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Discipleship. Recruiting to. by YDJ. Dr.Phil. APPLAUSE!. APPLAUSE!. APPLAUSE!. APPLAUSE!. Disciples are Made not Born by Walter Henrichsen. APPLAUSE!. APPLAUSE!. APPLAUSE!. APPLAUSE!. The Kind of Person God Uses. 1. Biblical life-objectives. 6. Not Independent.
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Discipleship Recruiting to by YDJ
The Kind of Person God Uses 1. Biblical life-objectives 6. Not Independent 2. God’s will comes first 7. Loves People 3. Loves God’s Word 8. Not Bitter 4. Servant’s Heart 5. Not self-confident
Not Bitter See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. (Heb 12:15) Bitterness comes from real or supposed ill-treatment – it does not matter which. The root of bitterness may be ● a competitive spirit ● a communication breakdown ● a feeling that you got a raw deal
The Kind of Person God Uses 1. Biblical life-objectives 6. Not Independent 2. God’s will comes first 7. Loves People 3. Loves God’s Word 8. Not Bitter 4. Servant’s Heart 9. Disciplined 5. Not self-confident
The Kind of Person God Uses • Biblical life-objectives • Not Independent • God’s will comes first • Loves People • Loves God’s Word • Not Bitter • Servant’s Heart • Disciplined • Not self-confident
Biblical life-objectives • Not Independent • God’s will comes first • Loves People X • Loves God’s Word • Not Bitter • Servant’s Heart • Disciplined • Not self-confident
God Cannot Use This Person • Biblical life-objectives • Not Independent • God’s will comes first • Loves People X • Loves God’s Word • Not Bitter • Servant’s Heart • Disciplined • Not self-confident
I. Bible Teacher Profile Name: Missionary Naomi Kim Chapter: Washington UBF Years as Bible teacher: 26 years Current # of sheep: 1 Annual student dropout rate: 5 Student’s Average Stay: 1 yr
II. Bible Student Profile 1 Name: Karen Jones Seems sincere? Yes Met Naomi in: 1981 Prepares Bibles study? Yes Writes testimonies weekly? Yes Attends SWS? Yes
Recruiting Disciples Recruiting disciples ≠Fishing Recruiting disciples =Planting thevisionof discipleship in a student’s heart
Recruit to a VisionNot to an Institution An organization, no matter how great, is not the end goal. The institution must serve the vision.
II. Student Profile 2 Name: Rachel Kisung Age: 23 Major: Business Management Met Rachel in: 1987 Shared Life Testimony? No Christmas Worship Service Yes Felt Used? Yes
Never create an impression the student is doing you or God a favor by being faithful to the cause of Christ. Help the student to see why it is for their benefit that you are asking them to do something.
II. Student Profile 3 Name: Bret Brown Age: 22 Major: International Studies Met Brett in: 1992 Grew as Bible teacher? Yes Shared Life Testimony? Yes
Discipleship must take into account the development of the whole man Development has three stages:● Teaching● Training● Building Recruitment continues until the character is built.
II. Student Profile 4 Name: Jill Lee Met Naomi in: 2004 View on writing testimonies? Pointless View on Group Bible Study: Boring Views on Sunday Message? Boring
You reproduce after your own kind, whether you like it or not. Join with others in following my example (Ph 3:17) It is imperative that you major on being the type of person you want your disciple to become!
The Kind of Person God Uses • Biblical life-objectives • Not Independent • God’s will comes first • Loves People • Loves God’s Word • Not Bitter • Servant’s Heart • Disciplined • Not self-confident
Lessons on Recruiting a Disciple Recruit to a Vision, not to an Institution.
Lessons on Recruiting a Disciple Never let the student think that he is doing you or God a favor by being faithful to the cause of Christ.
Lessons on Recruiting a Disciple Discipleship must take into account the development of the whole man