5. Make Vision Shift 1Make Vision Shift 1
Shift from your present hopes for yourShift from your present hopes for your
congregationcongregation’s future to the high’s future to the high
expectation that God has aexpectation that God has a
transformational future for your church.transformational future for your church.
6. Make Vision Shift 2Make Vision Shift 2
Shift from merely running programs toShift from merely running programs to
implementing a vision for ministry.implementing a vision for ministry.
7.
8. Some of the challengesSome of the challenges
we face in thewe face in the cultureculture
In times of rapid changeIn times of rapid change
what you know can mis-what you know can mis-
lead you.lead you. Michael MarquardtMichael Marquardt
15. Valuing People: the 4 S’sValuing People: the 4 S’s
No SecretsNo Secrets
No SubversionNo Subversion
No SurprisesNo Surprises
(Lots of) Support(Lots of) Support William J. CarlWilliam J. Carl
19. The 50% GoalThe 50% Goal
Word-Share-PrayerWord-Share-Prayer
Devotional lifeDevotional life
People EyesPeople Eyes
Emmaus MealEmmaus Meal
Seeing yourself as sentSeeing yourself as sent
Prayer CovenantsPrayer Covenants
Small Group (face-to-faceSmall Group (face-to-face
groups)groups)
36. “Americans are stupefyingly dumb about
what they are supposed to believe.”
Historian R. Laurence Moore
Religious Literacy – What Every American Needs to Know and
Doesn’t. Stephen Prothero
37. 1. Fewer than half of us can identify Genesis as the first book of
the Bible.
2. Only one third know that Jesus delivered the Sermon on the
Mount.
3. A majority of Americans believe that the Bible says that Jesus
was born in Jerusalem.
4. When asked whether the New Testament Book of Acts is in
the Old Testament, one quarter of Americans say yes. More
than a third say they don’t know.
5. Most Americans don’t know that Jonah is a book in the Bible.
6. 20% of Americans believed that Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife.
7. 60% of Americans can't name five of the Ten Commandments
8. Only 50% can name one of the four gospels
9. 50% of high school seniors think Sodom and Gomorrah were
married.
10.75% believe the Bible teaches "God helps those who help
themselves.”
42. “Jesus comes right to your seat and says, “I have
a word for you. I know your whole life story. I
know every skeleton in your closet. I know every
moment of sin, shame, dishonesty and degraded
love that has darkened your past. Right now I
know your shallow faith, your feeble prayer life,
your inconsistent discipleship and my word is
this, ‘I dare you to trust that I love you just as you
are and not as you should be because you’re
never going to be as you should be.’”
Brennan Manning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQi_IDV2bgM
44. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority
in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Matthew 28:18
45. 19
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20
and teaching
them to obey everything that I have commanded
you. And remember, I am with you always, to the
end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20
47. ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to
bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release
to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the
oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’
Jesus’ eyes saw the true needs of the people in front of him:
Bartimaeus
Widow of Nain
Canaanite woman’s daughter
Woman at the well
The Centurian’s Son
Wedding in Cana
Lepers
Receive People eyes – in your own head
– seeing through the eyes of Jesus for people
48. “
My little children, for whom I am
again in the pain of childbirth until
Christ is formed in you.”
Galatians 4:19
Odino
49. Receive People EyesReceive People Eyes
see through the eyes of Jesus forsee through the eyes of Jesus for
peoplepeople
62. Dimension One: A Growing Commitment to the
Triune God. (doxological)
The Great Commandment: "You shall love the
Lord your God with all your heart, and with all
your soul, and with all your strength, and with
all your mind.” Luke 10:27a
Dimension Two: A Growing Commitment to the
Body of Christ (communal/koinonia)
The New Commandment: "That you love one
another even as I have loved you.” John
14:35
Dimension Three: A Growing Commitment to the
work of Christ in the world (missional)
The Great Commission: "Go into all the world
and make disciples…” Matthew 28:19-20
The Great Commandment: "And thy neighbor
as thyself.” Luke 10:27b
63. A Profile of a Disciple
Doxological - Know, love and Experience the God who loves us
Faith in Jesus
Weekly worship (Experiencing God)
Daily devotional life
The fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)
Koinonial - Equip and care for the people God gives us
Private meals with friends and strangers
Participate in a face-to-face group (Equipping the People
Commit a percent of my income to God’s work of God)
Serve my church with specific ministry
Missional - Engage the World to which God sends us
Complete my work with excellence
Offer the compassion of Jesus (show up) (Engaging our world)
Bear witness to Jesus (speak up)
Stand up for what is right. (stand up)
64. PERSONAL DISCIPLESHIP PLAN (PDP)
PRIORITY PRACTICES MY PLAN DATE
A GROWING
COMMITMENT
TO GOD THE
FATHER, SON,
AND HOLY
SPIRIT
A GROWING
CONNECTION
TO THE CHURCH
(THE BODY OF
CHRIST)
A GROWING
CALL
TO THE WORK
OF CHRIST
IN THE WORLD
65. PERSONAL DISCIPLESHIP PLAN (PDP)
PRIORITY PRACTICES MY PLAN DATE
A GROWING
COMMITMENT
TO GOD THE
FATHER, SON,
AND HOLY
SPIRIT
1 FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST
2 WEEKLY WORSHIP
3 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
LIFE
4 THE FRUIT OF THE
SPIRIT
A GROWING
CONNECTION
TO THE CHURCH
(THE BODY OF
CHRIST)
A GROWING
CALL
TO THE WORK
OF CHRIST
IN THE WORLD
66. PERSONAL DISCIPLESHIP PLAN (PDP)
PRIORITY PRACTICES MY PLAN DATE
A GROWING
COMMITMENT
TO GOD THE
FATHER, SON,
AND HOLY
SPIRIT
1 FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST
2 WEEKLY WORSHIP
3 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
LIFE
4 THE FRUIT OF THE
SPIRIT
A GROWING
CONNECTION
TO THE CHURCH
(THE BODY OF
CHRIST)
1 MEALS WITH
FRIENDS/STRANGERS
2 SERVE OTHERS USING
YOUR
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
3 OFFER A % OF INCOME
TO GOD’S WORK
4 SERVE THE CHURCH
WITH A SPECIFIC
MINISTRY
A GROWING
CALL
TO THE WORK
OF CHRIST
IN THE WORLD
67. PERSONAL DISCIPLESHIP PLAN (PDP)
PRIORITY PRACTICES MY PLAN DATE
A GROWING
COMMITMENT
TO GOD THE
FATHER, SON,
AND HOLY
SPIRIT
1 FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST
2 WEEKLY WORSHIP
3 DAILY DEVOTIONAL
LIFE
4 THE FRUIT OF THE
SPIRIT
A GROWING
CONNECTION
TO THE CHURCH
(THE BODY OF
CHRIST)
1 MEALS WITH
FRIENDS/STRANGERS
2 SERVE OTHERS USING
YOUR
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
3 OFFER A % OF INCOME
TO GOD’S WORK
4 SERVE THE CHURCH
WITH A SPECIFIC
MINISTRY
A GROWING
CALL
TO THE WORK
OF CHRIST
IN THE WORLD
1 DO WORK WITH
EXCELLENCE
2 OFFER THE COMPASSION
OF JESUS
3 BEAR WITNESS TO JESUS
4. STAND UP FOR JUSTICE
72. “Nebby” questions:
What strategy do you personally
use for growing disciples? With
whom?
What strategy does your
congregation use for growing
disciples? With whom?
(what people groups?)
78. Growing as disciples with others:
We grow disciples as we
focus on a few
no matter how many
our many may be.
79. Growing as disciples with others:
Face-to-face personal lifestyle
(spontaneous and intentional)
One-with-one intentional dyads
One-with-two intentional triads
(or quads)
One with a small group (<15)
84. Call a ministry team together
WSP - Prayer Covenant - Breaks bread
Decide on population groups
Adults (men, women, mixed)
Youth – two adults leads triad = five
Who are the potential leaders and triad
members (early adopters)
Recruitment, training, deploying (Be in or lead a triad yourself)
Follow through – maintaining momentum
between booklets within a group and
sustaining multiplication of new groups.
Launching a Triad-based system of
growing disciples
85.
86. Just wanted to tell you that I have started several groups
using the Discipleship Essentials books. It took me a while to
decide to pull the trigger on something with such a
commitment attached to it. But I have 3 groups I am leading.
Two have 3 other guys in it (which feels like the perfect size)
and the other has 2. I can't tell you how excited I am about
this and they are. In one of the groups, the guys are almost
giddy with their excitement about this sharing and growth
opportunity. In all of them it appears to be, after 3-6 weeks
(some groups started earlier than others), one of the most
important things I am doing. I am certainly gaining a great
deal from this method of making disciples with a deep
conviction and commitment. And they are very moved by the
experience so far. I am also excited about the possibilities
for the next permutation, when they start to lead others.
Bob Bohl Central Presbyterian Church, Athens, GA
92. Layers of Disciple-Making:
1. Growing one’s self
2. Growing others interpersonally – life on life
3. By means of shaping programs with the
Defining Practices (witness, prayer, care…)
4.By means of small groups
5. By means of ministry teams
6. By means of teaching (classes/seminars)
7. By means of discipleship communities
8. By means of the “transforming moment”
114. GROWING DISCIPLES
“At heart, growing disciples is a relational
experience, not an instructional or
classroom experience. It is the influence of
life on life in the midst of the difficulties of
life, an influence that helps us get to know
Jesus and one another, helps us face our
personal darkness and helps us grow in our
reflection of the image of Christ.”
E. Stanley Ott
115. Pray Daily:
Igniting our passion for Jesus
Christ
Inspiring us to be the people
of God
Engaging our world with the
good news, grace and justice
of God
118. The Three-Fold Missional Mandate
Show up - Speak up - Stand up
‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to bring good
news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim
release to the captives and recovery of sight to
the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to
proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’
Luke 4:18-19
119. The Missional Cycle
Reach (reach the uninvolved with the good
news, compassion and justice of Jesus).
Grow (grow with one another as disciples of
Jesus)
Send (send one another to reach and to serve)
125. Two Ground Rules:
1.Speak only to ask a question or in
response to a question.
2. The learning coach has the power to
intervene
•(Michael Marquardt)
126.
127. Now when they saw the boldness of
Peter and John and realized that
they were uneducated and ordinary
men, they were amazed and
recognized them as companions of
Jesus. Acts 4:13