2. www.facebook.com/seats

3. Old Thinking
Old Behaviour
New Thinking New Thinking
New Behaviour acting our way into a new way of thinking Old Behaviour

4. Habit #1
Raise the Bar on Discipleship

5. Promote Core Spiritual Disciplines
• Scripture (Word)
• Prayer
• Worship (Leitourgia)
• Service (Diakonia)
• Proclamation (Kerygma)
• Stewardship
• Community (Koinonia)
• Truth Telling (Marturia)

6. What is a Disciple?
– Eg.
• Mosaic  Holy Life, Participation in Ministry, Tithing,
Evangelistic Lifestyle
• InnerCHANGE Commitment to Humility, Simplicity,
Purity, Service, Community, Prayer

7. Develop a set of Discipleship Practices
1. Identify core values through group
discussion, prayer,&reflection.
– The values that really grab the community.
– This process requires that you identify the
values&beliefs that are non-negotiable&inspire
passion.
– It might take some time

8. Develop a set of Discipleship Practices
2. Establish your minimum discipleship standards.

9. Develop a set of Discipleship Practices
3. Brainstorm the different ways these
norms&values can be practiced in everyday life.
– It is important that the group identify everyday
things, not just “religious” activities, with the
practices.
• Eg. The core value of hospitality might be expressed in
eating regularly with Christians&non-Christians or in
regularly having the poor in your home. Eating is thus
transformed into a culture-making, mission activity. List
many possible ways a core value can be embodied.

10. Develop a set of Discipleship Practices
4. Choose only 1 or 2 key practices for each.
– Make sure they’re achievable&realistic while still
raising the bar on the discipleship.
– The practices should require some
discipline&commitment.

11. Develop a set of Discipleship Practices
5. Develop a memorable acronym or simple way to
phrase the practices.
– This is very important, because if they are not easy to
remember, people won’t practice them.
– Eg.
• Third Place Communities  TPC
• Small Boat Big Sea BELLS
• RED TEMPT
• MMBC  ?????

12. Outward
Upward
Inward

13. INWARD PaloobTo become more like Jesus (Discipleship)
• Koinonia
– Daily acts of generousity& kindness Mk 12:30-31
• With our things, time, skills, & money, welcoming strangers
– Weekly acts of hospitality & celebration
– Stewardship. Ro 12:1
– Gathering weekly with others. He 10:25
– Cellgroups, Celebration
• Sacrament
– how many will I baptise?
• Word
– reading, reflection, journaling, meditation be transformed
– Ro 12:2 2Ti 2:15 2Ti 3:16

14. OUTWARD PalayoMake disciples of all nations
• This could also reflect our attitude toward those
outside, such as loving, serving, proclaiming, etc.
Should it reflect a missional approach.
• Diakonia
– Regular engagement with the world sharing
faith, ongoing conversations, exploring
issues, deepening relationships
• Marturia
– Care for the world
• pursuing justice & mercy, care for creation, poverty &
prosperity

15. the knowledge of the glory of god shall
UPWARD Paitaas cover the earth as the waters cover the sea
• Worship
– eliminate sacred vs secular
• Kerygma
– Make Jesus king of his kingdom / do kingdom
work Proclamation of Jesus Christ as king.
• Or should this focus on our humility in light of the
greatness of God. So rather than upward, should
we say something like “acknowledges God”
Recognises God. Submits to God. Submissive.
Subordinate. Dependent.

16. Develop a set of Discipleship Practices
6. Expect a common commitment to the practices
from all stakeholders.
– Be careful of legalism,
– don’t lower the bar to simply suit middle-class
sensibilities.
– These practices should entice &challenge us.