News and Resources

The Latest News - Fall 2008

The Fall is off to an exciting launch.

1. The adventure continues. :) Many friends are showing an interest in God and are studying the Bible with us.
2. Dan is an active teacher in the Svitavy high school and a guest teacher in a Litomysl high school.
3. We also have Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night English Bible Classes in our flat with many new adult students.
4. The English Club meets fortnightly on Fridays, thsi fall in the Fabrika cultural center.
5. The Core team meets frequently to plan for the Svitavy Mission, the coming church plant, and discipleship of new believers.
6. We are preparing a seeker class using a combination or Bible, book and DVD featuring Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ."
7. We are thankful for each church and each person on our Czech 12X120 Team. We couldn't be here without you.

Thanksgiving: Coincidence or Providence

Lupton Laugh and Learn - sample edition

Questions the Students ask and Dan's answers

Newspaper Interview in Svitavy, May 2008. This is the actual scan from the Svitavy paper.

Newspaper Interview in Svitavy, May 2008. This is the original English text so you can read what you saw above.

Television interview. This is to be watched using RealTime Player. It seems you will need to right click and download first.

Television interview. This is to be watched using QuickTime Player. It seems you will need to right click and download first.

Su Ling's Christmas. Here is my favorite Christmas story in two forms for you to use in Christmases to come.
Story to be read to a group whether children, adult or mixed
Drama, short and simple, to be performed

Czeching In Volume One Dan and Nancy Lupton, our mission agency - First Love International, the Czech Republic,
Svitavy - "Schindler List" city, our church planting partners Pastor Dan & Marketa Smetana and Jakub & Irena Mara.

Czeching In Volume Two explains the Acts one 12 X 120 Team, the place of prayer in the Czech church culture,
Dan's boot camp training, answers frequently asked questions, and tells about Czech Christmas traditions

Czeching In Volume Three [Winter 2006] shows Dan at the Schindler List factory, a Bohemian youth group, gives stories
and pictures of the January 2006 set-up trip for the coming mission move, and introduces the Cirkev bratrska.

Czeching in Volume Four[Spring 2006] moves us from Kenosha to Svitavy, explains the Icebreaker concept of outreach,
has a Team update, and is full of praise and thanksgiving

Czeching in Volume Five[Winter 2007] with news on our first year in Svitavy, classes and core team,
and the town's celebration of 750 years,

Czech Yes! for 12X120 Team: Click here to bring up a "Czech Yes!" card to assist you in declaring
yourself for the Czech 12 X 120 Lupton Team.

The Spiritual Birth Certificate may be printed and given to new believers at or soon after the time
hey declare their faith in Jesus as Savior.

The Bulletin Insert is 5.5" X 8.5." This is to be used the Sunday Dan and Nancy visit your church

The triple Bulletin Insert is legal length and prints three up both sides. Same content as above.

Click here to listen to Dan's mission message on "The One Thing that Stops Heaven"

J. E. Hutton's History of the Moravian Church is an excellent book, thoroughly researched, well written, a pleasure to read,
out of print and free on-line. This is the first book to read if you are interested in the roots of the Evangelical Protestant Reformation,
the struggle for freedom, and the world's greatest missionary movement. You can read this on-line or print it as I did. http://www.npmc.org/hutton/

Core Team Church Planting Consultation with Tomáš Grulich, March 2008

Maximilian Kolbe - a story from Auschwitz

Web site updated November 22, 2008