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Welcome!Welcome!Sunday School/Discipleship Ministries

Baptist General ConventionOf Oklahoma

405.942.3800extension 4653

www.bgco.org

kwilkinson@bgco.orgAcknowledgement: Thanks to Bill Carmichael,

Florida Baptist Convention for this presentation.

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A Blueprint for

Disciple Making

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gAgree or Disagree?

All churches

are disciple making

churches.

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g Words or Phrases that Describe a Disciple

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g Write your definition of disciple making.

Disciple m

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is…

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Disciple Making

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• Inviting people in

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a personal

relationship with

Jesus

• Developing people

into the creatures

God created them

to be

• Sending them in

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the world to

share

their faith

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gDisciple Making Template

Inviting

Developing

Sending

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g The Church that “makes disciples” is…

Building a

stronger church

Building stronger families

Developing believers to

live for Christ and share

Him in their world.

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g This kind of disciple making calls for creative thinking.

8 11 15 5 14 1 7 6 10 13 3 12 2

The 4 and 9 are missing in this sequence of numbers 1-15.

Place them in their proper sequence.

4 9

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This passage gives us one word descriptions of what the

Kingdom focused Church should be doing.

Acts 2:38-47

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Leader: Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church—about three thousand in all.

Group: They joined with the other believers and devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, sharing in the Lord’s Supper and in prayer.

Leader: A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders.

Group: And all the believers met together constantly and shared everything they had. They sold their possessions and shared the proceeds with those in need.

Leader: They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity—all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people.

Group: And each day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.

(Acts 2:41-47)

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g Making Disciples through Ministries

• Personal Growth

• Family Ministries

• New Christian

• Crisis Recovery Ministries

• Leadership/Ministry/Evangelism

• Other

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gSettings for Making Disciples

• On-going Group Sessions• Short-term Studies• Crisis Recovery Groups• Individual Study• Retreats• Mentoring• Large Groups/Special Interest Studies• Informal Gatherings• Mens’/Ladies’ Prayer Breakfasts• DMM (Disciple Making Moments)

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gScheduling for the Entire Year

FALL WINTER SPRING SUMMER

PERSONAL

GROWTH

How to Study the Bible – Pastor

Sunday Nights

FAMILY

MINISTRY

The Five Love Languages –

Smith

Wednesday night

CRISIS

SUPPORT

Christian Self

Esteem

TBA

NEW

CHRISTIAN

The First Week of Their New Life

Wrenn and Staff

(As Needed)

The First Week of Their New Life

Wrenn and Staff

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The First Week of Their New Life

Wrenn and Staff

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The First Week of Their New Life

Wrenn and Staff

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LDRSHIP

MINISTRY

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Jesus on Leadership

Retreat – Pastor/Deacons

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g What are Christian Growth Characteristics?

• Love God deeply• Are growing in the relationship with God.• Want to see others’ lives transformed.• Are gifted by God for the work they do.• Are patient, kind, and non-judgmental.• Are committed to doing their best.• Enjoy working with people.• Have a positive attitude.• Are trainable and flexible.

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gWhy Keep Records?

• Keep records to measure your church’s effectiveness at disciple making.

• Keeps records to determine potential leaders.• Keep records to be able to follow up with people

as they move on to new disciple making opportunities.

• Keep records to remind you that disciple making is an intentional effort and should be carefully planned.

• Keep record so you can report your church’s enrollment figure on the ACP. Count each person only once during the year.

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gWhy Keep Records?

Growing in Christ during 20__(year)

Course_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Knowing that I am on a journey to be conformed to the image of Christ, I will, with His help, seek to grow and develop into the person that He intends for me to be.

Signed___________________________________________________

Print Name _______________________________________________

Date:____________________________________________________

Email (optional) ___________________________________________

Courses for Year 20___ 

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gTwo Important Assessments

• New Member Questionnaire – page 9

• Survey to Determine Disciple Making Objectives – page 10.

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g Celebrate successes and make changes when necessary.

Plus Change

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g Disciple making requires the right climate

Inclusion Genuinely Friendly

EncouragingExample

BefriendingTeachingSharing

Spiritual GiftsExperiencesRelational StyleVocationEnthusiasm

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“He who whispers down a well

About the wares He has to sell

Will never make as many dollars

As He who climbs a tree and hollers.”