Download or read book Developing and Implementing an Intergenerational Discipleship Process by Equipping Leaders to Facilitate Age Integrated Small Groups written by John Flowers and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this project was to develop and implement an intergenerational discipleship process by equipping leaders to facilitate age integrated small groups. The project involved training select leaders in the theory and practice of age integrated small groups, then employing these leaders in a six-week intergenerational discipleship process. The project objectives included developing and implementing a training program for leaders of intergenerational groups, developing and implementing an intergenerational discipleship curriculum, teaching parents how to conduct family worship and teaching all ages the practice of personal spiritual disciplines.

Download or read book Developing Leaders written by Laurence Singlehurst and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfil God's creational intentions." So speaks John Wesley. His words are as relevant today as they were when he first wrote them. He saw something of his prayers answered as his movement of small groups known as classes empowered and transformed the lives of those who attended them. This in turn spilled out in to the lives of these faithful people and turned the country upside down for Gods kingdom. As we see God at work in our day, many of us are praying a similar prayer as we see the two things God is doing. Firstly moving the church from an attractional model to a missional model where everybody is equipped and empowered to reach their friends, families and to serve their neighbourhoods. Secondly, the Holy Spirit is moving us from a leader centric church to people power; the equipping and motivating of individual members for discipleship for life, for mission, for ministry. So the training of small group leaders and assistants becomes imperative in seeing the mission of the church work, and a key function in the empowering, supporting and developing of ministry in church members.

Download or read book Real Life Discipleship Training Manual written by Jim Putman and published by Tyndale House. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book A Small Groups Manual written by Bob Dukes and published by Worldwide Discipleship Association. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Small Groups Manual provides direction for small group leaders on how to form and lead a progressive discipleship group. Information on managing group dynamics, group development, and leadership is laid out in an understandable and easy-to-apply fashion. The goal of disciple building is to help people grow up in the image of Christ; it is to help them become obedient to His Word. Small groups provide the interpersonal context in which a person can become a “doer” of the Word and not a “hearer” only.

Download or read book Making Radical Disciples written by Daniel B. Lancaster and published by T4t Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Radical Disciples A complete training system for mission trips, house churches, disciple groups, and believers wanting to fulfill the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20. Developed and field-tested in Southeast Asia over a seven-year period, learners experience hands-on training in how to imitate Christ in their daily lives.

Download or read book Small Group Leaders Handbook written by Ann Beyerlein and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now completely rewritten, updated and expanded for a new generation of small group leaders, this IVP classic contains everything you need to know about small groups: starting with a strong biblical and strategic foundation; building in 4 key components--community, nurture, worship and outreach; guiding the group through its life stages; creating good communication; handling conflict in the group; encouraging members to "own" the group; planning group meetings; and developing leadership skills.And besides warm, wise counsel, Small Group Leaders' Handbook includes a resource section that's overflowing with great ideas: ice breakers, application steps, community-building projects, outreach tips and much more!Whether you are starting a new group, working to get a group back on track, or introducing a small group program as part of church or parachurch ministry, here is your ticket to effective foundations, training and practice.

Download or read book Coaching Life Changing Small Group Leaders written by Bill Donahue and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like nothing else, small groups have the power to change lives. They are the ideal route to discipleship—a place where the rubber of biblical truth meets the road of human relationships. However, church leaders often feel at a loss when it comes to assessing the strengths and weaknesses of group life in a church, and they struggle with understanding and solving the root causes of problems. Group Life resources provide in this ebook the practical tools and training resources needed to develop life-changing small group leaders, coaches to shepherd group leaders, and ultimately, a thriving church-wide small group ministry. These resources include the updated and revised versions of the best-selling Leading Life-Changing Small Groups and Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders, the new Building a Life-Changing Small Group Ministry and the supplemental Group Life Training DVD. Appropriate for individual or group study, the books function as manuals and workbooks that teach and allow readers to process and record information as they learn. Downloadable web-based vision clips and supplemental videos in the DVD help readers explore and discuss topics further. Group Life Resources conveniently integrate with the ReGroupTM curriculum, giving trainers the option to use them together. Church leaders can use the revised edition of Bill Donahue and Greg Bowman’s Coaching Life-Changing Small Group Leaders participant’s guide and the supplemental DVD and vision clips to prepare small group coaches to nurture and develop small group leaders. The guide functions as a manual and workbook that allows trainees to process and record information as they learn. Trainers can use the materials during group or individual sessions.

Download or read book Developing a Discipleship Model for Churches to Equip Millennials in the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention written by Jonathan Andrew Teague and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project was designed to equip Millennial attenders in local churches in the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention through the integration of an inter-generational discipleship model. Participating SBTC church leaders were encouraged to utilize a four-session curriculum as a means to present a model for inter-generational disciple-making and outlined strategies for implementing related best practices into those churches. Chapter 1 introduces the ministry context regarding local church engagement and spiritual disposition of Millennials, along with the rationale, purpose, goals, research methodologies, definitions, and delimitations of the project. Chapter 2 provides the biblical and theological basis surrounding the need for disciple-making in the local church. Instrumental passages in the design of the curriculum included Matthew 28:19-20, Titus 2:1-8 and Philippians 3:12-17. Chapter 3 reinforces the need for an effective small group ministry. Alongside that framework and assessing generational realities, churches can effectively disciple Millennials toward spiritual growth through involvement in intergenerational disciple-making relationships. Chapter 4 details the curriculum production, presentation, and evaluation plan. Chapter 5 concludes with an evaluation of the project and suggestions for improvement and further development.

Download or read book Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013 2016 Small Group Ministries written by General Board Of Discipleship and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All small groups in the local church are, or could be, places of faith formation and disciple making. By offering a more intimate setting, small groups of every kind are uniquely able to welcome and nurture people in the church and in the faith. This guideline is designed to help implement and guide the work of the ministry area. This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines that cover church leadership areas including Church Council and Small Membership Church; the administrative areas of Finance and Trustees; and ministry areas focused on nurture, outreach, and witness including Worship, Evangelism, Stewardship, and Christian Education, age-level ministries, Communications, and more. To see a full list of Guidelines, search by typing keywords: “Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2013-2016,” and click “search”.

Download or read book Children in Cell Ministry written by Joel Comiskey and published by CCS Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-14 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ground-breaking book, Joel Comiskey challenges pastors and leaders to move from simply educating children to forming them into disciples who make disciples. Comiskey lays out the Biblical base for children's ministry and then encourages pastors and leaders to formulate their own vision and philosophy for ministry to children based on the Biblical text. Comiskey highlights how to disciple children in both the large group and the small group. He quickly moves into practical examples of intergenerational cell groups and how effective cell churches have implemented this type of group. He then writes about children only cell groups, citing many practical examples from some of the most effective cell churches in the world. Comiskey covers equipping for children, how to equip the parents, and mistakes in working with children in the cell church. This is a must read book for all those wanting to minister to children both in large and small groups.

Download or read book Way To Grow written by Ronald J. Lavin and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing is more important for ministry today than small groups. (George Gallop Jr., a Christian who conducts polls on political and religious matters, quoted in chapter 1 of this book.) Lavin is quick to point out that this book is not merely about numerical growth. It is about nurturing spiritual growth, which in itself is a dynamic that leads to growth in numbers. Use this publication as a workbook. The chapters each end with fascinating questions for consideration and group discussion. Dr. Lavin offers five different kinds of group structures for discipleship development. Each is fully explored, offering the reader or study participant the opportunity to determine which style best fits their group. He also lists five essentials that must be present for any group to function effectively. Lavin has had over 35 years of experience in the ministry, during which time he has refined the methods that are most successful in leading people to commitment and discipleship. This book is filled with fascinating anecdotes and stories that have grown out of his experience with congregations where impressive growth has taken place. Dr. Ronald J. Lavin is Senior Pastor of King of Glory Lutheran Church, Fountain Valley, California. He previously served congregations in Indiana, Iowa, and Arizona. In each church where he served as pastor the membership doubled. He graduated cum laude from Carthage College, Northwestern Theological School of Theology, and engaged in graduate studies at the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago. Lavin has published twelve books and numerous magazine articles. He has been in demand as a speaker and seminar leader at schools and churches throughout the country as well as in several foreign countries.

Download or read book 30x60x100 written by Tim Miller and published by . This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual is useful in training disciples in the local church as well as abroad. The simple strategy and easy-to-follow format make this an ideal tool for small groups, discipling new believers, preparing for mission trips, and equipping leaders overseas to train disciples. 30 x 60 x 100 includes:- A detailed outline of both the Old and New Testaments.- Five Bible study methods clearly presented with examples; including a unique and comprehensive five-step Inductive Study Method.- Many ways to develop and customize discipleship curriculum, including ways to reach non-literate disciples.

Download or read book Five Principles to Make and Multiply Disciples Through Small Groups written by Timothy W. Yates and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: he Great Commission commands we "make disciples." Unfortunately the church has struggled with her primary mission and has been grossly negligent in equipping ordinary church members to become Great Commission leaders. Consequently, Tim developed a strategy consisting of Five Principles to Make and Multiply Disciples through Small Groups. This book provides a concentrated focus on how to intentionally develop and deploy the common layman within the local church. "These 'Five Principles' are being worked out every day in the life of our church. Dr. Tim Yates not only helped us transform our disciple-making process, he applied these same principles to impact the neighborhood where he lives. This book is a valuable resource of sound biblical truths and practices that help churches and individuals fulfill the Great Commission." Dr. David Lemming Pastor of Lewis Memorial Baptist Church Huntington, West Virginia "Nailed it! Tim has accurately defined the five principles of making and multiplying disciples through the small group ministry. Yet, even more importantly, he has applied them. Discover the secrets behind the success he is seeing in growing and multiplying leaders and groups in his church." Dr. Dave Earley, Pastor, Grace City Church, Las Vegas Associate Professor, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Author of Eight Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders "Five Principles to Make and Multiply Disciples through the Small Group Ministry is not based on theory it is based on real world experience and practice in a local church. I have seen and experienced first-hand Tim's passion and practice in obeying our Lord's Great Commission. This book will be helpful to any follower of Christ or any church desiring to develop followers of Christ." Dr. Rod Dempsey Professor, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg Virginia. Tim is the Administrator/Small Groups Pastor at Lewis Memorial Baptist Church in Huntington, West Virginia.

Download or read book Finding the Flow written by Tara Miller and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05-07 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the most practical books available regarding how to develop transformational leaders who can in turn lead transformational groups. What sets their work apart from all the other small group books out there is their focus on the leader of the group. I've seen Jenn and Tara at work firsthand in the church where I pastor, and they've taken the small group ministry to a new level of effectiveness.''

Download or read book Making Radical Disciples Leader Mandarin Edition written by Daniel B. Lancaster and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-25 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Radical Disciples: A complete training system for mission trips, house churches, disciple groups, and believers wanting to fulfill the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20. Developed and field-tested in Southeast Asia over a seven-year period, learners experience hands-on training in how to imitate Christ in their daily lives.

Download or read book Lead written by Joel Comiskey and published by CCS Publishing. This book was released on 2006-10-20 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small groups are leader breeders. Jesus formed his twelve disciples in a small group atmosphere. The best way to become a disciple of Jesus Christ, in fact, is to disciple others. Lead! explains how to facilitate a small group and to grow in the process. This book highlights key small group dynamics that will give the leader confidence in facilitating others. People are longing for community and this book reveals how to find it in the small group atmosphere. Lead! shows a potential leader how to develop new leaders to continue the process of discipleship. It is excellent to use both in a Sunday School setting or one-on-one. This book forms part of a five-part series to help a person become a fully-devoted follower of Jesus Christ. TABLE OF CONTENTS Lesson 1: Understanding the Cell Lesson 2: Facilitating the Group Lesson 3: Ministering to People Lesson 4: Creating a Spiritual Atmosphere Lesson 5: Multiplying Cells Lesson 6: Working Diligently Lesson 7: Working Smart Lesson 8: Making Disciple-makers Appendix: How to Coach Someone using this Material Index

Download or read book EMerge written by Matthew Milthaler and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 13 sessions are grouped into three units: - Spiritual Disciplines helps students apply habits of prayer and Scripture reading to daily living. - Room Raiders explores relationships and personal choices using the metaphor of a house. - Contagious Faith examines evangelism, teaching, and encouraging youth to be a living example and to tell their story. Each of the 13 programs in each volume is enhanced by visual media and divided into two segments--a large group gathering and teaching time, followed by dividing youth into small groups for more personal discussion. The interactive DVD features video segments, PowerPoint games, printable handouts, and a video showing a working model of the program. The interactive CDs in the small-group leader's guides provide leader training in MP3 format and printable handouts.