DISCIPLE MAKING PLAN
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A Paper
Presented to
Dr. William J. Higley
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
DSMN 500 Discipleship Ministries
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by
Cynethia Gillispie
March 2016
Table of Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………………….…………….3
Vision……………………………………………………………………….……………………..3
Values………………………………………………………………………………………...…...4
Views……………………………………………………………………….……………………..5
Vehicles………………………………………...…………………………….……………………7
Verifiers…………………………………………………………………….……………………10
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….………..……..11
Bibliography………………………………………………………...…….……………………..12
Introduction Winning
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It is not our goal to “trade” members neither with other churches nor to increase our membership by reaching disgruntled members of other churches. Our vision is to reach young people who may not have a “church” background, teach and train them, equip them, and qualify them to go out and win souls. We believe that by doing this, we will build a strong army who can take our community, state, and the world for Christ. We want to reach young people ages 10-18 in our community. According to Warren, “If you want to build a healthy, strong, and growing church you must spend time laying a solid foundation.”
Values
Our values are Righteous living, as exemplified by a lifestyle congruent with biblical and moral guidelines, spiritual enrichment, as exemplified through our School of Ministry, fortifying the family, as exemplified by marriage, single, and youth ministries, economic support, as exemplified by our contributions through tithe, offerings, and time, and alliance of believers, as exemplified through prayer, worship, and servitude.
Within these values, there is the element of youth ministries. Several key verses are the basis of this plan. Ecclesiastes 12:1 says that children that are
“The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law” (Boy Scouts)
Principles and values that contribute to support children and young people to achieve their educational potential:
The principles are for continual growth and elevation for Christians. The instructions in The Bible are not only for guidance is a comforting and strengthening agent. Given this statistic, this could be an additional reason why God created mankind in His image to take part in on other wonderful helpful contributions. Highlighting the difference between a secular worldview and a biblical worldview, the incorporation of belief and doctrine, theories of vocation and efforts for living righteously is proven to be an influential lifesaving
The parent or mature Christian is fully engaged in the mission of Jesus Christ. People who are in this stage are those who are witnessing and discipling others, in the same manner that he or she was discipled. They are looking out for the immature Christians, and taking them “under their wing” to encourage, listen to, and strengthen them to maturity in Christ.
The organization has many values; they believe all children and youth should have the opportunity to succeed in every aspect of their lives through their families and the support of the
While the women in the church have an organized discipleship effort happening, there is not a concerted effort to grow men into faithful followers of Jesus Christ. The men of the church need a program where discipleship happens intentionally. The scripture that First Baptist Church uses for it’s vision is Matthew 5:13. The City on a Hill theme comes for this verse. The idea is that we should be salt and light to the world so that others will know Him through us.
As a Christian what I have observed in my school and in my generation is that youth do not understand what it is to be a Christian and disciple of Christ. There are those who do not have a personal relationship with Christ nor understand what being a true Christian. Then there are those who claim to be Christians but continue to live their lives with the rest of the world. And at last those who have truly dedicated their lives to Christ and have a personal relationship with Him. In 2008 I started my own organization to encourage teens to have a daily prayer life and personal relationship with Christ. I saw this need in my school and I decided to do something about it. The scripture that I use for my organization
Christ is the central person in Christian discipleship. Without Christ, Christianity would not exist and there would be no followers of Christ. To be true followers of Christ, believers must be willing to learn of the ways and teachings of Christ. Christ is central to Christian discipleship because He is the teacher of His disciples. Through the Holy Spirit and Word of God, Jesus Christ calls His disciples to Him and then
Living life as a Christian, in many ways is difficult in that there is always a war being fought by the enemy for your faith. Dickson insists that, “there are clear New Testament passages urging us all to speak up for Christ when we can” (Dickson, 101). Christians are called to a life of spreading the gospel to all mankind and nations. Dickson urges that the gospel is the announcement of our King coming to make all things new again. Christian’s are called by Jesus Himself to spread this news and work of God’s anointed King and messiah Jesus! The main nugget Christians should take from this is how everyone is not an evangelists, however, Christians are clearly called to proclaim Christ from our lips as well as
After two decades of ministry with and to college students, I know Chi Alpha and the Assemblies of God to be on the cutting edge of engaging emerging generations. Despite my enthusiasm, we still face a sobering reality that some researchers have described as a “dropout” phenomenon. True to form, interpretations of the data range from those prognosticating the end of the modern church to those wanting to dismiss the data as a natural product of spiritual maturation, but scripture teaches that the wise find a balanced perspective (Ecclesiastes 7:18). So, what experience and expertise can we draw from others (Proverbs 15:22) to empower Chi Alpha and the North Texas District in a coordinated effort to proactively engage current young adult adherents
The goal of producing a healthy church environment will include elements such as a vibrant discipleship ministry, involving those that have become true Christ-followers bearing fruit for
The goal for Dean is to guide teenagers toward spiritual maturity, by seeking spiritual growth, being seriously aware of God, acting out a commitment of faith, making faith a way of life, living lives of service 1(“ethic of giving”), reaching out to others, exercising moral responsibility, speaking publicly about one’s faith, and having a positive and hopeful
In the family-equipping model Strother maintains age isolation, but drastically rebuilds all services within the congregation to own the same concentration of supporting and supplementing families to be the essential disciplers of their kids. Strother uses a diagram that shows the 3 parts of this model, with the goal being a non-secular formation of kids through Catalysts, Content, and Context (Paul & Stinson, p.149). The ministry arrange covers non-secular development and provides six biblically-based characteristics that area unit to be educated and instilled in
I think viewing these values from the child’s point of view and applying them as a child could is interesting. Integrity can help a child remain honest and speak up when they need to. Taking responsibility for actions and situations that the child might get into will help them get out of a bad situation, hopefully with minimal damage and a lesson learned. Concern for others can go a long way especially with children. For example if a child sees a classmate or friend being treated poorly by a superior or by another child, caring for the victim will help a great amount. Often times people turn their head to situations that look bad but don’t involve them which is a bug cause of the problem, talking and getting help is the right thing to
Doing all three of these will help them to develop good core values. Another important suggestion mentioned in the article was that children learn best by doing so to give them ways to practice values that they learn. Have them come up with suggestions on how to reduce fights in school or how to work cooperatively in a group. Also, another important suggestion is that the staff that is teaching the character education program must remember to show the same core values that they are teaching the children to adhere to.