DISCIPLESHIP

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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.
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THE GREAT COMMISSION

• Evangelism (just the first part)

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THE GREAT COMMISSION

• Evangelism (just the first part)
• Discipleship (the true goal)
• BECOMING Disciples, MAKING Disciples
• Personal TRANSFORMATION, Perpetual REPLICATION

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3 Discipleship Descriptions A LIFELONG
LIFESTYLE
Relational Evangelism Relational
Nurture Spiritual Formation Ministry
Mentoring Leadership Coaching And so on ...
A CONTINUUM .
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3 Discipleship Descriptions THE RIGHT STUFF
GENETICALLY
Evangelism
A CYCLE .
Nurture
Discipleship
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3 Discipleship Descriptions A NORMATIVE
CULTURE
Leadership Coaching
Ministry Mentoring
A SPIRAL .
Spiritual Formation
Nurture
Evangelism
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Discipleship Diagnosis PROBLEMS ON THE LOCAL
LEVEL
x
x
Glorious, Mature, Effective Church
Ineffective Church
Ignorant Church
GAPS IN THE CONTINUUM
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Discipleship Diagnosis PROBLEMS ON THE
PERSONAL LEVEL
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x
Failure to Reproduce Multiply
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Evangelism
Nurture
Discipleship
INCOMPLETED CYCLE
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Discipleship Diagnosis PROBLEMS OVER ALL
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Leadership Coaching
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
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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

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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.

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Discipleship Prescription

• Prescription
• What would have to change in order to invest
  myself intentionally in a lifelong lifestyle of
  discipleship?

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Discipleship LeadershipThe Gift of Light
through our Relationships, A Personal Testimony
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How I Got Hooked on Relational Evangelism and
Discipleship

• Paradigm Shift
• My Story (intentional investments in relational
  evangelism and discipleship)

. I pray youll be too!
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At Level 1Relational Evangelism
Living the Life!
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At Level 2Relational Nurture
Living the Life!
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At Level 3Spiritual Formation
Living the Life!
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At Level 4Mentoring in Ministry
Living the Life!
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At Level 5Coaching in Leadership
Living the Life!
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Self Assessment Where am I involved on
each level of the spiral? How can I leverage
my leadership more intentionally?
Living the Life!
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Discipleship Prognosis

• To be Christs Disciple
• What will I change in order to invest myself
  intentionally in a lifelong lifestyle of
  discipleship?

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