IMPACT Magazine Issue 3.1 | Page 13

In September of 2013, Haggai Institute convened a session of married couples. These 32 top-level couples from 17 countries pioneered a unique training experience – learning side by side with the goal of reinforcing each other’s commitment to Kingdom expansion in future years. Eighty percent of the participants were in marketplace professions. The average age for husbands was 49 and for wives, 45. TOP FIVE CURRICULUM TOPICS THEY HAD NEVER BEEN TAUGHT BEFORE (Percentage of participants) 84 % Communicating the Gospel to the Majority Community 74 % Communicating the Gospel in a Pluralist Context 70 % Biblical and Contemporary Models of Evangelizing 68 % How to Train Others for Evangelizing According to Director of Training Raffy Mendoza, “A spouse can serve as an accountability partner, reminding the other of the commitments made during the training. Many couples expressed the benefit of having a common experience of the urgent need to evangelize.” 67 % Communicating the Gospel to the Next Generation Participants work together on a group assignment at the Couples’ Training Session. 13