1. Initiating Disciple Making Movements Discovery Bible Study Training

2. Simple but Powerful For: Personal quiet time Home group New friends / persons of peace Church planting

3. Three evenings – 90 minutes/wk Elim Centre 7:30 – 9:00 pm Optional advance reading: Miraculous Movements MurrayMoerman@gmail.com

4. Week One:

5. John 15:1-17 Not striving but abiding What is the fruitfulness Jesus speaks of? Different from “giftings” in that fruitfulness applies to all of us.

6. “… children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. (Phil 2:15-16)

7. Outline April 18: DBS, Luke 10 & persons of peace April 25: DBS, building a house church, “lead in” and “follow-up” questions May 2: DBS and multiplication, disciple making movements

8. A piece of paper – folded twice (Just a few verses [e.g. 4-6] for focus) What do I understand the Bible to mean? If it is God’s Word, what will I do? How will I think or behave differently? Today: Deut 6:4-9

9. Luke 10:1-11

11. Luke 8:1-16

12. Matthew 7:24-28

13. What do you think? Thoughts and experiences …

14. More … Biblical examples: Cornelius, Zacchaeus, Lydia, Philippian jailer Characteristics: A spiritual person – e.g. ‘new age’ A person who wants peace with God and with themselves How might we recognize such a person? Live an authentic spiritual life openly Serve and see who responds

15. How might we recognize such a person? A Kingdom greeting … An offer of prayer … Listen to what people talk / are concerned about … They are hospitable. Accept their invitation. Go to their home/hang outs. More…

16. Homework Use DBS in your quiet-times. Act on your “I will” statements. Serve non-believers around you, listen to their stories. Offer to pray for them. Aim to pray with and for more non- believers than believers this week. Try a Kingdom greeting Serve and build relationships

17. Week Two:

18. Outline April 18: DBS, Luke 10 & persons of peace April 25: DBS, building a house church, “lead in” and “follow-up” questions May 2: DBS and multiplication, disciple making movements

19. Homework – Week One Use DBS in your quiet-times. Act on your “I will” statements. Serve non-believers around you, listen to their stories. Offer to pray for them. Aim to pray with more non-believers than believers this week. Try a Kingdom greeting Serve and build relationships

20. What is a Difference between a DBS and a House Church? Coffee? Fun? Bible? No… Permanence Reproduction

21. POP: Key to Multiplication - Why? A social network of trust Often are people of influence with people who don’t know Jesus, but do trust the POP Often a door opener POP must lead their own DBS POP’s family or affinity group is basic unit for evangelism Summary: DBS is best led by POP or friend, who is coached by a believer.

22. Questions Before DBS What are you thankful for this week? (Leads to worship) What needs do you or others in your circle or community have? (Leads to intercession) How might we help meet these needs? (Leads to ministry) How did you apply what you learned last week? (Leads to obedience) With whom did you share what you learned last week? (Leads to evangelism)

23. A piece of paper – folded twice (Just a few verses [e.g. 4-6] for focus) What do I understand the Bible to mean? If it is God’s Word, what will I do? How will I think or behave differently? Today: Matthew 5:33-37

24. Questions After DBS What does this teach us about God? (Knowing God) If this is true, how would we respond? (“I will” statements > growing in obedience) For who would these truths be good news? (or) With who might you share what you are learning? (Replication/Evangelism)

25. Homework – Week Two Homework – Week One, plus… Look for someone to share what you learned or impact of “I will” responses in your life. Invite your POP to discover God with his/her friends who may be interested. Try the DBS + lead-in and follow-up questions in your home group.

26. Resources DBS overview & additional resources on murraymoerman.com/1Christ/scripture/dbs.asp (including this PPT & Elim feedback link) murraymoerman.com/1Christ/scripture/dbs.asp Sheet: 25 chronological passages “Discovering God”

27. Transitioning to DBS Ask a POP or street person after worship “Would you like to get to know the heart of God? “Would you like to get to know God’s peace? “Would you like to get to know what God says about himself?“ “Can I show you how to do that with friends who might like to share your journey?”

28. If POP is hesitant… “I’ll do it once, then you do it.” Offer to coach before POP’s DBS, debrief afterwards If POP not ready, stay close, ask again later If you have to, lead DBS with POP friends 1-2 times, then step out with offer to coach again. Be patient; go slow to go deep If no fruit in 90 days of weekly connections consider moving to more responsive POP

29. Week Three:

30. Outline April 18: DBS, Luke 10 & persons of peace April 25: DBS, building a house church, “lead in” and “follow-up” questions May 2: DBS and multiplication, disciple making movements

31. Homework – Week Two Use DBS in your quiet-time (home group?). Act on your “I will” statements. Look for someone to share with what you learned this week. Serve non-believers around you, listen to their stories. Offer to pray for them. Give Kingdom greeting, build relationships with potential POP Invite potential POPs to discover God with his/her friends

32. Summary for those joining us DBS is a very simple inductive Bible Study in which the Bible, rather than a teacher, teaches and applies the Word DBS is best used with a “person of peace” (Luke 10) who remains in their social network DBS can become a house church as foundations for worship, prayer, ministry, evangelism & accountability are added by “before and after” questions Person of peace can be trained to lead their own DBS & house church, ideally to multiple generations

33. Questions Before DBS What are you thankful for this week? (Leads to worship) What needs do you or others in your circle or community have? (Leads to intercession) How might we help meet these needs? (Leads to ministry) How did you apply what you learned last week? (Leads to obedience) With whom did you share what you learned last week? (Leads to evangelism)

34. A piece of paper – folded twice (Just a few verses [e.g. 4-6] for focus) What do I understand the Bible to mean? If it is God’s Word, what will I do? How will I think or behave differently? Today: Isaiah 1:16- 18

35. Questions After DBS What does this teach us about God? (Knowing God) If this is true, how would we respond? (“I will” statements > growing in obedience) For who would these truths be good news? (or) With who might you share what you are learning? (Replication/Evangelism)

36. Engel Scale: Moving from awareness to reproduction

37. Moving from Discovery Bible Study to Disciple-Making Movements Use DBS for personal growth in your own daily “quiet time” with the Lord Use DBS in Home Groups for personal growth and outreach Introduce a POP to DBS and invite him/her into an existing group (extraction) Use DBS to start a new group for the POP and his/her household (you are leading) Coach POP as he/she leads DBS in their own home for his/her household or social network

38. Moving from Discovery Bible Study to Disciple-Making Movements personal growth Home Group growth POP into existing group (extraction) start a new group with POP POP leads own group and trains own social network > Addition > Multiplication >

39. Web Resources http://missionbritain.com/ www.murraymoerman.com/1christ/scripture/ dbs.asp www.murraymoerman.com/1christ/scripture/ dbs.asp www.cpmtr.org/getting-started www.churchplantingmovements.com

40. Madagascar 3 years 6 generations 2150 groups