2021 Discipleship Lessons and Best Practices

GA Baptist Discipleship

Let’s talk TOP HIGHLIGHTS & LESSONS LEARNED from 2021.
PJ'S TOP HIGHLIGHTS
· Real Friendship is Real Discipleship

o Michael Catt and a Life of Discipleship, not a program

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIucQdndGZA

· Disciple-Making Culture – top book of 2021 “Without Love your Ministry Efforts are Worthless.”

· https://www.amazon.com/Disciple-Making-Culture-Brandon-Guindon/dp/1970102330/ref=asc_df_1970102330/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509191820350&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2789332872937516212&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011800&hvtargid=pla-1257141035016&psc=1

o Dr. Marcus Glass, we need to shift our mindset of discipleship to be disciple-makers in Learning Communities

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gma-qFmTVEc

· https://gabaptist.org/discipleship/#learning

· Taking Action to be a Disciple-Maker

o As leaders, we need to draw the net in discipleship commitments to help people be disciple-makers

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKZmLcYWgA

o Show me the Father address our father story and how it relates to generational discipleship

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUoJ0vuqhB4

o How to make disciples when you are too busy, with the Gibbs family

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzEkMXkODP0

· Volunteers Drive Your Mission Forward

o How to reinvigorate volunteer culture since COVID-19, relationships matter Ricky Smith

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWL3Meknk5g

o Choosing to the ministries that matter most with fewer volunteers to have excellence still

o Surveying, your congregation, will help data drive decisions for discipleship and volunteers in 2022

PJ's NEXT STEP for LEADERS in 2022:

· Walk Thru The Bible

o Jan 13 FBC Cartersville

· https://www.facebook.com/events/2926862164240675/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22group_featured_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22group%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

o Jan 20 Second Baptist Warner Robbins

· https://www.facebook.com/events/1135071640565187/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22group_featured_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22group%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

o Jan 27 Northside Valdosta

· https://www.facebook.com/events/995784034332879/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22group_featured_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22group%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

RAY'S TOP HIGHLIGHTS
Tim Elmore quote

More time with fewer people equates to greater kingdom impact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SWo7LTT3gI

Donald Whitney

Two most important spiritual disciplines, bible intake and prayer. We have a problem when many of our pastors are not practicing disciplines yet responsible to disciple others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxPWgEYSQE8

Gary Lewis and Scott Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxScxkg4cAM&t=815s

Can SS and SG co exist. Chick Fil A focuses on chicken but different presentations of chicken for different people.

Ray's NEXT STEP FOR LEADERS in 2022

SPARK Conference 2022; 5 locations (CARL JOHNSON)

www.thesparkconference.com

o Christ Place Gainseville

o Eastside Marietta

o 2nd Baptist Warner Robbins

o Byne Memorial Albany

o FBC Rincon

CARL'S TOP HIGHLIGHTS
1. Forget about algorithms and trust God and use data to inform decisions…From the Gloo broadcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qknkHR0Pjz8

· Data can provide you a better understanding of your ministry context.

· Data can provide insight for your strategy to reach you community

· Write your plans in pencil… allow room for God to make changes.

2. Making disciples and not just converts. Healthy churches we are studying have an intentional plan to disciple their people. From the Joey Rodgers broadcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlKgb6oA_lA

· Clearly define what a disciple is so you know what your target is.

· Create a discipleship pathway

· Start building a disciple making cul...