Monday, 27 June 2016

Operation Timothy


An excellent resource that I've used repeatedly over the years is the "Operation Timothy" material published by CBMC.   There used to be three study books in the series; First Steps, Operation Timothy 1 and Operation Timothy 2.   If you're familiar with Navigators material, you'll like Operation Timothy.   http://advance.cbmc.com/products/operation-timothy.

The concept of Operation Timothy is the biblical model of Paul (more experienced christian) leading Timothy (new or less experienced christian) through a series of discipleship studies.  See 1 Tim. 1:3, 18-20.

Well, the exciting news is that Operation Timothy has been extensively reviewed and republished by CBMC as a totally free online resource!   (You can still buy hard copies of the study books, leaders guides and other resources at http://www.operationtimothy.com/)

First Steps is now titled Book 1:  Life Questions (foundational, designed to lead a non-believer through questions about the Christian faith).

There are 6 sessions:

1. What's the purpose of life?
2. Is the bible credible?
3. Where is God?
4. Who is Jesus?
5. Why did Jesus come?
6. Can I be accepted and forgiven?


Operation Timothy 1 is now titled Book 2:  Life Foundations.   There are 7 sessions.

Operation Timothy 2 is now titled Book 3:  Life Perspectives.   Again, there are 7 sessions.

The link to the eOperation Timothy is http://advance.cbmc.com/products/operation-timothy.  You will need to create a log-in but it's a very simple process (email+password).

Each session is expected to take a week, followed up by a meeting between "Paul" and "Timothy" in which the session content is discussed.

The website flows well and allows secure log-in, recording of personal notes (that can be viewed by the user only), videos, podcasts and links for deeper studies.

In summary, eOperation Timothy is a very, very good resource for disciple-making.

"We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us.   We implore you on Christ's behalf:  Be reconciled to God."   2 Cor. 5:20 NIV

CBMC referenced with permission.  Photo and screenshot from advance.cbmc.com