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West Africa Theological Seminary
2013 Masters Module
on Discipleship
Outcomes
• Read all of the books assigned and develop a:
“Biblical Philosophy of Discipleship”
• Develop the following three statements:
“Purpose”
“Vision”
“Mission”
• Create a “Discipleship Process”
• “Disciple” _____ number of individuals in 1st year
• “Discipling Leader” development of _____ in 1st
year using Classic Discipleship
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West Africa Theological Seminary
2013 Masters Module
on Discipleship
Teaching Format
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Lecture
Practical Applications
Table Discussions
Questions and Answers
Break
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R12 Christian
“The Executive Summary”
• Surrender to God
“All In”
Romans 12:1 – “Therefore, I urge you,
brothers in view of God’s mercy, to
offer your bodies as living sacrifices,
holy and pleasing to God – this is
your spiritual act of worship.”
• Separate from the World
Romans 12:2 – “Do not conform any
longer to the pattern of this world, but
be transformed by the renewing of
your mind, then you will be able to
test and approve what God’s will is –
his good, pleasing, and perfect will.”
Venture Church &
Living On The Edge
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R12 Christian
“The Executive Summary”
• Sober in self-assessment
Romans 12:3 – “For by the grace
given me, I say to every one of you:
Do not think of yourself more highly
than you ought but rather think of
yourself with sober judgment, in
accordance to the measure of faith
God has given you.”
• Serving in love
Romans 12:9-10 – “Love must be
sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to
what is good. Be devoted to one
another in brotherly love. Honor
one another above yourselves.”
• Supernaturally responding Romans 12:14 & 21 – 14 “Bless those
who persecute you; bless and do not
to evil with good
curse… 21 Do not be overcome by
evil, but overcome evil with good.”
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A Disciple is one who puts Christ
first by…
- Having a personal relationship with Jesus.
- Being held accountable within a small group.
- Serving others through acts of love and compassion
to build God’s Kingdom.
- Demonstrating a life of Stewardship.
- Sharing the Gospel—Reproducing Disciples.
Maturing in these five dimensions results in a high
impact Christian with a Biblical World-View.
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Having a real relationship with Jesus
A disciple sees and knows Him as a living
friend, not just a historical figure. The
relationship is personal, not institutional,
and it is motivated by how the Disciple can
give glory to God in all aspects of their life.
By practicing the Spiritual Disciplines,
one will come to know Jesus as both Lord
and Savior.
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Accountability
withina asmall
small
group
Accountability within
group
Gives others the right to speak into your life
as you progress in putting off the “old self.”
The Twelve Disciples comprised the first
small group because Jesus knew that
becoming an intentional authentic
Christian could not be accomplished in
isolation.
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Serving others through acts of love
& compassion
This is reflected through our spiritual gifts as we
seek to glorify God. A Disciple will answer the call
to act for those in need. Jesus came to serve, and as
a disciple, we are compelled to follow His example
as we build the kingdom. For some it may be
carpentry shown through the building of a Habitat
for Humanity house, teaching a Bible study, serving
on a mission team or praying for babies in the
nursery.
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Demonstrating a life of Stewardship
A Disciple readily acknowledges that God created
the universe and owns it all. Because God owns
everything, we acknowledge that we are simply
stewards of the gifts of time, talent, resources,
relationships, and truth. “God gives us enough
time to do everything He wants us to do,” the talent
to serve the Church, the resources to support
ministries and to nurture relationships with grace.
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Sharing the Gospel—Reproducing Disciples
Sharing the Gospel, modeling a Christ-centered life,
and nurturing other disciples is our fundamental
calling from Christ. We are called to share our own
personal faith journey, for the purpose of bringing
others to Christ. We live our lives reflecting
authenticity and transparency to reflect His
Lordship. We invest our life in the lives of others
to help engage, equip and encourage disciples for
Christ. The cycle of Christian life is perpetuated when a
Disciple’s life is committed to reproducing more
Kingdom builders.
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¹ Rackham, Neil. “The Coaching Controversy.” Training and Development
Journal. November, 1979: 12-16.
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Commitment to Daily Personal
Worship
Journal the Following:
- Short Prayer for Discernment
- Specific Confession (of previous day’s sins)
- Scripture Reading Plan
- What did I hear?
- Commentary Opinion
- How do I apply in my life?
- By God’s Grace & The Holy Spirit I will….
- Thoughtful Prayer
Joshua 1:8
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George Barna Research
- Less than 1 in 10 Christians live like Christians
Hebrews 10:24-25
- Increased teenage youth group activity but no
improvement in religious practices
Proverbs 22:6
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Why Disciple?
If you do not disciple a person who professes Christ, he
will almost always become:
• Lukewarm in Faith
• Worldly in Behavior
• Hypocritical in Witness
by Patrick Morley
Man in the Mirror
2 Timothy 4:3-5
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SPIRITUAL PATH
 Suggestion
 An Association of Ideas
 A Slight Inclination
VS.
 Direction
 Guidance of Action or Conduct
 A Word Indicating Appropriate Action
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SPIRITUAL SUGGESTION
Identify the
Lost
Salvation
Experience
Do Church
Fellowship
Group
Devotional
Service
Giving
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SPIRITUAL GROWTH TO BECOME AN EQUIPPED
AUTHENTIC DISCIPLE
 Does not begin by :
Focusing on Behavior
or
Focusing on Attitudes
 Always begin with: Focusing on Thinking
• The battleground for your soul is the mind
• Be transformed by the renewing of the mind – Romans 12:2
 Accomplished by the Spirit of God, through the Word of God, in
the context of Authentic Community for the purpose of glorifying
God
R12 – True Spirituality
By Chip Ingram
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DISCIPLE LIFE = SPIRITUAL
DIRECTION
Identify the
Lost
F.A.T.
Assessment
Faithful
Available
Teachable
+Curious
Salvation
Experience
Corporate
Discipleship
Small Group of
Accountability
Relationship with
Jesus as Lord
of your life
Kingdom
Services
Holistic
Stewardship
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Spiritual Maturity
High Impact Christian with a Biblical
Worldview
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Reproducing to the 4th Generation
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The Wise Path of Discipleship
Purpose
“To help Christians live like Christians”
Mission
“To equip intentional disciples to be authentic and deployed to their spheres
of influence”
Vision
“1,000 equipped disciples in a 5 mile radius”
The Tents
Wise Path, LLC
Biblical Wealth Management
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Romans 12:1-2
Spiritual Maturity Defined
A Man Called, Equipped, & Deployed
Relational
Sphere
God
Family
Church
World
Aspects
Head
(Intellect)
-Theologically
sound
-Personal Worship
-Role as
-Vision, Mission -Biblical
Spiritual Leader Values
World-view
-Spiritual Gifts
-Ecclesiology
Heart
(Passion)
-Live for Christ
-“Love God—Love
People”
-Love family
before self
Hand
(Behavior)
-Spirituality guided -Servant Leader
by the Holy Spirit
-Love the
Church family
above selfinterest
-Heart for
the lost and
for those
in need
-Stewardship
-Time
-Talent
-Resources
-Relationships
-Engaged in
discipleship
to the 4th
generation
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From Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
Song of Songs 2:13; Luke 10:42
Come away with Me for a while. The world, with
its nonstop demands, can be put on hold. Most
people put Me on hold, rationalizing that someday
they will find time to focus on Me. But the longer
people push Me into the background of their lives,
the harder it is for them to find Me.
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From Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
(Continued)
You live among people who glorify busyness; they
have made time a tyrant that controls their lives.
Even those who know Me as Savior tend to march
to the tempo of the world. They have bought into
the illusion that more is always better: more
meetings, more programs, more activity.
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From Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
(Continued)
I have called you to follow Me on a solitary
path, making time alone with Me your highest
priority and deepest Joy. It is a pathway
largely unappreciated and often despised.
However, you have chosen the better thing,
which will never be taken away from you.
Moreover, as you walk close to Me, I can bless
others through you.
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Discipling Leader
T.E.A.M.S. Approach
- Theology
- Equipping
- Accountability
- Missional
- Supplication
(10%)
(75%)
(15%)
John 17:20-23
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Distinguishing Characteristics Of
A Discipleship Group
 Annual Covenant
 Accountability
 Scripture Applied
 Comprehensive Curriculum
Pastor Steve Wood
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What is Authentic Community ?
• The Real You
• Meeting Real Needs
• For the Right Reasons
• In the Right Way
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Wise Path of
Apprentice of Jesus Curriculum
Equipping intentional disciples to be
authentic & deployed into their spheres
of influence
For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be
done in this city
- God of This City
Chris Tomlin
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Being and Making Disciples
“High Impact Christian with a Biblical Worldview”
Four Calls of Christ
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Salvation
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Lordship
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Four Stages of the
Normal Christian Life
1.
Salvation – Becoming a
Christian
Disciple
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Following Jesus as a Disciple
Purpose
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Baptized by The Spirit
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Living as a Disciple in the
Fullness of The Spirit
Dr. Allan Coppedge
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HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS
With Christ in the School of Disciple Building
By Carl Wilson
 Gospels & Acts = 90 Chapters about Jesus Christ’s appearance & ministry in the world
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Genealogies & birth narratives show Jesus as God’s focal point to redeem and restore
fallen mankind from its sinful condition.
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Focus on Jesus’ death & resurrection
 1½ weeks of Jesus’ 33+ years on earth plus the 40 days in His Resurrection body
 Make up the “Core of the Christian Faith”
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Jesus’ Teaching and acts which prepared the Disciples on how to minister
 Jesus taught & trained with a clear view of His Death, Resurrection Power, New
Life in the Spirit
 Jesus’ methodology keeps everyone aware that He, and He alone, is the head of the
Church
 “Body of Christ” = the church as the organism through which the Risen, Reigning
Christ works in the world until His glorious return
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MAJOR THEMES IN DISCIPLESHIP
MATTHEW 5-7
 Character
 Personal Finances
 Service
 Interpersonal
Relationships
 Righteousness
 Trust in God
 Love
 Spiritual
Discernment
 Spiritual
Discipline
 Obedience
Biblical Principles of Discipleship
By Allan Coppedge
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NARROW GATE’S APPRENTICE
OF JESUS
“Know what you are saying Yes to”
 Guide
 Mentor
 Covenant Discipleship
 Discipling Leader
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GUIDE
“Being Exposed to Jesus”
 Life Issues Booklets
 Transferrable Cross Training
 The Servant
 The Answer
 My Heart, Christ’s Home
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MENTOR
“To Know and Trust Jesus”
 5 Steps to Christian Growth
 R12 – True Spirituality
 Miracle of Life Change
 Assessment Tools
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COVENANT DISCIPLESHIP
Participants Need to Know What They Are Saying “Yes” To:
F.A.I.T.H.
Faithful
- Willing to Modify Behavior
Available
- Committed to Covenant Relationships
Intentional
- Discipline to Follow a Plan
Teachable
- Open Heart, Open Mind, Humble
Hungry
- Passion to Go Deeper in Spiritual Walk
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COVENANT DISCIPLESHIP
Curriculum
 Discipleship Training by Dr. Charles Lake
 Journey by Randy Pope
 Discipleship Essentials by Greg Ogden
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DISCIPLING LEADER
Discipleship Covenant Group Leaders
Need to Know What They Are Saying “Yes” To:
F.A.I.T.H.
Fruitful
- Missional Commitment to Discipling
Accountable
- Modeling Christ-like Behavior
Investing
- Pouring into the Lives of Others
Transparent
- Seeking Deep, Honest Relationship
Humble
- Serving God’s Will Before Self
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DISCIPLING LEADER
Curriculum
 Training of the Twelve
by A.B. Bruce and Dr. John Musselman
Texts
 Biblical Principals of Discipleship
by Dr. Allan Coppedge
 Master Plan of Discipleship
by Dr. Robert Coleman
 Classic Discipleship
By Dr. John Musselman
 Growing True Disciples
by George Barna
 The Invested Life
by Rosenburg and Koshy
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COVENANT GROUP
LEADERS’ BEST PRACTICES
Disciple _________________
Date ___________________
Leader __________________
Co-Leader: _______________
Mentor: _________________
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Discipleship Definitions
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Mount Pisgah “Path”
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Covenant
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Life 2 Life
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Forming Your Group
 F.A.I.T.H.
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Accountability
 Staged In
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II Timothy 2:2
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T.E.A.M.S.
T – Truth
E – Equipping
A – Accountability
M – Missions
S – Supplication
“Modeling”
 Spiritual Journey
 Personal Worship
 60 Second Testimony
 4 Spiritual Laws
 Missional Prayer List
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Summer Personal Development Plan
Assessment Tools
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Leadership Continuing Education
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The Jesus Model
Be in a Group and Lead a Group
Both Public Ministry & Discipleship
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TARGETED PRAYER
• Truth Applied
• Situation in Life
• Person on Missional Prayer List
• The purpose of narrowing down the prayer topics is to create
thoughtful requests from the Lens of a Disciple
• Additional requests can be emailed out to the participants midweek
• Missional Prayer is defined as “Who is God putting in my life that I
am to invest in?”
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Week Of:
Truth Applied
Situation in Life
Missional/Person
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Covenant Topics
- What is Life on Life Discipleship?
- What is Spiritual Maturity?
- What is the Discipleship Process?
- What is the One Year Commitment?
- Your Expectations & Reservations
- 8 Categories of the Covenant (initialed)
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Fundamental Concepts
For Equipping Disciples
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Lasting Transformation
Theology / Doctrine
+ Spiritual Disciplines
+ Authentic Community
= Spiritual Maturity
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No Man Left Behind
Sustain
Capture
Create
….Through “Next Steps”
by Man in the Mirror
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Sanctification “Life Cycle”
Drawn To
Jesus
Conviction
Of Sin
Focus on
The Law
by Jerram Barrs
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4 Filters to Guide
A Spirit Filled Conversation
1. Main thing God is doing in the world is that He is
Sovereignly Orchestrating all human events for the
purpose of bringing us into Right Relationship with
Him and Others
2. Life is Fiercely contested by Satan, therefore men listen
to these lies:
- Money will solve my problems and success will make
me happy
- I can have materialism and Christianity both in my life
- I need to earn God’s Grace
The God we want & the God who is are not the same!
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4 Filters to Guide
A Spirit Filled Conversation
3. If you do not Disciple a man who professes
Christ, he will almost always become lukewarm
in faith, worldly in behavior, and hypocritical
in witness
4. Happiness is the result of a Holy Life
Called to Live in Christ
Equipped to Live Like Christ
Sent to Live For Christ
- Patrick Morley
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Have You Answered
Life’s Biggest Questions?
Who am I?
Where do I belong?
What am I supposed to do?
Identity
Security
Significance
Barriers
• Fear rooted in shame (measuring up)
• Hiding rooted in insecurity (image management)
• Blame rooted in denial (rationalization)
[Barriers block relationship]
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The Wise Path of Discipleship
3 Must Do’s”
 Personal Worship
• Establish a relationship with Jesus
 Three Directional Listening
1. My agenda
2. Their agenda
3. God’s agenda
 Investing in another life
• Intentional discipling
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DISCIPLESHIP MATRIX
IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE, CHARACTER,
SKILLS
Seek
Follow
Abide
Remain
Reproduce
Hurting
Relationship with
Jesus
Spiritual
Disciplines
Bible study
techniques
-Prayer
-Personal
Worship
-Apologetics
- Sanctification
-Doctrine
Biblical
Worldview
Caring
Ministry
Small Group
Sunday
School
Basic
Discipleship
Progressing
to Authentic
Community
All in Disciple
Discipling
Leader
-Celebrate
Recovery
-Divorce Care
Service
Local
Christian
org.
Spiritual Gifts
Mission trip
Equip around
Gifts
-Unique
purpose
-Mission
Stephen
Ministry
Stewardship
Time mgmt.
Crown
Ramsey
Generous
Living
Giving
Champion
Summit
Counseling
Center
Mentoring the lost
Personal
Testimony
Leading others to
Christ
Spheres of influence:
-family
-community
-work
Mentoring
Life-on-Life
Multiply the
Multipliers
Beacon of
Hope
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Discipleship Worksheet
Name: ____________
Date: ____________
Mentor: ___________
Stage:_______________________
Spiritual Gift: _________________
Meth. Of Discovery: _____________
Growth Objective: _________________
Develop
Groups/Activities
Deploy
Books/Studies
Equipping Curriculum
- ____________
- ____________
Books
- __________
- __________
Adult Education
- ____________
- ____________
Studies
- __________
- __________
Church Community
- ____________
- ____________
Groups/Activities
Service
__________________
__________________
Caring
__________________
__________________
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West Africa Theological Seminary
2011 Masters Module
on Discipleship
Outcomes
• Read all of the books assigned and develop a:
“Biblical Philosophy of Discipleship”
• Develop the following three statements:
“Purpose”
“Vision”
“Mission”
• Create a “Discipleship Process”
• “Disciple” _____ number of individuals in 1st year
• “Discipling Leader” development of _____ in 1st
year using Classic Discipleship
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