Fishermen Bible Study

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My Brother's Keeper
Fishermen Bible Study
Step #13

Welcome back my friend!

I trust that you're waiting patiently to move on to the next step each day. Your patience in following one step each day, will pay off and you'll find it much easier to remember what you've learned.

Nice to have you back again! Today's step is brief, but very important. It's about record-keeping. Everyone would agree that if you went to your doctor's office, it's important that he has your chart while he's treating you, because things could end up terribly if he mistakenly had someone else's chart. Or if he wasn't thorough about taking notes, he may prescribe something that you're allergic to, and you could end up in worse shape than you were in the first place.

With that in mind, let's take a look at today's step. Some of Jesus' Apostles were fishermen, but Jesus told them ...

You follow in the apostle's footsteps, spreading the Gospel of Christ to others and it's an important job to do. You're not a medical doctor, but you do care for the health and well being of peoples' souls.

Keeping track of your sheep is a smart thing to do because soon you'll have many sheep, and it will be difficult to remember every detail of each one's problem(s). A tiny detail of a sheep's problem that may seem unimportant to you, may be huge to them, and you could lose their confidence if you forget, so I'm going to show you how to keep records that are necessary for your own success and the benefit of those you help.

You can use the method that's easiest for you, whether it is a three ring binder, or a spiral three subject notebook. You can keep track of one sheep per subject, or you can keep all your records for one day per page. You could also copy and paste any conversations you have from the chat room to Notepad, and later on, hand write them to the separate subject sections of your binder or notebook so that you're not busy writing while you're counseling someone with a problem, and you will have all the information from one person together and available at a glance.

Simply write the sheep's name at the top of the page, then under it, make 3 columns, one for the Date, one for any Comments you have, and one for the Action that you took in helping them. Your records will be helpful also, if you ever need help from one of the Team Leaders with a situation that you're not sure how to handle.

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It is also helpful to have a set of different colored highlighters for different thoughts discussions,and events. If you think of something you would like to share with one of your sheep, but you are unable to get in touch with them at that time, just jot it down in the comment column of their sheep chart and highlight it in yellow or the color of your choice.

Then, once you get a chance to contact your them, you can check it off your list of things to do, so you know you've completed it. If there is something important about a person, you can write it in the comment column and highlight it in green or whatever color you choose. These are merely examples. You should choose to create a system that is easiest for you to follow.

Don't forget, you're the fishermen of today, and it's important to keep your records, ship shape!