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Ðneed€and€choose€the€seven€men€for€the€disciples€to€lay€hands€upon.݃13£Ä ñ ÝŒÐà (#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚13£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚13£î ÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú3Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝThe€church€itself€creates€certain€types€of€leadership€in€order€to€help€it€function€ð!ð€these€roles€are€notÐ OŸ! Ðengraved€on€stone€by€some€church€hierarchy.€€ð ðWhat€the€church€has€established,ðð€Ô_ÔWillimonÔ_Ô€says,€ð ðtheÐ ^" Ðchurch€may€change.݃13£î  ÝŒÐÍ#(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÌRegarding€the€latter€point,€note€that€two€of€the€seven€men€chosen€to€handle€the€logistics€of€feeding€theÐ K ›% Ðcommunity,€Stephen€and€Philip,€do€a€substantial€amount€of€teaching€and€preaching€themselves.€€(See€ActsÐ  !Z& Ð8€for€Philipððs€story.)€€Stephen,€indeed€becomes€the€Wayððs€first€martyr€largely€because€of€his€preaching.Ð É!' ÐÌThe€names€of€the€seven€men€chosen€are€all€Greek,€which€may€indicate€that€they€themselves€were€Ô_ÔHellenizedÔ_ÔÐ G#—) ÐJews.€€While€Stephen€and€Philip€have€important€roles€to€play€we€know€very€little€of€the€others€listed€in€6:5.€Ð $V* ÐArt€from€the€Byzantine€period€(fourth€through€fifteenth€centuries)€shows€John€dictating€his€fourth€Gospel€toÐ Å$ + ÐÔ_ÔProchorusÔ_Ô€and€tradition€holds€that€he€became€Bishop€of€Ô_ÔNicomediaÔ_Ô€and€a€martyr€at€Antioch.€€Ô_ÔNicolausÔ_Ô€mayÐ „%Ô , Ðhave€founded€the€heretical€sect€of€the€Ô_ÔNicolaitansÔ_Ô€at€Ô_ÔEphesusÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔPergamumÔ_Ô€(see€Revelations€2:6,15).€€TheÐ C&“!- ÐÔ_ÔNicolaitansÔ_Ô€believed€that€since€only€the€Spirit€mattered,€what€the€body€did€was€unimportant,€which€led€to€itsÐ 'R". Ðadherents€leading€licentious€lifestyles.€€(Clement€of€Alexandria€ð!ð€a€first€century€church€leader€ð!ð€maintainedÐ Á'#/ Ðthat€Ô_ÔNicolausÔ_Ô€did€not€participate€in€the€sinful€lifestyle€of€his€followers.€€He€merely€commanded,€ð ðTreat€flesh€withÐ €(Ð#0 Ðcontempt.ðð€€He€never€had€relations€with€a€woman€other€than€his€wife€and€his€daughters€and€son€lived€inÐ ?)$1 Ðchastity.)€€Ô_ÔNicanorÔ_Ô€was€a€common€Greek€name€ð!ð€indeed€it€was€the€name€of€a€particularly€cruel€governor€ofÐ þ)N%2 ÐJudea€mentioned€in€I€and€II€Maccabees.€€Legend€has€it€that€Ô_ÔParmenasÔ_Ô€became€a€martyr€in€Philippi€andÐ ½* &3 Ðabsolutely€nothing€more€is€known€of€Timon.Ð |+Ì&4 ÐÌThe€laying€on€of€hands€as€a€form€of€commissioning€for€Godððs€work€appears€as€far€back€as€Israelððs€wanderingÐ ú,J(6 Ðin€the€wilderness€when€Moses€laid€his€hands€on€Joshua€(Numbers€7:23).€€Jewish€leaders€became€membersÐ ¹- )7 Ðof€the€Ô_ÔSanhedrinÔ_Ô€(Jewish€religious€council)€through€the€laying€on€of€hands.€€In€the€early€church€this€act€seemedÐ ° Ðto€symbolize€the€bestowal€of€the€Holy€Spirit€more€than€the€rite€of€baptism€did.Ð o¿ ÐÌActs€6:7€contains€the€only€historical€example€of€Jewish€priests€in€Jerusalem€taking€an€interest€in€Christianity.€Ð í= ÐLuke€was€possibly€trying€to€minimize€the€differences€between€Judaism€and€Christianity.€€It€is€also€probableÐ ¬ü Ðthat€at€this€point€in€history€it€was€difficult€to€tell€where€Judaism€ended€and€Christianity€began.€€Note€that€in€ActsÐ k» Ð15:5,€Luke€even€Ô_ÔhadÔ_Ô€Pharisees€participating€in€the€Christian€movement.Ð * z ÐÌActs€6€ends€with€Stephen€being€dragged€before€the€Ô_ÔSanhedrinÔ_Ô€because€other€Ô_ÔHellenizedÔ_Ô€Jews€were€upsetÐ ¨ ø Ðby€his€preaching.€€The€man€chosen€to€ð ðserve€tablesðð€in€Acts€6:2€gives€an€eloquent€account€of€Israelððs€historyÐ g ·  Ðin€Acts€7,€ending€with€the€charge€that€the€current€Jewish€leadership€is€no€better€than€their€forebears€whoÐ & v  Ðbecame€idolaters€and€murdered€the€prophets.€€They€had€been€responsible,€after€all,€for€the€death€of€theÐ å 5  Ðprophet€Jesus.Ð ¤ ô  ÐÌAnd€thus€Stephen€died.Ð "r  ÐÌAlthough€CPT€gets€the€most€recognition€for€exploits€in€which€volunteers€intervene€in€violent€situations,€the€vastÐ  ð  Ðmajority€of€the€their€activities€on€assignment€are€more€mundane€e.g.€receiving€visitors€and€listening€to€theÐ _¯  Ðsame€stories€over€and€over,€shopping€for€and€cooking€food,€cleaning€the€team€housing,€making€phone€calls,Ð n  Ðetc.€€Every€CPTer€brings€gifts/expertise€to€project€sites€like€writing,€language€ability,€political€analysis,€aÐ Ý- Ðgenuine€pleasure€in€meeting€new€people,€and€an€ability€to€facilitate€consensus.€€Every€CPTer€also€bringsÐ œì Ðdislike€of€some€aspect€of€CPT€work,€such€as€writing,€making€cold€calls,€lack€of€privacy,€computer€work,€dealingÐ [« Ðwith€eccentricities€of€coworkers,€God„talk,€being€falsely€accused€of€anti„Semitism€or€guerrilla€sympathies.Ð j ÐÌRegardless€of€the€gifts€and€disabilities€each€CPTer€brings€to€the€work,€all€CPTers€are€expected€to€putÐ ˜è Ðthemselves€on€the€line€when€they€witness€violence€occurring€or€about€to€occur.€€Those€members€who€makeÐ W§ Ða€priority€of€cleaning€team€housing€and€shopping€for€groceries€are€just€as€likely€to€stand€in€front€of€a€gun€barrelÐ f Ðas€team€members€who€make€a€priority€of€writing€and€political€Ô_ÔstrategizingÔ_Ô.€Ð Õ% ÐÌAs€the€need€for€activists€to€confront€violence€with€nonviolence€has€become€an€ever„increasing€necessity,Ð S£ Ðfarmers,€lawyers,€university€professor,€factory€workers€and€people€from€many€other€backgrounds€have€beenÐ b Ðcommissioned€by€their€faith€communities€to€join€CPT€on€projects€or€delegations.€€Ð Ñ! ÐÌThe€growth€of€CPT€has€also€resulted€in€a€deluge€of€invitations€for€it€to€set€up€projects€on€five€differentÐ OŸ! Ðcontinents.€€In€order€to€move€beyond€its€capacity€to€support€two€to€three€different€projects,€CPT€will€have€toÐ ^" Ðmake€structural€changes.Ð Í# ÐÌò òTHE€FIVE€YEAR€PLANó óÐ K ›% ÐIn€August€2000,€for€the€first€time,€all€of€the€full„time€CPTers€left€their€projects€in€the€Middle€East,€Chiapas€andÐ  !Z& ÐCanada€for€a€retreat€at€Cliff€Kindyððs€Ô_ÔJoyfieldÔ_Ô€farm.€€Prayer€and€discernment€led€those€gathered€to€decide€thatÐ É!' ÐGod€was€calling€CPT€to€grow.€€By€2005,€CPTers€hoped€to€sustain€six€to€ten€teams€in€North€America€andÐ ˆ"Ø( Ðabroad.€€This€number€of€teams€would€require€up€to€50€full„time€Peacemaker€Corps€members,€250€Reservists,Ð G#—) Ð15€support€staff€and€a€budget€of€$1.2€million€by€the€year€2005.€€The€group€also€decided€that€CPT€shouldÐ $V* Ðincrease€its€two€annual€trainings€to€four€and€focus€on€developing€regional€groups€such€as€those€that€alreadyÐ Å$ + Ðexisted€in€Northern€Indiana,€Colorado,€Ontario€and€Cleveland,€OH.€€Priority€for€training€would€be€given€to€thoseÐ „%Ô , Ðareas€where€people€of€color€are€the€majority.Ð C&“!- ÐÌò òSidebarsó óÐ Á'#/ ÐÌ1)€Portion€of€letter€from€CPTer€Scott€KerrÐ ?)$1 ÐÌ[Note:€At€the€time€these€lessons€are€being€written,€CPT€has€been€having€grave€difficulties€getting€visas€for€itsÐ ½* &3 ÐColombia€team€workers.€€Part€of€its€vision€for€growth€thus€includes€having€enough€new€people€to€send€toÐ |+Ì&4 ÐColombia€to€replace€other€CPTers€who€cannot€return.€€When€Kerrððs€letter€was€written€in€July€2002,€no€newÐ ;,‹'5 Ðvisas€had€been€granted€since€March€2002]Ð ú,J(6 ÐÐ ¹- )7 ÐDear€Friends,Ð ° ÐÌIt€has€been€a€long€time€since€I€have€written€to€this€list,€sorry€about€the€lack€of€communication,€it€is€not€for€lackÐ .~ Ðof€things€to€write€about,€just€lack€of€time€and€energy.€.€.Ð í= ÐÌThe€situation€in€Barrancabermeja€has€deteriorated€even€further€in€the€last€few€months.€€The€Ô_ÔAUCÔ_ÔÐ k» Ðparamilitaries€(paras)€have€tightened€up€their€control€of€the€city,€and€even€government€officials€say€that€theyÐ * z Ð[the€paramilitaries]€are€in€control€of€the€city.€€€The€paras€have€brought€in€a€new€moral€code€that€makes€myÐ é 9 Ðstomach€turn,€with€rules€like€hours€of€play€time€for€kids,€what€color€of€garbage€cans€you€can€use,€hours€toÐ ¨ ø Ðilluminate€your€house,€regulations€on€traveling€in€and€out€of€certain€areas,€just€to€name€a€few.€€It€seems€likeÐ g ·  Ðevery€week€more€mutilated€bodies€are€pulled€from€the€river€with€signs€of€torture.€€Ð & v  ÐÌIn€€the€latest€most€brazen€act,€the€paramilitary€have€put€on€their€death€lists€some€girls€between€the€ages€ofÐ ¤ ô  Ð12€and€16€that€have€been€"unfaithful"€to€their€paramilitary€"boyfriends."€€Some€girls€have€already€been€killed;Ð c³  Ðothers€are€[asking€for€help€from]€the€Red€Cross€to€leave€the€city.€€When€I€recently€talked€to€a€militaryÐ "r  Ðcommander€in€the€area€about€the€paramilitary€control,€he€looked€at€me€and€said€the€people€are€happier€nowÐ á1  Ðthan€before€ð!ð€in€essence€justifying€the€behavior€of€this€occupying€force.€€Many€human€rights€leaders€haveÐ  ð  Ðbeen€forced€to€flee€or€live€under€continual€threat.€€€I€have€seen€a€lot€of€evidence€that€links€the€paramilitary€andÐ _¯  Ðthe€state€armed€forces,€but€what€concerns€me€more€at€this€point€is€what€happens€when€the€paramilitary€noÐ n  Ðlonger€answer€to€the€military€as€they€have€in€the€past.Ð Ý- ÐÌOur€presence€in€the€[communities€along€the]€Opð;ðn€River€continues.€€There€we€see€continued€paramilitaryÐ [« Ðincursions€in€the€area,€but€thank€God€nobody€has€been€killed€in€the€last€6€months.€€€People€are€beginning€theirÐ j Ðsecond€harvests€now€that€we€have€been€there,€and€it€is€very€exciting€to€see.€€CPT€has€ben€out€there€for€overÐ Ù) Ða€year€now€and€[has]€seen€over€70€families€return€to€there€homes€and€farms.€€We€praise€God€for€these€smallÐ ˜è Ðmiracles.Ð W§ ÐÌI€was€unable€to€obtain€a€religious€visa€from€the€consulate,€so€I€am€here€in€Barranca€as€a€tourist.€€But€I€can€onlyÐ Õ% Ðremain€in€Colombia€for€3€months€a€year€on€a€tourist€visa.€€So€with€CPT€and€our€local€partners€we€are€exploringÐ ”ä Ðoptions€about€next€steps€and€other€strategies.€€As€the€war€here€heats€up€in€the€next€6„12€months,€we€canÐ S£ Ðexpect€the€Colombian€government€to€tighten€up€the€borders€with€regards€to€religious€workers.Ð b ÐÌOur€past€requests€for€help,€€including€computers,€cell€phones€or€money€have€been€very€well€received.€€€ThanksÐ à  Ða€lot...€€But€now€more€then€ever€we€need€people€here.€€We€need€people€who€are€willing€to€spend€anywhereÐ OŸ! Ðfrom€1„6€weeks€in€the€campo€to€be€a€nonviolent€witness.€€Be€prepared€to€talk€to€guerrillas,€paramilitary,€armyÐ ^" Ðand€navy€about€peace€and€respect€for€human€life.€€€In€many€ministries€around€the€world€it€is€difficult€to€see€theÐ Í# Ðgood€that€is€happening,€but€here€the€harvest€is€great€but€the€workers€are€few,€as€Jesus€says€in€Mark.€€€TwoÐ ŒÜ$ Ðinternationals€in€a€community€can€secure€food€deliveries€for€thousands€of€people€by€just€riding€along€in€a€truck,Ð K ›% Ðwe€donððt€need€to€buy€the€food,€or€a€truck€ð!ð€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔjustÔ_Ô€ride€along€and€escort€it€past€paramilitary€checkpoints.€€€€PleaseÐ  !Z& Ðsend€this€request€to€anyone€you€might€know€who€speaks€a€little€Spanish€and€has€a€few€weeks.€€€There€is€anÐ É!' Ðorganization€here€that€I€can€connect€them€with€to€place€them€in€the€countryside.€€€€If€you€donððt€speak€Spanish,Ð ˆ"Ø( Ðthatððs€ok€too,€we€can€send€you€out€with€someone€who€does.Ð G#—) ÐÌThanks€for€your€ears€and€eyes,€and€I€look€forward€to€hearing€from€you€soon.Ð Å$ + ÐÌfor€peace,Ð C&“!- ÐScott€KerrÐ 'R". ÐBarrancabermejaÐ Á'#/ ÐÌ2)€ò òLocations€issuing€invitations€that€CPT€has€had€to€turn€down€for€lack€of€volunteers€and€resourcesó óÐ ?)$1 ÐÌFormer€Yugoslav€republicsÐ ½* &3 ÐÌFormer€Soviet€republicsÐ ;,‹'5 ÐÌÔ_ÔChechnyaÔ_ÔÐ ¹- )7 ЇVarious€indigenous€groups€in€Canada€and€the€United€StatesÐ ° ÐÌVarious€urban€areas€in€Canada€and€the€United€StatesÐ .~ ÐÌRegions€outside€Barrancabermeja€in€ColombiaÐ ¬ü ÐÌJerusalem€and€various€locations€in€the€West€Bank€and€GazaÐ * z ÐÌEthiopia€and€EritreaÐ ¨ ø ÐÌAfghanistanÐ & v  ÐÌThe€PhilippinesÐ ¤ ô  ÐÌÌò òPart€II:€Sessionó óÐ á1  ÐÌò òFocusòòó ó€(10€minutes)óóÐ _¯  ÐÌWho€is€the€leader€of€your€group?€€Do€you€have€one?€€If€so€how€did€he€or€she€become€the€leader?€€How€areÐ Ý- Ðpeople€chosen€for€leadership€positions€in€your€church?Ð œì ÐÌNext,€discuss€as€a€group€which€violent€situations€at€home€or€abroad€concern€them€most.€€If€your€group€wasÐ j Ðresponsible€for€finding€the€people€to€deal€with€this€violence,€how€would€you€go€about€selecting€them?Ð Ù) ÐÌò òTransition:ó ó€If€one€had€no€knowledge€of€Church€history,€he€or€she€would€never€guess€by€viewing€contemporaryÐ W§ Ðchurch€leadership€structures€that€Christianity€began€as€a€haphazard€effort€on€the€part€of€peasants,€fishermen,Ð f Ðcarpenters€and€tax€collectors€to€respond€to€the€Holy€Spirit.€€They€would€never€guess€that€people€becameÐ Õ% Ðleaders€of€the€first€century€church€after€lay€people€identified€a€need€and€appointed€them€to€deal€with€it.€€ButÐ ”ä Ðthis€was€indeed€the€beginning€of€the€church€that€today€encompasses€more€than€a€billion€people.Ð S£ ÐÌCPT€also€began€as€a€small€effort€ð!ð€one€part„time€staff€member€in€donated€office€space€ð!ð€and€has€grown€intoÐ Ñ! Ðan€organization€that€has€supported€projects€in€Europe,€the€Middle€East,€Latin€America,€the€Caribbean€andÐ à  ÐNorth€America.€€Like€the€first€century€church,€it€could€have€failed€any€number€of€times€(and€may€still€fail),€butÐ OŸ! Ða€reliance€on€the€Holy€Spirit€and€the€prayers€of€Christians€who€have€captured€the€vision€of€CPT€have€madeÐ ^" Ðit€possible€for€CPT€to€confront€violence,€support€reconciliation€efforts€and€save€lives.Ð Í# ÐÌò òEngage€the€Textòòó ó€(20€minutes)ò òÐ K ›% Ðó óóóÌAfter€reading€through€ð ðStudy,ðð€think€of€contemporary€analogies€for€the€dynamics€of€the€first€century€followersÐ É!' Ðof€the€Way.€€Who€are€the€Ô_ÔHellenizedÔ_Ô€followers,€i.e.,€people€who€have€adopted€the€customs€and€language€ofÐ ˆ"Ø( Ðthe€prevailing€culture?€€Who€are€the€non„Ô_ÔHellenizedÔ_Ô€followers€ð!ð€the€people€who€put€identify€more€with€theirÐ G#—) Ðreligious€tradition€than€the€prevailing€culture?€€What€are€the€tensions€between€the€two€groups?€€Who€are€theÐ $V* Ðapostles?€€Who€is€the€religious€establishment?€€Who€is€the€Roman€Empire?€€Who€are€the€people€gifted€inÐ Å$ + Ðpreaching€and€evangelization?€€Who€are€the€people€responsible€for€seeing€that€the€needs€of€the€people€getÐ „%Ô , Ðmet?Ð C&“!- ÐÌò òOption€A:ó ó€Each€individual€in€your€group€should€select€one€of€the€above€ð ðcontemporaryðð€roles€and€enact€aÐ Á'#/ Ðdrama€based€on€the€story€line€in€Acts€6:1„7.€€Spend€about€five€minutes€thinking€about€how€you€will€play€yourÐ €(Ð#0 Ðparts.€€You€do€not€have€to€make€the€outcome€the€same.€€You€may€find€it€more€interesting€if€some€peopleÐ ?)$1 Ðprotest€their€roles.€€What€if€the€traditional€members€of€the€group€begin€complaining€about€the€disadvantagedÐ þ)N%2 Ðmembers€getting€special€treatment?€€€What€if€the€ð ðlogisticsðð€people€the€group€appoints€do€not€want€to€take€onÐ ½* &3 Ðthe€task?€€€What€if€members€of€the€group€resent€the€ð ðapostlesðð€for€not€being€willing€to€do€the€mundane€work?€Ð |+Ì&4 ÐYou€may€wish€to€note€the€descriptions€of€ð ðthe€sevenðð€in€Study€ð!ð€administrators,€preachers,€martyrs,€a€hereticÐ ;,‹'5 Ð(or€one€who€founded€a€heretical€sect)€and€an€unknown.€€How€do€these€men€foreshadow€other€church€leadersÐ ú,J(6 Ðthroughout€history?Ð ¹- )7 Їò òOption€B:ó ó€Select€a€real€or€imagined€violent€situation€at€home€or€abroad€that€concerns€your€group.€€As€a€groupÐ ° Ðdiscuss€what€needs€to€happen€to€confront€this€violence€and€then€select€members€of€your€group€to€deal€withÐ o¿ Ðit.Ð .~ ÐÌò òRespondó óÐ ¬ü ÐTry€to€think€of€other€Christian€groups€that€started€small€to€meet€a€need€and€then€grew€into€an€organization.€Ð k» ÐÌNext,€imagine€that€CPT€had€unlimited€resources€and€personnel.€€What€violence„reduction€projects€would€youÐ é 9 Ðlike€to€see€CPT€take€on?€€What€can€the€churches€do€to€help€facilitate€CPTððs€growth€to€accommodate€theseÐ ¨ ø Ðprojects.Ð g ·  ÐÌò òClosingó óÐ å 5  ÐIdentify€places€in€the€world€today€that€need€nonviolent€activists.€€Pray€for€each€of€these€regions.€€Pray€for€theÐ ¤ ô  ÐHoly€Spirit€to€continue€guiding€CPT.Ð c³  ÐÌò òPart€III:€Leader€Guidelinesó óÐ á1  ÐÌò òItems€neededó óÐ _¯  ÐYou€may€wish€to€come€up€with€some€basic€ð ðpropsðð€or€clothing€to€distinguish€the€characters€in€the€drama€basedÐ n  Ðon€Acts€6:1„7,€e.g.,€the€apostles€could€carry€Bibles€to€preach€from;€the€ð ðÔ_ÔhellenistsÔ_Ôðð€could€sport€fake€Ô_ÔtatoosÔ_Ô€orÐ Ý- Ðsome€current€fashionable€accessories;€the€ð ðÔ_ÔtraditionalsÔ_Ôðð€could€wear€suit€coats,€etc.;€the€administrators€couldÐ œì Ðwear€work€gloves€or€aprons.Ð [« ÐÌò òResourcesó óÐ Ù) ÐPaul€L.€Maier,€òòÔ_ÔEusebiusÔ_Ô:€the€Church€History.€óóGrand€Rapids,€MI:€Ô_ÔKregelÔ_Ô€Publications,€1999.Ð ˜è ÐÌò òTips€for€leadingó óÐ f ÐIn€order€to€save€time,€you€may€wish€to€make€a€brief€outline€of€the€stories€of€Stephen€and€Philip€so€that€you€canÐ Õ% Ðparaphrase€them€for€the€group.€€You€may€also€wish€to€do€more€preparation€for€the€drama€than€is€called€forÐ ”ä Ðin€the€lesson,€i.e.€€calling€people€during€the€week€and€asking€one€of€them€to€play€a€disgruntled€person€whoÐ S£ Ðis€not€receiving€his€or€her€fair€share€of€the€food€distribution,€one€of€the€seven€new€administrators,€etc.