Disciple Maker Workshop 1214 Mirroring the Methods of

Disciple Maker Workshop 12/14 Mirroring the Methods of the Master Investing in Disciples Equipping Disciple Makers 1

DECLARED CHRISTIANITY (George Barna) § § § Busters = 67% Boomers = 35% Gen “X” = 15% Millennium = 7% Non-Reached = 5% § Not up to me who my spiritual great grandchildren are, § § but up to me that there will be!! There is a huge responsibility to knowing the truth!! Could you keep your job as an Ambassador for Christ? 2

WHY DISCIPLE ? If you do not disciple a person who professes Christ, he will almost always become: v. Lukewarm in Faith v. Worldly in Behavior v. Hypocritical in Witness by Patrick Morley from The Man in the Mirror 3

JESUS’ MODEL OF DISCIPLESHIP Most Christians want to Divorce Jesus’ Teachings From His Methods and Expect His Results by Jim Putman from Disciple Shift 4

GEORGE BARNA RESEARCH v Less than one in 10 Christians live like Christians v Increased teenage youth group activity but no improvement in religious practices 5

BARNA STATS – “REVOLUTION” 100% 40% of polled people say they’ve had a “Born Again” experience. But 1% tithe 10% of Christians are Disciples (defined as fully devoted followers): 1. Intimate Worship 2. Faith Based Life Decisions 3. Intentional Growth 4. Servanthood 5. 10% Tithe 6. Relational Influence 7. Family Faith Modeled “Discipleship has historical significance but the contemporary church of today has diluted its meaning. ” Bob Shank February 2010 6

THE FACTS OF THE MATTER by R. Dwight Hill (page 1) “Why the Church is Failing in its Calling to make Disciples” 1. Christian leaders have been diverted from their primary calling of equipping believers to do the work of ministry. 2. We have reduced the Christian life to the eternal benefits we get from Jesus, rather than living as students of Jesus. 3. We have tried to make disciples through programs. 4. We have been unwilling to call people to discipleship. 7

THE FACTS OF THE MATTER by R. Dwight Hill (page 2) “Why the Church is Failing in its Calling to make Disciples” 5. We have an inadequate view of the church as a discipleship community. 6. We have developed no clear pathway to maturity. 7. A failure to understand commit to God’s grand plan 8. Our lack of personal discipling 8

GROWING TRUE DISCIPLES by George Barna Results of the “Jesus Strategy” • • Single-minded devotion to God Commitment to His ways becomes deeper and more intense. The peripherals of church don’t matter as much. They endure worship services that do not meet their exact expectations. They attend activities that are not at their optimal convenience. They sacrifice more of their hard earned money for the purpose of ministry because of their awareness of being stewards. They gladly share their faith with new believers because they understand their responsibility. They can’t contain their excitement about the privilege of relating to God and become invitational to their church. 9

GROWING TRUE DISCIPLES by George Barna (page 1) Best Practices of: Highly Effective Discipleship Churches • Senior Pastor is #1 advocate and makes sure discipleship permeates • • • everything Covenant of Discipleship – For new members Long Term Strategy All Ministry Programs are tied to discipleship Number of Programs is minimized All teaching is substantially coordinated Church Mission Statement and Discipleship Statement to drive outcomes and evaluate outcomes 10

GROWING TRUE DISCIPLES by George Barna (page 2) Best Practices of: Highly Effective Discipleship Churches • • Personal Evaluation Tools/Development Plan Small Group oriented with a Covenant Leadership Training and Evaluation Mentoring – Coaching to accountabilities Multiple Community Service Options Building Blocks of Biblical World View Doctrinal basics of Christian Faith Family to have shared Spiritual Experience * Big Point!! We must build the lifestyle of a disciple to the youth in teenage years. 11

TRAINING OF THE TWELVE By A. B. Bruce & John Musselman Missing Elements for True Disciples • Forethought • Clear Perception of The Truth • Self-Knowledge • The Discipline of Experience 12

SPIRITUAL PATH v Suggestion • An Association of Ideas • A Slight Inclination - versus v Direction • Guidance of Action or Conduct • A Word Indicating Appropriate Action 13

SPIRITUAL SUGGESTION Salvation Experience Su l a u it ead r i Sp erh ow h S Fellowship Group gg es tio n Identify the Lost Do Church DEVOTIONAL Service Giving 14

SPIRITUAL GROWTH TO BECOME AN EQUIPPED AUTHENTIC DISCIPLE v Does not begin by: Focusing on Behavior or Focusing on Attitudes v Always begin with: Focusing on Thinking • The battleground for your soul is the mind • Be transformed by the renewing of the mind – Romans 12: 2 v Accomplished by the Spirit of God, through the Word of God, in the context of Authentic Community for the purpose of glorifying God from R 12 – True Spirituality by Chip Ingram 15

APPRENTICE OF JESUS = SPIRITUAL DIRECTION Salvation Experience al d u it ea r i Sp werh o Sh Corporate Discipleship Small Group of Accountability Spiritual Maturity • High Impact Christian with a Biblical Worldview • Reproducing to the 4 th Generation Di re ct io n Identify the Lost F. A. T. Assessment Faithful Available Teachable + Curious Relationship with Jesus as Lord of your life Kingdom Services Holistic Stewardship 16

DISCIPLE v Strong’s Dictionary (from Greek, first century) v A learner, pupil • Indicating thought accompanied by endeavor (Romans 12: 2) • Denotes one who follows one’s teachings • Defined by Jesus in John 8: 31 Of all who manifest that they are His disciples by abiding in His Word. • A disciple was not only a pupil, but an adherent; hence they are spoken of as imitators of their teacher. 17

DISCIPLE DEFINED “Jesus said to them, follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men. ” Matthew 4: 19 Follow Me – at the “head” level • Acceptance of Jesus’ authority and truth • To know Him and follow Him And I will make you – our “hearts” • Process of Jesus transforming our hearts to be like His • Primarily a “spiritual” response to the Holy Spirit Fishers of men – our “hands” • A disciple of Jesus is saved for a purpose • Action of being committed to the mission of Christ from Disciple Shift by Jim Putnam and Bobby Harrington 18

GREAT COMMISSION And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. ” Matthew 28: 18 -20 19

DISCIPLESHIP Christian Discipleship is a concentrated process that occurs when a more mature believer prayerfully enters into a committed relationship with a group of faithful and teachable believers for the purpose of building Godly character, imparting true knowledge, and developing ministry skills under the direction and power of the Holy Spirit, so that they will follow Christ without reservation and do what He tells them to do. by John Musselman Founder & President, The Jackson Institute 20

WHAT’S AFTER “FOLLOW ME” “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. ” II Timothy 3: 16 -17 Ø “Inspired” = God-breathed; God used the minds, vocabularies, and experiences of the writers to produce His infallible, inerrant Word (only to the original writers of Scripture) 21

SPIRITUAL MULTIPLICATION II Timothy 2: 2 Paul Maker of Disciple Makers Timothy Disciple Maker Faithful Men Discipler Others Disciple v. At the 4 th generation, you know that disciples are grown vs. individuals educated in discipleship!! v. Only reason I am doing this, is so you will do the same. 22

JESUS’ MODEL OF DISCIPLING Model of Training Teaching + Disciplined Obedience + Application of Scripture + Jesus Methods = Lasting Transformation John 15: 5 -8, 16 23

MARKS OF A DISCIPLE v Personal Relationship with Jesus as Savior & Lord v Challenged to count the lost v Help them become like Jesus ØAbiding in His Word ØThrough loving one another ØThrough bearing fruit v Following Jesus’ path / way from Following the Master by Michael Wilkins 24

APPRENTICE OF JESUS Imparting Knowledge, Skill and Character GUIDE MENTOR DISCIPLE IN COVENANT DISCIPLE MAKER Multiplication 70 T. Truth E. Equipping A. Accountability M. Missional S. Supplication Time Spent 10% 75% 15% OUTCOME: Follow and Abide in Jesus 27 A. D. 28 A. D. 25

CLASSIC DISCIPLESHIP 26

CLASSIC DISCIPLESHIP A Vision for Discipleship (page 1) 27

CLASSIC DISCIPLESHIP A Vision for Discipleship (page 2) 28

WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIFE-TO-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP ? (page 1) v How did Jesus disciple? v How did Paul disciple? v Organic vs. Engineered 29

WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIFE-TO-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP ? (page 2) v How did Jesus disciple? Servant Leader • Ask Questions • Fellowship • Stories • One on one • Teacher • Spent time • Counselor • Intentional • Direct • Sent out • Focused • Used circumstances 30

WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIFE-TO-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP ? (page 3) v How did Paul disciple? • Role model • Selfless • Passion • Transparent • Sacrificial • Perseverance (1 Thessalonians 2: 7 -12) • Gentle • Encourager • Letters • Apologist • Always had his team as #1 31

WHAT IS IT ABOUT LIFE-TO-LIFE DISCIPLESHIP ? (page 4) v Organic versus “life to life” (Follow Me) Engineered structured (Plug & Play) v Which one do we use in Discipleship? Both: Ø With structure comes freedom Ø Example – Get homework done To hear the Holy Spirit clearly!! 32

SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP “Leadership training cannot be done on a mass scale. It requires patient, careful instruction and prayerful, personal guidance over a considerable time. Disciples are not manufactured wholesale. They are produced one by one, because someone has taken the pains to discipline, to instruct and enlighten, to nurture and train one that is younger. ” from Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders 33

A LEADER’S LEGACY Myth: “Some people are born leaders. ” Truth: “All leaders are born. ” “The truth is that leadership is an observable set of skills and abilities that is useful whether one is in the executive suite or on the front line… Of course, some people are better at it than others. Again, so what? The more we abdicate our own responsibility to become the best we can… It’s not the absence of leadership potential that inhibits the development of more leaders, it’s the presence of the myth that leadership can’t be learned. This haunting myth is a far more powerful deterrent to leadership development than it is the nature of the person or the basics of the leadership process. from A Leader’s Legacy by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner 34

KEY PRINCIPLES FOR “GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP” DEVELOPMENT 35

Coaching Evaluated Experience Jesus withdrew with them alone Sober outside assessment Teachable “W ho Yo u Ar e” “H ow Yo u. G ro w” KEY PRINCIPLES FOR “GROWTH AND LEADERSHIP” DEVELOPMENT Spiritual Maturity to Match the Role Note: Look at each with Scripture Paul – Humility and driven to grow 3 years before sending out 36

PRINCIPLE 1 Spiritual Maturity v Jesus’ Practice v Scriptural Support Titus 1: 9 – “…holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict. ” 37

PRINCIPLE 2 Teachability v Jesus’ Practice v Scriptural Support Proverbs 2: 2 -6 “Make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding; for if you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding; if you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will discern the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God. ” Proverbs 15: 31 -33 “He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. He who neglects discipline despises himself. But he who listens to reproof acquires understanding. The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom. And before honor comes humility. ” Colossians 3: 23 “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than men. ” 38

PRINCIPLE 3 Evaluated Experience v Jesus’ Practice v Scriptural Support Proverbs 23: 12: “Apply your heart to discipline and your ears to words of knowledge. ” James 1: 2 -4 “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trails, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. ” 39

PRINCIPLE 4 Discipler, Mentor, Coach v Jesus’ Practice v Scriptural Support Proverbs 13: 20 “He who walks with wise men will be wise. ” Proverbs 27: 17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. ” Proverbs 1: 5 -6 “A wise man will hear and increase in learning, and a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel, to understand a proverb and a figure, the words of the wise and their riddles. ” 40

TRAINING WITHOUT COACHING Is a waste of time! “Performance dip” from The Coaching Controversy by Neil Rackham 41

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TRAINING WITH COACHING Creates incredible growth! ” p m ph o “S r o om r ea 2 lu s e s ay !! lw a – Y from The Coaching Controversy by Neil Rackham 43

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YOUR “SELFIE” HERE “This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be My disciples. ” John 15: 8 48

LASTING TRANSFORMATION 49

COVENANT GROUP LEADERS’ BEST PRACTICES 50

WHAT IS AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ? (page 1) v The Real You v Meeting Real Needs v For the Right Reasons v In the Right Way 51

WHAT IS AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ? (page 2) v The Real You • Authenticity = Sincere love • Purity = Hate what is evil and cling to good v Meets Real Needs • Devotion in brotherly love • Humility is giving preference to one another v For the Right Reasons • Motive = Fervent in spirit • Method = Diligence and enthusiasm v In the Right Way • Upward Focus = Hope and persevering • Outward Focus = Pursuing needs 52

WHAT IS AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY ? (page 3) Relational Connectedness Requires: v Take off our masks and be pure v Be devoted to one another and honor one another above ourselves v Serve God with passion and excellence v Carry one another’s burdens in the midst of difficulty 53

ANSWER JESUS’ 3 QUESTIONS TO PETER Ø Who do you say I am? Identity Ø Do you love me? Security Ø Will you stay with me? Significance Barriers Ø Fear rooted in shame (measuring up) Ø Hiding rooted in insecurity (image management) Ø Blame rooted in denial (rationalism) 54

3 BARRIERS TO SPIRITUAL TRUTH First - Emotional Barrier • Usually have been wounded by a religious person • Typically are emotionally argumentative * They must be loved into the Kingdom 55

3 BARRIERS TO SPIRITUAL TRUTH Second – Intellectual Barrier • Typically a serious seeker and wants enough information to make an intelligent decision • Introduce to: Ø Lee Strobel – The Case for Christ Ø C. S. Lewis – Mere Christianity Ø Francis Schaffer – The God Who Is There 56

3 BARRIERS TO SPIRITUAL TRUTH Third – Lifestyle Barrier • Typically are living in a way that they know would have to change for them to get serious • Graciously share it with them and pray • Won’t show much interest until reaching a point of despair “People don’t care how much you know – until they know how much you care. ” 57

4 FILTERS TO GUIDE A SPIRIT FILLED CONVERSATION (page 1) 1. Main thing God is doing in the world is that He is Sovereignly Orchestrating all human events for the purpose of bringing us into Right Relationship with Him and Others. 2. Life is Fiercely contested by Satan, therefore men listen to these lies: • Money will solve my problems and success will make me happy • I can have materialism and Christianity both in my life • I need to earn God’s Grace The God we want and the God who is are not the same! 58

4 FILTERS TO GUIDE A SPIRIT FILLED CONVERSATION (page 2) 3. If you do not Disciple a man who professes Christ, he will almost always become lukewarm in faith, worldly in behavior, and hypocritical in witness. 4. Happiness is the result of a Holy Life. Called to Live in Christ Equipped to Live Like Christ Sent to Live For Christ from The Man in the Mirror by Patrick Morley 59

SPIRITUAL TRUTH Dangers Ø Collective focus turns inward vs. outward (e. g. “Us 4 and no more”) • Theology tends to waiver Ø Need to practice hospitality and pursue strangers Ø When the world sees God’s people step up and love those who are unlike them, and especially those who are unlovely, it takes notice. 60

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APPRENTICE OF JESUS Imparting Knowledge, Skill and Character GUIDE Selection MENTOR Jesus’ Methods* • Willing to learn • Concentrate on a few DISCIPLE MAKER DISCIPLE IN COVENANT Multiplication 120 -500 Association • To know is to be with • Foundation of follow-up Consecration Impartation • Required obedience • Absolute submission • Life of giving • Love is the only way * Master Plan of Evangelism by Dr. Robert E. Coleman OUTCOME: Share in Jesus’ Mission 30 A. D.

APPRENTICE OF JESUS Imparting Knowledge, Skill and Character GUIDE Demonstration MENTOR DISCIPLE MAKER DISCIPLE IN COVENANT Jesus’ Methods* Multiplication 120 -500 Delegation • Versus explanation • Transparent & authentic • Briefing instructions • Reaffirming follow-up Supervision Reproduction • Continuous review & application • Growth in knowledge & grace • The acid test of ministry • God’s method * Master Plan of Evangelism by Dr. Robert E. Coleman OUTCOME: Share in Jesus’ Mission 30 A. D.