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Discipleship Road Map

Mission Strategy

The Main ThingInviting college students into a

growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church.Inspiring and equipping themfor a lifetime of Christ-centered Evangelization, Discipleship, & Friendships in which they lead others to do the same.

SPIRIT.MULT:

WIN:

BUILD:

SEND:

Where are we going?COURSE OBJECTIVE:

To use the roadmap to call people into relationship with Jesus and His mission, and repeat the teaching process for others.

Where are we going?

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Discipleship Road Map

“It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.” (John 15:16)

Discipleship Road Map

CCC 3 “Those who with God’s help have welcomed Christ’s call and freely responded to it are urged on by love of Christ to proclaim the Good News everywhere in the world.”

Discipleship Road Map

Mark 4: 14-20“The sower sows the word. These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy. But they have no root; they last only for a time. Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away...

Mark 4: 14-20“Those sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit. But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”

Mark 4: 14-20

1. What word or phrase caught your attention?

2. What type of soil represents you?

3. What is Jesus saying to you in this passage?

CCC 1816   “The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it: 82Service of and witness to the faith are necessary for salvation: “So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.”83

Discipleship Road Map

Teach It!

God desires that we bear fruit in his kingdom. Walk through the

Scripture and exercise

Teach It! Applying the Discipleship Road

MapWalk through the 5 phases and the questions with those whom

you are teaching.

Part I

Why do I need a map?

• Jesus desires that we bear fruit

•Many of us need direction

Road Map

Road Map

Road Map

1.Where am I going?

Road Map

1.Where am I going?

2. How do I get there?

Road Map

Bearing fruit

Where am I going?

Road Map

How to get there…

Incremental Growth

Part IIFive Principles of the DRM

What the Discipleship Road Map is……and what it is NOT

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(Taken from FOCUSequip > Leader Resources)

1. God’s Grace The Road Map is simply a tool to help someone in his walk with Jesus; it is not meant to define someone’s entire relationship with God. God’s grace is the primary reason for growing.

2. Sharing the Visiona. The Road Map allows someone to understand the importance of Jesus’ mission. Jesus commanded us to “Go, and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:19)

2. Sharing the Vision

b. Therefore, the best time to share the roadmap is when someone has made a commitment or re-commitment to Jesus.

3. Self- SelectionDon’t make assumptions. Allow this to be a prayerful time. After all, it’s not about me!Let them read over the Road Map and determine for themselves where they are and where they want to be.

4. AccountabilityOnce someone identifies where they want to be, you can shape your actions in this direction. Now discipleship is centered around getting them to the next level in their walk with Jesus Christ and the Great Commission.

5. Incremental GrowthThe Discipleship Road Map is about taking incremental steps in our discipleship with Jesus.

NOTE This approach to discipleship is one way of many to bear fruit… not the ONLY way.

Teach It! Understanding the Road Map

What it is, and what it isn’t. Walk through these concepts.

ExerciseRoad map Phase Scriptur

e2 Attributes of this

Step

Beginning Disciple Acts 2: 37-38

 

Growing Disciple James 1:19-25

 

Commissioned Disciple

Matthew 28:18-20

 

Disciple Maker 1 Thess. 2:8

 

Spiritual Multiplier 2 Timothy 2:2

 

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ExerciseRoad map Phase Scripture 2 Attributes of this Step

Beginning Disciple Acts 2: 37-38

1.

2.  

Growing Disciple James 1:19-25

1. Willing to make any sacrifices to grow

2.  

Commissioned Disciple

Matthew 28:18-20

1. Actively striving to win people to Jesus and His mission 

2.

Disciple Maker 1 Thess. 2:8

1.

2.  

Spiritual Multiplier 2 Timothy 2:2

1.

2.  

Teach It!•Each trained teacher will teach a small group• 2 Trainers = 2 groups; 3 Trainers = 3

groups• Spend some time preparing together

Teach It!Descramble Exercise

• God desires that we bear fruit in his kingdom. Share Scripture.•Understanding the Road Map- What it is, and what it isn’t.• Applying the Road Map- walking through the 5 steps.• Self-Reflection- Where do I stand, and where does God desire me to be?•Walk through it individually with someone else - guiding and asking questions.

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Teach It! AnswersPart I (20 min)

1. God desires that we bear fruit in his kingdom. Share Scripture.2. Walk through it individually with someone else- guiding and asking questions.3. Self-Reflection- Where do I stand, and where does God desire me to be?

Teach It! AnswersPart II (10 min)

4. Understanding the Road Map- What it is, and what it isn’t.

(fill in the blank)

Teach It! AnswersPart III (10 min)

5. Applying the Road Map-Walking through the five steps

(2 New Attributes Exercise)

Discipleship Road Map

“Go, and bear fruit that will remain...” (John 15:16)