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DISCIPLEMAKERS

The document outlines Christ's plan for every church member to be a disciple-maker, emphasizing the importance of training in character, conviction, and competence within a Christian community. It discusses the stages of spiritual growth, including outreach, follow-up, growth, and training, highlighting the need for accountability and support among believers. Ultimately, it stresses that true maturity in faith cannot be achieved without the context of community and mutual encouragement.

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DISCIPLEMAKERS

The document outlines Christ's plan for every church member to be a disciple-maker, emphasizing the importance of training in character, conviction, and competence within a Christian community. It discusses the stages of spiritual growth, including outreach, follow-up, growth, and training, highlighting the need for accountability and support among believers. Ultimately, it stresses that true maturity in faith cannot be achieved without the context of community and mutual encouragement.

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DISCIPLEMAKE

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(PART 5)
REVIEW:
1.Christ’s grand plan for His church is for
every member to be a disciple-maker
by speaking and living the gospel truth
to one another in love to promote the
unity and maturity of the body of
Christ for the ultimate purpose of
giving glory to God.
REVIEW:
2. Pastors equip the “saints”
3. The “saints” (i.e., members) do
the work of ministry!
The work of ministry involves
several aspects:
1. It requires training
2. It involves “speaking the truth in love.”
3. It has as its goal the development of
conviction/content, character, and
competence in our disciples so that they can
produce other disciples.
4. It involves every member of the church.
Today’s Study:
I. The fourth “C”
II. The stages of spiritual growth
I. THE FOURTH “C”
Our goal in discipleship training is the
3Cs. We want to see our disciples becoming
mature in three areas of their
lives: character,
conviction, and competence.
I. THE FOURTH “C”
Romans 15:14 I myself am
satisfied about you, my brothers, that
you yourselves are full of
goodness (character), filled with all
knowledge (conviction), and able to
instruct one another (competence).
I. THE FOURTH “C”
• Dr. Baker got the fourth “C” from Romans 15:14 I
myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you
yourselves are full of goodness (character), filled with
all knowledge (conviction or), and able to
instruct (competence) one
another (community).
I. THE FOURTH “C”

Or to put it differently:
1. Character = Heart (Christlike Character)
2. Conviction = Head (Christian Conviction)
3. Competence = Hands (Ministry Competence)
4. Community = Home (Church Community)
I. THE FOURTH “C”
“Christian community is the growth-enhancing
context, the fertile soil, the healthy environment for
equipping people in biblical content, counseling
competence, and Christlike character.”
Dr. Robert Kellemen
“Community is the container for the other 3Cs.
- Community is the context where character,
conviction and competence grows.
How does the local church grow?
(Eph. 4:15-16)
- Not when every member of the
church matures separately, but when
each part that is joined and held together
by every joint is working properly.
How do we comprehend and know the love of
Christ? How may we be filled with all the
fullness of God? (Eph 3:17-19 )
- We do so together with all the saints.
- Sitting in rows and being lectured at for
the entire training process does not count
as together with all the saints.
Putting off the old self and putting on
our new nature in Christ ,How do we do
that in the real world? (Col 3:12-16).
- Sanctification or growing in
Christlikeness happens in the context of
the community or local church.
How Christians experience victory over
sin? (Heb 3:12-13).

- exhort one another every day, as


long as it is called “today,”
How do we escape evil unbelief that
leads to falling away from God and how
do we become sensitive to sin? (Heb.
10:24-25)
- By being accountable to and under
the care of the Christian community.
A Christian cannot truly grow
and be mature in Character,
Conviction and Competence
without the context of the
Community.
II. The stages of spiritual
growth
If we are going to be intentional
about our discipleship we need to
find out the spiritual progress of
our disciples, where they are
spiritually, and equip them in a
way that is appropriate to their
level.
II. The stages of spiritual
growth
1 John 2:12-14 - You will observe from this
passage that there are different levels of
spiritual maturity in the lives of believers.
fathers...
young men...
children.
II. THE STAGES OF SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
MacArthur Study Bible: 1 John 2:13–14
All are in God’s family and manifest
Christ’s character at different levels
II. THE STAGES OF SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
“Fathers”- the most mature, have a deep
knowledge of the Eternal God. The pinnacle of
spiritual maturity is to know God in his fullness
(cf. Phil. 3:10).
II. THE STAGES OF SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
“Young men”- are those who, while not yet
having the mature experience of knowing God
in the word and through life, do know sound
doctrine. They are strong against sin and error
because they have his word in them.
II. THE STAGES OF SPIRITUAL
GROWTH

“Children” - are those who have only


the basic awareness of God and need
to grow.
II. THE STAGES OF SPIRITUAL
GROWTH
“Stages of Gospel Growth.”
(Trellis and The Vine, authors Colin Marshal and Tony
Payne )
there are four basic stages in the growth of the gospel in
someone’s life.
• Outreach
• Follow-up
• Growth
• Training
At the OUTREACH stage, people come
into contact with the word of truth for the
first time. It might initially be through a
conversation about some issue in their lives
or in the world. But somehow, in some
context (large or small), someone explains
the gospel to them. The seed takes root, and
in God’s time and by His Spirit, it bears fruit.
Once people respond to the gospel message and
put their faith in Christ, some sort of
initial FOLLOW-UP is needed to establish them
in the faith and teach them the basics. Depending
on their background and circumstances, this initial
stage of becoming firm in the faith can take a few
months or several years; but however long it takes,
it is vital that someone is sticking with the new
Christian to teach, care for, and pray for them.
Then follows the lifelong process
of GROWTH as a Christian disciple—
growing in the knowledge of God and
the godly character that flows from
that knowledge.
This process of GROWTH is not [easy]. - At various
points in their walk along this road, Christians will
get into trouble and will need particular help,
counsel and prayer. A great sickness or trial may
overtake them; a particular sin may start to get the
better of them; a season of spiritual weakness or
dryness may come upon them. In all of these
circumstances—in both good times and bad—the
formula for growth is the same: the ministry of the
Word and Spirit.
As the Bible’s truth is prayerfully spoken and
applied and heard, and as the Holy Spirit works
within, growth occurs. The fourth stage—
TRAINING—is that stage of Christian growth in
which people are equipped and mobilized and
resourced and encouraged to do that work. It is
that state in which their growth in conviction
(beliefs), character (godliness) and competencies
(skills/abilities) leads them to minister effectively
to others.
Now it is vital to remember two things. Firstly, while
all Christians can and should be trained as vine-workers,
not all will be gifted to minister in exactly the same way
or to the same extent.
Some will be very good at reaching out to non-
Christians and answering their questions,
others will focus on meeting one to one with new
Christians and following them up,
and still others will be fathers and mothers teaching
their children.
Secondly, training Christians to be vine-workers
does not simply mean the impartation of certain
skills and abilities. Christian discipleship is about
sound doctrine and godly life, and so train or equip
someone to minister to others. In order to follow
up a new Christian, for example, a more mature
believer needs not only to know how to run
through a set of basic Bible studies; they also need
to be able to model mature Christian faith and life.
Here is a diagnostic too that will
help us think about people.
Jot down a list of seven people you
know, both non-Christians and
Christians in your church.

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