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Mirroring the Methods of the Master
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Busters = 67% Boomers = 35% Gen “X” = 15% Millennium = 7% Non-Reached = 5%
Not up to me who my spiritual great grandchildren are, but up to me that there will be!!
There is a huge responsibility to knowing the truth!! Could you keep your job as an Ambassador for Christ?
DECLARED CHRISTIANITY(George Barna)
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If you do not disciple a person who professes
Christ, he will almost always become:
Lukewarm in Faith
Worldly in Behavior
Hypocritical in Witness
by Patrick Morley
from The Man in the Mirror
WHY DISCIPLE ?
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Most Christians want to -
Divorce Jesus’ Teachings
From His Methods
and Expect His Results
by Jim Putnam from Disciple Shift
JESUS’ MODEL OF DISCIPLESHIP
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Less than one in 10 Christians live like Christians
Increased teenage youth group activity but no improvement in religious
practices
GEORGE BARNA RESEARCH
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40% of polled people say they’ve had a “Born Again”
experience.
But 1% tithe 10%
10% of Christians are Disciples (defined as fully devoted followers):
1. Intimate Worship
2. Faith Based Life Decisions
3. Intentional Growth
4. Servanthood
5. 10% Tithe
6. Relational Influence
7. Family Faith Modeled
“Discipleship has historical significance but the contemporary church of today has diluted its meaning.”
Bob Shank
February 2010
BARNA STATS – “REVOLUTION”
100%
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“Why the Church is Failing in its Calling to make Disciples”
1. Christian leaders have been diverted from their primary calling of equipping believers to do the work of ministry.
2. We have reduced the Christian life to the eternal benefits we get from Jesus, rather than living as students of Jesus.
3. We have tried to make disciples through programs.
4. We have been unwilling to call people to discipleship.
THE FACTS OF THE MATTERby R. Dwight Hill (page 1)
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“Why the Church is Failing in its Calling to make Disciples”
5. We have an inadequate view of the church as a discipleship community.
6. We have developed no clear pathway to maturity.
7. A failure to understand and commit to God’s grand plan
8. Our lack of personal discipling
THE FACTS OF THE MATTERby R. Dwight Hill (page 2)
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Results of the “Jesus Strategy”• Single-minded devotion to God• Commitment to His ways becomes deeper and more intense.• The peripherals of church don’t matter as much.• They endure worship services that do not meet their exact
expectations.• They attend activities that are not at their optimal convenience.• They sacrifice more of their hard earned money for the purpose of
ministry because of their awareness of being stewards.• They gladly share their faith with new believers because they
understand their responsibility.• They can’t contain their excitement about the privilege of relating to
God and become invitational to their church.
GROWING TRUE DISCIPLESby George Barna
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Best Practices of:Highly Effective Discipleship Churches
• Senior Pastor is #1 advocate and makes sure discipleship permeates everything
• Covenant of Discipleship – For new members • Long Term Strategy• All Ministry Programs are tied to discipleship• Number of Programs is minimized• All teaching is substantially coordinated• Church Mission Statement and Discipleship Statement to drive
outcomes and evaluate outcomes
GROWING TRUE DISCIPLESby George Barna (page 1)
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Best Practices of:Highly Effective Discipleship Churches
• Personal Evaluation Tools/Development Plan• Small Group oriented with a Covenant• Leadership Training and Evaluation• Mentoring – Coaching to accountabilities• Multiple Community Service Options• Building Blocks of Biblical World View• Doctrinal basics of Christian Faith• Family to have shared Spiritual Experience
* Big Point!! We must build the lifestyle of a disciple
to the youth in teenage years.
GROWING TRUE DISCIPLESby George Barna (page 2)
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TRAINING OF THE TWELVE By A. B. Bruce & John Musselman
Missing Elements for True Disciples
• Forethought
• Clear Perception of The Truth
• Self-Knowledge
• The Discipline of Experience
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Suggestion• An Association of Ideas• A Slight Inclination
- versus - Direction
• Guidance of Action or Conduct• A Word Indicating Appropriate Action
SPIRITUAL PATH
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SPIRITUAL SUGGESTION
Identify theLost
Salvation Experience
Do Church
DEVOTIONAL
Giving
Fellowship Group
Service
Spiritual
Showerhead Sugg
estio
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Does not begin by: Focusing on Behavior or Focusing on Attitudes
Always begin with: Focusing on Thinking • The battleground for your soul is the mind • Be transformed by the renewing of the mind – Romans 12:2
Accomplished by the Spirit of God, through the Word of God, in the context of Authentic Community for the purpose of glorifying God
from R12 – True Spirituality by Chip Ingram
SPIRITUAL GROWTH TO BECOME AN EQUIPPED AUTHENTIC DISCIPLE
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APPRENTICE OF JESUS = SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
Identify theLost
Salvation Experience
F.A.T.Assessment
FaithfulAvailableTeachable+ Curious
CorporateDiscipleship
Relationship with Jesus as Lord of your life
HolisticStewardship
Small Group ofAccountability
KingdomServices
Spiritual
Showerhead
Direct
ion
Spiritual Maturity• High Impact Christian with a Biblical Worldview• Reproducing to the 4th Generation
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Strong’s Dictionary (from Greek, first century)
A learner, pupil
• Indicating thought accompanied by endeavor (Romans 12:2)
• Denotes one who follows one’s teachings
• Defined by Jesus in John 8:31
Of all who manifest that they are His disciples by abiding in His Word.
• A disciple was not only a pupil, but an adherent; hence they are spoken of as imitators of their teacher.
DISCIPLE
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“Jesus said to them, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19
Follow Me – at the “head” level• Acceptance of Jesus’ authority and truth• To know Him and follow Him
And I will make you – our “hearts”• Process of Jesus transforming our hearts to be like His• Primarily a “spiritual” response to the Holy Spirit
Fishers of men – our “hands”
• A disciple of Jesus is saved for a purpose• Action of being committed to the mission of Christ
from Disciple Shift by Jim Putnam and Bobby Harrington
DISCIPLE DEFINED
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And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20
GREAT COMMISSION
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Christian Discipleship is a concentrated process that occurs when a more mature believer prayerfully enters into a committed relationship with a group of faithful and teachable believers for the purpose of building Godly character, imparting true knowledge, and developing ministry skills under the direction and power of the Holy Spirit, so that they will follow Christ without reservation and do what He tells them to do.
by John Musselman
Founder & President, The Jackson Institute
DISCIPLESHIP
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“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” II Timothy 3:16-17
“Inspired” = God-breathed; God used the minds, vocabularies, and experiences of the writers to produce His infallible, inerrant Word (only to the original writers of Scripture)
WHAT’S AFTER “FOLLOW ME”
“Teaching” = Divine instruction or doctrinal content “Reproof” = Rebuke for wrong behavior or wrong belief “Correction” = Restoration to proper condition “Training in Righteousness” = Positive training in Godly behavior
All 4 must be present for total transformation!!
“Adequate” = Capable of doing all they’re intended to do “Equipped” = Enabled to meet all the demands of Godly ministry and
righteous living
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SPIRITUAL MULTIPLICATION
At the 4th generation, you know that disciples are grown vs. individuals educated in discipleship!!
Only reason I am doing this, is so you will do the same.
Paul Maker of Disciple Makers
Timothy Disciple Maker
Faithful Men Discipler
Others Disciple
II Timothy 2:2
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Model of Training
Teaching
+ Disciplined Obedience
+ Application of Scripture
+ Jesus Methods
= Lasting Transformation
John 15: 5-8, 16
JESUS’ MODEL OF DISCIPLING
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Savior Personal Relationship with Jesus as &
Lord Challenged to count the lost
Help them become like JesusAbiding in His WordThrough loving one anotherThrough bearing fruit
Following Jesus’ path / way
from Following the Master
by Michael Wilkins
MARKS OF A DISCIPLE
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GUIDE
Multiplication 70
A P P R E N T I C E O F J E S U SImparting Knowledge, Skill and Character
MENTORDISCIPLE MAKERDISCIPLE IN
COVENANT
OUTCOME: Follow and Abide in Jesus
28 A.D.27 A.D.
T. Truth
E. EquippingA. AccountabilityM. Missional
S. Supplication
10%
75%
15%
Time Spent
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CLASSIC DISCIPLESHIP
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CLASSIC DISCIPLESHIP A Vision for Discipleship (page 1)
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CLASSIC DISCIPLESHIP A Vision for Discipleship (page 2)
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How did Jesus disciple?
How did Paul disciple?
Organic vs. Engineered
WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIFE-TO-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP ? (page 1)
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How did Jesus disciple? Servant Leader
• Ask Questions • Fellowship
• Stories • One on one
• Teacher • Spent time
• Counselor • Intentional
• Direct • Sent out
• Focused • Used circumstances
WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIFE-TO-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP ? (page 2)
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How did Paul disciple? (1 Thessalonians 2:7-12)
• Role model • Gentle
• Selfless • Encourager
• Passion • Letters
• Transparent • Apologist
• Sacrificial • Always had his team as #1
• Perseverance
WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIFE-TO-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP ? (page 3)
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Organic versus Engineered
“life to life” structured
(Follow Me) (Plug & Play)
Which one do we use in Discipleship?
Both: With structure comes freedom
Example – Get homework done
To hear the Holy Spirit clearly!!
WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIFE-TO-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP ? (page 4)
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“Leadership training cannot be done on a mass scale. It requires patient, careful instruction and prayerful, personal guidance over a considerable time. Disciples are not manufactured wholesale. They are produced one by one, because someone has taken the pains to discipline, to instruct and enlighten, to nurture and train one that is younger.”
from Spiritual Leadership
by J. Oswald Sanders
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
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Myth: “Some people are born leaders.”
Truth: “All leaders are born.”
“The truth is that leadership is an observable set of skills and abilities that is useful whether one is in the executive suite or on the front line… Of course, some people are better at it than others. Again, so what? The more we abdicate our own responsibility to become the best we can… It’s not the absence of leadership potential that inhibits the development of more leaders, it’s the presence of the myth that leadership can’t be learned. This haunting myth is a far more powerful deterrent to leadership development than it is the nature of the person or the basics of the leadership process.
from A Leader’s Legacy
by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner
A LEADER’S LEGACY
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KEY PRINCIPLES FOR “GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP” DEVELOPMENT
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KEY PRINCIPLES FOR “GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP” DEVELOPMENT
Coaching
EvaluatedExperience
Teachable
Spiritual Maturityto
Match the Role
“How
You
Gro
w”
“Who
You
Are
”
Jesus withdrew with them alone
Sober outside assessment
Paul – Humility and driven to grow
3 years before sending out
Note: Look at each with Scripture
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Spiritual Maturity
Jesus’ Practice Scriptural Support
Titus 1:9 – “…holding fast the faithfulword which is in accordance with theteaching, so that he will be able both toexhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.”
PRINCIPLE 1
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Teachability
Jesus’ Practice
Scriptural Support
Proverbs 2:2-6 “Make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding; for if you cry for discernment, lift your voice forunderstanding; if you seek her as silver and search for her as for hiddentreasures; then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledgeof God.”
Proverbs 15:31-33 “He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. He who neglects discipline despises himself. But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding. The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom. And before honor comes humility.”
Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for theLord rather than men.”
PRINCIPLE 2
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Evaluated Experience
Jesus’ Practice
Scriptural Support
Proverbs 23:12: “Apply your heart to discipline and
your ears to words of knowledge.”
James 1:2-4 “Consider it all joy, my brethren,when you encounter various trails, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you maybe perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
PRINCIPLE 3
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Discipler, Mentor, Coach
Jesus’ Practice
Scriptural Support
Proverbs 13:20 “He who walks with wise men will be wise.”
Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one mansharpens another.”
Proverbs 1:5-6 “A wise man will hear and increase inlearning, and a man of understanding will acquire wisecounsel, to understand a proverb and a figure, the wordsof the wise and their riddles.”
PRINCIPLE 4
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Is a waste of time!
TRAINING WITHOUT COACHING
“Performance dip”
from The Coaching Controversyby Neil Rackham
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Creates incredible growth!
TRAINING WITH COACHING
“Sophomore slu
mp”
Year 2 – alw
ays!!
from The Coaching Controversyby Neil Rackham
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“This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit,
showing yourselves to be My disciples.”
John 15:8
YOUR “SELFIE” HERE
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LASTING TRANSFORMATION
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COVENANT GROUP LEADERS’ BEST PRACTICES
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WHAT IS AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ? (page 1)
The Real You
Meeting Real Needs
For the Right Reasons
In the Right Way
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WHAT IS AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ? (page 2)
The Real You• Authenticity = Sincere love• Purity = Hate what is evil and cling to good
Meets Real Needs• Devotion in brotherly love• Humility is giving preference to one another
For the Right Reasons• Motive = Fervent in spirit• Method = Diligence and enthusiasm
In the Right Way• Upward Focus = Hope and persevering• Outward Focus = Pursuing needs
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Relational Connectedness Requires:
Take off our masks and be pure
Be devoted to one another and honor one another above ourselves
Serve God with passion and excellence
Carry one another’s burdens in the midst of difficulty
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ANSWER JESUS’ 3 QUESTIONS TO PETER
Who do you say I am? Identity
Do you love me? Security
Will you stay with me? Significance
Barriers
Fear rooted in shame (measuring up)
Hiding rooted in insecurity (image management)
Blame rooted in denial (rationalism)
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3 BARRIERS TO SPIRITUAL TRUTH
First - Emotional Barrier
• Usually have been wounded by a religious person
• Typically are emotionally argumentative
* They must be loved into the Kingdom
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Second – Intellectual Barrier
• Typically a serious seeker and wants enough information to make an intelligent decision
• Introduce to: Lee Strobel – The Case for Christ C. S. Lewis – Mere Christianity Francis Schaffer – The God Who Is There
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Third – Lifestyle Barrier
• Typically are living in a way that they know would have to change for them to get serious
• Graciously share it with them and pray
• Won’t show much interest until reaching a point of despair
“People don’t care how much you know –
until they know how much you care.”
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4 FILTERS TO GUIDE A SPIRIT FILLED CONVERSATION (page 1)
1. Main thing God is doing in the world is that He is Sovereignly Orchestrating all human events for the purpose of bringing us into Right Relationship with Him and Others.
2. Life is Fiercely contested by Satan, therefore men listen to these lies:
• Money will solve my problems and success will make me happy
• I can have materialism and Christianity both in my life• I need to earn God’s Grace
The God we want and the God who is are not the same!
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4 FILTERS TO GUIDE A SPIRIT FILLED CONVERSATION (page 2)
3. If you do not Disciple a man who professes Christ, he will almost always become lukewarm in faith, worldly in behavior, and hypocritical in witness.
4. Happiness is the result of a Holy Life.
Called to Live in Christ
Equipped to Live Like Christ
Sent to Live For Christ
from The Man in the Mirrorby Patrick Morley
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SPIRITUAL TRUTH
Dangers
Collective focus turns inward vs. outward
(e.g. “Us 4 and no more”)• Theology tends to waiver
Need to practice hospitality and pursue strangers
When the world sees God’s people step up and love those who are unlike them, and especially those who are unlovely, it takes notice.
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BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES OF DISCIPLESHIP
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GUIDE
Multiplication 120-500
A P P R E N T I C E O F J E S U S
MENTOR DISCIPLE MAKER
DISCIPLE IN COVENANT
OUTCOME: Share in Jesus’ Mission
Selection
• Willing to learn• Concentrate on a few
Imparting Knowledge, Skill and Character
Jesus’ Methods*
30 A.D.
Association
• To know is to be with• Foundation of follow-up
Consecration
• Required obedience• Absolute submission
Impartation
• Life of giving• Love is the only way
* Master Plan of Evangelism by Dr. Robert E. Coleman
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GUIDE
Multiplication 120-500
A P P R E N T I C E O F J E S U S
MENTOR DISCIPLE MAKER
DISCIPLE IN COVENANT
OUTCOME: Share in Jesus’ Mission
Demonstration
• Versus explanation• Transparent & authentic
Imparting Knowledge, Skill and Character
Jesus’ Methods*
30 A.D.
Delegation
• Briefing instructions• Reaffirming follow-up
Supervision
• Continuous review & application• Growth in knowledge & grace
Reproduction
• The acid test of ministry• God’s method
* Master Plan of Evangelism by Dr. Robert E. Coleman