Redefining Discipleship
Redefining
Discipleship
Becoming a
Disciple-Making Church
Why Become a Disciple-
Making Church?
Jesus Expected it.
Mature disciples evangelize.
A disciple-making church is never void of leaders.
It transforms the church dynamic.
It transforms households
Disciple making allows the congregation to take ownership and empowers the laity to care for one another.
Discipleship Inside Out…
Establish
Engage
Equip
Empower
The Three Keys to Disciple-Making
1. Discipleship-making is relational.
2. Discipleship-making is a state by stage process.
3. Discipleship-making is generational.
The Vision, the Goal, the
Strategy
Types of Disciple-Making
Churches
OF
WITH
The Needs of Disciple-Making
Church
OF
WITH
Assessment, Vision, Strategy
Assessing the Present Reality (Evaluation)
Envisioning the Future Reality (Vision)
Utilizing a Strategy to Make the Future
Reality the Present Reality (Strategy), OF or
WITH Disciple-making Groups
A Strategy for Creating a
Church OF Disciple-Making…
Stage 1 – Enlisting, Equipping, and
Empowering Disciple-Makers
Stage 2 – Recreating the Church
Paradigm
Stage 3 – Laying the Foundation
(individuals in groups)
Stage 4 and Ongoing – Reproducing and
Growing Disciples
A Strategy for Creating a Church
WITH Disciple-Making…
Stage 1 – Enlisting, Equipping, and
Empowering Disciple-Makers.
Stage 2 – Laying the Foundation
Stage 3 and Ongoing – Reproducing
Disciples
Disciple-Making Relationships
The Disciple and God
The Disciple’s Household
The Disciple’s Group
The Disciple’s Church
Seven Disciple-Making
Imperatives
