Key Elements to Life-Transforming Discipleship TEAM DAY JANUARY 28, 2017
Rev. Dr. Earl L. Gillett
Discipleship & The Church If you make disciples, you will always get the church. If you make the church, you may or may not end up with disciples. Mike Breen
Three Primary Questions need to be answered: 1.What does the future of the church look like? 2. How do we make disciples? 3. How do we reach the un- churched and de-churched?
To Make Christlike Disciples in the Nations Our Nazarene Mission: To Make Christlike Disciples in the Nations
Discipleship & The Church Our conversations: Discipleship vs. Leadership vs. Missional & Organic
Can we agree? Jesus gets to define what a disciple is and does. See: Luke 9-10 Matthew 28 Acts 1
Making Disciples Like Jesus Fundamental characteristics of Jesus’ discipling method: INVITATION CHALLENGE
Invitation Defined Close Relationship Complete Access to Life Fellowship Vulnerability Life on Life Love Support Encouragement
Challenge Defined Accountability Inquiring Homework Revealing Learning Push for Excellence
Discipleship Leadership Missional Living
How do we learn? How do we train others? Making Disciples??? How do we learn? How do we train others?
Making Disciples??? Our Way: Information Life Change Jesus’ Way: Instruction Immersion Innovation
Relationship with God in Jesus Christ Key Element #1: Relationship with God in Jesus Christ
Committed to God’s word: learning knowing living Key Element #2: Committed to God’s word: learning knowing living
Community & Koinonia (oikos – household/tribe) Key Element #3: Community & Koinonia (oikos – household/tribe)
Disciple-maker oriented - Disciples want to become who the Rabbi is. Key Element #4 Disciple-maker oriented - Disciples want to become who the Rabbi is.
Key Elements #5: Discipleship deepens three relationships: God God’s People Last, Least, Lost People
Discipleship deepens three relationships
Discipleship starts with ordinary people (no class excluded) Key Element #6: Discipleship starts with ordinary people (no class excluded)
Where / What is a 21st century place to make it happen?
Where / What is a place to make it happen? CLASS (John Wesley) Small Groups Sunday School Pods Huddle Worship Services Organic Missional Communities Information based classes
Building a high challenge, high invitation church requires unique: Vehicle Culture
Where / What is a 21st century place to make it happen? HUDDLE A Huddle is a discipling environment for current and/or future disciples and disciple-makers (leaders)
What this discipling relationship offers: A discipleship vehicle: Huddle A discipleship language: LifeShapes Access to you, the discipling leader
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