WHY SHOULD YOUR CHURCH HOST KOINOS SEMINARS?

THE NEED FOR ADULT FORMATION:

Jesus commissioned his church not merely to collect people and bring them a few feet inside the doors of His Kingdom, but to help Christians become true disciples. You may have heard the truism that American faith is ‘a mile wide and an inch deep.’ To what extent is this claim true?

Listen to George Barna, nationally known student of American Christianity. He has noted that . . .

• Over 70% of U.S. adults feel they have “made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in [their lives] today.” But of those ‘believers,’ no more than two out of five attend a church service, pray, and read from the Bible during a typical week.* 

• “The two aspects of spiritual life that (American adult Christians) were most likely to acknowledge struggling with were ‘sharing [their] faith with others’ and ‘Bible knowledge’.”**

(* November 8, 2005 Barna update; ** June 14, 2005 Barna update)

What difference can you make? 

• Discuss these trends with your own church leaders, exploring with them the value of increasing your congregation’s emphasis on adult Christian formation.

• Call Dr. Phil Bence at the KOINOS office, asking him to meet with you or a group of your church leaders.

• Invite KOINOS to partner with your church in taking its people deeper in their faith, and equipping them for ministry.  

KEY VALUES OF KOINOS LEARNING EVENTS:

• KOINOS seminars build community among participants. 

• KOINOS seminars offer information and simulated experiences that prepare groups for mission.

• KOINOS seminars help people better grasp the meaning and purpose Christ intended for his church.