EVERY DISCIPLE IS A DISCIPLE-maker
As we journey together towards becoming a disciple-making church, I hope you’ll find this page, as well as the rest of the resources on this site, useful and edifying to your walk with Jesus.
Our definition of a disciple comes from Matthew 4:19 which says: “And He said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men’”.
Therefore, a disciple is someone who is following Jesus, being transformed by Jesus, and joining Jesus in His mission.
As you process your walk with Jesus, here are a few basic diagnostic questions to ask yourself:
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How’s my “following” going? Am I fully surrendered to Jesus’ agenda for my life? What areas need to be brought into submission?
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What areas of my life need transformation? What is God teaching me from His Word this week? What am I going to do about it? Who can I share this journey with?
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Am I engaged in Jesus’ mission to make disciples of all nations? Who am I investing my life in? Who can I pray for this week that needs to know Jesus? Am I joining Jesus in His mission – or am I engaged in “my” mission?
If I can answer any questions or help encourage you in any way, please let me know!
We believe that disciple-making is THE ministry here at The Mission Church, not just another one of many ministries.
To help you “catch the vision”, please watch these 6 sermons that lay out our vision for why we desire to be a disciple-making Church, what it looks like to follow Jesus, be transformed by Jesus, and join Jesus in His mission.
Ready to take your next step?
The following workshop content was presented by Pastor Brett Ricley over a period of four weeks in July 2019. This workshop followed our “Supremacy of Disciple-making” sermon series and seeks to answer the question “How do I begin to make disciples?”
Instructions: Each week includes a video of the session, a link to the PowerPoint slides in PDF form, and any additional links or downloads related that the training during that week. Download the resources and the slides and then watch the workshop at your convenience. Remember, the key to any good workshop is putting the content into practice – so don’t forget to practice the tools you earn learn in this workshop! If you have any questions along the way, Pastor Brett would be happy to meet with you for coaching, equipping, and encouragement. In addition, we offer a monthly Disciple-making Cohort that is open to anyone and everyone that is seeking to make disciples.
Week 1
Brett introduced the “411” which is a training tool for Christians to train other Christians. The 411 answers four questions in one hour on one sheet of paper. The 411 answers the following questions: 1) Why should we make disciples? 2) Who should I reach? 3) What do I say? 4) When do I start? Participants not only learned the tool but were immediately required to practice the tool and train/teach someone else during the workshop that evening.
LINKS & DOWNLOADS
Atheist Video with Penn Jilette
3 Circles – Demonstration video
3 Circles App – iOS and Andriod
3 Circles Resources
The 411 – PDF
Week 2
The primary objective of this session was to learn how to turn everyday conversations into spiritual conversations, how to find the right person to disciple, and how to begin discipling someone with simple and reproducible discipleship tools. Brett introduced two simple methods of having conversations and asking good questions that lead to spiritual conversations (S.P.E.A.K. method + 3 Simple Questions about Beliefs).
For knowing who is ready to be discipled, Brett introduced the “F.A.T.” filter. Simply put, you should be looking for people who are Faithful, Available, and Teachable.
For knowing what to do with someone who needs to be discipled, Brett introduced two tools: the Wheel (Navigators) and Leroy Eims’ Training Objectives.
LINKS
The Art of Spiritual Conversations
Asking Good Spiritual Questions
The Wheel – PDF
Training Objectives – PDF
Week 3
In this session, Brett introduces a few more simple and reproducible discipleship tools that help disciples equip other disciples to obey Jesus. Brett introduced the Commands of Christ, Disciple-Making Essentials bookmark, Bible Study Essentials Worksheet + bookmark, and the Christian Growth Assessment.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT
Grasping God’s Word by Duvall & Hays
DOWNLOADS
Commands of Christ – PDF
Bible Study Essentials Worksheets – PDF
Disciple-Making Essentials – PDF
Christian Growth Assessment – PDF
Week 4
Due to some technical issues, we were unable to successfully record the video for Week 4. Our apologies. However, below you will find the PDF of the sessions’ PowerPoint slides that should be adequate in communicating the information from this session. In addition to the PowerPoint PDF, you’ll also want to make sure to download the The Reproducible Process + Simple Tools PDF for a detailed outline of what was discussed in the session.
If you have any specific questions about this session, or the workshop in general, please contact Brett Ricley here.
DOWNLOADS & LINKS
The Reproducible Process + Simple Tools – PDF
Lone Nut Leadership Video
Disciple-Making Movements Video
Multiplication of Disciples Video
Questions about disciple-making?
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