discipleship
Week One: Taking Your First Steps as a Follower of Jesus Christ
Revised Edition 2017 (FREE download below) Week One is a 7-day devotional booklet designed to help a new believer establish some fundamental understandings and practices as they begin their new life in Christ. I’ve designed the booklet so a church could give it to people making a decision for Christ with encouragement to “start today.” And I built in a coaching process so they can discuss questions with a more mature believer. Ideally they will move immediately into a connection with a Bible study group and continue growing as a disciple. Some churches have taken their congregation through the week-long devotional as…
Claude V. King
Disciple Making Calls for Multiplication
When Jesus gave His disciples the Final Command (Great Commission), He told them to make disciples of all peoples and teach them to obey all His commands. He further commanded them to go to the ends of the earth. Disciple making that measures up to Christ’s command and to the demands of a rapidly growing world population will require multiplication, not just simple addition. A Disciple-Making Movement will produce a spiritual awakening when large numbers or high percentages of a population come to genuine faith in Christ. [Note: For more stories and insight on Disciple Making Movements see Miraculous Movements:…
Establishing a Core Curriculum for Disciple Making
Just as universities require a core curriculum for a particular degree program, churches need to establish a core curriculum for disciples. They may offer many courses of study to appeal to personal interests of members, but disciples of Jesus Christ need to be trained and equipped in the essentials of faith and practice. If your church does not have an established foundational curriculum, I’d like to recommend a set of resources for your consideration. Week One: Taking Your First Steps as a Follower of Jesus Christ Growing Disciples Series Growing Disciples: The Call to Follow Christ (by Claude King) Growing Disciples:…
One Free Tool for New Christians
Provide new Christians with a daily devotional guide for their first week in following Jesus Christ. In 2011 I designed a booklet so a church could give it to people making a decision for Christ with encouragement to “start today.” I built in a coaching process so new believers can develop and discuss questions with a more mature believer. Ideally they immediately will move into a connection with an ongoing Bible study group and continue growing as a disciple. LifeWay granted permission for me to share this freely. The copyright notice grants rights to translate and/or reproduce for non-commercial purposes.…
Using Curriculum in 1-to-1 and Small Group Discipleship
https://vimeo.com/42798393[/embed’ Godly men and women have learned truths from God’s Word tested by a lifetime of following the Lord that can be of great benefit to others who are just starting the journey. Sometimes “curriculum” can be a content download rather than an interactive training experience. In this video clip I describe the way I’ve helped design curriculum resources that allow learners to experience these godly men and women in a 1-to-1 mentoring environment. Then these prepared learners can get together with a live mentor or small group to process what he or she is learning and seek help or…