Disciple Training
Concept and Resources
Disciple Training
8:19 所以，你們要去，使萬國萬民
都作我的門徒，奉父、子、聖靈的
名給他們施洗，
Disciple Training
The Disciple Trainings I have received:
• In depth bible study
• The legacies of past saints
• Prayer meetings
All good, but, looking back, 2 major parts
are missing:
• Lack of relationship training
• Lack of career training
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A big “detour” in my life:
Lord lead me through the most painful
marriage experience and “explored” the
whole realm of relational world.
• Christian Counseling, Boundaries
• Olive branch, Divorce Recovery
• Family Life, Marriage Camp, Marriage
Coaching,…
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My confusion between two parallel
experiences in the Evangelical
‘denomination’:
• Mainstream emphasis on Bible Study,
Fundamental Truth, Church
Organization and activities, ‘standard’
relationship.
• But this other ‘non-mainstream’
seems to be psychology, “non-spiritual”
of dealing with ‘difficult’ relationship.
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However, movements in Christian
communities seem to be getting
stronger:
• Purpose Driven Life
• ECC’s Missional Church
• Celebration Recovery
• Emotional Health Church
•…
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Even in the Mission fields:
• Information explosion, knowledge is
no longer the main desire.
• The main problem is becoming how
to get trained and practice(Disciple
Training) to live a Christian life
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This is nothing new, but this ‘second step’
becomes more important and equally
important as the ‘first step’.
Bible Study is important, but immediately
we need to apply it to everyday life
everything and all the time.
Justification by faith is an ‘already’. Starting
with Romans 5, we are on the way to grow,
and Romans 12 and on are all Justification
by Action, together lockstep with
Justification by Faith.
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Even secular world knows it and does it
pretty good. Microsoft, Amzon, and
Seahawks.
A lot of them are actually according to
Bible principle, but the goals and
perspectives are different. Like ‘above
and below the sun in Ecclesiastes’
Christian should be all the more
better(in different measurement
especially in spiritual)
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So ‘Disciple Training’ is everything,
every moment and it is life growing and
transforming. We all know that, but
what is lacking?
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All the things that have been
emphasized
Relationship training
Will and Attitude
Career training
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The approach I’m using and developing for BC
students:
• Make long/short term plan and weekly/daily
plan
• Use it as a tool to seek what God’s plan on us
• Have God direct every step of the plan(walk
with God and God’s presence)
• Know who I am and God’s original design
• Build trust to relationship to others since By
God’s design you will need others to get you to
a place that you couldn’t do it by yourself.
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My biggest problem and fear is I’m
not a good role model. I’m far from
the person that I teach and students
may get the wrong idea.
I need help, preferably young and
more mature Christian who is willing
to commit and undergo a more long
term training and becoming a leader.
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I also discovered a potential excellent
resource from Dr. Soon who is willing
to help. We have very similar
concepts. His model:
Design – Process – Goal
Christ-Community-Character-CallingCompetency
Spiritual-Experiential-RelationalInstructional
Disciple Training
I also discovered a potential excellent
resource from Dr. Soon who is willing
to help. We have very similar
concepts. His model:
Design – Process – Goal
Christ-Community-Character-CallingCompetency
Spiritual-Experiential-RelationalInstructional
Disciple Training
Dr. soon’s classes(6 courses certificate,
12 credits)
http://faithseminary.edu/academics/gra
duate-programs/graduate-certificateleadership/
Some course material can be purchased
from this organization:
http://equippingministries.org