Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 10
The interview ended with the challenge, “How does God want to use us in reaching the world?” alongside very concrete ideas (booths at foster events, giving books to police for calls involving children, parks, cafés, bulk distribution); what would it cost your group to adopt one of these specific pathways in the next 30–60 days, and what motivations (love, guilt, image, fear) would be exposed by either doing it—or avoiding it?
Another way to ask: What would your group have to give up or change to try one of these outreach ideas in the next 30–60 days? If you do it or avoid it, what would that reveal about your real reasons—love, guilt, wanting to look good, or fear?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
The transcript suggests reaching the world often looks like simple, organized steps that put Jesus-centered resources into children’s hands; the “cost” is time, coordination, and willingness to show up where vulnerable children are. Whether we act or avoid will expose what is driving us—love for children and obedience to God, or fear of inconvenience and discomfort.
- Brian ends with the question: “How does God want to use us in reaching the world?” and says God is “looking for people to use in being his representatives.”
- Sherlyn suggests direct foster-system avenues: setting up “a booth at…a Christmas banquet…or a family fun day” to hand books “directly to the children.”
- She mentions an existing model: a church made bags with “a book and a fidget toy and a fleece blanket” given to police “for…calls where children are involved.”
- Brian adds public settings: “parks,” their “café” with “free books,” and bulk distribution to “churches, small groups.”
- Sherlyn frames urgency and scope: “children everywhere in the world,” and “the options are limitless.”