of textbooks, Workbooks, teaching plans, PowerPoint Presentations, examinations, and instructor’s aids to assist teachers at various educational institutions to present the course for credit through their own institutions. Church Starting Network can provide instructors for these courses.

Church Discipleship Series

Church Starting Network provides materials for churches and other Christian groups to present group studies on subjects within the framework of CSN offerings. These materials also are in three forms:

1. Local Leadership Packages: These packages contain materials for churches to present the studies using local leaders. These provisions include books, workbooks, teacher’s aids, PowerPoint Presentations, and other helps for promoting group study in the local settings. These courses are designed for various periods of time—from 13 sessions to four sessions.
   
   Studies available for presentation by local leaders include:
   • Sharing the Good News with Followers of Islam
   • Iglesia: Crecimiento y Cultura
   • The Biblical Teaching of Grace
   • Sharing the Good News with Roman Catholics
   • Hispanic Realities in North America
   • Missional Christians in Missional Churches
   • Preparing Short-term Mission Teams
      
2. The Visual Packages: The Visual Packages contain materials on DVD that allow groups to study the material by watching the presentation on the screen.
   
   Studies available on DVD include:

• Iglesia: Crecimiento y cultura
• Sharing the Good News with Roman Catholics

3. The Instructor Packages: These packages utilize instructors from Church Starting Network to lead church groups in the studies. Church Starting Network supplies all materials
   
   The Instructor Packages include:
   • Sharing the Good News with Followers of Islam
   • Iglesia: Crecimiento y cultura
   • The Biblical Teaching of Grace
   • Sharing the Good News with Roman Catholics
   • Hispanic Realities in North America
   • Missional Christians in Missional Churches
   • Sharing the Good News with Followers of Islam
   • Methods of Bible Storying for Christian Workers

Christian Growth Series

Most of the offerings of Church Starting Network are available for individual study and provide the CSN materials and groups that can discuss the materials on line with other participants. These courses allow students to study in their own homes but also to find discussion with others in the same study. 

Ralph E. Smith, editor