Transformation Thurrock : What is the Velocity course?

What is the Velocity course?

Rock Thurrock's core team leader Colin Baker explains how the project's follow-up will work.

The way the Velocity course is going to be used in Thurrock is that we shall be encouraging people to use the course as a discipleship follow-up course.

Velocity is 7-week course and will follow Celebration of Hope and Rock Thurrock after a week's break.
The topics are basic enough that people and churched people of all denominations will have little to

disagree on. Some may conclude that there is a lot to disagree on, however, they can be assured that it is all very simple and it only gets complicated if Christians get into big debates about doctrine. Velocity is not the place for that discussion and there is not time to do it. The purpose is to encourage the new believer - just that.

The topics are:

Salvation
Assurance
Lordship of Christ
The Bible
Prayer
Holy Spirit
Witness

The evenings last 75 minutes and the topics are explored by the group all at the same time. The leader doesn't go into a teachy mode but simply presents the passages to be discussed. The participants work through 3 objectives each week.

Discovery - what does God Say?
Understanding - what does the scripture mean?
Application - how can this affect my life?

Each participant will be discovering from the scripture by

circling key words or phrases
answering questions
defining key words
paraphrasing a verse
making application to daily life

For the youth follow-up we are hoping to encourage young people to lead the groups (who have completed CLWC or FM419) of which there will probably be four - Grays, Tilbury, Stanford and Aveley.

The rationale here is that we felt it best to disciple young people in larger groups in geographical venues and then to introduce them to the churches of their friends who brought them or their nearest supporting/supportive church where they will have the best opportunity to grow. (Details of this will be worked out on an individual basis).

For adults the groups will hopefully be led in local fellowships by those who have completed CLWC. It is felt that fellowships will be able to cater very well for those who are older in the smaller more intimate setting. Adults are more likely to settle in groups where they are already known without too much extra help, but with youngsters, some fellowships have very few young people, and this can be quite uncomfortable if you feel like a stranger.

>>> The Velocity courses begin on the week beginning Monday 3 October and continue through to the week beginning Monday 21 November (seven weeks).

>>> There are seven Rock Thurrock Velocity prayer gatherings - to bring all the new converts to the Lord at the start of their journey of faith - on the following Fridays: 7/14/21/28 October and 4/11/18 November.

Tim Harrold, 05/09/2011