Discipleship Curricula
Choosing a Curriculum
What is a Discipleship Curriculum
*The aim of discipleship is obedience to God's
Word,
*Discipleship is founded on a relationship with God
and with others;
*Discipleship recognizes that one is a teacher and
another is a student,
*Discipleship recognizes that learning involves
transparency, safety, confidentiality, content,
environment, experiences and relationships.
• An effective discipleship curriculum is built upon
strong foundational biblical principles.
*Discipleship creates an environment
• where no one stands alone, struggles alone,
serves alone, develops alone, seeks alone, or
grows up alone.
Choosing a Curriculum
Discipleship Curriculum Components
Seven key questions should be asked to help
evaluate curriculum materials:
1. Does the Curriculum Embrace God’s View of
Biblical Community?
2. Are Life Needs and Questions Answered
Through Your Discipleship Curriculum?
3. Is Your Discipleship Process Academic or
Relational?
4. Are Important Truths and Principles Conveyed
and Imparted?
5. What Will Members Know, Believe and Do as a
Result of Your Curriculum?
6. Does the Curriculum Focus on the Master’s Plan
for Discipleship?
7. Does the curriculum serve as a supplement to
the Bible?
Charting a Course for Today’s Discipleship
Groups: a field guide., Doug Morrell
http://www.coregroups.org/ebooks.html
Curricula
• CORE
http://www.coregroups.org/index.html
• A discipleship journey
http://www.adiscipleshipjourney.com/
• ALPHA
• Navigators
• G12
• Purpose Driven
• Design for Discipleship
Omega Discipleship Series
• http://www.omegadiscipleship.com/online/item2.shtml
Curricula
• Robert Webber
– Evangelism—”Follow Me!” 60 page booklet
containing stories from the Gospel of John
with questions for discussion
– Discipleship—”Be My Disciple!” 60 page
booklet ten Scripture lessons to train initial
disciples
– Spiritual formation—”Walk in the Spirit!”studies
Paul’s theology of spirituality, power of prayer
and Apostles Creed.
– Christian Vocation—”Find Your Gift!”
*each booklet contains rites of
passage or milestone.
http://www.ancientfutureworship.com/afw_wevspform.html
Developing Perpetual
Journeyings
• Eugene Peterson “Long
Obedience” “
• Richard Foster
• Pop culture reads . . . Donald Miller, Rob
Bell, Anne LaMott, Shane Claiborne
Henri Nouwen . . .
http://www.henrinouwen.org/
Developing Perpetual
Journeyings
• Purpose Driven Life and 40 Day Journal
• http://www.purposedrivenlife.com/
Developing Perpetual
Journeyings
• Blackaby* http://www.blackaby.org/
• Bruce Wilkinson*
http://www.brucewilkinson.com/
– Prayer of Jabez
– The Dream Giver
– Secrets of the Vine
*not my recommendation, but others have
found these useful
Women’s Discipleship
Beverly Hislop
What have you used?