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Session 8 of 8 · 88–131 min · 9–23 voices · 73 coded contributions

Global Movement

The closing night: mission, the wider movement and what the group does next.

Run of showThe questionsWhat the room says
73coded contributions across the three runs.
104minutes on average, from 88 to 131.
5questions put on average; four to eight across the corpus.
40%of contributions came from women.
Three runs on tape

What happened the last three times

Same topic, three different evenings, three different rooms.

Side by side

The numbers

RunWhenVenueMinVoicesFilmFilm %Intro→DiscFacil.
Cohort 1—startup hub13123standard19%1.64 → 2.532%
Cohort 22025-11convention centre used by City Harvest Church929standard27%1.67 → 2.4346%
Cohort 32026-08other (Christian ministry/worship space)8812substitute19%1.9 → 2.2923%

This is where evangelism talk concentrates. Keep it anchored to the business, or the session drifts into general mission talk.

Run by run

What each evening was like

Cohort 1. Met in a startup hub for 131 minutes with 23 voices in the room. The standard film was shown, taking 19 per cent of the evening. 5 questions were put. Coded depth rose from 1.64 in the introduction round to 2.5 in the discussion. The facilitator took 32 per cent of the turns.

Cohort 2 · 2025-11. Met in a convention centre used by City Harvest Church for 92 minutes with 9 voices in the room. The standard film was shown, taking 27 per cent of the evening. 5 questions were put. Coded depth rose from 1.67 in the introduction round to 2.43 in the discussion. The facilitator took 46 per cent of the turns.

Cohort 3 · 2026-08. Met in a other (Christian ministry/worship space) for 88 minutes with 12 voices in the room. A substitute film was shown, taking 19 per cent of the evening. 6 questions were put. Coded depth rose from 1.9 in the introduction round to 2.29 in the discussion. The facilitator took 23 per cent of the turns.

01
The plan · about 104 minutes

Run of show and what to show

Plan for 9 to 23 people. The sequence is the one feature of the evening with a measurable effect, and it should be run whole.

Run of show

Timing

  1. 0:00Arrive and welcomeSay why the room exists. Keep it short.10 min
  2. 0:10Introduction roundName, business, what brought them, a fun fact. Visible timer, one minute each.25 min
  3. 0:35FilmObserved film share for this session ran 19 to 27 per cent of the evening.15 min
  4. 0:50DiscussionThree questions keyed to the film, tables of six to eight, one recorder each.40 min
  5. 1:30Commitment and closeOne action each before next month, then pray.10 min

Ask what ordinary part of the business is assumed too small or too secular to matter. Close with a commitment round.

Which film

What to show

Standard

FDE promo, Kaestner's closing intro, the NatureSweet Tomatoes profile built on Isaiah 58.

Substitute used

Cohort 3 substituted the Sseko Designs profile with Liz Forkin Bohannon on sandals made in Uganda funding women's education.

Sseko is the stronger closer for a Singapore room, because it is a small company doing one clear thing.

A substitute was used in 1 of the three runs. Across all 24 sessions, substitution made no measurable difference to depth (2.10 against 2.19, p = 0.24). What it changes is the subject matter.

02
What the room actually talks about

Subjects this session produces

Share of the 73 participant contributions carrying each subject, against its share across all 618 contributions in the corpus.

Over-represented

Relative to the corpus

The great commission11% vs 3% corpus
Witness and evangelism37% vs 16% corpus
Cross-cultural mission19% vs 12% corpus
Ethics and excellence27% vs 20% corpus
Community and loneliness26% vs 19% corpus
AI and technology8% vs 7% corpus
Cultural material and who speaks

Frames, stance and gender

Frames raised: Expatriate and transnational life (8), Mission abroad (6), The multi-faith workplace (6), Contrast with a home country (2), Differences between church cultures (2).

Where the room took a position on that material, it pushed back or negotiated 9 times against 1 endorsements.

Who speaks: 26 contributions from women, 39 from men.

Wealth and stewardship0% F  ·  14% M
Singapore and Asian context2% F  ·  10% M
Identity and success7% F  ·  1% M
Spirit-guidance and prayer10% F  ·  5% M
03
What was asked

Every question put, by cohort

Choose three. No recorded session got through more than about three at any one table, so the rest are a reserve rather than a plan.

Cohort 1 · 5 questions
  1. q0Everybody gonna introduce yourself just a little bit… tell us what brought you here and say some fun fact about yourself. That's mandatory.
  2. q1The great commission is found [in] Matthew [28]:19–20 where Jesus commands the disciple[s] to go and make other disciples… as a follower of Jesus, how can my faith-driven entrepreneurial exploit[s] serve the great commission? What are some ways you've been able to fulfill the great commission… through your business or whatever other endeavors you have?
  3. q2What kind of places in the world God brings you to, or what business [is] taking you [to]… and how [have] you seen your business become a place where people can see the love of Jesus even without realizing it?
  4. q3How do you make disci[ples] in the industry that you're working in?… are there any examples… that you spread it beyond your company — you start getting others to start an FDE, or go back to church again, or start making decisions differently in their business?
  5. q4What could it look like for you to take what you've learned from this series, particularly from the last se[ssion], to implement it this [week]… What are some first steps, initial decisions you could make and apply what you've learned?
Cohort 2 · 5 questions
  1. q0Introductions: your business, what brought you here, a fun fact about yourself, and how you make decisions in your business.
  2. q1From the tomato company video: what places has your business taken you that you weren't expecting? How have you seen your business become a place where people can see the love of Jesus even without realizing it?
  3. q2In which ways does the book of Acts show how significant the average business owner is in spreading the gospel? Stories of business people or employees doing things differently because of your example?
  4. q3What could it look like for you to be a disciple who makes disciples in your current industry?
  5. q4How could the story of Tyndale help someone who feels like they aren't impacting the world due to their secular job? In what ways does their story show us that working for a church isn't the only way to be part of the Great Commission?
Cohort 3 · 6 questions
  1. introWho you are, your business, what you do (elevator pitch), and a fun fact
  2. q1Dignity: [Sseko did not] just pay them; they help them see themselves as [image-]bearers. Right now in your business or work, where could you deliver the value without putting down [people's] dignity?
  3. q2Even a sandal company can be God's company: what ordinary part of your business do you assume is too small or too secular, where there is an opportunity to glorify God?
  4. q3A bridge, not a handout: rather than another donation or scholarship, is there a job (even a 'fictional role') you could create that could really amplify this?
  5. q4Sseko's Fellows distribution model (MLM-like, but people not product): what could your business or work tweak slightly to go global or scale, in a non-exploitative manner?
  6. q5Which story are you part of? Whose story in your organisation could you learn to see more fully?