Discipleship

The spiritual health of those we minister to is directly related to our own spiritual health.

No one expects a little child to learn to walk on his own, but sometimes we forget that baby Christians need help in learning to walk in the Spirit.

Care about people.

The Great Commission has been called the great omission because it isn’t taken seriously by many who call themselves Christians.

Some of the most important work in soulwinning is done after a visitor comes for the first time. Just the fact that they came indicates that their heart is open.

Baptist preachers have always known that beliefs matter. The challenge has been in convincing the congregations of the same. The pastor spends hours in study searching the Scriptures. He cross references verses.

The following is a lesson I gave to our soulwinners at Heritage Baptist Church. This article will help you form a well thought out retention strategy and answer the following questions.

I love soulwinning! It is not something I feel I am good at, but I have learned that the more you go the more fruit you will have. I love the quote by Dr. Curtis Hutson, “The only alternative to soulwinning is disobedience to God.”

Lesson Outline: This is an abbreviated lesson outline with the entire lesson downloadable at the bottom of the post.The ministry of the church is multi-faceted, and at times somewhat complex. If we were to ask each other what the most important ministries of the church are, most, if not all of us, would hands down say the preaching and the soulwinning ministry of the church would rank at the top.

It is only as we develop others around us that we permanently succeed. In his final letter to Timothy, Paul commanded the young pastor to make disciples. Timothy was to teach the sacred truths he had learned to the next generation. More importantly, Timothy had to teach in a way that could be repeated. His disciples would need to make their own disciples. We call this process biblical discipleship.

Relationship is the first key to discipleship. This concept includes several aspects. The discipler must have a strong relationship with the Lord if he desires spiritual growth in his disciple. In addition, he must cultivate trust with the new convert. A discipler must commit time and energy to build the relationship needed to be effective as a discipler.

Big days are a lot of things. They are exciting. It is always great to meet first time guests. No doubt about it, you cannot do the work that leads to a special day without expending . . .

I am constantly reminded of how much new Christians need encouragement in their spiritual journey. I heard someone once say, “People grow the best when . . .

The care group leader helps his class leader create an atmosphere of belonging within the class, by fellowshipping, contacting, and caring for the assigned members of the class.

The discipler enters into a one-on-one relationship with a new believer from the class, in order to guide the new member through the Daily in the Word program and to provide a mature Christian friend for the purpose of mentoring.