Gospel Care

Question 1

3 types of gospel conversations
- 3 C’s
- Focus
- Which is reactive / proactive?

Answer 1

1- Care (reactive)
- brokenness & sin
2- Consulting
- wisdom & advice
3- Coaching (proactive)
- accountability & advice

Question 2

God’s story
1-
2-
3-
4-

Answer 2

1- Creation
2- Fall
3- Redemption
4- Restoration

Question 3

Our story
1-
2-
3-
4-

Answer 3

1- Identity
2- Problem
3- Solution
4- Hope

Question 4

Driving power of all sin is…?

Answer 4

Unbelief

Question 5

The battleground of unbelief is …?

Answer 5

Our hearts

Question 6

Out of our hearts come
1-
2-
3-

Answer 6

1- thoughts (& beliefs)
2- desires (& emotions)
3- will (& actions)

Question 7

Def: functional gods (idols)

Answer 7

those things that give our lives temporal meaning, purpose, or worth

Question 8

Our sin reveals…?

Answer 8

what we treasure

Question 9

3 skills of gospel care

Answer 9

1- Gospel Listening = welcoming and listening well in order to love and know a person better
2- Gospel Exploring = asking good questions in order to draw out the heart
3- Gospel Proclaiming = speaking gospel truths in personal, particular, and compelling ways

Question 10

Do’s of gospel listening
1-
2-
Don’ts of gospel listening
1-
2-

Answer 10

Do’s
1- Maintain eye contact, even when taking notes
2- Acknowledge what they are saying, especially if it’s something significant or even if you disagree

Don’ts
1- Interrupt when people are speaking… don’t try to finish their sentences
2- Change the focus to you by talking about yourself

Question 11

“Identity” questions to help people interpret their own stories (3 ea)

Answer 11

1- What shaped your life / situation?
2- How do you see yourself?
3- What’s your role in your family / job / church?

Question 12

“Problem” questions to help people interpret their own stories (3 ea)

Answer 12

1- What do you think the problem is?
2- Describe your struggles
3- What makes you angry / afraid?

Question 13

“Solution” questions to help people interpret their own stories (3 ea)

Answer 13

1- What would make your life better?
2- How do you find escape?
3- What do you need / demand?

Question 14

“Hope” questions to help people interpret their own stories (3 ea)

Answer 14

1- What are you hoping for?
2- What dream would you sacrifice for?
3- How should your world look?

Question 15

What am I listening and searching for? (4 ea)

Answer 15

How they interpret life according to God’s story:
1- Identity = Who do they think they are?
2- Problem = What do they think their problem is?
3- Solution = What do they think the solution to their problem is?
4- Hope = What are they hoping in regarding their situation?

Question 16

Entry Gates
1- Are…
2- Are not…
3- Focus on…

Answer 16

1- Are:
- struggles they’re confessing
2- Are not:
- the problem
- another person
- what you think they’re struggling with (fear, anger, guilt, anxiety, hopelessness, envy…).
3- Focus on:
- the person, not the problem

Question 17

How do I explore the heart?

Answer 17

1- Entry gates
2- Explore wide: open-ended questions (uncover themes & patterns)
3- Explore deep: focused questions (uncover roots & causes)

Question 18

Organize what you’re hearing
(Share & Care Notes)

Answer 18

1- Situation = What’s going on?
2- Do = What do they do (will) in response to the situation?
3- Thoughts = What do they think (beliefs) in response to the situation?
4- Desires = What do they want (desires) out of the situation?

Question 19

1- Love without truth is…?
2- Truth without love is…?
3- Gospel love (God’s saving love in Christ) is marked by…?

Answer 19

1- Love without truth is sentimentality
2- Truth without love is harshness
3- Gospel love is marked by our identity in Christ and his unconditional commitment to us

Question 20

Keep this in mind about sin and suffering (3 ea)

Answer 20

1- Some are not sinning in their suffering. Some are.
2- Some are sinning that lead to their suffering.
3- Some are suffering from the sins of another.