Discipleship, church and community

Discipleship: The greatest challenge facing us.

What resources do we have?

Discipleship, church and communityPersonal Resources:Web based:• Now a Christian• Word Live• Pray as you go.• Foundations 21

Paper based:• Bible reading notes• Community of St Chad• Books

Discipleship, church and community

Group Resources:• Nurture courses• Beyond nurture• Small groups• Community of St Chad• And many more……………

Discipleship, church and community

• What is our response to the challenge? as individuals (supported by the church) as a church?

Discipleship, church and community

Serving in the church

Individuals serving society

Church projects serving society

Discipleship, church and community

Serving in the church:• a community of love and prayer• a healing community• sharing our gifts• discipling each other• the meeting place is the learning

place for the market place (Pytches)(Small Groups!)

BUT….

The Missional Church - simple

Discipleship, church and community

Serving as individuals in the community:• different, not odd; peculiar, not weird.• The only Bible that some people will ever

read….• Hope. 1 Peter 3:15. • Prayer – our ‘secret’ weapon.• See every person as a potential fellow

disciple of Christ.

Discipleship, church and community

Serving as a church in the community:• The things you already do….

ContactsProjects

• Circles………..

Three levels of mission community

Discipleship, church and community

Serving as a church in the community:• The things you already do….

ContactsProjects

• Circles – church within community.• A spiritual place – Acts 17/1 Cor 2:1-4.• If my people – 2 Chron 7:14 – what would a

healed Glascote look like?• 18th century England! Today!!

Discipleship, church and community

• Remember, it’s the “Lo” which makes the “Go” possible; we need to be continually renewed in the Holy Spirit if we are to be all He calls us to be.

• Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord of Hosts. Zechariah 4:6.