Intentional Discipleship Workshop

3. The State of the Church Why Intentional Discipleship is Important

4. While most churches "believe" in making disciples, very few are effectively making them. Bob Gilliam the Problem President T-Net International

5. the Problem “ In some places the church is growing strongly, but even there the problem is that of growth without depth . In short, the church lacks proper discipleship… Our zeal to go wider has not been matched by a commitment to go deeper.” John Stott First International Consultation on Discipleship, Eastbourne, England.

6. the Problem “ Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ .” Dietrich Bonhoeffer “ The Cost of Discipleship” (p. 67)

7. the Problem “ Enough of the church has accepted a non-discipleship Christianity to render it ineffective at its primary task : the transformation of individuals and communities into the image of Christ.” Bill Hull Founder T-Net International

8. the Problem “ It is hard for non-Christians to understand Christianity since few born again individuals model a biblical faith…. Believers are largely indistinguishable from non-believers in how they think and live.” George Barna “ Growing True Disciples” (p. 63)

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11. the Problem “ Discipleship does not happen simply because a church exists. It occurs when there is an intentional and strategic thrust to facilitate spiritual maturity.” George Barna “ Growing True Disciples” (p. 47)

12. the Problem “ There is a tremendous need for a more intentional focus on the discipleship process and for definition to the desired outcomes of such a process. Given the proper motivation, it seems that most believers would be willing to commit to a more demanding regimen of spiritual development.” George Barna “ Growing True Disciples” (p. 47)

13. Jesus on Disciplemaking

14. go Make? The Great Commission What did Jesus tell us to make?

19. go Make? The Training Phases How did Jesus Himself make disciples?

20. training Phases time commitment Come & See 15 months Remain in Me Life Follow Me 9 months Be with Me 2 years

21. training Phases Low Commitment Organized around events Focuses on beliefs and “point-in-time” behaviors An emphasis on attraction Two-fold goal—Salvation and build commitment Come See and

22. training Phases Heightened commitment From basic beliefs to basic habits Shift from interest in ministry to involvement in ministry Intent: to make the disciple a fisher of men Prayer ~ Witnessing ~ Bible study Financial stewardship Follow Me

23. training Phases Heightened commitment—to the death Shift from ministry involvement to ministry leadership Focus on more advanced habits and character Greater need to spend quality time with a disciplemaker Be Me with

24. training Phases Discipleship does not end after three years! Remain Me in

26. The Role of the Church How did Jesus tell US to do it ?

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32. The Disciplemaking Church and Its Barriers

34. Church Warehouse vs Factory Warehouse Church Factory Church Goal To collect and store material without negative changes, and to keep it in storage as long as possible. To obtain raw material, process it into a more valuable product and get it out into the world as quickly as possible. Purpose of Pastor To collect material into the warehouse, store it in small rooms, and try to keep it there in good condition. To act as a foreman to lead factory workers. To get as much raw material from outside the factory as possible. To change it and get it back out of the factory. Needed Inside Many rooms and a small maintenance staff. A process for material to go through, machinery (intentional programs) to transform the material. Trained workers to run the machinery. Results Material inside doesn’t change. Material inside is effectively changed and becomes useful to the owner.

35. Church Institutionalized Focus = Leader Development = Power = Personal Spiritual Growth = Root Values = Preaching and Maintenance Same people rotate to new positions by nomination Board/Committee/Tenure Sunday School; “Fellowship” Groups Tradition; Relational Caste System The

38. Church Unintentional The

43. WWJD? Give up? or Get Going?

44. An Evaluation of Our Church

45. Intentional Disciple Making “ Follow Me” “ Come & See” Evangelizing Establishing Equipping “ Be with Me” Enabling “ Remain in Me” Q 25-26 Questions 18-24 Questions 11-17 Questions 1-10

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48. Principles for Whole-Church Disciplemaking Part 1: Building Relationships

49. Building Relationships Building Relationships that… Make Disciples Using the Local Church Hi! Hello?

50. Church Infrastructure Pre-Christian Disciple Church Activities Interaction

51. Church Infrastructure Infrastructure Church infrastructure is the organization of the church to develop healthy relationships and effective numerical and spiritual growth, so that healthy disciples are continually produced . of Principles

52. Impact Relationships The Second Great Commandment Love your neighbor as yourself that Issues

53. Impact Relationships Three levels of relationships Unity Fellowship Intimacy that Issues

54. Impact Relationships develop relationships 1. The Principle of 70 that Issues Four principles necessary to Hello? What WAS his name again?? ????

55. Impact Relationships develop relationships 2. The Principle of 17 that Issues Four principles necessary to Help?

56. Impact Relationships develop relationships 3. The Principle of Competition that Issues Four principles necessary to ??

57. Impact Relationships develop relationships 4. The Principle of Continuation that Issues Four principles necessary to

58. Group Sizes

59. Impact Relationships Four issues to clarify 1. Complexity is necessary in larger churches. 2. The functions of each size of group are different. 3. A cell is not an evangelistic bible study. 4. Cell closure is an asset , not a liability. that Issues

61. Neighbor Nudge Exercise

63. I N T E R N A T I O N A L

64. is an international Christian training organization whose mission is to coach pastors and church leaders to finish the Great Commission locally, regionally, globally . I N T E R N A T I O N A L MISSION T-Net

65. To return the to its disciplemaking roots. I N T E R N A T I O N A L P U R P O S E Church

66. To train and deploy 150 staff members who will train 17% of all churches in North America and 350 international staff who will train 2,000,000 international pastors, capable of training all other churches in the world. 500 I N T E R N A T I O N A L V I S I O N 17%

67. M E T H O D I N T E R N A T I O N A L To teach, train and coach church leadership teams through The Pathway to Enhanced Disciplemaking

69. IDW OHT 45

71. I N T E R N A T I O N A L Financial Policy WHAT ABOUT COSTS? T-Net is a missions organization . We presently have training centers in Haiti, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Congo. DRC, Zambia, Chad, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Canada .......... … ..AND THE UNITED STATES!

72. I N T E R N A T I O N A L Financial Policy Because we are a missions organization, we have a faith-based policy in the United States – just like we are in the rest of the world. Therefore, there are: NO SET FEES FOR OUR MINISTRY ! WHAT ABOUT COSTS?

74. Put yourself in this picture!

76. How Does This Work? The Solution: Trained Leaders Identify a region where pastors have little or no formal training

77. How Does This Work? The Solution: Trained Leaders 25 to 30 national pastors are gathered for a training center

78. How Does This Work? The Solution: Trained Leaders A pastor or team from an Intentional Disciplemaking Church teaches the first training center. . .

79. How Does This Work? Sharing out of their own experience, they coach each church leader to apply disciplemaking principles.

80. How Does This Work? Pastors then go back to churches like this to begin applying Christlike methods and principles.

81. Fulfilling the Great Commission It’s people . . . equipped to share their faith with friends and neighbors, seeing them receive Christ and bringing them to a church that knows how to produce mature disciples.

84. Pastors are equipped to start their own centers and train others independently.

85. Resulting Multiplication Generation # Trainers # Pastors Trained First 1 25 Second 5 125 Third 25 625 Fourth 125 3,125 Pastors are equipped to start their own centers and train others independently.

86. I N T E R N A T I O N A L R E S U L T S • Average results • Specific examples • Testimonies

87. I N T E R N A T I O N A L “ T-Net uses an approach which trains and builds a team of leaders in your church over a long period of time. It is not just a seminar but a training process to equip and coach leaders until your church has an ever expanding team of disciplemakers.” -Howard Hendricks, Author, As Iron Sharpens Iron R E S U L T S

89. I N T E R N A T I O N A L “ T-Net understands that the way to grow healthy, balanced churches is through a people-building process rather than church programs. Listen and learn from them.” -Rick Warren, Author of The Purpose Driven Church R E S U L T S

90. I N T E R N A T I O N A L R E S U L T S • Specific examples • Testimonies

92. I N T E R N A T I O N A L We ask you to partner with us as we obey Christ and finish the Great Commission!

94. Churches need to get ready I N T E R N A T I O N A L TIMING HELPING THE PASTOR GET READY 1. Personal vision development 2. Personal time/life management 3. Effectively managing others 4. Other personal issues

97. I N T E R N A T I O N A L How can we help you become strong, effective and intentional in finishing the Great Commission?

99. Principles for Whole-Church Disciplemaking Part 2: Building Ministries that make Disciples

100. Building Ministries Building Ministries that… Make Disciples Using the Local Church Hi! Hello?

101. Impact Tasks Myer’s Law The church grows both in number and in meaningfulness to members as the number of face-to-face groups is increased . - Richard Myers that Issues

102. Impact Tasks Corollary One A church grows numerically as the number of outreach (open) groups are multiplied. that Issues

103. Open Groups vs Sunday School

104. Impact Tasks Corollary Two A church grows spiritually as the number of inreach (closed) groups is multiplied. that Issues

105. Impact Tasks Principle of Sequential Programming that Issues

106. Impact Tasks that Issues Segmentation S.

107. Church Infrastructure

108. Church Infrastructure

109. Church Infrastructure

111. Questions and Answers

113. Remembering what you said “ YES” to

114. The Parable of the Lake and the River