DISCIPLESHIP & DISCIPLESHIP & LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP
Deborah M. Gill, Ph.D.Deborah M. Gill, Ph.D.Commissioner, Commission of DiscipleshipCommissioner, Commission of DiscipleshipNational Director, Division of Christian EducationNational Director, Division of Christian EducationAssemblies of God, U.S.A.Assemblies of God, U.S.A.
THE GREAT COMMISSIONTHE GREAT COMMISSION
• Evangelism (just the Evangelism (just the firstfirst part) part)
THE GREAT COMMISSIONTHE GREAT COMMISSION
• Evangelism (just the Evangelism (just the firstfirst part) part)• Discipleship (the Discipleship (the true goal)true goal)
• BECOMING Disciples, BECOMING Disciples, MAKING Disciples MAKING Disciples• Personal TRANSFORMATION, Personal TRANSFORMATION, Perpetual REPLICATION Perpetual REPLICATION
3 Discipleship Descriptions3 Discipleship Descriptions• • A LIFELONG LIFESTYLEA LIFELONG LIFESTYLE
A CONTINUUM.
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3 Discipleship Descriptions3 Discipleship Descriptions• • THE “RIGHT STUFF” GENETICALLYTHE “RIGHT STUFF” GENETICALLY
A CYCLE.
EvangelismEvangelism
NurtureNurture
DiscipleshipDiscipleship
3 Discipleship Descriptions3 Discipleship Descriptions• • A NORMATIVE CULTUREA NORMATIVE CULTURE
A SPIRAL.
EvangelismEvangelism
NurtureNurture
Ministry MentoringMinistry Mentoring
Leadership CoachingLeadership Coaching
Spiritual FormationSpiritual Formation
Discipleship DiagnosisDiscipleship Diagnosis• • PROBLEMS ONPROBLEMS ON THE THE LOCALLOCAL LEVEL LEVEL
Glorious, Mature,Glorious, Mature,Effective ChurchEffective Church
Ineffective ChurchIneffective Church
Ignorant ChurchIgnorant Church
xxGAPS IN THE CONTINUUM
Discipleship Diagnosis Discipleship Diagnosis • • PROBLEMS ON PROBLEMS ON THE THE PERSONALPERSONAL LEVEL LEVEL
EvangelismEvangelism
NurtureNurture
DiscipleshipDiscipleship
xINCOMPLETED CYCLE
xxFailure to Failure to ReproduceReproduce& Multiply& Multiply
EvangelismEvangelism
NurtureNurture
Leadership CoachingLeadership Coaching
Spiritual FormationSpiritual Formation
BROKEN SPIRAL
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x• The Growth Rate of the ChurchThe Growth Rate of the Church Globally has Slowed this Decade Globally has Slowed this Decade• Some Great Evangelistic Some Great Evangelistic Harvests have lacked Retention Harvests have lacked Retention• Some Veteran Leaders Are NotSome Veteran Leaders Are Not Finishing, or Finishing Well Finishing, or Finishing Well• Some Emerging Ministers areSome Emerging Ministers are Not Being Empowered Not Being Empowered• Some “Sin” Statistics of the Some “Sin” Statistics of the Church Match those of the Church Match those of the WorldWorldx
Discipleship Diagnosis Discipleship Diagnosis • • PROBLEMS PROBLEMS OVER ALLOVER ALL
Ministry MentoringMinistry Mentoringx
Discipleship DiagnosisDiscipleship DiagnosisProblemProblem• LACK OF LACK OF DISCIPLESHIPDISCIPLESHIP
CauseCause• THE MISSING COMPONENTTHE MISSING COMPONENT• DISCIPLERSDISCIPLERS
CureCure• CONVERTING THE CULTURECONVERTING THE CULTURE• RE-EXCAVATING THE FOUNDATIONRE-EXCAVATING THE FOUNDATION• GENETIC ENGINEERINGGENETIC ENGINEERING• LIVING THE LIFE AS LIVING THE LIFE AS DISCIPLERSDISCIPLERS
Discipleship PrescriptionDiscipleship Prescription
PrescriptionPrescription• LEVERAGE YOUR LEADERSHIPLEVERAGE YOUR LEADERSHIP• BECOME A BECOME A DISCIPLERDISCIPLER
An AnalogyAn Analogy• ADULT STEM CELLSADULT STEM CELLS• ““correctly programmed stem cells go directly correctly programmed stem cells go directly
to damaged areas, cure the underlying to damaged areas, cure the underlying disease and repair the damage already done.”disease and repair the damage already done.”
Discipleship PrescriptionDiscipleship Prescription
PrescriptionPrescription
• What would have to What would have to changechange in in
order to invest myself order to invest myself
intentionally in a lifelong lifestyle intentionally in a lifelong lifestyle
of discipleship?of discipleship?
Discipleship & Leadership:Discipleship & Leadership:The Gift of Light The Gift of Light
through our Relationships,through our Relationships, A Personal TestimonyA Personal Testimony
. . From programsto peer to peer!
How I Got Hooked How I Got Hooked on Relational Evangelism on Relational Evangelism and Discipleshipand Discipleship
. I pray you’ll be too!
• Paradigm ShiftParadigm Shift• My StoryMy Story (intentional (intentional investments in relational investments in relational evangelism and evangelism and discipleship)discipleship)
At Level #1:At Level #1:
Relational EvangelismRelational Evangelism
Living
the Life!
At Level #2:At Level #2:
Relational NurtureRelational Nurture
Living
the Life!
At Level #3:At Level #3:
Spiritual FormationSpiritual Formation
Living
the Life!
At Level #4:At Level #4:
Mentoring in MinistryMentoring in Ministry
Living
the Life!
At Level #5:At Level #5:
Coaching in LeadershipCoaching in Leadership
Living
the Life!
Self Assessment:Self Assessment:• • Where am I involved onWhere am I involved on
each level of the spiral? each level of the spiral?
• How can I leverage my leadership • How can I leverage my leadership
more intentionally? more intentionally?
Living
the Life!
Discipleship PrognosisDiscipleship Prognosis
To be Christ’s DiscipleTo be Christ’s Disciple
• What What willwill I change in order to I change in order to
invest myself intentionally in a invest myself intentionally in a
lifelong lifestyle of discipleship?lifelong lifestyle of discipleship?