What is CDP???

• Cassette Discipleship Program – a grass roots evangelistic tool – villager reaching villager.
• Villagers become Village Evangelists (VEs) – ever reaching out! With cassette messages and witness.
• Trained (non-literate) villagers (VEs) reach out to     their peers! – Truly villagers reaching villagers!
• Structured dialog cassette messages are used for Outreach and Training, and confirming scriptures.
• Outreach to the lost and added training for the VE – see the “Cassette Messages”.
• CDP leadership handles the translation, VE training and placement. – seeking to blanket all areas!
• Each VE reaches out to about 10,000 villagers – establishing home worship centers and churches.
• This includes about 6,000 children! – DVBS  methods are used – hearts are changed!
• Fathers, mothers, and children come to Jesus – lives changed! – Now purposeful. – Now secure!
• Communities are strengthened – scores, hundreds, thousands impacted – New Creatures in Christ!
• The Task in India requires almost 80,000 VEs (to reach out to 800 Million villagers) – Costing $12M.
• The Task in Africa is nearly the same – in 59 Countries – currently 18 countries now in CDP.
• The VEs are born again villagers that love Jesus and volunteer to serve Him! – reaching 10 villages.
• The four Message Cassettes and Scripture Portions (which they translate) are on our WEBSITE.
• Each VE is in an Outpost of 10-20 VEs – they are accountable – to God’s word and CDP leadership.
• In general, there are about 20 Outposts for each language/state demographic unit.
• Generally establish one Outpost in each language area – seeking to multiply Outposts to blanket area!
• CDP can apply in any “village oriented” country if literacy is a major problem – need oral methods.

The key steps necessary to establish a healthy CDP

       It appears to us that the following basic CDP tasks completion are first order business (some of these tasks can be done at the same time of course):
       1. Establish detail village requirements (include specific total to be reached),

      2. An Outpost map versus languages for total task ( * Tier 1s, with 20 VEs per Outpost per language) -- this takes careful and diligent screening and  evaluation. Soon in time, start a Tier 1 for each language. It is highly desired to get Tier 1s for each language before going much further with the earlier Tiers. Efficiency of VE and equipment use is a factor here—yet, with the plan to get all villagers reached
  
      3. Establish the desired calendar dates to accomplish each Outpost, each Tier.

      4. Translate the four CDP script messages from the WEBSITE into the language to be reached with each Tier 1 set of 20 VEs.

      5. Record the translated dialog scripts to master tape for each language.

       6. Prepare first batch of cassette tapes—four each per VE.

       7. Translate or use available Language Bible tapes to establish Scripture
       Portions per WEBSITE selected scriptures (for up to 17 cassettes per VE).

       8. Select and train 20 VEs per Outpost to be established—include 3-to-1 “on the job training” for growth of Outreach.

       9. Deploy VEs per plan of 1 though 3 above.

      10. Establish 3-to-1 “on the job training” with VEs.

      11. Establish regular reporting and training schedule for VEs and supervisors.

      12. Prepare for next Tier level of Outposts (generally 3 times  last Tier’s quantity).

      13. Repeat items 2 through 13 until enough Outposts/VEs are deployed to reach  all villagers of the country (note: this should be in less than six years as equipments are available.

   *       The Tiers Legend: Each country grows to the needed Tier level - the last level truncated as necessary:-

     Tier 1 --- One Outpost:  20 VEs (to reach out to 200,000 villagers)

     Tier 2 --- Four Outposts:  60 new, 80 total VEs (to reach out to 800,000  villagers)

     Tier 3 --- 16 Outposts:  240 new,  320 total VEs (to reach out to 3.2 Million  villagers)

     Tier 4 --- 64 Outposts: 960 new, 1,280 total VEs (to reach  out to  12.8 Million  villagers)

     Tier 5 --- 256 Outposts: 3,840 new, 5,120 total VEs (to reach out to 51.2 Million villagers)

     Tier 6 --- 1024 Outposts: 15,360 new, 20,480 total VEs to reach  out to 302.8  Million villagers)

 CDP Evangelist’s Initiatory Training Course.

 A three full day training course is designed to achieve the following objectives:

1. To provide a period of spiritual preparation to the newly selected evangelists before they are sent to the harvest fields.
2. To inform them about the Biblical imperatives to qualify for the work of an evangelist.
3. To evaluate every evangelist - his/her goals, attitudes, aptitude for work, talents, planning skills, time consciousness, etc.
4. To inform the requirements on the handling of equipment and accessories provided.
5. To inculcate the uttermost standards of stewardship of time and talents.

The PROGRAM is so designed to emphasize the need for personal daily devotions, corporate worship, Bible study and physical health and hygiene. Ten 90 minutes sessions cover a set curriculum and syllabus of studies. The timetable is kept tight to keep the VEs on their toes.  Every effort is made to bring home the importance of the value and of management of time in their daily routine once they go to the fields with harvest as the focus.  The faculty members shall provide the notes of their lectures for students to carry home. They should also provide them with relevant reading materials to inculcate in them the habit of adding knowledge to their faith.

The following is the content of the program:

1. Bible Study: The study should cover the details of our Lord’s GREAT COMMISSION (Matt. 23:18-20). For this, either the first 8 chapters of the Acts of Apostles or any other portion or book of the New Testament is chosen and Studied in its entirety.
2. Session I: Evangelism Explained: Effective proclamation of the Gospel; reaching the unreached; people-wise evangelism; encouraging men and women to accept Christ and make them disciples; transforming new Christians into responsible members of the Church.
3. Session II: Who is an Evangelist: Biblical standards for evangelists- qualities and qualifications; stewardship of time, talents and treasure; aspects of discipleship.
4. Session III: Life- style of an Evangelist: Effective Christian witness and life: How to be an example to new believers and others? The use of words in Christian life-style.
5. Session IV; V; & VI: Audio Cassettes & Evangelism: Special features; personal and group evangelism through audiocassettes; CDP cassettes played and discussed.
6. Session VII: Methods of Bible study: Importance of personal daily Bible study; conducting Bible study sessions; 12 methods of Bible study.
7. Session VIII: Gospel Preaching: “Preach the Word”- How to prepare a sermon.
8. Session IX: Ministry of Healing and the Evangelist: An overview of health and hygiene from Biblical and scientific points of view; the importance of prayer therapy.
9. Session X: Dedication of the Evangelists and commissioning them to do CDP Ministry.

It is necessary that the faculty members and supervisors of the training course meet every night to evaluate the effectiveness of the day’s programme and find remedies wherever improvements need to be effected. They should also evaluate the participants every day and offer help, guidance and counseling to individual cases who need them.

The importance of physical fitness needs to be stressed by explaining the meaning of Luke 2:52. Practical physical fitness programme may be demonstrated by a committed Christian physical education instructor at the evening time allotted for the purpose.

Jesus trained His disciples for multiplication of disciples. Let us follow His footsteps and train our CDP evangelists to produce disciples for the Lord in their fields of activity.

That is CDP!!!