Discipleship and Leadership Development

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Discipleship

• The strength and influence of the church is
  wholly dependent upon its commitment to true
  discipleship.
• - George Barna
• Growing True Disciples

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What is Discipleship?

• It is fulfilling the Great Commission
• Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
  baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
  the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them
  to obey everything I have commanded you.
• Matthew 2819-20

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What is Discipleship?

• The Great Commission is not primarily about
  evangelism, it is about discipleship.

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What is Discipleship?

• Christian discipleship is a process that takes
  place within accountable relationships over a
  period of time for the purpose of bringing
  believers to spiritual maturity in Christ.
• - International Consultation on Discipleship

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What is Discipleship?

• Christian discipleship is a process
• Disciple-making is a shift from program-driven
  ministry to people-driven ministry move from
  concern about quantity (people, programs, square
  footage, dollars) to concern about quality
  (commitment, wisdom, relationships, values,
  lifestyle).
• - George Barna
• Growing True Disciples

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What is Discipleship?

• Christian discipleship takes place within
  accountable relationships
• Disciple-making is not about replicable,
  transferable methods, but about the mystery of
  two walking together. Christian maturity is
  always a social, and never an individual reality.
  There is no such thing as my maturity. It is
  only our maturity.
• - Dr. James Houston
• Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia

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What is Discipleship?

• Christian discipleship is bringing believers
  to spiritual maturity in Christ.
• Too often disciple-making has been understood
  as preaching the gospel, helping a penitent pray
  the sinners prayer, or offering a compelling
  case for Christian belief. Disciple-making
  surely includes all these things, but it has as
  its goal Christian maturity.
• - Marshall Shelley
• Editor, Leadership Journal

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What is Discipleship?

• The church in Africa is one mile long, but only
  one inch deep. Discipleship is not information,
  but character formation.
• - Dr. Tokunboh Adeyemo
• Theologian

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What is Discipleship?

• And the things you have heard me say in the
  presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable
  men who will also be qualified to teach others.
• 2 Timothy 22

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Why Discipleship?

• If you continue to do what youve always done,
  youre going to get what youve always gotten.

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Why Discipleship?
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Why Discipleship?
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Why Discipleship?
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Why Discipleship?
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Why Discipleship?
Produce? Produce? What difference does it
make? Just get busy and produce something!
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Why Discipleship?

• We need to ask ourselves some questions
• What does a spiritually mature believer look
  like? How do I recognize a disciple of Christ?
• What is my corps doing to ensure that we produce
  spiritually mature believers? Do we have an
  intentional disciple-making plan?

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Why Discipleship?

• Disciples dont just happen. Theyre developed
  through intentional planning and the effort of a
  community of believers. You, too, can make
  disciples in your church. But it wont just
  happen. You need to decide what youre going to
  do and how to do it.
• Ron Bennett
• Intentional Disciplemaking

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Discipleship Training

• Developing disciples who will lead The Army into
  the future

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Discipleship Training

• Written by Dr. Charles Lake, pastor of the
  Community Church of Greenville, Indiana
• Available from our Trade Department

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Discipleship Training
BASIC COURSE Four Levels Nine Sessions Each (36
sessions)
ADVANCED COURSE Four Levels Nine Sessions Each
(36 sessions)
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Discipleship Training

• TOTAL
• BASIC and ADVANCED (72 sessions)

Material for 2-4 years of quality discipleship
training
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Discipleship Training
COST?
ONLY 15 PER COURSE
30 for 2-4 years of Discipleship Training!
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Discipleship Training

• Strengths of Discipleship Training
• It is corps-based and long-range.
• It trains future spiritual leaders in the corps.
• It is written from a Wesleyan doctrinal view.
• It is well-designed and structured.
• Easy to implement with minimal preparation
  doable!

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Discipleship Training

• Advantages of Discipleship Training
• Covers most discipleship issues in a
  sequential/cyclical/spiral manner.
• Promotes/develops biblical habits.
• Similar to AA type programs - accountability with
  support and caring.
• Can be used at many different levels and places
  -corps, social service centers.
• It is available in Spanish SA edited version

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Discipleship Training

• Possible Weaknesses of Discipleship Training
• Readings are long, sometimes difficult.
• Memorization may be difficult.
• Structure could be difficult if leader is not
  flexible.
• Could be seen as a program, rather than a process
  based on relationships.

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Discipleship Training

• We are thrilled to be promoting the Lake
  materials in our division. Most of our corps are
  without a discipleship plan for new converts, let
  alone continued progressive and purposeful
  instruction for their soldiers. The Lake
  material is the answer for many corps to this
  question of how to get our congregations off
  milk and into the meat of a vibrant Christian
  walk rooted in the Word of God.
• Catherine Hayes
• Leader Development Director, PENDEL

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Discipleship Training

• For a long time, I have been convinced that the
  weight of the Great Commission is grounded in
  serious discipleship. And I've also known that a
  key piece of that discipleship is the devotional
  life. Finally, a tool has arrived that will meet
  this need in a practical way.
• Major Colin DeVault
• Carlisle, PA

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Discipleship Training

• The real effectiveness will not be known for a
  while, but my experience in facilitating groups
  at my corps is that this is beginning to change
  the culture of the corps in a wonderful and
  powerful way in that people are becoming more
  Christ-like! In addition we anticipate new
  leaders emerging and more participation in the
  ministries of the corps.
• Bob Ferrantelli
• Leader Development Director, Central Territory

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Discipleship Training

• Two other studies available from Trade
• For New Christians
• Running the Race (9 sessions)
• For Mature Christians
• Doing What Comes Unnaturally (9 sessions)

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