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Various Tools and Ideas. For Growing Disciples Intentionally. Assessment Tools. Get some tools for assessing where you church, small group, or disciple-candidate is in relationship to their walk with the Lord? Peter Scazzero Personal Barna
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Various Tools and Ideas For Growing Disciples Intentionally
Assessment Tools • Get some tools for assessing where you church, small group, or disciple-candidate is in relationship to their walk with the Lord? • Peter Scazzero • Personal • Barna • Lifeway http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/mainpage/0,1701,M=200565,00.html • 30 Core Competencies • Core http://www.coregroups.org/spiritualtest.html
The Emotionally Healthy Church—a strategy for discipleship that actually changes lives” • General Formation and Discipleship • Emotional Components of Discipleship • Beneath the surface • Break the power of the past • Living in brokenness and vulnerability • Receive the gift of limits • Embrace grieving and loss • Incarnation your model
My TEST Color in the appropriate circle What priority do you think SFL puts on discipleship-(1 being the highest and 5 being the lowest) O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I share Jesus and/or the Lighthouse community with unbelievers. Omonthly Obi-monthly Oquarterly Oyearly Onever What word best describes your walk with the Lord: Oexciting Oenjoyable Ook Oa fight Odrudgery In addition to the weekend worship service I devote, on average, the following hours to my weekly spirituality: O5+hrs O3-4hrs O1-2hrs O1 hr Onone Legend: 1. All the time. 2. Most Often 3. Often 4. Occasionally. 5. Never. I am certain of my salvation: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5
My TEST Legend: 1. All the time. 2. Most Often 3. Often 4. Occasionally. 5. Never. I am certain of my salvation: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I consistently obey Jesus’ Teachings: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I LOVE other people in practical ways:O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I ENJOY life and being a disciple: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 My character and integrity shows others what following Jesus looks like. I Encourage other believers in their faith and walk. I seek God’s will and direction for every major decision in my life. O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I love Jesus with all my passion, my mind, my time, and all my energy. O1 O2 O3 O4 O5
My TEST Legend: 1. All the time. 2. Most Often 3. Often 4. Occasionally. 5. Never. I have a daily devotional with GodO1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I read my Bible other than at church: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I volunteer and serve in a ministry: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I attend weekly worship services: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I participate in Connect small groups: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I contribute tithes to my church: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I spend leisure time (eating etc.) with other disciples of Jesus: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 When I am made aware of a need of a fellow believer I help them out: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 I know who I am in Christ: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5
My TEST Legend: 1. All the time. 2. Most Often 3. Often 4. Occasionally. 5. Never. I know what my ministry and gifts in the body of Christ are: O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 My closest friends/family say that I show love, joy, peace, patience, self-control, etc. O1 O2 O3 O4 O5 The Bible teaches God helps those who help themselves: Otrue Ofalse The Bible teaches all sins can be forgiven by God: Otrue Ofalse All religious faiths (including Christianity) teach the same lesson: Otrue Ofalse My pastor models well what it means to follow Jesus in the 21st century. Otrue Ofalse OI don’t know what his spiritual life is like
Assessment Tools • Tools for helping them set personal goals • Spiritual Discipline Goals • Life Transformation Goals • Comprehension Goals • Social/Community goals Bible Marker Sticker placed in Bible . . .
Spiritual Gifts Test Spiritual Gifts Inventory Online Spiritual Gifts Inventory http://mintools.com/spiritual-gifts-test.htm Free Online Spiritual Gifts Analysis from Team Ministry http://www.churchgrowth.org/cgi-cg/gifts.cgi?intro=1