Being Busy With Our Discipleship Strategy

In episode 19, Pastor Trent and Pastor Greg talk about being busy with our Discipleship Strategy. This is unique to you, your gifts, your context, and your church. In this episode, Pastor Trent and Pastor Greg talk through the Discipleship Strategy at Foothills Church.

Show Notes

Where is the best place to start in developing your Discipleship Strategy?

It starts with the right vision (making disciples and the Great Commission)
It starts next with the right model.
Don’t adopt another church’s strategy. Build your strategy out of your context, your gifts, and how God is leading you.

FC Strategy:

Vision Statement — FC exists to develop mature disciples in relational environments.
How do we do this?

SHARE the love of God
CONNECT to the people of God
EQUIP for the mission of God

How do we see people grow in MATURITY? (Stages of Maturity)

Dead
Infant
Child
Young Adult
Parent

How do we define a RELATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS?

Small Groups (see definition episode for how we define what a small group is)

What is the JOURNEY PROCESS?

Basecamp (partnership class)
Camp 2 (learning your DESIGN and DIRECTION)
Camp 3 (leadership weekend)
Leadership Summits (weekends focused on leadership development)

What is our LEADERSHIP PIPELINE?

Volunteer
Leader (small group leaders and volunteer team leaders)
Coaches

BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

DiscipleShift, Jim Putnam

EPISODE 19 QUOTES:

Discipleship is a direction, not a destination.
Discipleship is not a class or a book. It is a relationship that you are in.
The goal of your discipleship strategy needs to be helping people determine their DESIGN and DIRECTION.