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Suggested Activities
These activities involve key foundational skills, resources or strategy components critical to cross-cultural engagement. The time frames are projected to be incorporated into a 3-week training plan.
SL Research Activities
1. People
Profile
Goal
: To develop an accurate summary description of the people group as a reference resource for strategy and advocacy.
Tools: Provided People Profile Template
Examples of prepared people profiles on web sites or in print
Scope: Longterm
: Web page and paper published form of narrative profile and summary chart
Primary: A fairly complete content of all categories for the narrative profile, ready for electronic transmission or paper
publication (email and web site), as soon as possible
Immediate: Intensive focus on the questions and categories of the narrative profile and background data in the profile questionnaire
Second Monday of Training
2. Worldview
Summary
Goal
: To gain an overview of the cognitive culture, relational and social dynamics of the target people and strategy implications.
Tools: Worldview Outline Guide
Other background definitions and guides in presentations
Scope: Longterm
: Ongoing formulation throughout your experience with the people, their language and their society
Primary: Over the next 12 months
Immediate: Basic statement of each category by the end of SL Training
3. Country
Profile
Goal
: To formulate a simple overview description of each country the target people live in.
Tools: World Fact Handbook country summaries
(on several web links, including the Virtual
Research Centre
and UPGLinks menu on SLRK
Various country summaries on the internet
Examples in prepared
profiles and advocacy brochures
Scope: By the end of SLT
SL Advocacy Activities
1.
Advocacy (Prayer) Brochure/Profile
Goal : To prepare an electronic and print instrument to elicit prayer partners and advocates for your people group.
Tools: Prepared printed examples and
web sites on people groups and advocacy agencies
Scope: Primary
: One month after SLT
Immediate: Fairly finished content and format ideas for electronic
transmission, web page and paper published form
Second Monday of Training
2.
List of partner agencies for information and resource
sharing
Goal : To develop prayer and resource networks for your people group and strategy team
Tools: UPGLinks menu on SLRK; other Internet
Resources; others as provided by Trainers
Various print and personal contact resources
Scope:
Longterm : Ongoing as needs develop, strategy is formulated
and partners are discovered
Immediate: List all agencies you can compile.
Third Tuesday of Training
SL Strategy Activities
1. 100 Ministry Options
Goal: To develop a brainstorming list of possibilities
for approaches, platforms, activities, strategies, contact opportunities,
etc. This will be a reference for a more complete MSP.
Tools: Sample lists, discussions,
free association, your imagination
Scope:
Longterm : To continue developing possiblities, thinking
wild and free, creative and unlimited by resources. Develop
ideas. Some will develop into actualities.
Immediate: Second Friday of Training
2. Master Strategy Plan for your people group
Goal: To develop a comprehensive practical plan for accessing
and engaging the people, building relationships, contact opportunities,
resources (personnel, materiel, information), and specific steps
and action plans.
Tools: Sample MSPs, Equippers, Visiting
Strategy Leaders
Various print and personal contact resources
Scope:
Longterm : This will be revised and
developed on a continuing basis, evaluated at least annually in
connection with annual strategy plans.
Immediate: DRAFT: Third Wednesday
of Training
FINAL: Third
Friday of Training
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Resources for Training and Strategy
Strategy Leader Resource Kit Home
Research for
Strategy
New self-directed interactive course on people
group research and strategy!
Research Tools
How to Do Research on the Web
People Profile Resources
People Group Profile Template -- HTML
People Group Profile Template -- Word
Sample Prayer Profile
Worldview Resources
Worldview Investigation Outline
Worldview Analysis Questionnaire
Worldview Survey Form
(MS Word)
How to Use
Worldview and Profile Instruments
Worldview Perspectives
Aspects of Biblical vs. Muslim Worldviews
Culture, Learning and Communication
Quick Guide to Language Learning
How to Learn and Language and a Culture
Advocacy Resources
Unreached People Group Links
Sample Advocacy Profile Summary
What is a People Group?
Cities and Peoples
International and Multi-Cultural Groups
Population Analysis of the Arabic Languages
Segmenting Your People Group
Summary of the Cushite Peoples
The Kurdish Peoples
The Deaf as a People Group
Who is My Neighbor?
Media Resources
Media Resource Centre
newWway
Orality and the Post-Literate West
MediaStrategy.org
Mass Media Strategies (TV/Film, Radio and Internet)
Media Checklist
S L Checklist
Communication and Security
Index of Articles
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