WE SEEK A REPRODUCIBLE, GUIDED PROCESS!

Vision

When we say we are building men we mean we are building disciples of Jesus. Matthew 4:19 is the mission. What is the cause of Christ? People!

• When we spend time with Jesus
• When His Holy Spirit resides in us
• We cannot help but care about what He cares about.

Foundation

Successful discipleship involves a Reproducible Process. Jesus was a great disciple-maker because He taught His disciples how to reproduce the discipleship process in others. During the time He was with the disciples, He always kept in mind the end goal. He wanted disciples who knew the truth, who were changed from the inside out, and who would have some very important skills. As they matured and developed spiritually, He allowed them to practice what He was teaching them. This reproducible process is called Guided Practice.

If you look closely at the stories in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), you can see Jesus implementing a sequential, reproducible process.

1. At first Jesus directed His disciples to collect food to feed the five thousand and collect the leftover fish and bread (Matthew 14:19-20).
2. Later, Jesus directed them to more complex assignments as they grew stronger spiritually: He sent them out by twos to minister (Mark 6:7-12). When they returned from their mission, He debriefed them (Mark 6:30-31).
3. Finally, at the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry, He entrusted them to make disciples of others. He sent them out to do what He had done with them (see Matthew 28:19-20).

Great disciple-makers will always take their followers through a process. It starts with:

• “You watch; I do” and moves to;
• “Let’s do it together” and then to;
• “You do; I watch.”
• Finally, emerging disciple starts this same process with someone else — this is the Reproducible Process.

Everyone starts at the same place, and then as we are in relationship for the purpose of discipleship, our gifts and callings begin to emerge. Everyone needs a place to practice what they are being taught.

Guided practice works best in relationships (1 on 1, small groups, etc.) The writer of most of the New Testament, Paul explained is role in 2 Timothy 2:1-2.

At New Beginnings Church we want to go through this process with everyone, from our staff and leadership team on down (Ephesians 2:10). Most small-group leaders start out in a small group, where they learn and watch the small-group leader. Eventually, some become apprentices to the small-group leader and co-led the small group. Apprentices meet with the intentional leader for debriefing and any needed training. Finally, they lead a small group of their own.

We hope and pray to take hundreds of small-group leaders through this reproducible process of guided practice. The destination for the reproducible, guided process is the Glory of God. Whether a disciple eventually leads a small groups, or takes his reproducible, disciple making experiences to the mission field, or serves as a disciple maker on a church staff, or maybe even planting a church of their own.