SLT200 Student Assignment Schedule: 2017-18
May-Start
May 1–May 28 Facilitator assignments; connect w/ group;
set meeting schedule; begin studies
May 29–June 5 Tending Your Garden, Part 1
June 6–13 Tending Your Garden, Part 2
(complete prayer worksheet)
June 14–21 Living Life God’s Way, CD 1
Intro: “Inheriting God’s Heart”
June 22–29 Living Life God’s Way, Elective Lesson
(one LLGW lesson of your choice)
June 30–July 4 SUMMER BREAK
July 5–12 SLT Lesson #1: Finding Your Place on the Wall
Devotional Classics:
Soren Kierkegaard: “Praying to Will One Thing”
Frank Laubach: “Opening Windows to God”
July 13–20 SLT Lesson #2: The Story of Creation
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Intro & Forward
July 21–28 SLT Lesson #3: The Sovereignty of God
Devotional Classics:
E. Stanley Jones: “The Habit of Reading the Bible Daily”
Sadhu Sundar Singh: “Sharing the Joy with Others”
July 29–Aug 5 SLT Lesson #4: The Sovereignty of God in
Our Personal Lives
Devotional Classics:
Francis of Assisi: “A Harvest of Souls”
Madame Guyon: “Praying the Scripture”
Aug 6–13 Amusing Ourselves to Death: Ch. 1-3
Aug 14–21 SLT Lesson #5: Destiny
Devotional Classics:
John Chrysostom: “Sermon on Dying to Sin”
Charles Spurgeon: “Sermon on Revival”
Aug 22–29 SLT Lesson #6: Personal Destiny and The
Corporate Purpose of the Church
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Ch. 4
Devotional Classics:
Watchman Nee: “Evangelism”
CS Lewis: “Giving All to Christ”
Aug 30–Sept 6 SLT Lesson #7: Recognizing Relational Joining
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Ch. 5
Devotional Classics:
Dallas Willard: “The Cost of Non-Discipleship”
Jonathan Edwards: “Engagement of the Heart”
Sept 7–14 SLT Lesson #8: Building Generationally
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Ch. 6
Devotional Classics:
Bernard of Clairvaux: “Four Degrees of Love”
Francois Fenelon: “A Will No Longer Divided”
Sept 15–22 SLT Lesson #9: Covenant
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Ch. 7-8
Sept 23–30 SLT Lesson #10: God’s Purpose for the Church
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Ch. 9
Oct 1–8 Amusing Ourselves to Death: Ch. 10-11
Oct 9–16 SLT Lesson #11: Service as Motivation
Devotional Classics:
Hannah Whitall Smith: “Recovering the Joy of Service”
Jeremy Taylor: “The Grace of Humility”
Oct 17–24 SLT Lesson #12: Recognizing Ministry Placement
Devotional Classics :
Francis de Sales: “One True Devotion”
John of the Cross: “Purifying the Soul”
Oct 25–Nov 1 The 7 Habits of Highly Eective People: Forward
& Part One: “Paradigms & Principles” (pp. 7-62)
Nov 2–9 SLT Lesson #13: The Strategic Life
Devotional Classics:
Gregory of Nyssa: “Running the Race”
Nov 10–17 SLT Lesson #14: Finding Your Disciplines
Devotional Classics:
Richard Rolle: “The Spiritual Flame”
John Calvin: “The Joy of Self-Denial”
Nov 18–26 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Nov 27– Dec 4 SLT Lesson #15: Discerning Seasons & Timing
Devotional Classics:
Blaise Pascal: “Falling into Presumption”
Dec 5–12 SLT Lesson #16: The Sabbath
Devotional Classics:
Thomas a Kempis: “Dealing with Temptations”
William Law: “God the Rule and Measure”
Dec 13–20 SLT Lesson #17: A Vision for Life on Oense
Devotional Classics:
Teresa of Avila: “Striving to Make Progress”
Thomas Kelly: “Becoming a Holy Sanctuary
of Adoration”
Dec 21–Jan 1 CHRISTMAS BREAK
Jan 2–9 On the Destiny of Nations: Intro & Ch. 1
The 7 Habits of Highly Eective People:
“Inside-Out Again” (pp. 309-319)
Jan 10–17 SLT Lesson #18: Becoming Problem Solvers
Devotional Classics:
Catherine of Genoa: “Waiting upon God”
George Fox: “Walking in the Power of God”
Jan 18–25
SLT Lesson #19: Discerning the Nature of a Problem
Devotional Classics:
Ignatius of Loyola: “Movements Produced in the Soul”
Jean-Pierre de Caussade: “The Present Moment”
Jan 26–Feb 2 SLT Lesson #20: Leadership & Management
The 7 Habits of Highly Eective People: Appendix B:
“A Quadrant II Day at the Oce” (pp. 343-352)
Devotional Classics:
William Temple: “The Church’s Impact on Society”
John Woolman: “Breaking the Yoke of Oppression”
Feb 3–10 SLT Lesson #21: Questions the 20th Century
Should Have Asked
On the Destiny of Nations: Ch. 2-3
Feb 11–18
SLT Lesson #22: Hard Questions about Leadership
Devotional Classics:
Elizabeth O’Connor: “Dealing with Money”
John Wesley: “Loving One Another”
Feb 19–26 SLT Lesson #23: God’s Green Light
On the Destiny of Nations: Ch. 4-5
Feb 27–Mar 6 On the Destiny of Nations: Ch. 6-8
Work on Essay
Mar 7–14 On the Destiny of Nations: Ch. 9
Work on Essay
Mar 15–31 Email final essay to oce & Facilitator.
Homework catch-up. March 31st hard deadline.