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Downloadable version of 'Facing the Challenge'
The downloadable version of 'Facing the Challenge' contains everything that you need to run the course with a group or to study it for yourself:
- the entire course handbook in pdf format
- six sets of printable overhead projector slide masters, also in pdf format
- six MS PowerPoint® presentations
The CDROM also contains sound tracks for the presentations. These are not included in the downloadable version.
Download now (self extracting exe file for Windows)
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System requirements:
Personal computer capable of running Adobe Reader® and MS PowerPoint® or PowerPoint® Viewer. The self-extracting exe file requires Microsoft Windows.
Download size
The download is a single self-extracting zipped file of about 7 MB size.
How to install the self-extracting exe file:
You may find it helpful to print out this page for future reference, before you download the course.
Download and save the file challenge.exe to a convenient location on your hard disk.
When the download is complete, double-click on the file. This will extract all the course files to a folder called 'Challenge' (unless you specify an alternative destination).
The files included in the download are as follows:
| ftc01.pdf | Title page and copyright information |
| ftc02.pdf | Introduction |
| ftc03.pdf | Using 'Facing the Challenge' with a group |
| ftc04.pdf | Session 1: Why do we need to understand the challenge? |
| ftc05.pdf | Session 2: Understanding the challenge |
| ftc06.pdf | Session 3: Truth matters |
| ftc07.pdf | Session 4: Cross-cultural 'missionaries' |
| ftc08.pdf | Session 5: Desperately seeking something |
| ftc09.pdf | Session 6: How can you be so arrogant? |
| ftc10.pdf | Ten steps to make a difference |
| ftc11.pdf | Appendix A: Changing Church |
| ftc12.pdf | Appendix B: Can we be confident in the truth of the Good News? |
| ftc13.pdf | Evaluation form |
| ohps1.pdf | OHP slides for session 1: Why do we need to understand the challenge? |
| ohps2.pdf | OHP slides for session 2: Understanding the challenge |
| ohps3.pdf | OHP slides for session 3: Truth matters |
| ohps4.pdf | OHP slides for session 4: Cross-cultural 'missionaries' |
| ohps5.pdf | OHP slides for session 5: Desperately seeking something |
| ohps6.pdf | OHP slides for session 6: How can you be so arrogant? |
| onscreen1.ppt | MS PowerPoint® presentation for session 1: Why do we need to understand the challenge? |
| onscreen2.ppt | MS PowerPoint® presentation for session 2: Understanding the challenge |
| onscreen3.ppt | MS PowerPoint® presentation for session 3: Truth matters |
| onscreen4.ppt | MS PowerPoint® presentation for session 4: Cross-cultural 'missionaries' |
| onscreen5.ppt | MS PowerPoint® presentation for session 5: Desperately seeking something |
| onscreen6.ppt | MS PowerPoint® presentation for session 6: How can you be so arrogant? |