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2 Tim. 1:13

2 Tim. 1:13. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT. I. HISTORY. A. Crossroads Church of Christ Gainsville FL (1960s – 1970s). B. Typical institutional church. C. Chuck Lucas was “campus minister” & taught from Robert Coleman’s “Master plan of Evangelism”.

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2 Tim. 1:13

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  1. 2 Tim. 1:13

  2. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT I. HISTORY A. Crossroads Church of Christ Gainsville FL (1960s – 1970s). B. Typical institutional church. C. Chuck Lucas was “campus minister” & taught from Robert Coleman’s “Master plan of Evangelism”. (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) (Denom. Book assumes all should be trained like Jesus did the apostles.)

  3. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT I. HISTORY D. Became center for CofC campus ministries. 1. Avg 200 baptisms / year for 14 years. 2. Intense school of ministry for preachers. 3. Lucas’ best student – Kip McKean, became “lead evangelist” at Boston. (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) 4. Lucas dismissed Aug 1985 for “reoccurring sins”. E. Boston (1980s) lead in baptism for 8 years. 1. Lucas sent preachers to existing churches – many split. 2. Kip McKean went beyond campus ministries (Editorial p. 2).

  4. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT II. KEY ELEMENTS A. Active Campus Ministry 1. “One subtlety of Scriptures is the apparent youth of the original twelve. Youth is tremendous. It has a sense of black and white – there is no gray… There is a sense of moldability of youth… I read recently that the strength of any movement, secular or religious, is the number of youth in proportion to the movement” (Biblical Discipleship Quarterly, Spring 1987 p. 6). (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) 2. ANSWER: The “strength of any movement” is youth? What about subjection to TRUTH, whatever your age (Rom. 1:16-17)?

  5. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT II. KEY ELEMENTS B. Home Bible Studies 1. Weekly studies in homes of leaders (10-12 persons). 2. Some designed for teens, singles, college, married. (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) 3. Each expected to invite 10 people a day to the study. (Most of their conversions came from this.) 4. ANSWER: There is nothing wrong with Bible Studies in themselves. Nor addressing people’s circumstances in life. But there is more to what they did than just this…

  6. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT II. KEY ELEMENTS C. Discipling 1. A personal “Paul – Timothy” relationship. 2. Use of guilt & pressure. 3. A study found statistically significant changes in personality – like a cult! (The Discipling Dilemma p. 31). (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) 4. Less than 5% of 900 tested showed no change. Clear pattern was from introverted to extroverted. From thinking to feeling, from perceiving to assuming. 5. Example in Lithuania & in Houston, Tx.

  7. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT II. KEY ELEMENTS C. Discipling 6. “What all this means is that the Boston Church of Christ is producing in it’s members the very same pattern of unhealthy personality change that is observed in studies of well-known manipulative sects/ Whatever they are doing that produces this pattern needs to be changed” (Ibid p. 37) (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) 7. They told people what courses to take in school, what field to major in, what career to enter, whom to date or not, whether to marry or not” (p. 55).

  8. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT II. KEY ELEMENTS C. Discipling 8. ANSWER: a. What makes a disciple complete (2 Tim. 3:16-17)? b. How did the Eunich make it (Acts 8:39)? (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) c. Work out OWN salvation (Phil. 2:12). d. Paul said differences will exist in authorized opinions & we must learn to be gracious (Rom. 14). e. Stopping sin is one thing; manipulating personalities into one emotional mold is another!

  9. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT II. KEY ELEMENTS D. Organization 1. Pillar churches – not every congregation is equal or autonomous. 2. “This special edition is a tribute to the individuals and congregations who through generous financial support of the Central London Church of Christ and it’s mission teams…” (A Light To London” Bulletin, Oct.-Nov 1986, Vol. 5 no. 10 p. 1). (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) 3. “Since the Boston church is scheduled to meet together as an entire congregation about once a month in 1993…” (via Preceptor Aug 1993 p. 8).

  10. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT II. KEY ELEMENTS D. Organization 3. Lead evangelist over the Boston church. Husband & wife quadrant leaders over 4 quadrants. Sector leaders over sectors. Then zone leaders over 15 zones. Then “house churches” (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) 4. ANSWER: a. Local & Limited org. (Phil. 1:1; 1 Pet. 5:2). b. Where do we ever read of one church being subdivided into separate units for worship, Lord’s supper, etc? c. Rank & titles condemned (Mt. 23:8-12).

  11. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT II. KEY ELEMENTS E. Total Commitment To The Cause 1. Many leave jobs & become missionaries over seas for life. 2. Some sold their cars to support these efforts. 3. Spend vacation time in workshops learning more. (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) 4. Being totally committed & charitable are good (Lk. 14:26-27; Acts 2:45); but WHY did these do it? a. Love of TRUTH? b. Cult-like personality manipulation?

  12. THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT II. KEY ELEMENTS F. Emphasize Numerical Growth 1. Example: chart in “editorial” (p. 3). 2. ANSWER: a. What of Noah, Jeremiah & Ezekiel? b. God requires us to bear fruit (Jn. 15:1ff), but numbers are never demanded as proof of that fruit! (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) c. They neglect to mention their fall away rate: Boston averaged 250 per year (Christian Chronicle Dec. 1987).

  13. II. KEY ELEMENTS THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT G. New Uses Of The Spirit & “Progressive Revelation”. 1. “ ‘Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was lead by the Spirit…’ (Luke 4:1). In the East Zone, we want to imitate our Lord and be full of the Holy Spirit… This fall the East Zone will be advancing in the ‘power of the Spirit’ (Luke 4:14)”(Jack Rosenquist, Mission Church of Christ Bulletin, vol. 2 no. 38 p. 3). (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) 2. “By progressive revelation, we do not mean that God is continually revealing spiritual truths… He does reveal the application of those truths” (Gordon Ferguson, Boston Church of Christ Bulletin Vol 9 no. 17 p. 3).

  14. II. KEY ELEMENTS THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT G. New Uses Of The Spirit & “Progressive Revelation”. 3. ANSWER: a. God’s silence is not permission (Heb. 7:14). (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) b. Do all by Christ’s authority (Col. 3:17). c. Reject those who do not bring Truth (2 John 9-11; Rom. 16:17). HOW DID THIS ALL HAPPEN? They did not abide in the Truth (2 Tim. 1:13)!

  15. CONCLUSION: THE DISCIPLING MOVEMENT A. Discipling movement has begun to diminish & turn toward “mainstream” practices. B. But it is a tremendous lesson on the dangers of drifting from God’s word! (Crossroads, Boston, Discipling Movement, ICOC) “And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints… that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error; but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ” (Ephesians 4:11-15)

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