1. Engaging Discipleship Part 1

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4. Boring? Or Bubbling?

5. “Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” Catherine of Siena

6. …kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you… 2 Timothy 1:6 NASB

7. Three Keys to a Missional Congregaton The first key to missional engagement with the community is the vitality of the disciple-growing congregation. People come to faith in vital churches The second key to missional engagement with the community is Christian lifestyle: the deployment (sending) of God’s people in individual witness and service in their homes, workplaces, and communities The third key to missional engagement with the community is missional ministries (programs) and missional emphases within programs © Copyright 2011 E. Stanley Ott

8. What’s happening with Discipleship today?

9. Evangelism and Discipleship is all about spiritual growth

10. Why focus on Evangelism and Discipleship? Because you Hear the Word of Jesus and Know the Heart of Jesus

11. The Word of Jesus: make disciples

12. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20

13. The heart of Jesus: People Eyes

14. Receive People Eyes – the eyes of Jesus for people

15. What does it mean to grow disciples?