This document discusses the importance of making disciples who make disciples based on the models of Jesus and Paul. It notes that while many churches believe in and teach discipleship, few actually implement disciple-making processes like intentional relationships and accountability. The document cites examples of churches that grew when they shifted from a program-based to a relationship-based discipleship approach and created clear spiritual pathways expecting life transformation. It encourages pastors to invest in discipling relationships above all other activities.

1. Last week:
Growing into maturity as a
follower of King Jesus
https://www.scribd.com/document/514053118/Growing-as-a-Follower-of-King-
Jesus
https://www.slideshare.net/rdc2506/growing-as-a-follower-of-king-jesus

2. In previous weeks…
๏Why make disciples?
๏The disciple-making ministry of
Jesus
๏The disciple-making ministry of Paul
๏Stages of Spiritual Formation

3. One must decide if he wants his ministry
to count in momentary applause of
popular recognition or the reproduction
of his life in a few chosen men to carry
on his work after he has gone.
RobertE.Coleman

4. 37 Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and
they said to him and to the other apostles,
“Brothers, what should we do?”
38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent
of your sins and turn to God, and be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for
the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will
receive the gift of the Holy Spirit…

5. 41 Those who believed what Peter said
were baptized and added to the church
that day—about 3,000 in all.
42 All the believers devoted themselves to
the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship,
and to sharing in meals (including the
Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

6. 43 A deep sense of awe came over them
all, and the apostles performed many
miraculous signs and wonders. 44 And all
the believers met together in one place
and shared everything they had.

7. WHATWOULDYOU
DO?

11. Facts are your friends, you
simply have to decide how
to deal with them:
ignore, reject,
accept, act.

12. The world's largest Baptist denomination—
largest Protestant denomination in the USA

13. In 1996 the SBC had
5,224,000
people attending church
services each week.

14. Over the next 20 years:
The 46,000 churches in the
SBC baptised…
7,000,000
people.

15. Over the next 20 years:
The 46,000 churches in the
SBC baptised…
7,000,000
people.

16. At the end of 20 year they asked
two questions…

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18. How many new people did they
have at church services?
How many people attended SBC
services after this 20 year period?

19. 20 years…
7,000,000 baptisms…

20. 24,000 fewer
people attending
each week!

21. SBCCHURCHES LOST
7,000,000PEOPLE

22. WHY?

23. SBC churches reached
people, but they didn’t
keep them in church.

24. In Out

27. What is the solution?
Make disciples who
make disciples.

28. Encourage believers to have
discipling relationships that are
accountable, meaningful and
transparent—just like in the early
church.

29. In Acts 2 baptism is the entry into
community, into a discipling
relationship—conversion was
inextricably linked to discipleship.

30. This style followed the model the
apostles had seen in Jesus.
Does your ministry model and
practice look the same as
Jesus’?

31. Two questions for pastors and
churches ask:

32. 1. Does your church have a
process for making disciples—to
produce real maturity in Christ?

33. 1. Does your church have a
process for making disciples—to
produce real maturity in Christ?
2. Is it working?

34. Is your church focussed on
attendance, membership and
decisions for Christ…
but you have no specific
process to disciple your
people?

35. ROBBY GALLATY, PASTOR AT
BRAINERD BAPTIST CHURCH
2008
850
attendance
2016 ??

36. Brainerd Baptist Church
850 weekly attendance in 2008
2009 created a simple process for
moving through a discipleship
pathway

37. 2009
Discipleship Pathway
12 participants
2010 32
2011 65
2012 126
2013 255
2014 787
2015 1167
2016 1500

38. BRAINERD BAPTIST CHURCH
2008
250
attendance
2016
2,200
attendance

39. Gallaty moved to Long Hollow
Baptist Church in 2015.
During his interview he was told
that they had baptised 1,000
people in both 2013 and 2014.

41. He asked,
“What did you do with the
people?”

42. The room fell silent,
“That’s why we’re talking with
you. We realised our back door
is as big as the front door.”

43. The room fell silent,
“That’s why we’re talking with
you. We realised our back door
is as big as the front door.”

44. WHYARETHERESOFEW
DISCIPLESWHOMAKE
DISCIPLESINCHURCH?

45. “When 96% of your
disciples have been
taught not to make
disciples, you reap
what you have sown.”
Bill Hull

46. “When 96% of your
disciples have been
taught not to make
disciples, you reap
what you have sown.”
Bill Hull

47. “People profess to be
Christians yet believe they do
not need to follow Jesus…we
told them that discipleship is
a choice not a demand of
Jesus.”
Bill Hull

48. If the purpose of Christianity is
only to gain eternal life, Jesus
wouldn’t have left us on earth after
he saved us…we’d be raptured
immediately because our purpose
would have been fulfilled.

49. The purpose of King Jesus was to
call us into his mission, the Great
Commission: he expects our
YOUR involvement.

50. How are you going to connect the
Great Commission—the practice of
Jesus and of Paul—to help you
make disciples who make
disciples?

51. Most churches …
✦BELIEVE in making disciples.
✦TALK about making disciples
✦Have people TRAINED in
making disciples
✦Have COURSES about making
disciples

52. Why isn’t the model
of Jesus and Paul so
common that every
church every where is
making disciples?

53. Many pastors / churches,
• Want lots of people—a big
audience
• Have a model of pastoral-care
creates dependency (which
they like!)

54. • Don’t create an expectation, or
environment, of discipleship /
disciple-making.
• People come for what they can
get, not what they can give.

55. What one thing above all would I
suggest you do (apart from pray)?

56. Invest in
DISCIPLE-MAKING
relationships

57. Most churches run / think
about Programmes—
especially when looking
at disciple-making:

58. Most churches run / think
about Programmes—
especially when looking
at disciple-making:

59. 1. Knowledge based
2. One person prepares for many
3. Low personal accountability
4. Everyone is the same

60. Pastor /
Committee
chooses…
Programme Disciples

61. Pastor /
Committee
chooses…
Programme Disciples
Programme

62. We need…
A curriculum, knowledge, skills,
spiritual disciplines, good
doctrine.
BUT…

63. For
TRANSFORMATION
to occur you need
RELATIONSHIPS

64. Covenant
relationship
Time Disciples

65. Key ideas:
1. Intimate Relationships
2. Mutual Responsibility (all are
responsible)
3. Expect life change
4. Everyone is an individual

66. Jesus came and said to
them, “All authority in
heaven and on earth has
been given to me. 19 Go
therefore and make
disciples of all nations…

67. GOANDDOIT!