Yes, memory verses need to be memorized. Another good translation, like the New American Standard, can be used if preferred.

Try to use the same material (paper vs. app) if possible; otherwise, point out up front there are some minor differences since content in the app is updated but the printed manual is not updated. Acknowledge that you’ll have to be flexible and carefully discuss exactly where you are during your discussion so each can follow along.

You can suggest that they consider doing one deeper study question of their choice each week, but it is not required. If they do complete one, give them the opportunity to briefly share what they discovered.

Go over only what they complete and continue next time only after they have completed the assignment. Ask them to let you know in advance when they have not completed the assignment so the meeting can be rescheduled.

Yes, you can take multiple people through it at the same time. However, you must always meet one-on-one and never as a group.

The participant! The Leader shares as well, but should not dominate the discussion.

First, try to resolve it yourself is possible. You can reach out to others you know who might be able to answer the question or point them to resources. You can also contact the elders.

Try to shepherd them as best you can and based on your own level of comfort. When appropriate, reach out for help by contacting the elders.

Email the date when you start taking someone through Partners. Email the date when you finish taking someone through Partners. Email us if the person decides to not continue in Partners.

All believers and unbelievers will experience a permanent resurrection, uniting spirit and body. In the Old Testament, Daniel 12:1-2 describes a future resurrection when all people will be resurrected from the dust of the earth – some to everlasting life, and others to judgment and everlasting condemnation:
Daniel 12:1–2 1“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. 2“Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt.
Jesus likewise taught the same:
John 5:28–29 28“Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
In Matthew 10:28, the Lord makes reference to both soul and body for those in hell:
Matthew 10:2828 “Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
The original wording in the printed Partners workbook has been slightly updated in the Partners app, although it still may lead to confusion on the question raised. Regardless, Scripture is clear that unbelievers will have permanent resurrected bodies during their everlasting condemnation.
Below is the quoted referenced paragraph in the updated Partners app (with edits showing the differences from the printed manual):
Jesus conquered death for us. The result of all of this is that God is now able to free us from the penalty of our sin, which includes both spiritual death (i.e., separation from God) and physical death (i.e., the permanent destruction of our bodies). In taking care of the sin problem Jesus has eliminated for Christians the relational separation that existed between him and us. The intimate relationship with God that Christians enjoy every day is proof that Christ’s life and death did the job and bridged the gap!

v24 The God who made the world and all things in it (GOD IS OUR CREATOR), since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands (GOD IS HOLY - i.e., SET APART);
v25 nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things (GOD IS LOVING);
v26 and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,
v27 that they would seek God (WE ARE SINFUL AND SEPARATED FROM GOD), if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us (GOD IS LOVING);
v28 for in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’ (GOD IS LOVING)
v29 “Being then the children of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and thought of man.
v30 “Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance (WE DESERVE GOD'S PUNISHMENT), God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent (GOD IS HOLY),
v31 because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness (GOD IS JUST) through a Man whom He has appointed (HE LIVED AND DIED AS OUR SUBSTITUTE), having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead. (HE CONQUERED DEATH FOR US)”

The point of the question centers on transferring the burden of preserving one's salvation. On the one hand, people can look at verses like Hebrews 3:14 and think that they carry the burden and responsibility (i.e., only if I continue to do these things will I share in Christ). This can produce fear and concern.
When a person comes to understand that God Himself guarantees that a truly saved person will never fall away, they exchange that fear with security and confidence. They realize that being secure in Christ is not based on their efforts, but it is based on the Lord's promise.
Another way to restate the question might be the following: "How does Christ's promise to forever keep those who truly belong to him help change one's perspective of verses like the one below from producing fear and concern (based on one's efforts) to one that yields security and confidence (based on Christ's promise to keep His sheep)?"

At all points in history, faith in Christ alone is the only means and mechanism by which sinful men can be reconciled to God. For mankind today, that means looking back in faith on the atoning life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. For those who lived prior to Christ’s earthly ministry, they looked forward in faith to the coming of the atoning Messiah and the Redeemer promised by God.
Hebrews 11 is instructive in defining and illustrating faith. Verses 1-2 state, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of thing not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval.” The balance of the chapter is then given primarily to highlighting the great examples of faith throughout the Old Testament before again reiterating in verse 39 that it was by faith that these men and women gained approval. Genes 15:6 states that Abraham was reckoned as righteous before God because of his faith. Habakkuk 2:4 states that the righteous will live by faith. The purpose of Hebrews 11 is to drive home the point that throughout the Old Testament, faith is the basis of justification before God, just as it is in the New Testament (Rom 3:22; 4:5; Eph 2:8; 1 Peter 1:5).
But this discussion of faith makes necessary an evaluation of the object of saving faith. Everyone has faith of some sort, but not everyone is made right with God. As benefactors of the full revelation of God, Christians know that it is only faith in the saving work and Gospel of Jesus Christ which effects salvation (John 3:16; Acts 16:31; Rom 4:24; 10:9). The New Testament could not be more clear.
There are more challenging questions when it comes to the object of saving faith in the Old Testament. Given that faith in the Gospel of Christ is the means and mechanism of salvation, people often question how Old Testament believers living prior to Christ could have been saved. As stated above, the answer is that they looked forward to the saving life and ministry of Christ. In God’s first interaction with Adam and Eve after they introduced sin into the world, He provides the protevangelium of Genesis 3:15. Here God promises that despite Satan’s destructive attacks on the human race, it is ultimately a descendant of the woman who will bring about the Devil’s destruction. Through the remainder of Old Testament history God is progressively revealing to His people how this redemptive work will be accomplished. This progressive revelation culminates in Christ (Heb 1:1-4).
The Bible provides ample evidence that Old Testament believers anticipated this promised redeemer. As early as Genesis 4, Cain and Able demonstrate an understanding that a sacrifice was needed to pay the penalty of sin, and at least Able’s was offered in faith that God would be accepting. Job declares his assurance in Job 19:25-27 that his Redeemer lives, will manifest Himself on this earth, and that Job will one day behold Him. In John 8:56, Jesus declares that Abraham rejoiced to see the day of Christ. Hebrews 11:26 states that Moses “considered the approaches of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt.” From Genesis 3:15 onward, the Old Testament demonstrates that God revealed more and more of the redemptive plan to His people. Those who looked forward in faith to the coming of this redeeming Messiah and believed God’s Word of redemptive promise were saved by that faith.
To summarize, faith in the redeemer Jesus Christ is the only avenue of salvation. His life, death, and resurrection form the centerpiece of redemptive history. All those who look to His redemptive life and respond in obedience to His Gospel are saved. Those alive prior to His earthly ministry were saved by faith in His coming, and those alive after are saved in looking back on His accomplished work.

There are two fundamental questions that should asked:
1. Did you understand and respond to a biblical gospel? While there may have been a limited understanding, more than “asking Jesus into your heart” must have been understood.
2. Did you experience more godly behavior and spiritual fruit as confirming evidence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit? It must be pointed out that it is difficult to discern spiritual fruit in a 6-8 year old, especially if they were a compliant child. The evidence of spiritual fruit may not be clear until the child is able to make more independent decisions during the teenage years. It’s hard to impose what you know now as an expectation on what you think you should have known when you were young. It is ultimately a matter of one’s conscience as to when they believe they were saved and the proper timing of their baptism.

There are clear Scriptural references to praying to God the Father and to Jesus (e.g., Acts 7:59-60, 2 Cor 12:8). While there are no Scriptural references for praying to the Holy Spirit, it would be presumptuous to say that you can’t or shouldn’t pray to the Spirit. If a person does not pray to the Spirit, it is appropriate to ask if that implies they do not believe in the divinity of the Spirit (which would be unbiblical). No member of the Trinity is currently more active in the process of saving, convicting, giving divine understanding, sanctifying, guiding, empowering, and comforting every believer than the Holy Spirit. We should feel comfortable praying to the Holy Spirit, especially in areas directly related to what He does on our behalf.

There is no specific directive in the New Testament regarding who is allowed or not allowed to administer baptism. However, in the New Testament record, the only ones who perform baptisms are leaders. John the Baptist (Matt. 3:6) and Jesus’ apostles (John 4:1-2) administered the pre-Christian “baptism of repentance.”
Regarding Christian baptism, at Pentecost apparently, Peter and the apostles baptized those who believed (Acts 2:38, 41). Philip, one of the leaders in the Jerusalem church, baptized the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:38). The baptism of Cornelius and his family was carried out under the auspices of the apostle Peter (Acts 10:47-48). The apostle Paul baptized (Acts 16:15, 33; 18:8; 19:5; 1 Cor. 1:14). There is not one New Testament example of someone baptizing who was not also a leader in the church. The clear implication is that the ordinance of baptism should only be performed under the auspices of the church and its leaders.
But what about those Christians who have been baptized by someone other than a leader in the church, such as by a father or a friend? Was their baptism valid? Should they be re-baptized? It depends. If you were baptized after you came to faith in Christ, under the auspices, authority, and direction of the leaders of your church, then regardless of who actually immersed you in the water it is not necessary to be re-baptized. However, if a family member or friend baptized you without the express direction and sanction of the leaders of the church, we would urge you to be re-baptized.

It is possible that the list of spiritual gifts in the New Testament may not form a complete list; however, it is also possible they do form a complete list. Both views are considered orthodox. PBC would lean toward the view that the New Testament provides a complete list of spiritual gifts. We agree that the focus should not be on identifying the one specific spiritual gift that we might possess, but rather that we are given a mix of gifts that the Lord can use in a variety of ways. Leaders should feel free to express the position above when going over chapter 8.