Simple Discipleship Overview
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The document outlines a strategic approach for churches to develop effective discipleship processes, emphasizing that discipleship should be an integral part of church culture rather than a mere program. It highlights the importance of measurable outcomes in worship, word, ministry, and missions, and aims to unify members around clear biblical expectations. Additionally, it provides insight into the challenges of engaging congregations and the need for a long-term commitment to cultivating a discipleship-oriented environment.
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Simple Discipleship Overview
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- 2. What process does your church use to make disciples? How do you know it is working? How do you measure your process? What are the clear biblical expectations of every Christian in your church? Is there unity on the expectations?
- 3. By Church Smart Resources Part 1: Simple Discipleship process Part 2: Implementation guide includes strategy planning and congregational change management info Available soon!
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- 5. Dean, Billy Graham School, Vice President for Academic Programming, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Simple Discipleship is a process instead of a program Drives discipleship into the DNA of the congregation
- 6. Pastor Emeritus, Roswell Street Baptist Church, Marietta, GA Simple Discipleship helps mature Christians Is a church renewal process Life-support for churches Concepts are definitive and measurable Can mobilize the total church
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- 8. Leaders uncertain of target Silo ministry delivery system Programs and activities do not produce spiritual growth. Buffet programs/events are not a disciple-making process . Churches are not missionally active in community.
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- 10. 28% Church was not helping me to develop spiritually. 20% Did not feel engaged/involved in meaningful work in church.
- 11. Jesus did not say, Go make converts. Baptizing is only one aspect of making disciples. Jesus did not place all of the responsibility for discipleship on the new Christian. Jesus placed the responsibility for making disciples on the church. A church is healthy if she is baptizing and discipling.
- 12. Discipled Christians are better evangelists .
- 13. How to Make Disciples in the 21 st Century
- 14. SD defines the target: What is a disciple of Jesus Christ? Defines the stages of spiritual growth 0 Carnal Christian 1 Baby Christian 2 Growing Christian 3 Advancing Christian 4 Maturing Christian
- 15. SD drives 4 primary biblical values into the DNA culture of your church. Know Christ= Worship Grow in Christ= Word Serve Christ= Ministry Share Christ= Missions
- 16. WORSHIP WORD MINISTRY MISSIONS
- 17. 10 biblically-based expectations Sub-values of 4 primary values Aligned within the primary values Action and growth oriented Empower spiritual and numerical growth
- 18. Worship - Love God Private daily worship Public worship Giving tithes and offerings
- 19. Word - Love People Study the Bible with others Love people Obey Gods Word
- 20. Ministry - Serve Christs Church Train for, serve in, and mentor others in ministry
- 21. Missions - Share Christ! Share Christ Invest in others Invite others to WORSHIP
- 22. Provides a self-evaluation of Christian growth and participation across the four dimensions of WORSHIP, WORD, MINISTRY, and MISSIONS for: Individuals Classes The Church The survey is centered within the SS/SGs where much of the planning for the MINISTRY and MISSIONS projects takes place.
- 23. Scalability allows leaders to measure vertical and horizontal growth on all levels: individual, groups, and congregation using the same model. Individual Small Group Church
- 24. 4 Primary Values 10 Expectations Scalable accountability tool
- 25. Balanced Development Strategic Development
- 26. At Start up Active Resident Attendance Worship Word Ministry Missions Average SD Score ( Quantitative) Attendance 204 160 162 88 15 (Percentage) Attendance 78% 79% 43% 7% (Qualitative) SD Scores 62 60 54 32 52
- 27. After 6 Months Active Resident Attendance Worship Word Ministry Missions Average SD Score ( Quantitative) Attendance 216 176 168 107 47 (Percentage) Attendance 81% 78% 50% 22% (Qualitative) SD Scores 68 62 65 49 61
- 28. Requires WORK! Not a quick fix. Cultivating change takes time and effort. Not a substitute for prayer, vision, building consensus, and developing an organizational culture that seeks a God-given revelation.
- 29. SD is not intended to be a program. If you use SD as one more program, IT WILL FAIL! If you take the SD paradigm and try to fit it in to your silo paradigm, IT WILL FAIL! If you saturate it in prayer, WORK, and follow the process, you will likely experience success.
- 30. Ministry process Long term strategy planning process Evangelism process Discipleship process Leadership development process New Christian transformational process Family and childrens ministry process Spiritual renewal process Church-planting process Turnaround church process Change management process Christian coaching process
- 31. Unleashes all leaders to participate in discipleship. Reduces turf mentality and unhealthy competition. Provides horizontal measurements across all ministries allowing leaders to track the progress of the people in the process. To what degree are class members participating in each area of ministry? How might the class leaders help people improve their scores?
- 32. Assist members to better understand what their church expects of them. Assist members to better understand to what degree they are meeting the expectations of their church. Firmly root core faith values and expectations within the total membership. Assist members to better understand what their next spiritual step is.
- 33. Assist Sunday School teachers to be better leaders. Improve involvement, prayer, fellowship, attendance, and discipleship in Sunday school classes. Unify and mobilize the Sunday School achieve the purposes of the church. Assist the staff and lay leaders to plan according to the purpose of the churchto make disciples.
- 34. Assist the staff in creating positive motivation for the membership to embody the expectations of the church. Creates a spontaneous accountability culture in the church. Simplicity at a time when people are searching for it and churches are trying to reduce budgets and focus on the main thingmaking disciples.
- 35. Kennesaw FBC fm 418 to 558 now Paper Mill Baptist Church, Marietta fm <50 to >65 now Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, Grayson, GA Starting SD ~345 to ~400 now
- 36. Noonday Baptist Association Shady Grove Baptist Church, Marietta, GA Olive Springs Baptist Church, Marietta, GA FBC Smyrna, GA Sandy Plains Baptist Church, Marietta, GA Shallowford Falls Community Church, Marietta, GA Atlanta Metro Baptist Association Clairmont Hills Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA Hapeville FBC, Hapeville, GA Northeast Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA Centennial Place Church, Atlanta, GA Stone Mountain Baptist Association Heritage Hills Baptist Church, Conyers, GA Gwinnett Baptist Association Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, Grayson, GA
- 37. Learn step-by-step how to become more effective at making disciples.
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