All of this, of course, is a part of discipleship, but the new testament concept is much, much more than just this. For christian ministers and serious disciples these courses have been prepared for brethren who are serious disciples of the word of god and there are four courses available. Discipleship curriculum discipleship training resources. The bible teaches one style of christian leadership. Christian discipleship is a lifelong journey of obedience to christ that spiritually transforms a persons values and behavior and results in ministry in ones home, church, and the world. This 7 lessonlong discipleship training series is designed to help new christians adjust into their newfound faith.
For example, one of jesus commands was to repent and believe in the gospel. Purpose discipleship 1 is designed to help christians glorify jesus christ and equip them to disciple others. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for i am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. These discipleship lessons are in text and video format. Christian discipleship is a concept that was born when jesus christ handselected his first followers. Mar 31, 2018 the link below is a free discipleship training guide that is intended to help you get to the point where you are actually making disciples. The goal of this session is to ensure everyone is on the same page when we use the words evangelization, discipleship, and conversion. Discipleship training to keep us all on common ground, and moving toward all of the above goals. Over the last few weeks, weve seen the coronaviruscovid19 situation escalate.
When we evangelize, we must realize that it is the role of the holy spirit to bring people into an intimate relationship. Youll be faithful to your church in attendance and stewardship. Effective discipleship through spiritual leadership mentoring by ellsworth mark baxen. For jesus, discipleship was more than an activity, but an expression of his being.
He was a true seelsorger or spiritual guide who cared deeply for the inner and outer well being of the communities entrusted to him. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water. Doc christian discipleship 101 outline petey bellini. First principles discipleship lessons 2017 edition. Youth group lesson on discipleship ministry to youth. Even for people who have been christians for a long time, these classes will fill in gaps and challenge them to grow. You are free to share these discipleship guides with others so they can print and use them in their own ministries. Discipleship lessons bible believers baptist church. Html, adobe pdf, and audio instruction of the lessons. Through its design and structure, every session emphasizes four key attributes of the disciple s path.
Billy graham training center at the cove the cove is a christian conference center in asheville, nc designed to encourage, refresh and. After baptism it is extremely important to continue guiding the new believer and teaching them about discipleship. These discipleship lessons were written to introduce new converts to some of the basic doctrines of the bible in order to help them begin to grow in the grace and knowledge of our lord jesus christ. Because of their employment commitments, the men could only find a common meeting time at 5. Effective discipleship through spiritual leadership mentoring.
The 3 es exaltation, edification and evangelism help the young christian get a good grounding in gods word and to live for god and others. In this discipleship training manual, we will be majoring on the commands that jesus gave us. Disciples path is a series of resources founded on jesus model of discipleship. Know what you believe, and why, and gain confidence in sharing your faith in any situation. It can mean my discipleship, in the sense of my own pattern of following jesus and trusting him and learning from him. Teaching people how to understand what is in gods word the bible. Bill hull and bobby harrington 2014 distributed via exponential resources exponential is a growing movement of leaders committed to the multiplication of. Progressing together level 1 is a discipleship program for new believers to enable them to walk with the lord, feed themselves on the word of god and integrate into fellowship with other believers. Immerse yourself in another language and worldview, while being part of a team. Use this free youth group lesson to teach students the importance of discipleship. It can be used for personal study, new christian followup, one on one discipleship, small group discipleship or training seminars. If nothing else, it should probably be in your library as a discipleship resource.
Below are the lessons for the discipleship study course in various formats. Its intended to be a discipleship training tool that you can use as your own personal study, or as a curriculum in a bible study. Our small groups page has free downloadable pdfs to help your small group leaders plan their lessons. It mattered little, for instance, whether a problem he had to face was of a practical or an inner nature, or whether the demands of the day. Often, when we hear the word discipleship we think of things like 1 spiritual growth, 2 discipline, or 3 our own daily work with christ. With a thorough, resultsoriented process that can be applied in other contexts and cultures, this manual explains the necessary components of disciplemaking so that every church member can play.
Copies of thirty discipleship exercises, a part of the christian growth series, can be purchased at your local bookstore or through grasonworld wide publications in minneapolis, minnesota, by calling 612 3330725, 800 4870433, email. Reuven and four other men met to be taught the scriptures through dale for 18 months. In christian theology, discipleship is the process of training individuals to become mature disciples. Jesuswalk beginning the journey is a discipleship training and spiritual formation program for new believers. Discipleship is that developmental process that progressively brings christians from spiritual infancy to spiritual maturity so that they are then able to reproduce the process with someone else. And he served his brothers and sisters in the irst place as an equal who shared their daily lives in work and leisure, at communal meals, business meetings, and worship services. Basic biblical discipleship and jesus came and spake unto them, saying, all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Reuven began his discipleship training in 1980 under pastor dale crall, who was then on staff at first assembly of god in rockford, illinois. Welcome to masterlife this is a training program this is a sixmonth intensive training program, not a lecture series.
It is designed to teach you how to initiate an effective evangelism and discipleship training process in your community that will result in hundreds or even thousands of new believers being discipled in new faith communities. The state of discipleship is the culmination of barnas research and analysis. A disciple, by definition, is a convinced adherent of a school or individual. God has blessed bgea with practical and effective strategies for evangelism and discipleship, and now you can study these timetested principles through one of our training programs. Distribute copies of sanders book if the teacher wishes to use it. Becoming a christian is more than just believing the right truths about god. In the case of jesus, his disciples were those who followed him while he was on earth, as. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost. Jesuswalk beginning the journey new christian discipleship. Looking for youth group lessons or bible lessons for kids. Listed below under each discipleship course is a list of the manuals and chapters that are covered in each course. This series was designed to confront the problem of commitment to christ and his. It was intentionally created to make disciples who make disciples.
Discipleship is more than just sharing informationit involves developing individuals to love and obey god. Week one a free discipleship resource for new believers email to. In the way of discipleship introduction basic training. A christian disciple follows jesus, becoming more and more like him through a life of faith and obedience. This companion training manual to reallife discipleship provides unique guidance and insight to pastors, church leaders, and their disciples as they work to create an effective discipleship program. Discipleship begins with the discipler, and rightly so. So, pray that god would send you someone that you can pour your life into. Discipler training international maximizing spiritual. Written by experienced workers, this program is also known as the growth courses.
Everything he did was related to who he was, and it is the same with us. It offers 11 courses on key discipleship topics, each containing 5 studies, for a total of 55 lessons. When it is necessary to understand a particular truth. I pray that the lord will use this discipleship workbook to help you grow in your understanding of the truths contained in each lesson, and that you will gain a deeper intimacy with jesus christ. Let me say right off that being a disciple, getting down to the essentials of the christian life, is a lot different.
Christian life to a list of norms and intellectual knowledge, we miss the goal that jesus has called us to a personal relationship with him. Online training god has blessed bgea with practical and effective strategies for evangelism and discipleship, and now you can study these timetested principles through one of our training programs. Discipleship steppingstones to developing your churchs strategy 005160778. The first column is each lesson in html, and will come up on your computer just like this page did. Oms missions discipleship training is about wanting to change the world while being willing for god to change you.
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever i have commanded you. Free discipleship lessons discipler training international. This is the goal toward which discipleship is because before we can begin the process we have to see and understand the goal for which were aiming. Training manual to help all christians to establish a firm foundation for their faith notes compiled by. Discipleship lessons from the teachings of jesus foreword by d. Right from the start he called individuals to follow him so that they could become his disciples. Jesus said, if you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples john 8. Discipler training international provides a biblical model for spiritual parenting. One must become a christian, before one can become a disciple of jesus christ. In the way of discipleship 1 in the way of discipleship introduction come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest. Let that person know at the outset that you expect them to pour their life into someone else who will pour their life into someone. Discipler training international, a nondenominational discipleship ministry, provides free discipleship resources for training disciplers spiritual mentors to help every christian grow in spiritual maturity colossians 1. Disciples are to turn around and make other disciples.
It is my hope, as your pastor, that through this discipleship training you will catch the vision of what we are all about at mount gilead. God does not ask us to seek converts, he simply asks us to do discipleship. Discipleship classes for everyone in the church this is the sequence of classes that all people in the church should attend. In this section, let us examine what the bible says concerning. Discipleship groups closed, discipleship small groups personal growth. Notice that this brings discipleship around full circle. We provide discipleship resources to grow deeper into the heart of god, as well as missionary and pastoral training, free discipleship tools and resources for christian growth. This is a training program this is a sixmonth intensive training program, not a lecture series.
Discipleship has to do with sharing jesus christs life with the unsaved. Because of the frankness of the subject matter, some of the content within this educational series may appear critical or possibly offensive to more sensitive persons. We believe personal discipleship spiritual parenting is essential to normal healthy spiritual growth. The 7 principles of discipleship intro in our last lesson we have seen that that jesus call to make disciples is much more than just teaching someone the 28 fundamental beliefs before baptism. Cs lewis institute is working with others to help spark a discipleship movement that will encourage a culture of discipleship in churches and in individual believers. The course provides a balance of christian doctrines, core values, and spiritual disciplines designed to produce strong christians who continue to grow as committed disciples of jesus. The link below is a free discipleship training guide that is intended to help you get to the point where you are actually making disciples. Discipleship training program online curriculum workbook 1. The government has recommended that all gatherings of 10 or more be cancelled or postponed, but we believe that there is no better time than now to have a vital conversation about disciple making.
The major source of information for the study of the six doctrines of the christian faith came from the spirit filled elievers handbook by derek prince and from studies compiled by michael zombos. Jan 25, 2016 a couple of observations about the word discipleship. Krow both the apostle paul and the apostle peter was very explicit that before the close of this present evil age false teachers would contradict and secretly introduce false teaching by denying the plain teachings of our lord and savior jesus christ see. Online training and formation for discipleship leaders offering top notch online training focused specifically on those who are leading others in the church. Yes, we are still to evangelize, but that is not our main mission and call. When it is necessary to understand a particular truth from gods word, in order to obey one of these commands, we will take time to delve into that truth.
Online training billy graham evangelistic association. Statistics on discipleship activities, methods and outcomes, including charts, graphs and other data visualizations an examination of various terms, definitions and objectives related to. It also involves a reshaping of the entire person into the image of jesus christ. Purpose discipleship principles is written to provide a scriptural look at the fundamentals of disciple ship that can be learned from the life of christ. Discipleship is modeling and teaching christians the precepts of the biblemainly prayer, doctrine, christian living, and worship.