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DISCIPLESHIP & LEADERSHIP. Deborah M. Gill, Ph.D. Commissioner, Commission of Discipleship National Director, Division of Christian Education Assemblies of God, U.S.A. THE GREAT COMMISSION. Evangelism (just the first part). THE GREAT COMMISSION. Evangelism (just the first part)
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DISCIPLESHIP & LEADERSHIP Deborah M. Gill, Ph.D. Commissioner, Commission of Discipleship National Director, Division of Christian Education Assemblies of God, U.S.A.
THE GREAT COMMISSION • Evangelism (just the first part)
THE GREAT COMMISSION • Evangelism (just the first part) • Discipleship (the true goal) • BECOMING Disciples, MAKING Disciples • Personal TRANSFORMATION, Perpetual REPLICATION
3 Discipleship Descriptions• A LIFELONG LIFESTYLE Relational Evangelism Relational Nurture Spiritual Formation Ministry Mentoring Leadership Coaching And so on ... A CONTINUUM .
3 Discipleship Descriptions• THE “RIGHT STUFF” GENETICALLY Evangelism A CYCLE . Nurture Discipleship
Leadership Coaching 3 Discipleship Descriptions• A NORMATIVE CULTURE Ministry Mentoring A SPIRAL . Spiritual Formation Nurture Evangelism
Discipleship Diagnosis• PROBLEMS ON THE LOCAL LEVEL x x Glorious, Mature, Effective Church Ineffective Church Ignorant Church GAPS IN THE CONTINUUM
Discipleship Diagnosis • PROBLEMS ON THE PERSONAL LEVEL x x Failure to Reproduce & Multiply x Evangelism Nurture Discipleship INCOMPLETED CYCLE
x Leadership Coaching Discipleship Diagnosis • PROBLEMS OVER ALL x x • The Growth Rate of the Church Globally has Slowed this Decade • Some Great Evangelistic Harvests have lacked Retention • Some Veteran Leaders Are Not Finishing, or Finishing Well • Some Emerging Ministers are Not Being Empowered • Some “Sin” Statistics of the Church Match those of the World Ministry Mentoring x Spiritual Formation x Nurture Evangelism BROKEN SPIRAL
Discipleship Diagnosis Problem • LACK OF DISCIPLESHIP Cause • THE MISSING COMPONENT • DISCIPLERS Cure • CONVERTING THE CULTURE • RE-EXCAVATING THE FOUNDATION • GENETIC ENGINEERING • LIVING THE LIFE AS DISCIPLERS
Discipleship Prescription Prescription • LEVERAGE YOUR LEADERSHIP • BECOME A DISCIPLER An Analogy • ADULT STEM CELLS • “correctly programmed stem cells go directly to damaged areas, cure the underlying disease and repair the damage already done.”
Discipleship Prescription Prescription • What would have to change in order to invest myself intentionally in a lifelong lifestyle of discipleship?
. . From programs to peer to peer! Discipleship & Leadership:The Gift of Light through our Relationships,A Personal Testimony
How I Got Hooked on Relational Evangelism and Discipleship • Paradigm Shift • My Story (intentional investments in relational evangelism and discipleship) . I pray you’ll be too!
At Level #1:Relational Evangelism Living the Life!
At Level #2:Relational Nurture Living the Life!
At Level #3:Spiritual Formation Living the Life!
At Level #4:Mentoring in Ministry Living the Life!
At Level #5:Coaching in Leadership Living the Life!
Self Assessment:• Where am I involved on each level of the spiral?• How can I leverage my leadership more intentionally? Living the Life!
Discipleship Prognosis To be Christ’s Disciple • What will I change in order to invest myself intentionally in a lifelong lifestyle of discipleship?