Making Disciples &

Disciple Makers

Starter for 10

• Urbanus• Epaphroditus• Justus• Demas• Aristarchus• Clement• Philemon

• Priscilla• Aquilla• Timothy• Titus• Mark• Luke

synergos

• Co Labourer• Fellow worker• 1 Cor 3:9 “For we are God’s co-

workers”!!!

What is a labourer?• Ergates (synergos)• Agricultural• Involved in the harvest• Biblical word or Navigator jargon?• Sowers, Reapers, Harvesters, Foundation

Layers, Preachers, Evangelists, Builders, Teachers, Establishers, Disciplers

• www.discipleshiplibrary.com topic ‘laborer’ & ‘FOM’

When You Stop …

• The Burn Out and Replace Model• Barbara Woodhouse “walkies” • “You help him … or I’ve failed” –

Daws• “and teaching them to obey

everything I have commanded you”

Generations• God’s promises to Abraham and his

descendents (Gen 12:1-3, 22: 15-18, Gal 3,4)

• Physical & Spiritual generations through families (eg Ps 78: 1-8)

• Seed and Organic Growth in Jesus’ parables (eg Matt 13: 1-43)

• Christ’s Investment in a Few• Sustaining Leadership (eg Paul 2 Tim 2:2)

Amazing Stories DVD

• ‘Unpacking the Calling of The Navigators’

Relationship with God

Skills and Knowledge

Character

What?

What?

LEADERSHIP

MINISTRYCHARACTER

REL WITH GOD

CONVICTIONS

Convictions & ValuesIn our humanity and weakness we value:

• The passion to know, love and become like Jesus• The truth and sufficiency of the Scriptures for the whole of life• The transforming power of the Gospel• The leading and empowering of the Holy Spirit• Expectant faith and persevering prayer rooted in the promises

of God• The dignity and value of every person• Love and grace expressed among us in community• Families and relational networks in discipling the nations• Interdependent relationships in the body of Christ in advancing

the Gospel

to the glory of God.

How do we nurture ‘fellow workers’?

• There is no seminar, programme or formula

• Principles

Principles• Selection• Association • Consecration • Impartation• Demonstration• Delegation • Supervision • Reproduction

Principles• Tell them why• Show them how• Get them started• Keep them going

The Power of Example

“And the things you have heard me say”“whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me”“you became imitators of us”“join together in following my example”“you have us as a model”“you became a model”“you brothers became imitators of God’s churches in Judea”

The Power of Example

The Power of Example

• “man learns at the school of example … and he will learn at no other”

• You can’t ask someone to do something that you aren’t prepared to do yourself

Reaching / Discipling Gen Y

• Great Commission versus Creation Commission

• Forms versus Functions• Planning versus Preparedness• Effectiveness versus Experimentation• What to Think versus How to Think• Harvesting versus Sowing• Point in time evangelism versus Process

evangelism• How Many versus Who

Resources• ‘Master Plan of Evangelism’ – Robert E Coleman• www.studentNAVS.org/spiritual-generations

‘Spiritual Generations’ Mike Shamy• www.discipleshiplibrary.com topic ‘laborer’• ‘The Ministry of Exchange’ – Bible Study in the

Gospels• ‘Discipling, Coaching, Mentoring’ Bryn Hughes• ‘Down to Earth Discipling’ – Scott Morton• ‘The Nuts and Bolts of One to One Discipling’ –

Tom Yeakley• ‘The Gentle Art of Discipling Women’ – Dana

Yeakley

The Master Plan …

• Some Snippetsa FewReproduction

Questions

Implications for Ministry?

• What will you take away from this seminar?

• What will change as a result of this seminar?

• What are the implications for your priorities and diary?

CONNECT programme

“… through spiritual generations of labourers

…”www.studentNAVS.org