Discipleship Model #2 Cycle of Discipleship Gateway Adventist Centre What is Gateway Adventist Center (GAC)? Ministry started by a few SDA young people 19-22 year olds. 1 2 A network of care groups (small group ministry) and many interstate and overseas care groups. 3
Training Centre to train young people to be soul-winners for Christ & courses to reach the community via needs-based courses. 4 Church sponsoring the Student Club (Adventist Student On Campus) at 3 Universities. New Churches in the city of Melbourne. 1st church grew from 35 to 150 in 4 years. 2nd Church started May 2008. Planted our 3rd Church in Aug 2012. 4th Church in February 2018. 5th Church Plant in progress. Gateway is an Outreach center Over 200 baptisms 90% retention rate & returning the highest tithe.
CURRENT PARADIGM of evangelism in Churches Today 100,000 25,000 1 in 4 50 2 per 1000 10 20% 5 12mths
1 20 % Public Evangelism House to House Personal Evangelism PREACHING CARE / LIFESTYLE BIBLE STUDIES
WORD WORD WORD Discipleship MODELING WORD Revival SPIRIT-LED
WORD How do we disciple? How do you train and disciple our members? Curriculum to bring to membership not only discipled but to be a worker Problem of Retention - #1 No Discipleship After Baptism Baptism Seeker Membership
Member Discipleship Worker Problem of Retention - #2 No Preparation Baptism Seeker Membership Member
Discipleship Worker Definition Mark 3:14 Discipleship Goal: To develop Workers, Not make Members Then he said to his disciples, the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few;
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Matthew 9:37-38 A quick look at the early church, and one senses an explosiveness we dont just see today 120 disciples Acts 1:15 3000 baptised Acts 2:41 5000 believed Acts 4:4 ACTS 5:28, 8:4, 17:6
First century believers filled Jerusalem with [their] doctrine Then spread out every where preaching the word Until they had turned the world upside down. All of this, in ONE generation! Multiplied greatly Acts 6:7 Source: Intro to the CALL, www.fast.st Evangelism A quick look at the early church, and one senses an explosiveness we dont just see today
120 disciples Acts 1:15 3000 baptised Acts 2:41 5000 believed Acts 4:4 Multiplied greatly Acts 6:7 Source: Intro to the CALL, www.fast.st A quick look at the early church, and one senses an explosiveness we dont just see today
120 disciples Acts 1:15 3000 baptised Acts 2:41 5000 believed Acts 4:4 ACTS 19 : 8 - 10 Paul preached for three months in the Synagogue (Evangelism) There were opposition; Paul took those who believed away to the School of Tyrannus For two years Paul was at the school daily (Training)
All of Asia Jews and Gentiles - heard the gospel ! Multiplied greatly Acts 6:7 Source: Intro to the CALL, www.fast.st Evangelism + ? = ? A quick look at the early church, and one senses an explosiveness we dont just see today 120 disciples Acts 1:15 3000 baptised Acts 2:41
5000 believed Acts 4:4 ACTS 19 : 8 - 10 Paul preached for three months in the Synagogue (Evangelism) There were opposition; Paul took those who believed away to the School of Tyrannus For two years Paul was at the school daily (Training) All of Asia Jews and Gentiles - heard the gospel ! Multiplied greatly Acts 6:7
Source: Intro to the CALL, www.fast.st Evangelism + Training = Explosion ! Evangelism is none too plentiful but training? We are counseled: The greatest help that can be given our people is to teach them to work for God. There should be well organised plan to instruct the members how to labor for the up-building of the church. Many would be willing to work of they were taught how to begin. They need to be instructed and encouraged. Every church should be a training school for Christian workers. Source: Christian Service p.58-59 How many elders, leaders and pastors are trainers?
OR are they merely administrators and preachers? One person investing in the live of another person ! Barnabas Paul ACTS 11:22 26 Reaffirm (v.23) Barnabas was glad when he saw the evidences of Gods grace. Encourage (v.23) - exhorted them all , that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord Actively looked (proactive) for Paul & invited him to work together v. 25, Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: and when
he found him, he brought him back to Antioch Barnabas and Paul met with the church, they worked together demonstrating, modeling. Result: Paul learnt Barnabas way of discipleship and took Silas and Timothy Teach Together v.26 they taught much people RESULT: The disciples were called Christian first in Antioch Pauls Leadership Training Gentiles Silas, chief among the brethen Rome
Corinth Ephesus Aquila Priscilla Barnabas Paul Ephesus Corinth Corinth Island of
Cretes Timothy Titus John Mark Dalmatia Tommys Story Hong Kong Hong Kong
Melbourne Hong Kong Vision Casting (4 person) Revival of Core Members Revival Camp SDA Identity Care Group 1 12-15 people (10 people) Discipleship Training
- FAST Survival - FAST Basic Training CARE Group Training & Prayer for Seekers Launch - FAST Team Tactics Care Group 2 12-15 people Hong Kong Melbourne Hong Kong Revival Camp
SDA Identity Vision Casting (4 person) (10 people) Revival of Core Members Discipleship Training - FAST Survival - FAST Basic Training CARE Group Training Launch
& Prayer for Seekers - FAST Team Tactics Care Group 1 10-12 people Care Group 1 10-12 people Care Group 3 10-12 people Care Group 2 12-15 people Hong Kong
Melbourne Hong Kong Vision Casting (4 person) Revival of Core Members Revival Camp SDA Identity (10 people) Discipleship Training - FAST Survival - FAST Basic Training (2008)
CARE Group Training & Prayer for Seekers Launch - FAST Team Tactics (2009) Care Group 1 10-12 people Care Group 2 12-15 people Hong Kong Care Group 1 10-12 people Care Group 3
10-12 people Care Group 2 10-12 people Care Group 4 10-12 people Melbourne How do we train? #3 - Systematic and Intentional Discipleship Q A &
