Victorious Disciples is a study of Biblical principles. By imparting spiritual knowledge and encouragement, this book is designed to help Christian women move from knowing the Word of God, to living the Word of God. If you are a new Christian but feel lost, this book is for you. If you have been in Christ for some time, but life is taking a toll on you, this book is for you. If you are a believer, but have no joy and feel defeated, this book is for you. If your church desires to develop a strong discipleship/mentoring ministry, this book is for you. Victorious Disciples provides the following guidelines for your Christian walk: . How to study the Bible . How to have an effective prayer life . How to experience victory in spiritual warfare . How to have strong faith . How to live a Spirit filled life . How to become a disciple leader IF EVERY ONE DISCIPLES ONE, THEN EVERYONE WILL BE DISCIPLED!
Victorious Disciples is a study of biblical principles. By imparting spiritual knowledge and encouragement, this book is designed to help Christian women and men move from knowing the Word of God, to living the Word of God. If you are a new Christian but feel lost, this book is for you. If you have been in Christ for some time, but life is taking a toll on you, this book is for you. If you are a believer, but have no joy and feel defeated, this book is for you. If your church desires to develop a strong discipleship/mentoring ministry, this book is for you. Victorious Disciples provides the following guidelines for your Christian walk: How to study the Bible; How to have an effective prayer life; How to experience victory in spiritual warfare; How to have strong faith; and How to live a Spirit-filled life; How to become disciple leader.
What am I committing to when I say I want to follow Jesus? Following the format of his bestselling book Discipleship Essentials, Greg Ogden has created this accessible introduction to Christian life for new believers. Whether you are mentoring one-on-one or in a small group, this essential guide will serve as an ideal on-ramp into the discipleship journey.
Graeme Goldsworthy explores the reality of God, the ministry of Jesus Christ, and our experience of being his redeemed people as the grounds for prayer, which he defines as "talking to God."
Mentor: How Along-the-Way Discipleship Will Change Your Life - Member Book by Chuck Lawless explores mentoring as a God-given relationship where one growing believer encourages and equips another to reach his or her potential as a disciple. Drawing from biblical examples like Jesus and His disciples and Paul and Timothy, Lawless examines the life-transforming process of a mentoring relationship. This study is both a practical and spiritual guide to biblical mentoring, providing easy-to-model life application for how to have and be a mentor. Lawless combines personal examples from his life with in-depth Bible study and practical how-to's (and how-not-to's) you can apply right away. Mentoring is a vital aspect of true discipleship, and it all begins with a desire to grow. (6 Sessions) Everyone desires deep, meaningful connection with others. Everyone. But to mentor or be mentored in the Christian context can change the course of your life. Something powerful happens when you do life with someone in a position to spiritually lead and influence you -- or when you do the same for others. Features: In-depth Bible study Easy-to-model life application for how to be and have a mentor Engaging questions to further individual or group study Sessions: Session One: Walking in Somebody Else's Dust Session Two: Walking in Jesus' Dust Session Three: Walking in the Dust of Paul Session Four: Stirring Up the Right Kind of Dust Session Five: Walking in the Dust. On Purpose Session Six: Responding When You're Choking On Dust Author: Chuck Lawless is vice president for Global Theological Advance of the International Mission Board. He formerly served as dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and pastor of two Ohio churches. The author of several books, including Spiritual Warfare: Biblical Truth for Victory, Discipled Warriors, and Putting on the Armor, Dr. Lawless is also president of the Lawless Group, a church consulting firm.
Making Disciples is a 13-session mentor-based confirmation program that pairs confirmands with adult mentors and guides them through a variety of learning experiences that will strengthen the student's understanding of the faith while connecting him or her with the community of believers in a personal way. It can be used as a stand-alone program, or in conjunction with your current curriculum as a special experiential unit. This is a confirmation program that is more like a process and less like a reading assignment, more engaging and congruent with the nature of the Christian faith than existing programs. Using an “apprenticeship” approach to confirmation Will Willimon produced a series of learning experiences where adult mentors and confirmands are both teachers and learners at the same time. This time-tested approach has been extensively revised and updated for usage in today’s churches that take seriously Christ’s command to be engaged in disciple making The bulk of the Mentor Guide is exactly the same as the Confirmand's Journal. You are encouraged to work through the activities right along with the confirmands and to complete the activities and writing assignments just as he or she does. By working along with your confirmand you will demonstrate the need to keep learning and growing. Topics explore the basics of Christian faith: •God •Jesus •the Holy Spirit •worship •the Bible •gifts •ministry •baptism •spiritual life •death and resurrection •the church
This is a detailed book covering every aspect of the sermon and a section on the preacher, plus supplemental chapters on 'Knowing God's Will For Your Life' and 'Worship According to the Word.' If you preach even occasionally, this is a book you cannot afford to miss.
9-week Discussion Guide for Peer Discipleship MentoringAn apprenticeship plan with the Scriptures and Church teaching to support it, questions in Way of a Disciple help discipleship partners consider together the implications for our own lives of what Jesus said and did. Cradle Catholics as well as those new to the Church need to be apprenticed into the basic practices and spirituality of life in Christ. (See "initiatory catechesis" in the General Directory for Catechesis).This is best done by someone already intentionally living discipleship; yet even the faithful need help to do it. Way of a Disciple provides a plan, content, and supporting appendices. Weekly topics include prayer; a rich sacramental life; encountering God in Scripture; salvation within community; obedience to Christ,; and evangelization. Appendices topics include: the sacrament of reconciliation; examination of conscience; and a list of Scripture and spiritual writing by saints and others for meditation and enrichment of our walk as disciples of Jesus. The relational mentoring approach forms believers as disciples through highly transferable skills: discussions of Scripture, personal witness, and joyful sharing of life in Christ. With some training, those mentored are quickly able to mentor another younger in their Christian walk. This makes Way of Disciple also a primer for equipping believers to apprentice another in "what is common to the Christian life" (General Directory of Catechesis).The Participant guide is identical to the Leader Guide minus the instructions for leaders. The Evangelical Catholic (EC) helps parishes, dioceses, and university and college campus ministries build vibrant, fruitful, self-sustaining local ministries. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, the EC is approved by our ordinary, listed in Kenedy's Official Catholic Directory, and is a member of the national Catholic Campus Ministry Association. We partner in mission with the University of Notre Dame Institute for Church Life; the Sisters for Life, the Knights of Columbus, and the Center for Liturgy at Notre Dame, which co-sponsors and provides faculty for our nationwide training camps.
To the faithful follower of Jesus, life is anything but ordinary as he or she experiences the things of heaven transforming the things of earth. Followers of this untamed King grow to expect the Spirit to show up and demonstrate God's love, truth and power in tangible ways every day. In this Kingdom the guilty experience forgiveness, the wounded are healed, the bound are set free and the fearful are overwhelmed by God's transforming love...Are you ready to explore and experience the Kingdom within your reach? Assuming you are, let's begin our journey to discover what it can mean to live the life Jesus made possible! - From the introduction "This is an intensely practical and applicable book that helps Christians activate their God-given agency by seeing where God is at work and joining him in His quest to transform the world, inch-by-inch, in the context of everyday life. Dynamic!" - Alan Hirsch, Author & Activist ..".Bill Randall is challenging us to go beyond belief to actively engage, announce, and advance the Kingdom of God, moving the gospel message from the 'then and there' to the 'here and now'..." - Dr. Terry Wardle, President, Healing Care Ministries ..".The Life Jesus Made Possible will embolden you to take up your call as an apprentice of Jesus in his magnificent Kingdom and find yourself transformed by the Spirit along the way. A must read for everyday missional people." - Christiana Rice, Author, Coach and Trainer with Thresholds "Bill Randall's powerful new book, The Life Jesus Made Possible, unearths the real meaning of the normal Christian life and teaches us how to walk in our divine mandate as world changers and history makers..." - Kris Vallotton, Author and Senior Leader, Bethel Church, Redding, CA ..".There is a select group of books that work on the reader like a well-guided retreat, The Life Jesus Made Possible is one of them." - Dr. Robb Redman, Dean and Professor, South University
