Part 3 (Module/ Week 7) God’s
Story Video Presentation
Create a 5-10-minute video of yourself communicating the Story
of God. Make sure to include the 14 essential elements listed
below. You should have prepared your outline for this
presentation in your Gospel Communication Part 2 paper.
Essential Elements:
1.Creation
2.Fall-Sin
3.Promise-Covenant
4.Prophecies
5.Virgin Birth
6.Incarnation
7.Deity (fully man–fully God)
8.Jesus’ life (person and works)
9.Jesus’ Death
10.Resurrection
11.Ascension
12.Return
13.Reconciliation
14.Kingship
PLEASE prepare a 5-10 minute speech so I can read for this part
of the assignment based off of the outline. It must be timed for
5-10 minutes.
This is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of the assignment. If
there is ANYTHING that you need please let me know so that I
can help guide you with this assignment.
Please ask for help and if you need to see the two previous
assignments I will be more than happy to send them to you.
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Gospel Communication Project Instructions
The Gospel Communication Project allows students to apply the principles of Cultural
Intelligence to a specific cross-cultural evangelistic encounter. In this 3-part project, students will
research cultural elements which will affect a person’s understanding of the gospel message,
create a strategy for communicating effectively with a person from a specific culture, and present
the story of God through video.
Part 1: Cultural Profile (Module/ Week 3)
This paper will be the first section of an ongoing gospel communication project in this course.
For this paper, you should choose someone you know who is from a significantly different
culture than your own (look for differences in things like country/region of origin, ethnicity,
language, religion, time orientation, etc.). You will write a formal academic paper about the
cultural elements of this person. This paper will prepare you to share God's story with them in an
effective way for their culture and worldview. While there is no specific word count or page
count for this project, significant effort should be made to thoroughly explore each of the topics
below. Most students find that 8–10 pages is sufficient to meet the minimum requirement. Your
paper should be neatly formatted and organized, and it should include a cover page, page
numbers, footnote citations, proper headings and subheadings, and a bibliography. It should be
double spaced and in Times New Roman, 12- pt. font.
Part 1, Section 1: Cultural Background
In this section, you should introduce the person you have chosen to receive the Gospel message.
Answer the following questions in a paragraph or two. (Questions in parenthesis are suggestions
to help guide you as you describe the person.)
Give details about their identity (What is their age? Ethnicity? Where are they from?
What religion do they follow? What language they speak? Where do they live now? What
do they do for school/work, etc.?).
Provide information on your relationship with the person. (How do you know them? What
are your interactions with them? Are they a coworker or neighbor? Do you see them on a
regular basis or just periodically?)
Discuss how their current circumstances affect their cultural practices. (If their family is
from a foreign country, but they have grown up most of their life in America, how does
that affect their worldview? Do they adhere to all the traditional cultural practices on
their parents?)
Discuss their interest in issues of faith? (Is this person open to hearing the story of God?)
**If you do not know someone from another culture, you may use a fictitious character and make
up the cultural background information. The rest of your paper must follow the themes set by this
section.
Part 1, Section 2: Cultural Systems
In this section, you should choose at least 4 of the 6 cultural systems from Chapter 4 of Leading
with Cultural Intelligence. Discuss each cultural system and identify which ones apply most
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directly to the culture of your friend. How does that cultural system affect your friend's way of
life, interactions, aspirations, and openness to issues of faith? Aside from interviewing your
friend, you should include research from at least 1 outside source to support your arguments.
Part 1, Section 3: Cultural Value Orientations
In this section, discuss at least 7 of the 10 cultural value orientations. Which cultural values are
strong in your friend and their culture? How do each of these cultural values affect your friend's
worldview and actions? Use at least 1 outside resource other than interviewing your friend to
support your assessment of the culture.
Submit Part 1 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 3.
Part 2: Communication Strategy and Gospel Story Outline (Module/ Week 5).
This paper is the second section of an ongoing project throughout this course. In this paper, you
will continue to explore your friend’s culture and build on what you learned in Part 1 of the
project. Then, you will synthesize them to come up with a strategy for sharing the story of God
with your friend. Finally, you will outline your Gospel Presentation. You will write a formal
academic paper. Your paper should be neatly formatted and organized, and it should include a
cover page, page numbers, footnote citations, proper headings and subheadings, and a
bibliography. It should be double spaced and in Times New Roman, 12- pt font.
Part 2, Section 1: Elements of Communication
Discuss at least 3 elements of verbal and non-verbal communication which are prevalent in your
friend's culture. (Think about the verbal and non-verbal communication strategies presented in
Chapter 7 of Leading with Cultural Intelligence.) Support your statements with at least 1 outside
source.
Part 2, Section 2: Strategy for Communication
In this section, you will create a plan to communicate effectively to your friend. Answer the
following questions in a couple of paragraphs. (Questions in parenthesis are suggestions to help
guide your thoughts).
Discuss how you will use your knowledge of these cultural value orientations, cultural
systems, and elements of communication to share the gospel effectively with your friend.
(Which of their cultural value orientations should you keep in mind as you try to
communicate with them? How will you adjust your communication, your approach to the
conversation, and your language in order to best communicate the gospel message?)
Discuss how you will craft your story to meet your friend where they are. (Are there any
themes you may use to focus your presentation which would most speak to your friend
according to their culture and worldview? What part of the story do you think they will
relate to most based on what you know about their cultural systems and cultural value
orientations?)
Part 2, Section 3: Outline of God’s Story
Prepare to share the Gospel by outlining the Story of God you would share. As we have
discussed the Grand Narrative of scripture, we have covered many different topics and stories
from the Bible, but there are some key elements which must be included in your story.
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Essential Elements:
1.Creation
2.Fall-Sin
3.Promise-Covenant
4.Prophecies
5.Virgin Birth
6.Incarnation
7.Deity (fully man–fully God)
8.Jesus’ life (person and works)
9.Jesus’ Death
10.Resurrection
11.Ascension
12.Return
13.Reconciliation
14.Kingship
You should outline how you would present the Story of God to your friend, making sure to
address each of the 14 elements listed above. You should also list scripture references for each
element that you present. While you do not need to recite the scripture as you tell the story, we
want to see that you know where in the Bible to point someone to if the opportunity were to
arise. In your outline, you should list enough content to show that you know what each element
is about, how it connects to the bigger picture of the grand narrative, and the best way to share
the story. Simply listing the element and key words will not be acceptable.
Submit Part 2 by 11:50 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 5.
Part 3 (Module/ Week 7) God’s Story Video Presentation
Create a 5-10-minute video of yourself communicating the Story of God. Make sure to include
the 14 essential elements listed below. You should have prepared your outline for this
presentation in your Gospel Communication Part 2 paper.
Essential Elements:
1.Creation
2.Fall-Sin
3.Promise-Covenant
4.Prophecies
5.Virgin Birth
6.Incarnation
7.Deity (fully man–fully God)
8.Jesus’ life (person and works)
9.Jesus’ Death
10.Resurrection
11.Ascension
12.Return
13.Reconciliation
14.Kingship
Here are some things to consider as you complete this assignment:
This is a communication class, and this is your “oral” communication assignment for the
semester, so the following principles of oral communication should be considered. You will be
graded more on content than delivery, but these principles of communication do affect your
presentation:
Rate of speech: Don’t talk so fast that your audience cannot understand you or so slow
that your listener gets bored.
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Language and pronunciation: Make sure that you are speaking clearly and that your
words are appropriate for your audience. Example: if you are speaking to someone who
has no previous understanding of the gospel or church culture, don’t use complex church
words like sanctification and justification.
Inflection and tone: Don’t be that monotone professor that makes you fall asleep! Your
inflection and tone communicate your excitement (or lack thereof) for the message you
are communicating.
Eye contact and facial expressions: Don’t stare at the ground or just read your story
without looking up. Make eye contact with the camera. Try not to look angry. This is a
story that you are (or should be) excited to share!
Gestures: Try not to gesture so much that it is distracting, but don’t be scared to use
gestures to illustrate or emphasize your point.
Creativity
You may utilize any resources to craft the way you will communicate the story, but you
may not simply read or repeat someone else’s story (i.e. don’t just read the Creation to
Return story from hennastories.org or S-T4T).
You may be as creative as you would like with background or visuals to supplement the
Story. Just make sure that you don’t sacrifice content for creativity!
Submit Part 3 by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 7.
Gospel Communication Part 3 (Video Presentation) Rubric
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Criteria
Levels of Achievement
Content 70%.
Advanced 90–100%
Proficient 70–89%
Developing 1–69%
Not present
Story Elements (20)
18 to 20 points
Exceptionally clear and thorough
presentation of all 14 elements of
the Grand Narrative Story
14 to 17 points
Mostly clear and thorough
presentation of at least 10-13
elements of the Grand Narrative
Story
1 to 13 points
Presentation includes less than 10
elements of the Grand Narrative Story
or it is unclear how many elements
are included
0 points
Not present
Knowledgeable
Presentation (50)
45 to 50 points
Each element of the story is
thoroughly explained with details,
creativity, and connecting
thoughts which help to tell a
fluent and engaging story from
beginning to end. Someone truly
can understand the Grand
Narrative after hearing this story.
35 to 44 points
Each element of the story is
explained with some details,
creativity, and connecting thoughts,
the story is mostly fluent from
beginning to end. Someone can
understand most of the Grand
Narrative after hearing this story.
1 to 34 points
Some elements of the story are
explained but more details, creativity,
and connecting thoughts are needed
to make the story fluent from
beginning to end.
0 points
Not present
Structure 30%.
Advanced 90–100%
Proficient 70–89%
Developing 1–69%
Not present
Professional
Communication (30)
27 to 30 points
Presentation is exceptionally clear,
engaging, and professional
keeping in mind fluency, rate of
speech, language, pronunciation,
inflection, tone, eye contact, facial
expressions, and gestures.
21 to 26 points
Presentation is mostly clear,
engaging, and professional keeping
in mind fluency, rate of speech,
language, pronunciation, inflection,
tone, eye contact, facial
expressions, and gestures.
1 to 20 points
Presentation is somewhat clear,
engaging, and professional, but needs
work in one or more of the following
areas: fluency, rate of speech,
language, pronunciation, inflection,
tone, eye contact, facial expressions,
and gestures.
0 points
Not present
The Gospel Communication Project
According to Genesis, God created the heavens and the earth. In addition, God said let
there be light and he separated it from the darkness. On the second day, God separated the waters
under and above the sky. On the third day, God made the water bodies and the dry land and
commanded the earth to produce vegetation. On the fourth day, God made the heavenly bodies to
separate the day from the night. On the fifth day, God made the sea creatures and birds of the air
and blessed them to be fruitful. On the sixth day, God commanded the earth to produce living
creatures according to their kinds. God then created man in His own image and likeness. God
rested on the seventh day. While still in the Garden of Eden, mankind rebelled against God. This
was when Satan tempted the woman to eat the forbidden fruit in which she afterward took to the
man and, therefore, mankind went their own way from God.
During the covenant between God and Abram, God promised Abram that He would give
him a son, many descendants and land to possess. Moreover, God promised that he would deliver
Abram’s descendants from 40 years of slave captivity and punish the nation that would enslave
them. During the covenant, God ordered Abram to bring a heifer, a ram and a goat each three years
old, a dove, and a young pigeon. Abram was to cut the animals into two except the birds and
arrange the halves opposite each other. During the covenant, God manifested Himself as a blaze
of smoke with a blazing torch and passed between the cut pieces.
In the Bible, God used Prophets to communicate to his people. Both the Major Prophets
and the Minor Prophets received inspirational messages from God, which they passed to the
people. The Holy Ghost was upon Mary as she was the most favored among women. Moreover,
despite being a virgin, the power of the most-highest overshadowed her and, therefore, she gave
birth to the son of God. According to the gospel of John chapter 1, John describes that in the
beginning there was the word and the word was with God and the Word was God, and the word
came to the world in form of mankind. Additionally, in Romans 5:15, Jesus came to the world to
save mankind from his sinful nature. Moreover, in Hebrews 2:17, Jesus came as a man so that he
would be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God and Men.
Jesus grew up in Nazareth. He was baptized by John the Baptist at the age of 31, thereafter,
starting his mission. He then chose his twelve disciples who assisted him during his mission. Jesus
performed various miraculous acts during his mission. Such acts are Faith healing; resurrection;
exorcism; the forgiveness of sin; and control over nature. Moreover, Jesus spent time teaching
about the Kingdom of God. The Sanhedrin arrested Jesus and put him to trial. They made
accusations against him such as violation of the Sabbath; sorcery, exorcism by the power of
demons, claiming to be the son of God and threatening to destroy the Jewish temple. Afterward,
Pontius Pilate sentenced him to be whipped with a lash of multiple thongs. Jesus was finally
crucified by the Romans at Golgotha.
Jesus resurrected after spending three days in the tomb. According to Luke 24:1-8; two
angels appeared to the women who had carried spices to apply on the body of Jesus in the tomb
and informed them of his resurrection. Jesus led his disciples to the vicinity of Bethany. He made
his final teachings and promised his disciples that he would send them a helper. Jesus then lifted
up his hands and blessed his disciples as he was taken into heaven. Jesus stated clearly that no one
knows the exact date and time that the Father has set for his return. According to Luke 12:40,
Christians should be ready for Christ will return at an hour that no one expects. God calls his
children to reconciliation with him by accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Personal Savior. In
Mathew 5:9, Jesus says that blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God.
According to the gospel of Mark, the gospel is the good news of God's kingdom pertaining to the
Kingship of Jesus Christ over all the creation.
