Category: discipleship
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Discipleship | Part 5
In this post, I’m going to focus on the basic tools I use to teach people. Tools Doctrine Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem has been especially effective for believers who need to grow in the understanding of God and worship of Jesus. I hope to compile a typical “plan of attack” and the resources I…
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Discipleship | Part 4
Other posts in the series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Process Continued Demonstration As individuals are involved in my life and ministry, they are able to see how I am engaging in these disciplines myself, and applying them to life and ministry. The consistent feedback I’ve gotten is that discipleship is more “caught, than…
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Discipleship | Part 3
Other posts in the series: Part 1, Part 2 In this post, I’m going to focus on the process of discipleship. That is, over time, what does the relationship look like in stages. This is the basic pattern subscribed in The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman, which is an excellent book I would…
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Discipleship | Part 2
As I mentioned in the first post, Matthew 28:18-20 presents a succinct calling to discipleship, and forms the basis of my methodology. In this post, I’m going to give the overview of how I pursue discipleship in practice. Practice First and foremost, I disciple in groups, and secondly, we meet formally on a weekly basis. …
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Discipleship | Part 1
As I mentioned previously, I had the opportunity to speak on a panel at The Austin Stone’s Summer Conference called “The Kingdom is at Hand”, and the panel was a breakout for the practice of discipleship within the church. It was a little surreal to be sitting on a panel with Josh Patterson and Carrie…
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Discipleship | The Austin Stone Summer Conference
I’m on a panel called “Making Disciples in the Church” for The Austin Stone’s Summer Conference. Below are the questions I’m being asked (phrased from the point of a facilitator). Section 1 How did you start making disciples? How did you find the person you are discipling? What prompted you to be intentional with that…
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Choosing Who to Mentor | Touchpoint
The more I read David Watson’s Blog, the more I am enjoying his insights. He has some excellent words in a post about who to choose and mentorship/discipleship, and what he looks for before investing in someone. His six points of evaluation are below: Christ-like Christ-centered Character Capability Competency Capacity Chemistry Read how he expands…
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What motivates you to mission? | shawblog
My friend and colleague has written some fantastic thoughts on ministry to Muslims, which have broad applications for motivations for ministry. Below is the concluding quip from a great post: Passion for obedience to the basic commands of Jesus in response to His love for you. The 2 greatest commands of Jesus are very clear…
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Discipleship and Training | TheResurgence
I really like the Resurgence blog. It always has great thoughts, including the one below on discipleship. The primary context for training should also be the church in situ. I find it strange that this assertion should be so contentious when the weight of the biblical evidence is behind it. Timothy was trained in gospel…