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| discipleship training for youth: Art of Forming Young Disciples, The Everett Fritz, 2018-03-02 Not long ago, veteran Youth Minister Everett Fritz counted the number of his former Youth Group members who were still practicing the Faith. The result? Almost all of themhad left the Faith! Fritz learned that otherparishes reported similar staggering losses, pointing to a grim truth: today’s Youth Ministries simply do not form young people into lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ. Not satisfied with these dismal results, Fritz devised a different way of forming young people in the Faith. It’s an approach that can truly transform the spiritual lives of young people by applying the same one-to-one personal method that Jesus Himself used to form his twelve original disciples . . . only one of whom was lost! Fritz has worked with countless parishes, helping them make the shift to a small-group discipleship structure. You’ll learn to avoid the many pitfalls and common mistakes parishes make, as well as ways you can easily build the volunteer base needed for a successful transition. He will help you create a comfortable environment that leads young people into self-reflection, as well as the critical role parents and the parish community play in youth formation. Finally, Fritz shares various resources that can help you accomplish your goal. But he warns: you’re not running a program that has been pre-developed. Relationships and mentoring make disciples; programs do not. If you’re troubled by the number of young people in your parish who leave the Faith year after year, then open these illuminating pages and learn the art of forming young disciples. |
| discipleship training for youth: Growing Young Kara Powell, Jake Mulder, Brad Griffin, 2016-09-20 Unleashing the Passion of Young People in Your Church Is Possible! Churches are losing both members and vitality as increasing numbers of young people disengage. Based on groundbreaking research with over 250 of the nation's leading congregations, Growing Young provides a strategy any church can use to involve and retain teenagers and young adults. It profiles innovative churches that are engaging 15- to 29-year-olds and as a result are growing--spiritually, emotionally, missionally, and numerically. Packed with both research and practical ideas, Growing Young shows pastors and ministry leaders how to position their churches to engage younger generations in a way that breathes vitality, life, and energy into the whole church. Visit www.churchesgrowingyoung.org for more information. |
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| discipleship training for youth: Building a Youth Ministry that Builds Disciples Duffy Robbins, 2012-01-24 While most youth pastors are being regularly evaluated (or even scrutinized) for what they’re doing right now in the youth group, the reality is that the most important thing they are doing won’t actually be evident until much later. That’s because the biggest challenge for any youth ministry is helping teens embrace a whole-hearted devotion to God that lasts far beyond their years in the youth room. Unfortunately, much of youth ministry seems to be designed on the model of setting teenagers up for a “date” with God—a delightful evening that involves music, laughter, food, and light conversation. But what scripture calls us to is not a “one-night stand” with God, but a lifelong love of God that endures.Youth ministry educator and veteran, Duffy Robbins, offers youth workers a blueprint for building that kind of faith in teenagers. In this concise book, ideal for busy youth workers, they’ll be equipped to build a youth ministry that instills that lasting faith in its students. |
| discipleship training for youth: Lifework Darrow L. Miller, Marit Newton, 2009 We spend 50 to 75 percent of our waking hours and 60 to 90 percent of the years of our lives working. Yet many of us never invest even a fraction of that time exploring the vision that drives our lives and work. We've lost the framework in which it is understood that our lives and work are in relationship - in relationship to God through worship, to others through service, and to creation through stewardship. Our lives and work have largely been separated from their mission, and this ultimately stems from a loss of the biblical worldview. LifeWork lays out the thought background for each of us to establish a meaningful, integrated understanding of our life and work. Whatever our work or vocation, God calls each of us to a new way of living - fully in His presence. In this follow-up book to Discipling Nations, Darrow Miller helps us - that is, every Christian - to reconnect our lives and work, our LifeWork, with God's plan for individuals, communities, and nations. This is a carefully researched, down-to-earth, life-altering book that every Christian should read.Contains:True stories of people who have successfully integrated their faith and work Informative graphics and illustrations Excellent study of worldviews, culture, and biblical economics Indexes and helpful resources -- Publisher description. |
| discipleship training for youth: A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry: Teenagers in the Life of the Church Michael McGarry, 2019-05-30 Michael McGarry explores the foundation of youth ministry in the Old and New Testaments and brings that together with Church history in a compelling way. McGarry presents a thorough biblical framework to think about youth ministry as the church's expression of partnership with the family for co-evangelizing and co-discipling the next generation. |
| discipleship training for youth: Reaching a Lost World Vinnie Carafano, Kimberly Arnold, 2010 What would you say to a Muslim friend who says Jesus was just a prophet?How would you expose the deception in the beliefs of Mormon missionaries?Could you answer the arguments of Jehovah's Witnesses at your door?Could you explain or defend the doctrine of the Trinity or the validity of the Bible? Reaching a Lost World will challenge you to dig deeply into the Word of God for answers to these questions and many more. In twelve weeks you'll be equipped as a more effective witness for the Lord. You'll feel more confident to talk to members of cults and world religions about your faith and be ready to stand up for the truth. Why should you study cults and world religions? Because our world is no longer divided into isolated parts. A century ago most Westerners would not have known a Hindu, Buddhist, or Muslim. Mormonism and Jehovah's Witness were small fringe groups, and the New Age movement had not officially begun. Today people of every major cult and world religion are nearby, living in our neighborhoods, sitting next to us in class, and working with us at our jobs. We can bring the light of the gospel to people from every belief system, and we need to prepare ourselves through study and prayer. Each volume in the Intensive Discipleship Course series is a twelve-week, life-changing exercise of commitment and learning. Developed from years of student ministry experience, the course is designed specifically for high-school and college students, as individuals or in groups. |
| discipleship training for youth: Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry Cameron Cole, 2016 Youth ministry is an essential part of most evangelical churches. And yet, there is a surprising lack of resources written specifically for youth workers focused on viewing all aspects of youth ministry through a gospel-focused lens. Featuring contributions from a host of experienced youth workers from a wide variety of churches, this how-to manual offers guidance related to every facet of youth ministry, from planning short-term mission trips to working with parents. Theologically rooted yet eminently practical, this handbook will equip youth leaders to effectively shepherd the young people under their care--training them to live faithfully in their homes, churches, and schools. |
| discipleship training for youth: Sticky Faith Kara Powell, Chap Clark, 2011-10-04 Sticky Faith delivers positive and practical ideas to nurture within your kids a living, loving faith that lasts a lifetime. Research indicates that almost half of high school seniors drift from their faith after graduation. Struck by this staggering statistic, and recognizing its ramifications, the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) conducted the College Transition Project in an effort to identify the relationships and best practices that can set young people on a trajectory of lifelong faith and service. This easy-to-read guide presents both a compelling rationale and a powerful strategy to show parents how to actively encourage their children’s spiritual growth so that it will stick with them into adulthood and empower them to develop a living, lasting faith. Written by Fuller Youth Institute Executive Director Dr. Kara E. Powell and youth expert Chap Clark--authors known for the integrity of their research and the intensity of their passion for young people--Sticky Faith is geared to spark a movement that empowers adults to develop robust and long-term faith in kids of all ages. Further engage your family and church with the Sticky Faith Guide for Your Family, Sticky Faith curriculum, and Sticky Faith youth worker edition. Sticky Faith is also available in Spanish, Cómo criar jóvenes de fe sólida. |
| discipleship training for youth: Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual Jim Putman, Bill Krause, Avery Willis, Brandon Guindon, 2014-02-27 Over 100,000 sold! Reform the way small groups make disciples. This companion training manual to Real-Life Discipleship provides unique guidance and insight to pastors, church leaders, and their disciples as they work to create an effective discipleship program. With a thorough, results-oriented process that can be applied in other contexts and cultures, this manual explains the necessary components of disciple-making so that every church member can play a part in reaching others for Christ. A great leader’s resource, it shows you how to cultivate new leaders for the future and equip them to make disciples. This manual includes these teaching tools: Activities and questions that teach an effective, Christlike approach to discipleship Training on how to identify, recruit, and develop gifted leaders from within your church fellowship An explanation of the role of personal relationships in making disciples Part of following Jesus is reaching out to others and sharing what we believe. Develop the heart of a disciple-maker in the members of your small group and help them follow God’s call to go and make disciples. |
| discipleship training for youth: Unleashing God's Word in Youth Ministry Barry Shafer, 2009-05-26 Whether Bible studies are a regular part of your ministry, or you’re thinking about how to bring Bible study into your ministry in a more significant way, chances are that you want to help your students enter into God’s word in a way that challenges them and changes their lives. That’s a goal worth working towards...but sometimes you will feel like it’s a goal that you may never reach. Unleashing God’s Word in Youth Ministry is designed to help you develop a Bible study approach that engages students on a deeper level—even if you’re an avid curriculum user or someone who creates all your own discipleship materials from scratch. As you devour the wisdom Barry Shafer brings from decades of student ministry and engage in your own study of God’s Word, you’ll discover that Bible study for your students can be taken to a whole new level. In the pages of this book you’ll:·Get beyond the typical Bible discussions and learn to confidently engage students in an in-depth search of God’s Word·Teach teens how to study the Bible on their own·Be invigorated in your own personal interaction with the Bible·Gain confidence and competence in leading teens deeper in Bible studies, and much more! If you want to take your students deeper into the Bible, discover what it takes to unleash God’s Word in your own ministry and watch your students and youth ministry be transformed. |
| discipleship training for youth: The Lost Art of Disciple Making LeRoy Eims, 2009-07-13 Every believer in Jesus Christ deserves the opportunity of personal nurture and development. says LeRoy Eims. But all too often the opportunity isn't there. We neglect the young Christian in our whirl of programs, church services, and fellowship groups. And we neglect to raise up workers and leaders who can disciple young believers into mature and fruitful Christians. In simple, practical, and biblical terms, LeRoy Eims revives the lost art of disciple making. He explains: - How the early church discipled new Christians - How to meet the basic needs of a growing Christian - How to spot and train potential workers - How to develop mature, godly leaders True growth takes time and tears and love and patience, Eims states. There is no instant maturity. This book examines the growth process in the life of a Christian and considers what nurture and guidance it takes to develop spiritually qualified workers in the church. |
| discipleship training for youth: Discipling Nations Darrow L. Miller, Stan Guthrie, 2001-08 The power of the gospel to transform individual lives has been evident throughout New Testament history. But what of the darkness and poverty that enslave entire nations? Miller builds a powerful, convincing thesis that God's truth can free whole societies from deception and poverty. Excellent study of worldviews! |
| discipleship training for youth: Deep Discipleship J.T. English, 2020-09-29 Everyone is being discipled. The question is: what is discipling us? The majority of Christians today are being discipled by popular media, flashy events, and folk theology because churches have neglected their responsibility to make disciples. But the church is not a secondary platform in the mission of God; it is the primary platform God uses to grow people into the image of Jesus. Therefore, as church leaders, it is our primary responsibility to establish environments and relationships where people can be trained, grow, and be sent as disciples. There are three indispensable elements of discipleship: Learning to participate in the biblical story (the Bible) Growing in our confession of who God is and who we are (theology) Regularly participating in private and corporate intentional action (spiritual disciplines) Deep Discipleship equips churches to reclaim the responsibility of discipling people at any point on their journey. |
| discipleship training for youth: Gospelize Your Youth Ministry Greg Stier, 2015-09-01 The strong and spicy heat of the gospel is the secret to effective and exciting ministry just look at the early church! Gospel advancement was at the heart of the early believers? discipleship, and the book of Acts gives us a vibrant picture of God's plan to use us to build His kingdom. In Gospelize Your Youth Ministry, Greg unpacks the model found in the book of Acts, unveiling the seven key ingredients present within the early Church. Today, youth leaders can blend these same basic ingredients together in their own unique, customized recipe to create a gospelized youth ministry that results in dynamic kingdom growth. For youth leaders and adults with a heart for youth ministry who are looking to spice up their ministry and (re)discover the joy, excitement and transformation they?ve been longing to see and that Jesus promised! The gospel is the perfect kick! |
| discipleship training for youth: Growing Strong in God's Family The Navigators, 2019-09-03 The Experience the Life Bible study series helps you let your life reflect Jesus' perfect love. |
| discipleship training for youth: Sacred Pathways Gary Thomas, 2020-09-08 Sacred Pathways reveals nine distinct spiritual temperaments--and their strengths, weaknesses, and tendencies--to help you improve your spiritual life and deepen your personal walk with God. It's time to strip away the frustration of a one-size-fits-all spirituality and discover a path of worship that frees you to be you. Experienced spiritual directors, pastors, and church leaders recognize that all of us engage with God differently, and it's about time we do too. In this updated and expanded edition of Sacred Pathways, Gary Thomas details nine spiritual temperaments and--like the Enneagram and other tools do with personality--encourages you to investigate the ways you most naturally express yourself in your relationship with God. He encourages you to dig into the traits, strengths, and pitfalls in your devotional approach so you can eliminate the barriers that keep you locked into rigid methods of worship and praise. Plus, as you begin to identify and understand your own temperament, you'll soon learn about the temperaments that aren't necessarily you but that may help you understand the spiritual tendencies of friends, family, and others around you. Whatever temperament or blend of temperaments best describes you, rest assured it's not by accident. It's by the design of a Creator who knew what he was doing when he made you according to his own unique intentions. If your spiritual walk is not what you'd like it to be, you can change that, starting here. Sacred Pathways will show you the route you were made to travel, marked by growth and filled with the riches of a close walk with God. A Sacred Pathways video Bible study is also available for group or individual use, sold separately. |
| discipleship training for youth: Gospel for Kids Leader's Guide Jinah Yi, 2016-05-21 The Gospel for Kids Leader's Edition is the companion guide for the Gospel for Kids 8-week study. In the Leader's Edition, you will find: * Outlines for each week *Supply lists for each week's activities *Teacher insights and resources *Guidelines for games, activities, Bible Study, and discussion *Reproducible homework assignments Join in as leaders in the Gospel for Kids program, and help shape the faith and lives of the young ones in your church! |
| discipleship training for youth: Intensive Discipling Course: Building Godly Character Vinnie Carafano, 2007 Developed from years of student ministry experience, the Intensive Discipleship Course is designed specifically for high schoolers and college students seeking to be bold and purposeful disicples of Christ. Each volume in the series contains a twelve-week program of daily Bible readings, Scripture memory, missions and book reports, and tools for spiritual growth. |
| discipleship training for youth: Handbook for Youth Discipleship , 1988 |
| discipleship training for youth: 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager Kara Powell, Brad M. Griffin, 2021-08-03 Today's teenagers are the most anxious, creative, and diverse generation in history--which can make it hard for us to relate. And while every teenager is a walking bundle of questions, three rise above the rest: - Who am I? - Where do I fit? - What difference can I make? Young people struggle to find satisfying and life-giving answers to these questions on their own. They need caring adults willing to lean in with empathy, practice listening, and gently point them in the direction of better answers: they are enough because of Jesus, they belong with God's people, and they are invited into God's greater story. In this book, which is based on new landmark research from the Fuller Youth Institute and combines in-depth interviews with data from 1,200 diverse teenagers, Kara Powell and Brad M. Griffin offer pastors, youth leaders, mentors, and parents practical and proven conversations and connections that help teenagers answer their three biggest questions and reach their full potential. |
| discipleship training for youth: The Fabric of Character Anne Snyder, 2019-03-20 What is character and how do you shape it? This question has preoccupied parents, teachers, clergy and leaders since the beginning of time. But it takes on vital importance in our era. While the complexity and autonomy of life in the 21st century call for character more than ever, the conditions under which such character is forged are in trouble. How do we replenish the store of moral capital in such a diverse, individualistic, consumerist and stressed society? How do we usher in a shared appetite for the good? This book aims to break open a new path for donors interested in catalyzing a character revival. Through inspirational stories of institutional exemplars operating today, and a powerful set of 16 questions that you can use to evaluate your own organization, this book will equip philanthropists to shape existing initiatives that attempt to transform lives, and to build new ones. |
| discipleship training for youth: Discipleship Explored Handbook Barry Cooper, 2018-03 What's the best love you've ever known? Discipleship Explored is for anyone who wants to make the most of their Christian lives, but especially for people who have recently completed an evangelistic course and decided to follow Christ. The Handbook contains everything a guest needs to take part in this eight-session course. Each session starts with film (from the brand new accompanying DVD), after which there is a group Bible study in Philippians. Follow up material is included to help course participants follow up each theme during the week. |
| discipleship training for youth: Organizing Your Youth Ministry Paul Borthwick, 2004-03-01 We need to get organized around here! That is the common cry of youth workers who feel burdened by so much to do in so little time, so many responsibilities and so few results, so much criticism--it seems--so little support. Paul Borthwick agrees that getting organized is essential for effective your ministry, and he has written an essential book to help those of you in youth ministry organize three different areas of your lives: Personal: How do your personal goals and your need for personal growth fit with your youth ministry? If you're married, are your spouse and children helped or hurt by your involvement with kids? Are your other responsibilities suffering? As Borthwick says, Good ministry is the result of a balanced personal life.Ó Professional: Do you see yourself as a youth professional? Is your interaction with pastor and church board characterized by mutual respect? It's the youth worker who will help other people see youth ministry as a profession and not just a fun-and-games operation.Ó Practical: Is your budget balanced? Do you frequently begin activities feeling only half-prepared? Do your volunteers and coworkers know what is expected of them? Better planning and time management can create programs, lessons, and activities that help people grow, learn, and love each other.Ó Part I of 'Organizing Your Youth Ministry' examines the need to the youth minister to organize his or her personal life as well as ministry, setting priorities, and the special challenges of church youth ministry. Part II addresses the philosophical foundations of youth ministry organization: Why do we do what we do? What is it young people really need? How do you work with a team? Where do parents fit in? Part III discusses how to organize the daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly administrative demands of the youth ministry, from budgets to retreats, from activities to Sunday school lessons, from choir to missions projects, from discipleship programs to the special needs of junior-high students. Part IV helps us to evaluate our goals and to measure the effectiveness of our youth ministry -- always keeping in mind that, as Borthwick says, the ultimate purpose isn't just to produce better programs or a more efficient discipleship systemÓ but to present each person complete in ChristÓ (Col. 1:28 NASB). So if you, like every other youth worker, have too much to do, too little time to do it in, and sometimes don't know where to begin, 'Organizing Your Youth Ministry' can help. Give it a try -- and you'll find out why Paul Borthwick says that organization can be a ministry in itself. |
| discipleship training for youth: Dictionary of Christian Spirituality Glen G. Scorgie, Simon Chan, Gordon T. Smith, James D. Smith, 2011 This reference work provides readers with a global, biographical, historical, topical, and biblical understanding of the origins, development, and contemporary expressions of Christian spirituality--a unique and valuable resource for pastors, church and ministry leaders, mentors, counselors, teachers, and scholars. |
| discipleship training for youth: The Divine Conspiracy Dallas Willard, 2009-10-06 The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In this classic, one of the most brilliant Christian thinkers of our times and author of the acclaimed The Spirit of Disciplines, Dallas Willard, skillfully weaves together biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice, revealing what it means to apprentice ourselves to Jesus. Using Jesus’s Sermon of the Mount as his foundation, Willard masterfully explores life-changing ways to experience and be guided by God on a daily basis, resulting in a more authentic and dynamic faith. |
| discipleship training for youth: Discipleship in Education Joseph Allotta, 2018-02-08 Students are often tested to evaluate their academic knowledge, but few Christian schools use objective measures to determine if a student has become a true disciple of Christ. Unfortunately, there are few organizations that provide metrics for measuring biblical knowledge, let alone any sort of comparative evaluation of students engaging in the Christian disciplines, forming a biblical worldview, or actually being impacted spiritually by the programs of the school. No matter whose statistics one chooses to believe, the inescapable truth is that the church is losing its young men and women at an alarming rate once they graduate from high school. The solution to this problem is simple, but increasingly difficult to solve with each passing year. Discipleship is what is needed for young people to truly identify who they are in Christ, so that they can begin to develop godly habits and ultimately grow in their knowledge, faith, and desire to serve the Lord and his Kingdom. Christian schools have some particular advantages in the area of discipleship; however, their full potential is, at the moment, untapped. Discipleship in Education is about preparing everyone from administrators, teachers, pastors, and parents to be ready to unleash that potential. |
| discipleship training for youth: Youth Ministry That Transforms Merton P. Strommen, Karen Jones, Dave Rahn, 2011-05-03 A first-of-its-kind study of Protestant youth ministers reveals the hopes, frustrations, and effectiveness of today’s youth workers.Of the 7,000 youth workers assembled in 1996 under Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, a sample of 2,130 full-time youth ministers from dozens of Protestant denominations and parachurch organizations answered a battery of exhaustive, deliberate questions covering:What they liked best about youth ministryWhat particularly pleased them in their work with youthWhat they found most encouraging or discouragingTheir biggest obstacle to an effective youth ministryTheir biggest concern in youth ministryTheir answers revealed a dedicated group of professionals, concerned a out the students in their ministries, but troubled with a variety of perplexing issues. And their answers form the backbone of Youth Ministry That Transforms, a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking study (funded by the Lilly Endowment) focusing on the hopes, frustrations, and effectiveness of today’s youth workers.Spearheaded by Merton Strommen--one of America’s most exemplary and influential thinkers and authors in youth and family ministry--the research-writing team is joined by Karen E. Jones and Dave Rahn of Huntington (Indiana) College’s Link Institute for Faithful and Effective Youth Ministry, and acknowledged leader in the task of undergirding youth ministry with a research base. These three deliver thorough analysis and sound interpretation regarding the state of youth ministry at the dawn of the 21st century.Youth Ministry That Transforms belongs on the desks and in the classrooms of all who are concerned with this developing profession, including denominational and parachurch leadership, professors, youth ministry students, and thoughtful youth workers themselves. It is also an insightful resource for any who want to understand youth ministers and their profession: senior pastors, executive pastors, and other individuals and committees charged with hiring and supervising youth workers. |
| discipleship training for youth: Cornerstones Brian Dembowczyk, 2018-04 For centuries, parents have used the ancient method of learning and reciting questions and answers to teach the core doctrines of the faith. This beautifully designed book uses this regular rhythm of asking and answering to introduce children to spiritual truths and spark a hunger within them to know God even more. |
| discipleship training for youth: The Educational Ministry of a Church, Second Edition J. Jonathan Kim, Charles Tidwell, 2020-07-01 The Educational Ministry of the Church, 2nd Edition is a treasure-trove of resources for those involved in Christian education within the context of the local church. This second edition, edited by J. Jonathan Kim, updates Charles A. Tidwell’s milestone contribution to the field of Christian education, summarizing changes in the field since its last edit in 1996 and introducing the next generation of church leaders to various methods of educational administration. |
| discipleship training for youth: More Disciples Doug Lucas, 2019 Church Planting Movements have reshaped the mission world. More Disciples introduces the topic, unveils the history, and offers current best practices in getting to multiplying disciples. |
| discipleship training for youth: Church Planting Movements V. David Garrison, 2007 David Garrison, PhD University of Chicago, defines Church Planting Movements as rapidly multiplying indigenous churches planting churches that sweep across a people group or population segment. Garrison's Church Planting Movements: How God Is Redeeming a Lost World signaled a breakthrough in missionary church planting. After the publication of Garrison's book in 2004 it became impossible to talk about missions without referencing Church Planting Movements. Church Planting Movements examines more than two-dozen movements of multiplying churches on five continents. After presenting these case studies, Garrison identifies ten universal elements present in each movement. He then broadens the circle of examination to identify a further ten common characteristics, factors identified in most, but not all, of the movements. He concludes his examination with a list of Seven Deadly Sins, i.e. harmful practices that stifle or impede Church Planting Movements. Important for evangelical readers, the author returns to his findings to see how they stand up to the light of Scripture. What he discovers is that Church Planting Movements are much more consistent with the New Testament lay-led house-church movements that swept rapidly through the Mediterranean world in the face of hostile opposition than today's more sedentary professional institutionalized Christianity. Learn more about Church Planting Movements from the book's website: www.ChurchPlantingMovements.com. |
| discipleship training for youth: Preach Mark Dever, Greg Gilbert, 2012 A non-academic overview of expositional preaching that provides theological and practical insight on why and how sermons clearly rooted in biblical text must be at the center of church life. |
| discipleship training for youth: Get Ready, Get Set … Go Ye!: Emerging Disciples In the Postmodern Era Marsha L. Williams, DMin, MDiv, 2015-02-09 We are called to be disciples and-once we come into a real relationship with Jesus Christ-to share it with others. But recently we have drifted away from making disciples, focusing instead on other things. In this study, author Rev. Dr. Marsha L. Williams shows that discipling, as the foundational mission of the church outlined by Jesus in the Great Commission, is cyclical and intergenerational and that churches must maintain a current and vibrant message for every new generation. As part of her doctoral thesis, Williams interviewed recent graduates from the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, to update church practices that attract and keep the postmodern generation by evaluating the effectiveness of discipling programs. She now considers which practices were fruitful and why, explores alternative methods for discipling generation next, and develops new activities and relationships to grow an intergenerational link, resulting in the discipled becoming the disciples. |
| discipleship training for youth: 31 Days of Prayer for My Children The Great Commandment Network, 2018-03-06 Jesus is praying for your children and He invites you to join Him! Recall an image of Jesus you’ve likely seen—Jesus, on His knees, praying. Imagine leaning in to listen to what He is praying and you hear Jesus speaking your child’s name. Experience Jesus’ heart for your children as you declare their freedom and passion to love the Lord and their family, claim Bible promises for your children’s future, and intercede for your children’s spiritual growth and witness. 31 Days of Prayer for My Children provides: True stories from mothers and fathers praying for their children to help you understand common challenges and opportunities for children.A powerful, Scripture-based prayer strategy for your children to better love the Lord, live God’s Word, love people, and live His mission.Scriptures, prayers, and promises to declare over your children.A practical resource for personal devotions, family studies, small groups, and parenting ministries. God has given you your children for a purpose. Support them through prayer and see the benefits in your own life. |
| discipleship training for youth: Being Disciples Rowan Williams, 2016-07-21 If discipleship is a journey, this book belongs in the rucksack. . . Like the scriptures on which it is based, it deserves repeated reading. Stephen Cherry, Dean of Kings College, Cambridge This fresh and inspiring look at the meaning of discipleship covers the essentials of the christian life, including: faith, hope and love; forgiveness; holiness; social action; life in the Spirit. Written for the general reader by one of our greatest living theologians, this book will help you to see more clearly, love more dearly and follow more nearly the way of Jesus Christ. |
| discipleship training for youth: DiscipleShift Jim Putman, Bobby Harrington, 2013-04-23 Question: What is the God-given purpose of the local church? Answer: Relational discipleship. DiscipleShift walks you through five key shifts that churches must make to refocus on the fundamental biblical mission of discipleship. These intentional changes will attract the world and empower your church members to be salt and light in their communities. Over the last thirty years, many influential church leaders and church planters in America have adopted various models for reaching unchurched people. While many of these approaches have merit, something is still missing, something even more fundamental to the mission of the church: discipleship. Making disciples—helping people to trust and follow Jesus—is the church's God-given mandate. Devoted disciples attract people outside the church because of the change others see in their Christ-like lives. And discipleship empowers Christians to be more like Christ as they intentionally develop relationships with non-believers. Through biblical and professional insights, Jim Putman and Bobby Harrington discuss the transformational effectiveness of making disciples and just how to do so, in practical terms. You’ll learn: The specific roles of a disciple-making pastor. The components of person-to-person discipleship. How each ministry in your church leads to discipleship. How to implement discipleship in your church. Disciple-making leaders will not produce perfect churches, but they will create effective churches. |
| discipleship training for youth: The Complete Book of Discipleship Bill Hull, 2014-02-27 Well organized and readily accessible, The Complete Book of Discipleship pulls together into one convenient, comprehensive volume relevant topics to discipleship such as: Spiritual growth Transformation Spiritual disciplines Discipleship in the local church and beyond Indexed for easy reference. |
| discipleship training for youth: Rooted in Jesus - A Course in Christian Discipleship for Africa Alison Morgan, 2017-08-31 A group programme in Christian discipleship for Africa. Based on scripture memory and highly interactive and practical, Rooted in Jesus invites people to enter together into a living, growing and dynamic relationship with Jesus. Designed specifically for use in an African cultural context, it may be used with people of any educational level or none, and articularly suited for use in rural areas. The course is contained in a series of leader’s books; group members do not need a book and do not need to be literate. Rooted in Jesus is endorsed by the Anglican Communion. The Rooted in Jesus website is www.rootedinjesus.net. |
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A solid discipleship strategy lies at the core of motivating and mobilizing your students so that the message and mission of Jesus advances both in and through your teenagers.
the Discipleship Path for youth - kingspark.org
the Discipleship Path for youth At King’s Park, we want you to know God through our SUNDAY SERVICES and through SMALL GROUPS. We believe engaging students to know God and …
Discipleship Training, Grades 6-8 - stlukeslutheran.org
Discipleship Training helps youth engage scripture and topics of faith, using a Lutheran lens to help youth grow as disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ. It meets its goals by engaging youth in a …
A SIX-WEEK DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY FOR STUDENTS
Discipleship can be defined as “investing into others by teaching them to observe all that Jesus has commanded of us in order to multiply ourselves into them.” This is what Starting Point is …
34 Discipleship Lessons
Answer the following by reading the corresponding discipleship lesson and using your Bible.
Discipleship Series Youth ² Letting Go (Sacrificing) - The …
When Jesus calls us today to a life of discipleship he calls us to a life of surrender and self-denial in which we lay aside our own desires and put Jesus first, over everything, in our lives.
The Six Biblical Discipleship Traits: A Framework For Thinking …
What are these discipleship traits the Bible speaks to? Glad you asked. They are as follows: • Discipleship Trait 1: Surrender To A Gospel-Centered Life • Discipleship Trait 2: Hunger To …
YEARLY MINISTRY PLANNER - Deep Discipleship
Follow our plan for a complete year of discipleship-focused ministry. Just print each month's plan and go! All of the resources are included in Deep Discipleship Students Premium. Use our plan …
Youth Leader - Discipleship Ministries
purpose of youth ministry – worship, disciple ship, fellowship, faith sharing and service. • Facilitating service, outreach and discipleship programs. • Nurturing youth in times of difficulty. …
Equipping you for ministry with children and young people
This training session is designed to equip youth leaders with knowledge and information to engage with young people around identity and gender and to be able to offer loving, …
Discipleship - Tony Evans
Discipleship is that developmental process that progressively brings Christians from spiritual infancy to spiritual maturity so that they are then able to reproduce the process with someone …
Youth Ministry Handbook and Leadership Training Manual
Although the Master Guide and the Adventist Youth Leader Training Courses serve as the foundation for youth leadership on the local church level, this handbook deals primarily with the …
DTS Manual - YWAM Heredia
YWAM teams bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ using evangelism, training and mercy ministries. Youth With A Mission, Heredia, Costa Rica is a fairly new ministry, founded in 1994. Right now …
Help Your Teens Become Disciple Multipliers
Deep & Wide Youth Ministry is a ministry philosophy that prayerfully pushes our teenagers to go wider into the world with the gospel (evangelism), so that they will grow deeper in their …
Call to Discipleship - Youth - Vibrant Faith Projects
This program explores the dynamics of becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ in four ways: 1) through the stories of New Testament disciples who accepted Jesus’ call to follow him; 2) …
Thirty Discipleship Exercises
Thirty Discipleship Exercises is a study featuring 30 different topics with six Bible verses for each lesson. The Scriptures selected are basic to the Christian life and witness. This material can …
INTRODUCTION TO BASIC DISCIPLESHIP - Holy Bible …
THERE ARE “SIX STEPS” OF DISCIPLESHIP: The first Step of Discipleship Is to Be a Believer in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 20:28-29; Acts 8:36-37; Rom 10:9-10). The second Step of …
Whole Discipleship Workbook - mtnskyumc.org
As a group, develop your definition of discipleship, keeping the following in mind: • Is it short? One or two sentences. • Will people remember it? • Is it Trinitarian? The full expression of God …
Engage Youth: Discipleship - PC USA Store
The objective for Engage Youth: Discipleship is to call, train, inspire, and support your youth as they seek to live their lives as disciples of Jesus Christ. The six gatherings will lead them in …
Teaching Notes on Discipleship - GraceLife Blog
In this next section of Teaching Notes we will look at several parts of a discipleship seminar taught at churches during the mid-1970’s. I hope it will help you in your walk with Christ and invite you …
HOW TO MAKE DISCIPLES WHO MAKE DISCIPLES - Dare 2 …
A solid discipleship strategy lies at the core of motivating and mobilizing your students so that the message and mission of Jesus advances both in and through your teenagers.
the Discipleship Path for youth - kingspark.org
the Discipleship Path for youth At King’s Park, we want you to know God through our SUNDAY SERVICES and through SMALL GROUPS. We believe engaging students to know God and …
Discipleship Training, Grades 6-8 - stlukeslutheran.org
Discipleship Training helps youth engage scripture and topics of faith, using a Lutheran lens to help youth grow as disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ. It meets its goals by engaging youth in a …
A SIX-WEEK DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY FOR STUDENTS
Discipleship can be defined as “investing into others by teaching them to observe all that Jesus has commanded of us in order to multiply ourselves into them.” This is what Starting Point is …
34 Discipleship Lessons
Answer the following by reading the corresponding discipleship lesson and using your Bible.
Discipleship Series Youth ² Letting Go (Sacrificing) - The …
When Jesus calls us today to a life of discipleship he calls us to a life of surrender and self-denial in which we lay aside our own desires and put Jesus first, over everything, in our lives.
The Six Biblical Discipleship Traits: A Framework For Thinking …
What are these discipleship traits the Bible speaks to? Glad you asked. They are as follows: • Discipleship Trait 1: Surrender To A Gospel-Centered Life • Discipleship Trait 2: Hunger To …
YEARLY MINISTRY PLANNER - Deep Discipleship
Follow our plan for a complete year of discipleship-focused ministry. Just print each month's plan and go! All of the resources are included in Deep Discipleship Students Premium. Use our …
Youth Leader - Discipleship Ministries
purpose of youth ministry – worship, disciple ship, fellowship, faith sharing and service. • Facilitating service, outreach and discipleship programs. • Nurturing youth in times of difficulty. …
Equipping you for ministry with children and young people
This training session is designed to equip youth leaders with knowledge and information to engage with young people around identity and gender and to be able to offer loving, …
Discipleship - Tony Evans
Discipleship is that developmental process that progressively brings Christians from spiritual infancy to spiritual maturity so that they are then able to reproduce the process with someone …
Youth Ministry Handbook and Leadership Training Manual
Although the Master Guide and the Adventist Youth Leader Training Courses serve as the foundation for youth leadership on the local church level, this handbook deals primarily with …
DTS Manual - YWAM Heredia
YWAM teams bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ using evangelism, training and mercy ministries. Youth With A Mission, Heredia, Costa Rica is a fairly new ministry, founded in 1994. Right now …
Help Your Teens Become Disciple Multipliers
Deep & Wide Youth Ministry is a ministry philosophy that prayerfully pushes our teenagers to go wider into the world with the gospel (evangelism), so that they will grow deeper in their …
