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What We Believe
God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. We believe that He has eternally existed in three persons: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.
Jesus is God's Son and He came to earth, fully God and fully man, lived a perfect and sinless life, was crucified on a cross, and rose from the grave three days later, and later ascended to heaven where he now sits at the right hand of The Father. We believe that Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins and Jesus is coming back.
The Holy Spirit is God’s presence and convicts us of our sin. We believe that in order to live the holy and fruitful lives that God intends for us, we need the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is inspired by God and we accept God’s word as the full and final authority for faith and life. We believe that every participant of The Lingo Project should be encouraged to search and read The Bible in order to find direction for their lives.
God is first in everything we do including learning a new language
We exist to build stronger communities through language education, guided by faith and a spirit of unity. We believe language is more than just words; it's a bridge that connects people and opens doors to opportunities. ​We believe that by the power of the Holy Spirit people can learn the language!
Genesis 11:1-9 - The Tower of Babel
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.
They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”
But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language, they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.”
So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
How to prepare for class?
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Pray and invite the Holy Spirit to be present in each of your classes and witness lives being transformed before you
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Access our ESL curriculum, which includes lessons and slides
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Prepare the class and extra material ahead of time to become familiar with the lesson.
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We provide the Bible Verses Slides Presentation, which includes questions to guide the final part of the class
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Become familiar with the verse of the day by reading the chapter it’s taken from for contex
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Pray for your students needs and families throughout the week
The Rundown
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6:00 PM huddle time
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6:25 PM Grab your classroom basket
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Wear your lanyard - The lanyards are necessary to clearly differentiate between school personnel, visitors, and volunteers for security.
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6:30-6:40 PM Welcome and prayer time with students in classroom
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6:40–8:00 PM Class
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8:00 PM Verse of the day. This is the most important part of the class!
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You will share with your class the Bible verse of the day, provided by our team
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Ask students to listen to the verse in English, write it and then repeat it back to you
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Ask the class to separate in groups of 2 or 3 to create connection groups
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Ask the students to answer the basic questions provided by our team
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Index cards are available for students in need of prayer
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Closing Prayer time with the whole class
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8:25 PM Class dismissal
Remind the students
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Be on time
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Classrooms need to look the same as when you came in
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Only use the trash can from the gym
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Notify you when they plan on missing a class
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Share their disagreements
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Stay away from the kids area unless they have a child
Participants
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Students sign an agreement before entering your classroom
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They are notified that we are a faith-based organization
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We all put our cellphones away to avoid distractions
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If students disagree with the level they were placed, they can notify you
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The teacher's phone number is to be used only for classroom purposes
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We can ask them to leave the class at anytime
We ask that you
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Don’t overwhelm others with invitations to church.
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Don’t ask for donations
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Don’t promote fundraising campaigns in the classroom
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Don’t hand money to students for any reason
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Don’t allow children in your classroom
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Don’t encourage gossip in your classroom
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Don’t start conversations about religion and respect different opinions
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Do not allow profanity
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Do not allow videos or pictures during the class unless it’s a photographer from TLP or DC.
Build relationships
We are stepping out of the walls of the church to share the love of Jesus and to get participants plugged into a church. 75% of our students do not attend church; therefore, we ask that you use your best discernment on how often you should invite your students to church, and where to invite them. As you get to know each participant in your class, where they live, and their level of English, pray that you get the opportunity to invite them to church. It is ideal to invite them and sit with them at church; however, we know that is not always possible.
Please let us know if your student is looking for a church.
Thank You for Taking the Time to Review This Page!
We truly appreciate your interest and dedication to making a difference through volunteering with us. Your support plays a crucial role in our efforts to create positive change.
If you haven’t already, we invite you to visit our About page to learn more about our mission, vision, and values. Understanding the heart of our organization will give you deeper insight into the impact of your work and the community we are striving to build together.