What is the Make Disciples Pillar?
It is the Pillar that integrates all other pillars. Disciples commit to Glorifying God by…
Loving God and growing in their relationship with Him.
Loving those God has placed in their lives by helping them grow in their relationship with Him.
Employing all pillars in their Every-Day Ordinary Lives.
Understand what it means to be a Fully Devoted Follower (Disciple) of Jesus Christ.
- Meet two times as a pillar: during the 1st and 3rd week of the first month
- Study the 12 pillars to understand why they are central to our lives as growing disciples who make disciples
- Be able to articulate how each of the pillars individually and collectively reflect the Glory of God
- Discuss the role of Humility and our need to be fully dependent on the Holy Spirit to empower us
- Study the following Scripture: Rom 12:1-2 (MSG), Acts 2: 42-47, Rom 12: 3-8, Mt 28: 19-20, Isa 66:2
- Commit to a daily Bible reading plan, an active prayer life plan, a daily devotion plan, and a Sabbath rest plan
- Identify one person in your Every-day Ordinary Life that you will pray for to develop a deeper relationship with
- Begin book study: 4 Chair Discipling by Dann Spader (11 weeks)
Begin applying what you learned in the first month to those around you.
- Break into teams of 2-3 people and meet twice in person, by phone, or on Zoom
- Design a Life Mission Statement that helps you map out how you will engage with others God places around you
- Identify by name people who are in your main sphere of influence (spouse, kids, grandkids, co-workers, etc)
- Develop a plan to employ the 12 pillars to those in your sphere of influence
- Discuss within your teams about how you prioritize God’s Glory in the totality of your life: thought, word, & deed
- Continue reading the assigned book, 4 Chair Discipling
- Continue Bible reading plan, prayer plan, devotion plan, and Sabbath rest plan
Engage Discipleship in your Every-day Ordinary Life
- Switch teams and meet at least twice during the 3rd month; meet at least once as a pillar
- Catch new teammates up on your progress to date
- Employ at least two different pillars a day and assess their efficacy each evening as part of your devotions
- Finish reading the assigned book, 4 Chair Discipling – discuss as part of one of the group meetings
- Assess the past three months: identify where you have experienced success or where you have struggled
- Identify a tentative road map for your pillar journey over the next two years
- Continue Bible reading plan, prayer plan, devotion plan, and Sabbath rest plan
ENDSTATE
Glorify God by serving Him as a fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ, employing all the pillars in our every day ordinary lives as we reach the Tri-State Region and beyond, making fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.