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1.2 Sample CCC Schedules

Guide

The schedules below are examples, not prescriptions.
They are meant to help you visualize how teachings, activities, and reflection can fit together into a cohesive Cross-Cultural Catalyst experience.

You are encouraged to:

  • Adjust timing
  • Swap activities
  • Spread content across multiple days
  • Build in additional travel or rest time as needed CCC is intentionally flexible. Make it your own.

Sample Schedule 1 — Full-Day CCC

Includes Visiting a Place of Worship

Best for:
Church groups, leadership teams, facilitated environments

9:00–9:30 — Icebreaker & Orientation

Purpose:

  • Welcome participants

  • Set expectations

  • Establish posture (humility, curiosity, respect) This is a good time to:

  • Briefly explain CCC’s purpose

  • Name that discomfort is normal

  • Emphasize learning posture over performance

9:30–10:00 — Biblical Basis of Missions (Video + Discussion)

Purpose:

  • Ground the day in Scripture

  • Frame cross-cultural engagement as God’s idea, not ours Keep discussion focused on:

  • Big-picture biblical themes

  • Initial reflections, not application yet

10:00–11:00 — Mapping Your City

Purpose:

  • Help participants see their local context through a missional lens

  • Move from abstract theology to local reality Encourage curiosity:

  • What surprises you?

  • What have you overlooked?

11:00–11:15 — Break

Purpose:

  • Allow processing
  • Avoid cognitive overload

11:15–12:00 — Place of Worship Orientation

Purpose:

  • Prepare participants for respectful engagement

  • Explain expectations, posture, and boundaries Use this time to:

  • Review the Visiting a Place of Worship guide

  • Address questions or anxieties

  • Emphasize observation, not critique

12:00–1:30 — Ethnic Lunch

Purpose:

  • Informal exposure

  • Relational softening

  • Cultural curiosity through food Encourage participants to:

  • Notice language, customs, atmosphere

  • Reflect quietly rather than analyze

1:30–3:15 — Place of Worship Visit

Purpose:

  • Real-world cross-cultural exposure

  • Practicing humility and attentiveness Remind participants:

  • No debates

  • No note-taking during the visit

  • Presence matters more than comprehension

3:15–3:30 — Break

Purpose:

  • Emotional decompression
  • Transition from experience to reflection

3:30–4:00 — Debrief

Purpose:

  • Process observations

  • Name emotions and questions Focus on:

  • What stood out?

  • What felt unfamiliar?

  • What surprised you?

4:00–5:00 — Commissioning & Next Steps

Purpose:

  • Invite response
  • Encourage faithful next steps
  • Close with prayer This is not about decisions, but discernment.

Sample Schedule 2 — Full-Day CCC

Without Place of Worship Visit

Best for:
First-time groups, limited facilitation capacity

9:00–9:30 — Icebreaker & Orientation

Same purpose as Schedule 1.

9:30–10:30 — Biblical Basis of Missions (Presentation)

Purpose:

  • Establish theological grounding
  • Create shared language for the day

10:30–10:45 — Break

10:45–12:00 — Prayer Walk

Purpose:

  • Embodied observation

  • Practicing prayerful attentiveness Encourage participants to:

  • Walk slowly

  • Notice people and places

  • Pray quietly

12:00–1:30 — Ethnic Lunch

Same purpose as Schedule 1.

1:30–2:30 — God’s Heart for the Foreigner (Presentation)

Purpose:

  • Connect Scripture to local presence
  • Prepare participants emotionally for deeper engagement

2:30–3:00 — Refugee Loss Simulation

Purpose:

  • Experiential empathy
  • Understanding loss and displacement This should be facilitated carefully and briefly.

3:00–3:15 — Break

3:15–4:00 — Mapping Your City

Purpose:

  • Integrate emotion with awareness
  • Re-anchor participants in local opportunity

4:00–5:00 — Commissioning & Next Steps

Same purpose as Schedule 1.

Notes for Adapting These Schedules

  • You may need additional travel time
  • Activities can be split across multiple days
  • Not all groups should attempt high-impact simulations
  • Always protect time for debrief and prayer There is enough content in CCC to fill two full days—but depth matters more than duration.

Simple Rule of Thumb

If you are unsure how much to include:

  • Do less
  • Slow down
  • Leave room for reflection CCC works best when people leave with clarity, curiosity, and a next step, not exhaustion.