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Pastors in Kenya with Ralph Rittenhouse Sept. 24, 2022

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No matter where you are in the world, being disciples who make disciples is our calling as we reflect the image of Christ! Become who you were created to be as you multiply wherever you live.

Discipleship Essentials in 29 Languages

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https://www.theglobaldiscipleshipinitiative.org/images/content/Discipleship_Essentials_Translations.pdf https://www.theglobaldiscipleshipinitiative.org/en-us/resources/books

Roadblocks to Jesus-Style Disciple Making

Can you relate to what you did not understand until you began the journey to make disciples who make disciples, becoming the person that Jesus recreates you to be! This really helps to clarify the obstacles and misconceptions. What do you think? " Jesus Himself is the treasure and the pearl of great value. We only take possession of Him when we realize His beauty and worth, and the beauty and worth of imitating and obeying Him, and then follow through on that belief with our actions.  But in order to do so, we must face the reality that the cultural Christianity and Easy Believeism that has permeated our churches has created serious roadblocks that we must be aware of, and face honestly and boldly if we want to see a disciple making movement in our culture. " Six Roadblocks to Jesus-style Disciple Making - Discipleship.org

Bridge Builders

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Discipleship Essentials Leader's Guide

The  Discipleship Essentials book does have a Leader's Guide at the back to help you identify how to invite and to lead a micro group.  There is no answer key.  The instructional design of the book is more of a discovery learning model where the questions first draw out what participants think, perceive, or have experienced. (It's ok to leave some answers blank if anyone is not ready to respond!)  Then the reading that follows often clarifies the questions that were asked. In other words, this is more of an inductive rather than deductive methodology. Reviewing and reframing through relationships and reading Scripture is more motivating than merely answering questions.  The focus is not "just another Bible Study program." The emphasis is on transformation of our lifestyles to become more like Christ in all our ways--integrated to fulfill The Great Commandment to "Love the LORD with all your heart, all your mind, all your soul, and all your strength."  In ad