Discipleship

regional training. 2008-10-17.

Discipleship - Trent Gladstone

brainstorm discipleship principles
- high standards not high expectations (lk14:25-27), invite them into intimate moments (transfiguration mk9:1-13), press them (feeding 5k - mk6:37) and give them leadership (sending disciples out - mk6:7-13), hold to the truth (lk9:23-27)
- choose the people god has chosen, set the standard, discipleship happens mostly through real life/informal moments, gal 5:1 - set free!

luke 9!

- write down life goals
- 1, 5, 10, 50, 500 year goals
-- what goes on after me?
-- i am a result of paul's legacy
- discipleship transcends giftedness

1jn2:1 - life must reflect christs; he built into others so we should do the same
- modelled life - called disciples to be w him
- mentorred them

1. i'm a disciple first
- be 10 steps ahead of where we want others to be
2. be w them as much as possible
3. god is gonna change them
- pray for them
4. get them in front of scriptures constantly
- god is lord of all parts of life
- teach them to love god/the word
-- final authority = god/bible
-- help them draw applications
- teach them to love ppl
-- give them examples
-- help them w ways to be friendly
5. treat and see them as life-long friends
- treat them as insiders, special
-- dont divulge everything to everyone
-- share victories/struggles

practicals
1. pray for god to raise up people for us to be with
2. look for a f.a.t. kid
3. meet w them
- have a curriculum
- regularly/consistently
- meet in morning
4. build virtues into group
- dont cancel mtg
- consistency, start on time, no cut-downs, confidentiality, verse memory, make it part of the expectation
- may take time to grow
5. every mtg has fellowship, doctrine, vision/application
6. model the wheel at every mtg
7. guys reach younger guys, not just peers
- each guy brings younger guy