This document discusses the importance of making disciples who make disciples based on the models of Jesus and Paul. It notes that while many churches believe in and teach discipleship, few actually implement disciple-making processes like intentional relationships and accountability. The document cites examples of churches that grew when they shifted from a program-based to a relationship-based discipleship approach and created clear spiritual pathways expecting life transformation. It encourages pastors to invest in discipling relationships above all other activities.
These are notes from a simple introductory course on Church Planting. The majority of the course notes presented here are based upon J. D. Payne’s Planting Apostolic Churches.
Making disciples who make disciples is at the heart of the call to follow Christ. Here are some notes on the gap between our intentions and practice (adapted from Greg Ogden's book, Transforming Discipleship).
These are notes from a simple introductory course on Church Planting. The majority of the course notes presented here are based upon J. D. Payne’s Planting Apostolic Churches.
Making disciples who make disciples is at the heart of the call to follow Christ. Here are some notes on the gap between our intentions and practice (adapted from Greg Ogden's book, Transforming Discipleship).
Jesus expected a process of change, growth and development in the life of his followers. Many writers suggest a three or four stage process. A four stage process is outlined here, along with personal challenge / application.
A short introduction to key ideas from Sherry Weddell's "Forming Intentional Disciples" in the context of discipleship in the Catholic faith. More resources available at: http://practicalevangelization.wordpress.com/tag/resources-for-intentional-discipleship/
If you are a Christian educator looking to facilitate a discussion with your leadership team concerning change within your institution this PP would serve you well.
Disciple-Making, according to Greg Ogden requires at least tow major factors: Internalisation and Multiplication. This presentation adds to his ideas with some scripture and illustrative ideas challenging followers of Christ to become, and make, disciples in his image.
Name someone...who has impacted your life.
Disiple-making is a deliberate act requiring discipline and dedication
“Discipleship is all about living the life together rather than just one structured meeting each week” Chan
The Purpose of The Church #3 DiscipleshipRick Peterson
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Jesus expected a process of change, growth and development in the life of his followers. Many writers suggest a three or four stage process. A four stage process is outlined here, along with personal challenge / application.
A short introduction to key ideas from Sherry Weddell's "Forming Intentional Disciples" in the context of discipleship in the Catholic faith. More resources available at: http://practicalevangelization.wordpress.com/tag/resources-for-intentional-discipleship/
If you are a Christian educator looking to facilitate a discussion with your leadership team concerning change within your institution this PP would serve you well.
Disciple-Making, according to Greg Ogden requires at least tow major factors: Internalisation and Multiplication. This presentation adds to his ideas with some scripture and illustrative ideas challenging followers of Christ to become, and make, disciples in his image.
Name someone...who has impacted your life.
Disiple-making is a deliberate act requiring discipline and dedication
“Discipleship is all about living the life together rather than just one structured meeting each week” Chan
The Purpose of The Church #3 DiscipleshipRick Peterson
The Purpose of The Church #3 “Discipleship” Jeffery Anselmi http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=60355&Sermon%20The%20Purpose%20of%20The%20Church-%20Discipleship%20by%20Jeffery%20Anselmi
God calls the Church and our parishes to grow. However, today many of our parishes lack a vision for making disciples, have few or no plans to grow, and can assume that their current members are growing and new disciples are being made, despite evidence to the contrary. In other words, our parishes can be more hopeful than honest. This workshop will address the pastoral reality and current practice of our parishes, offer a renewed vision for making disciples and evangelisation, and suggest practical actions that parishes can take to change the culture and focus of their ministries and groups. It will draw on research into best practice for Church growth both here in Australia and abroad and facilitate a conversation about the nature of parish leadership in this time of change and challenge for faith.
Daniel Ang is Director of Pastoral Planning for the Diocese of Parramatta. He was co-author and coordinator of the Parramatta pastoral plan, Faith in Our Future, and now oversees initiatives of renewal and planning in a parish and diocesan context. He teaches ecclesiology and ministry at the Parramatta Institute for Mission, holds a Bachelor of Arts/Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Master of Divinity from the Sydney College of Divinity. Daniel is an executive member of the National Pastoral Planners Network and published in a number of peer reviewed journals. He is a married layman with one son.
Education yourself more on the importance of Christ great commission for the church. Why we need to "Go" as commanded by the voice of the God and of the Church.
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It is common to refer to the process of maturing as a disciple as spiritual formation. Here, based upon work by Greg Ogden, I give a four stage process for growing into maturity, and fruitfulness, as a follower of King Jesus.
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Making disciples who make disciples is at the heart of the call to follow Christ. Here are some notes on the gap between our intentions and practice (adapted from Greg Ogden's book, Transforming Discipleship).
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
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In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
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A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
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The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
Why you need to invest in disciple-making relationships
1. Last week:
Growing into maturity as a
follower of King Jesus
https://www.scribd.com/document/514053118/Growing-as-a-Follower-of-King-
Jesus
https://www.slideshare.net/rdc2506/growing-as-a-follower-of-king-jesus
2. In previous weeks…
๏Why make disciples?
๏The disciple-making ministry of
Jesus
๏The disciple-making ministry of Paul
๏Stages of Spiritual Formation
3. One must decide if he wants his ministry
to count in momentary applause of
popular recognition or the reproduction
of his life in a few chosen men to carry
on his work after he has gone.
RobertE.Coleman
4. 37 Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and
they said to him and to the other apostles,
“Brothers, what should we do?”
38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent
of your sins and turn to God, and be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for
the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit…
5. 41 Those who believed what Peter said
were baptized and added to the church
that day—about 3,000 in all.
42 All the believers devoted themselves to
the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship,
and to sharing in meals (including the
Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.
6. 43 A deep sense of awe came over them
all, and the apostles performed many
miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all
the believers met together in one place
and shared everything they had.
45. “When 96% of your
disciples have been
taught not to make
disciples, you reap
what you have sown.”
Bill Hull
46. “When 96% of your
disciples have been
taught not to make
disciples, you reap
what you have sown.”
Bill Hull
47. “People profess to be
Christians yet believe they do
not need to follow Jesus…we
told them that discipleship is
a choice not a demand of
Jesus.”
Bill Hull
48. If the purpose of Christianity is
only to gain eternal life, Jesus
wouldn’t have left us on earth after
he saved us…we’d be raptured
immediately because our purpose
would have been fulfilled.
49. The purpose of King Jesus was to
call us into his mission, the Great
Commission: he expects our
YOUR involvement.
50. How are you going to connect the
Great Commission—the practice of
Jesus and of Paul—to help you
make disciples who make
disciples?
51. Most churches …
✦BELIEVE in making disciples.
✦TALK about making disciples
✦Have people TRAINED in
making disciples
✦Have COURSES about making
disciples
52. Why isn’t the model
of Jesus and Paul so
common that every
church every where is
making disciples?
53. Many pastors / churches,
• Want lots of people—a big
audience
• Have a model of pastoral-care
creates dependency (which
they like!)
54. • Don’t create an expectation, or
environment, of discipleship /
disciple-making.
• People come for what they can
get, not what they can give.
55. What one thing above all would I
suggest you do (apart from pray)?