CCBT Practicum – Tools Development

Facilitator Guide

Duration: 90 minutes

Focus of Session: If people are given tools, they can build what they need in order to accomplish the work that is set before them. But what can they do if they do not have the tools? They can wait for someone to come along and give them the tools they need or else they can build their own tools and accomplish the work. This session will generate excitement to be part of the global development team that builds the necessary tools and are willing to explore, experiment, and test potentially risky technology options.

Method: Socratic method using open discussion and breakout groups.

Introduction

Use this time to set the tone for this session by asking questions and prompting student activity. While this session will contain a lot of information, much of it new to participants, it is important that they discover this information for themselves. Your goal as facilitator is to prepare them to take on the task of creating the tools they need and contribute to the global effort of developing Bible translation tools.

Thought Exercise

Welcome everyone to your session. Announce that you are going to start with a thought exercise. Tell them to imagine that they are driving their car on a stretch of deserted roadway and they get a flat tire. What should they do? Ask:

• Should they change the tire themselves or wait for someone to come along and change it for them?
• What if they are on their way to an important appointment and need the work done as quickly as possible?
• What do they need in order to change the tire? (List the tools needed on a whiteboard or flipchart.)
• What steps do they need to go through to change the tire? (List the steps next to the tools.)

Once this part of the exercise is finished, point out that some people were more willing to change the tire than others. Some people had more knowledge about how to do this than others in the room. Would we expect that everyone is equally capable of changing a tire? Or would we expect that some people would be better at it than others? In spite of this, is changing a tire something that we would expect anyone to be able to do with a small amount of instruction? Point to the lists and ask what they represent. (Answer: Tools and Processes) Let them know that this session is going to look at the process of creating tools.

Biblical Foundation

Objective: Participants will gain a biblical understanding to serving one another for God’s glory.

Direct them to Exodus 31:1-11 and ask a volunteer to read the passage. Lead a discussion of this passage using these follow-on questions.

• Who called Bezalel and Oholiab to the work?
• What was Bezalel filled with in verse 3?
• How was this manifested in verses 4 and 5?