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Elements Essential To Revitalization
Bruce RaleyDirector Church Education Ministry
Our Lord’s Final Command
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Matthew 28:18-20
BASIC ASSUMPTIONAll churches can be more
effective in carrying out their Kingdom work…improving a Kingdom focus.
QUESTION ?
What do you think God wants to do in every church?
People
Reached
For Chris
t
People Matured
In Christ
Commonalities…and Distinct Differences
NUMERICAL GROWTH: The lost being saved
SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION: The saved becoming more like Christ
MINISTRY EXPANSION: The saved being involved in ministry
KINGDOM ADVANCE: The saved being involved in missions
What prevents your church from doing what it should and experiencing what God wants to do?
An effective disciple-making process ALWAYS begins with the
leadership.
Paul’s Example
1 Corinthians 4:16
1 Corinthians 11:1
Ephesians 5:1
1 Thessalonians 1:6-7
Disciple-making guides people to be
transformed into Christlikeness so they think and act
like Christ.
A
B
God’s Plumb LineAmos 7:8
TRENDSImpacting the Disciple-making Ministry of the
Church
Moving from a scorecard of simply bodies, budgets and buildings to also including intangible measurements.
Society has moved past a “post-Christian” culture to a “pre-Christian” culture.
Transition of paradigms:
Believe – Behave – Belong to Belong – Believe – Behave
Society is no longer a melting pot, but now mosaic.
Growing demand for process in discipleship. Church leaders are trying to define “family ministry”. There is a shift from ministry at church to ministry at home. Shift in moving from group training to individual or within small groups of people.
How many apples?
Offensive vs DefensiveDiscipleship
What is discipleship?
1.Discipleship is not information.
2.Discipleship is not behavior modification.
3.Discipleship is transformation.
True discipleship always goes after the heart – not
behavior.
Realities
1.Discipleship takes places best in the context of relationships.
2.Relationships develop within smaller groups.
3.A group is composed of two or more individuals.
God & Me
Daily in the
Word
My Family & Me
Other Christians & Me
Lost & Me
Open Group
On-going Group
Short-term Group
Closed Group
One-on-One(Mentoring, Coaching
Bruce Raley
Marriage
Parenting
Church Group Ministry Discipleship
Worship
8 Attributes of Discipleship
Bible EngagementObeying God and Denying Self
Serving God and OthersSharing ChristExercising FaithSeeking GodBuilding RelationshipsUnashamed
Truth
PostureLeaders
Transformational Sweet Spot
Truth
GospelIdentityDiscipline
Truth
PostureLeaders
Transformational Sweet Spot
Posture
WeaknessInterdependenc
eOutward Focus
Truth
PostureLeaders
Transformational Sweet Spot
LeadersIndispensible
qualityGodly
leaders applying truth
Truth
PostureLeaders
Start New Groups
Form a circle
Realities
The Word of God is the focal point of life transformational groups
Realities
Barriers must be overcomeTime and location no longer define groupsNeed for Sunday and weekday groups
Realities
Catalysts are essential for the creation of new groupsNew groups are created proactively
Realities
Organization attendance will increase approximately 10 for every new adult groups properly started.
New groups are offensive!
HOPE!
What are the possibilities of uniting in a vision to Grow through Groups?
More people accepting Christ and being baptized
More people maturing in Christ
More people engaged in ministry
More people giving to kingdom causes
A dream fulfilled…
Every church begins at least one new Sunday School class each year … one group for every hundred people in attendance.
Watch For The Breaks in the Sandbar
Necessity of Leadership
And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
- 2 Timothy 2:2 (HCSB)