Transformational
Discipleship
Philip Nation
@philipnation
DISCIPLESHIP DEFICIENCY
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Deficiency
• 47% have been discipled
• 38% have discipled another person
• 43% have done neither
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Deficiency
How do we move believers from
simply being “good” to being
dedicated disciples?
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RESEARCH
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Research
• Survey of 4,000 Protestants in North
America
• Qualitative interviews of
international leaders in discipleship
• Survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors in
North America
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8 Attributes of Discipleship
Bible Engagement
Obeying God and Denying Self
Serving God and Others
Sharing Christ
Exercising Faith
Seeking God
Building Relationships
Unashamed
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Research
• Significance
• Correlated
• Interdependent
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HOW PEOPLE REALLY GROW
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Truth
Leaders
Posture
Transformational Sweet Spot
Truth
• Gospel
• Identity
• Discipline
Truth
Leaders
Posture
Transformational Sweet Spot
Posture
Truth
• Weakness
• InterdependenceLeaders
• Outward Focus
Posture
Transformational Sweet Spot
Leaders
Truth
• Indispensible
• Applying
Leaders
truth
Posture
Necessity of Leadership
And what you have heard from me
in the presence of many
witnesses, commit to faithful men
who will be able to teach others
also.
- 2 Timothy 2:2 (HCSB)
Necessity of Leadership
A person who has been discipled
is 7.3 times more likely to
disciple another believer.
Transformational
Discipleship
Philip Nation
@philipnation