Transforming Discipleship Ministry God working in His children to transform others.

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God working in His children to transform others

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Why does Why does the the church church exist ?exist ?

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Why Why does the does the church church exist ?exist ?

To fulfill the Great Commissi

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What is the primary task of What is the primary task of the Great Commission?the Great Commission?

“Making disciples” is the priority for believersDisciples are made in a natural way, as a way of life

Better translation:“As you are “As you are going through the world, be going through the world, be making disciples.”making disciples.”

“Go” vs. “Make disciples”

““Go, therefore, and Go, therefore, and make disciples of all make disciples of all nations, ...”nations, ...” Matthew 28:19

THE GREAT COMMISSION:THE GREAT COMMISSION:THE DRIVING FORCE OF THE THE DRIVING FORCE OF THE CHURCHCHURCH

God’s invitation to join Him in His mission

The motivating force for the growth of God’s Kingdom

ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE:

TO TRANSFORM PEOPLE

Are you a forgetful Christian?“The plan of Jesus has not

been rejected; we have just done without it. It has been

converted into something worthy of remembering, that

belongs to the past, but it has not been taken seriously as a norm of conduct for the present.” Robert Coleman

To this date, what To this date, what has been your has been your participation in it?participation in it?

Who are those who decided to love and

follow Jesus by seeing Him in your life?

What changes has God made in the lives of others through your personal ministry?

How many serve in the ministry today because they saw you serve?

How Serious Are Believers About

Spiritual Growth?

20%

10%18%

52%

Most seriouscommitment intheir lifeConsistent effort,limited returns

Inconsistent effort,limited returns

No effort, nointerest

George Barna: Growing True Disciples

Does anything strike you about the previous

chart?

Essentially one Essentially one thing:thing:

A lack of passion

to be like Christ!

It is a continuous, progressive and effective movement of prayer,

evangelism, and discipleship, that is carried out in and through the local

church, with the purpose of impacting the person, the family, the neighboring community, the

city, the nation and the whole world with the person of Jesus Christ and His gospel, for the glory of God and

the extension of His kingdom.

WHAT IS THE DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY?

WHAT ARE THE BASIC WHAT ARE THE BASIC FORMS OF DISCIPLESHIP?FORMS OF DISCIPLESHIP?

SPONTANEOUSTo take advantage of an opportunity to share knowledge in a collective form

ACADEMICTo share knowledge and information in certain disciplines or spheres of the Christian ministry

PROGRESSIVE An intentional and premeditated

process to transmit the teachings of the life of Christ to another person through a personal experience

SUPPORTIVE Designed to meet specific needs of the disciple

WHAT ARE THE BASIC WHAT ARE THE BASIC FORMS OF DISCIPLESHIP?FORMS OF DISCIPLESHIP?

WHAT IS CHRISTIAN WHAT IS CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP?DISCIPLESHIP?

Process Relationship Commitment Submission

WHAT IS THE DISCIPLESHIP WHAT IS THE DISCIPLESHIP PROCESS?PROCESS?

Be more like Jesus Live the biblical disciplines

Become reproductive disciples

It is a process in which the discipler invests himself

intentionally in other believers… so that they will …

WHAT IS THE LIFE WHAT IS THE LIFE OF DISCIPLESHIP LIKE?OF DISCIPLESHIP LIKE?

Prays for the lost Evangelizes the lost Disciples believers Sends out the

disciples

THE STAGES IN THE STAGES IN DISCIPLESHIP GROWTHDISCIPLESHIP GROWTH

BEGINNING Spiritual infants

DEVELOPING Spiritual disciples

MULTIPLYING Spiritual

leaders

STEPS TO IMPLEMENT STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THE DISCIPLESHIP THE DISCIPLESHIP

MINISTRYMINISTRY1. Pray2. Choose a group of believers3. Challenge them4. Start discipling them5. Assign them the tasks of discipling

others6. Commission them to begin their own

discipleship groups7. Maintain a permanent relationship

with them8. Supervise the way their ministries

reach others

Intervals of 6-10 weeks from the beginning of one level to the next

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HOW TO START THE HOW TO START THE DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY?DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY?

Survival KitPastor

Personal Study

Survival KitPastoral Group

Survival KitGroup 1

Living YourChristian Values

PastorPersonal Study

Survival KitGroup 2

Survival KitGroup 1-1


Survival KitGroup 1-1-1


Living YourChristian ValuesPastoral Group

MasterLife 1Pastor

Personal Study


Group 1


Group 2



WARNING!WARNING!

Discipleship is costlyDiscipleship requires timeDiscipleship is a commitment

Are you ready to get started ?

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