Salt & Light Course Training

The resources on this page are designed for the Facilitator of the class.

Quick links to Facilitator Guides

This book, Reaching America by Gary Miller, is recommended for the Facilitator. For additional discussion, consider providing a copy of this book to each of your attendees.

Invite your friend with an attractive handout card, perfect for noting your meeting venue and times.

Complimentary with any purchase.

Local Outreach Training

Following is self-guided training with considerations for Anabaptist congregations desiring to get involved in practical, sustainable outreach to their neighbors and coworkers.

Salt & Light meeting discussion

Task 1: Coordination In-Person Meeting 1:

  1. Review training content.
  2. Determine which venue you will use for the training such as midweek prayer meetings, winter or summer Bible schools, outreach committees, local church leadership, small groups, or personal use.
  3. Determine your objectives/goals for outreach and the Salt & Light course in your community; determine who will participate in the training.
  4. Agree on a schedule for the training completion.

Task 2: Group or Personal Assignment:

Watch Part A seminar recordings and complete worksheets after watching each recording.

Task 3: Coordination In-Person Meeting 2:

  1. Have group discussion of each person’s completed worksheets from the Part A recordings. Note what you have learned or hope to apply from the Part A recordings.
  2. Continue to discuss your local objectives/goals for outreach and the Salt & Light course in your community.
  3. Begin discussing likely participants/attendees for your first Salt & Light course and decide who will communicate with each prospective participant to determine interest.

Task 4: Group or Personal Assignment:

Watch Part B seminar recordings and complete worksheets after watching each recording.

Task 5: Coordination In-Person Meeting 3:

  1. Have group discussion of each person’s worksheet responses from Part B recordings. Note what you have learned or hope to apply from the Part B recordings.
  2. Determine next steps, including:
    • A. When do you hope to start the first Salt & Light course in your community?
    • B. Who from the congregation and the local community will participate?
    • C. Who will facilitate the course?
    • D. Where and what evening of the week will the course be held?
    • E. Who do you know such as coworkers, neighbors, friends, etc. that could benefit from this teaching?
    • F. Will you print the handouts and distribute to friends and acquaintances?

If watching the recordings personally, we encourage husband and wife couples to participate in the training together; being “missionaries” or local outreach workers in our own communities does impact the home and it is good for both marriage partners to plan and ponder these matters together. Ideally, three to five or more couples from the local congregation participate in the training.

Video Training

NOTE: Before watching the following videos, please download the accompanying Local Outreach Training Course Overview for Facilitator instructions, training worksheets, and more.

As you watch the recordings be prepared to fill out the related worksheets.

NOTE: The primary purpose of these video trainings, is for outreach considerations to your local community. The content referenced in these videos was from an earlier version of the course – which is now known as Track A. Please refer to this website for the latest course materials and ordering instructions.

Part A Recordings

Part B Recordings

Part A Recordings

A1. Introduction to Training

Brief review of the overarching purpose of the course.

A2. Introduction to Salt & Light Program

Vision and goals of Salt & Light to share truth with our neighbors and to understand physical poverty, the Matthew Principal, and how Mary from Milwaukee (who is afflicted with generational poverty) deals with it.

A3. Do I Know My Neighbor?

Do I really see my neighbor the way Christ does? Do I care about them the way He does? Do I live my life in such a way that if my neighbor is struggling, he would reach out to me?

A4. Analyzing Worldviews

What is a worldview and how was mine developed? Is my worldview much different than my neighbors’ who struggle to provide for their families? Is it possible that my worldview is not perfectly aligned with the Word of God? Can my worldview change in a month? A year?

A5. The Impact of Culture

How does culture impact our views such as fatalism or what is sometimes called the “cause/effect” view? Is it true that the cause/effect culture creates a lack of compassion and humility? Do our differing worldviews create obstacles to outsiders becoming a part of our congregations and staying long term?

A6. Adapting to Changing Conditions

Do our neighbors really believe we have what they need for the deepest needs in their lives? Is the typical American in a different place spiritually than they were 50 or 100 years ago? Do the young people growing up in our neighborhoods know who Jesus is? Does the contaminated name of Christianity in the American spiritual landscape warrant different methods of reaching out?

Part B Recordings

B1. Learning to Categorize Needs

Let’s face it: not all needs are the same! Am I being a good steward of the resources God has poured into my life if I am not evaluating the need and then endeavoring to be effective in reaching my neighbor?

B2. Practical Steps of Salt & Light

A methodical review of the course material and how the participant guide works with the facilitator slides. We cover how to best facilitate the course, including practical ways to engage quiet participants, addressing dominating personalities, utilizing the “parking lot” method for off-topic subjects, encouraging better attendance, fostering group discussions, how to best ask open-ended questions, and more.

B3. Adult Learning Facts & Truths

All of us learn differently, but adult learning styles are much different than how we learned as children in school. In this session we will learn best practices in helping Salt & Light participants leave the course excited to implement what they have learned.

B4. Using Salt & Light as a Tool for Outreach in the Kingdom

In this session, we address commonly asked questions about Salt & Light: What is the best way to enroll participants in the course? Once we have participants enrolled, how can we be intentional and look for opportunities to have Jesus’ teaching speak to the deepest needs in our neighbor’s lives? How can we view obstacles as opportunities?

B5. Consensus Building in Your Congregation

Does my congregation have a burden for the lost around us? This can be difficult; without the leading and blessings of the Lord, our efforts will not bear fruit. Ideas are shared on how to communicate lovingly and patiently with our brothers and sisters in Christ without losing our zeal and enthusiasm for reaching out.

PowerPoint Facilitator Slides (for Track A only)

Since the target audience for Track A participants are usually not literacy based, slides can be helpful to engage the class participants in more meaningful ways. The Faciliator may consider using PowerPoint slides in conjunction with the printed Faciliator Guide book. The content of these slides is supplemental to the Track A Facilitator Guide.

These files are for the use of the Facilitator, and are not intended for the Participants.

These files are downloadable PowerPoint (PPTX) format.

If you do not have PowerPoint, learn how to view a presentation without PowerPoint.

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