#disciple making

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The Twelve Apostles

And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, — Mark 3:14 | American Standard Version (ASV) The American Standard Version Bible is in the public domain Cross References: Mark 3:13; Mark 3:15; Mark 6:30

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Everything You Never Knew About Disciple Making Movement

Disciple Making Movement (DMM) is a strategy for evangelism and church planting that emphasizes the multiplication of disciples and churches through a simple, reproducible process. Here are some things you may not know about DMM:

Origins: The concept of DMM originated from David Watson, a missionary who worked among the Bhojpuri-speaking people of North India in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He observed that traditional methods of evangelism and church planting were not effective in reaching large numbers of people.

Principles: DMM is based on several principles, including obedience-based discipleship, simple reproducible methods, focus on households and families, and reliance on the Holy Spirit.

Process: DMM typically involves a simple, reproducible process of evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. This process may involve Bible storytelling, discovery Bible study, and multiplication of small groups.

Results: DMM has been successful in many contexts, particularly among unreached people groups and in areas with limited access to traditional church structures. In some cases, DMM has led to the rapid multiplication of churches and disciples, resulting in significant growth of the Christian church.

Criticisms: DMM has also faced criticism, particularly related to its emphasis on rapid multiplication and sometimes lack of theological depth. Critics have raised concerns about the potential for shallow or unorthodox teaching and the lack of accountability and oversight.

Adaptation: DMM has also been adapted and modified in various contexts, reflecting the diversity of cultures, languages, and religions around the world. Some adaptations have focused on contextualization of the process and principles, while others have sought to integrate DMM with more traditional church structures and practices.

Overall, DMM represents a significant development in the field of evangelism and church planting, emphasizing the importance of simple, reproducible processes and reliance on the Holy Spirit for guidance and direction. While it has faced criticism and challenges, its impact on the growth of the Christian church cannot be denied.

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Dominate with Groups in 2020

Dominate with Groups in 2020

What are your church’s priorities? For many churches big priorities point to big events – weekend worship services, conferences, and outreach events. While all of these things have their place, do they deserve all of the attention they get? Imagine if small groups and disciple-making were front and center for once instead of lingering on the backburner somewhere.

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Loving Neighbors at Christmas

Loving Neighbors at Christmas

I love this!  Pulled this off Facebook the other day and thought I would pass it on with some comment and an idea or two or . . . (we’ll see).  It is the latest attempt to try to do something that is kind of a “pay-it-forward” and hope it goes viral. So, first, the thing I stole from Facebook is called the “Christmas Doorstep Challenge”: (below in deep blue)

The Christmas doorstep challenge is…

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Attendance, busyness, construction, finances, and programs are not indications of success. The core question of effectiveness... is whether the people who are getting saved are being conformed to the likeness of Christ. Are we making mature disciples of Jesus who are not only able to withstand the culture but are also making disciples of Jesus themselves? - Jim Putman & Bobby Harrinton of Disciple Shift

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NK Christian: “We are not waiting for political changes that would make Christian work safer”

NK Christian: “We are not waiting for political changes that would make Christian work safer”

http://dotheword.org/2018/06/26/nk-christian-we-are-not-waiting-for-political-changes-that-would-make-christian-work-safer/ — Read on dotheword.org/2018/06/26/nk-christian-we-are-not-waiting-for-political-changes-that-would-make-christian-work-safer/

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Discipleship: The Process of Becoming like Jesus.

Discipleship: The Process of Becoming like Jesus.

I’ve long been intrigued by the elusive subject of Christian discipleship. As a “child of the church,” having spent the entirety of my life in and around churchianity, I’m well versed in numerous definitions of what it means to be a disciple and yet, as I’ve read Scripture over and over and engaged the thinking of numerous authors, both pastors and theologians, I’m often left with more questions…

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One of the most important things that you need to have in mind as you join God fulfilling the Great Commission is that it is not something that we do with our own strength. It is something that the Holy Spirit does through us.

Won by One: One Mission

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19 Одете меѓу сите народи и создадете од нив Мои ученици; крштавајте ги во името на Таткото, Синот и Светиот Дух;

20 Учете ги новите следбеници да го извршуваат сето она што вам ви го заповедав.

(19 Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.) — Matthew 28:19-20 | Macedonian New Testament (MNT) Macedonian New Testament Copyright 1999 by HBC Radosna Vest Cross References: Matthew 13:52; Matthew 25:32; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47; Acts 1:2; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:38

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How do you...

How do you…

…make a disciple? On the face of it that might seem like a stupid question. After all we have so many resources that teach us, tell us, how to do it. I might suggest that if those books and techniques were so good the job would be producing more Christlike men and women that i see at the moment. How did Jesus make disciples? I have read the Gospels a few times and can recollect no mention of a…

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Let us not be frightened into stopping the work.

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Learning by Doing in Groups

Learning by Doing in Groups

What does it mean to learn? Is it merely an acquisition of more facts?Or is it taking those facts and putting them into practice? Meetings are not the only place for groups to learn. Often lessons are learned better by doing.

At New Life Christian Center where I served in California, we challenged our groups to prepare and serve a hot meal every Friday night at an emergency homeless shelter…

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Do You Believe in the Divine Conspiracy?

Do You Believe in the Divine Conspiracy?

I hope the answer is yes. I hope you know the meaning of Jesus’s parables in Matthew 13, in particular the one we talked about last week and the one we will take up this week. (Come and visit if you can or go to our website on Monday for the audio, ManchesterCreek.org) There is a divine plan to change the entire world and it is completely opposite of what you might think. It is completely…

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About Pastor Alexei’s Sermon 8/30 Part 1

Pastor Alexei touched a very touchy subject that a lot of us who claim to be Christians have problems accepting - being comfortable.

Do you remember what he meant?

-we are literally sitting in our happy place where we are not “going” and “making disciples!”

Well, how can we if we are just teenagers stuck in a place that are full of other teenagers who do not have the same background or conviction that I do?

-although the goal to reach all, Jesus wants us to follow as he did - focus on a few. This doesn’t mean that you need to gather two or three people right away (don’t worry). It means that you need to get to know a person, love them as a person, and enlighten them.

Look at the top of this blog, it says TIMOTHY.

Timothy grew up in a Christian household (like us), had Christian parents (like us), and young in the faith (like us).

The one thing we can all look up to Timothy about is that he was looking for Jesus and he was making disciples or just telling others about Jesus. 

-does this help us see that it is not impossible to talk to a person in school about God?

-I don’t mean a superficial conversation where you  - in general say “Hi! I’m a Christian. Are you? No? Well, ‘for God soooo loved the world that....”

- I mean...take your time to make a friend. Start from the beginning or start wherever you’re at with that person and love them for their strengths instead of weaknesses

. This is something that I will be trying this year. I want to start a friendship organically. I don’t expect them to become Christian or become interested in becoming one. As that relationship between us forms, I will be praying the entire time that God would give me the chance to become a disciple. Asking him to use me because that is why my purpose in life - eternally. 

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Making Disciples

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…” –Matthew 28:19

If winning souls is the base of our ministry, making disciples is the life and focus. Yes, we must win souls and “he that wins souls is wise” (Prov. 11:30), yet, if we stop there, we are not fulfilling the Great Commission. We must move on to the next step and make disciples.

A disciple is much more than a mere student. Disciples literally share life with their teacher. Back in the days before higher education, young people learned to make a living by apprenticeship. An apprentice moved in with a teacher of their chosen profession and lived their life in the shadow of their master. In the same way, disciples leave their lives behind to live completely in the footsteps of their master. Disciples don’t just learn theory; they learn experience. As the body of Christ, we have not done the best job in making disciples. We are pretty good at making converts, but where is the fruit of those decisions? At Healing Word, part of our mission is make disciples.

It’s interesting that Jesus chose to use the word “make” implying that it takes work. It isn’t going to happen just by teaching a few good courses. We literally invest ourselves into the lives of new believers and teach them how to be a Christian, not in theory, but by watching and experiencing life along with us. Discipleship takes place mainly along with the Discovery Group. As the Discovery Group leader wins more disciples; he or she takes those disciples under his/her wing and begins to share life with them. Even after they have multiplied and are leading Discovery Groups of their own and winning souls on their own and making their own disciples, they are still being discipled. This ongoing relationship produces better disciples and better leaders. It also produces transparency, integrity, holiness, and maintains accountability. We cannot teach or give what we don’t have, but what we do have, we can give it freely.

So, how do we make disciples? We build relationships and include our disciples in our lives. Where new believers once had friends invite them to “hang out” at clubs, bars, or on the streets; we are replacing those friendships and keeping the new disciples busy by inviting them to “hang out” with us. We give them responsibilities so they take on ownership and we teach them along the way. When they fall, we don’t condemn them; we lift them up and explain why they fell. We give them another chance and teach them how to overcome temptation by showing them our lives and by being there with them when they are tempted. This type of life investment is very serious. It requires us to be holy as our God is holy. It requires us to be available 24/7 like our God is available 24/7. It requires us to be loving and patient and joyful and faithful at all times. How can we say like Paul, “Imitate me as I imitate Christ” if we are not imitating Christ? This discipleship process will lead us right into the next step of equipping the new saints for the work of the ministry. We’ll take a closer look at this next week.

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A Farewell to Fire Insurance Theology

A Farewell to Fire Insurance Theology

That’s right! I’m calling for an end to Fire Insurance theology as the central thesis of Evangelicalism! Or at least the out-of-balance, singular emphasis on “soul-winning” – especially at the expense of discipleship. Another way to talk about this is the idea of “Lordship salvation.” Brad – do you hold to Lordship salvation? The idea that you must receive Jesus as both Savior andLord. The…