Multiplying Disciples Conversation Guide 1
Why use this Guide?
Along with 12 video sessions, this Guide provides a comprehensive and practical foundation for leaders and believers to be multiplying disciple-makers. All the essentials are covered such as forming teams, the great commission task and message, Jesus’ ministry phases, Jesus as disciple-maker, the harvest cycle, Jesus equipping of the 72 disciples with His three simple steps to transition from connecting to sharing the gospel (Luke 10:8, 9), and creating a road-map for disciple-making for local churches and regions.
Who is this Guide for?
Local church leaders and ministers, mission catalysts, state and regional denominational leaders—all committed to equipping local believers and leaders as missional multiplying disciple-makers.
How to use this Guide?
This equipping can be delivered over a weekend retreat, over several weekends, or one evening a week over several weeks. It is ideal for either in-person or Zoom formats. It is modular so it enables a lot of flexibility for scheduling. The workshop host or facilitator could be a minister/pastor, a key local leader, or a regional leader seeking to foster a movement of disciple-making. In the first session participants will be asked to form groups of 3 or 4—or on Zoom, be organised into the same “breakout rooms” for the duration of the equipping.
What resources do you need?
The host/facilitator needs to download (FREE) the Conversation Guide 1 and the videos (FREE) from here.
Each participant will need:
- A printed Conversation Guide 1: Multiplying Disciples—in which to write notes and plans,
- A supply of Discovery Bible Reading bookmarks,
- Discover Jesus starter Bibles (a compilation of Mark, John and Acts), and
- A copy of If You Can Eat … You Can Make Disciples (Signs 2018). Participants will use their own Bibles, and most will also want to read Following Jesus (Signs 2017) and Messiah (Pacific Press 2003)—so it is a good plan for facilitators to have a supply available. All printed guides, bookmarks and books are available from the Adventist Book Centre Online (https://adventistbookcentre.com.au).
Session 1
Welcome. The Great Commission – The Task
Ethne. The Relational Streams Approach
The Great Commision – The Message
Session 2
Making Disciples – Preparing Teams & Places
Other Teams
Places: Where You will Make Disciples
Session 3
Harvest Model – Parables and Equipping
Harvest Model – Insights
Jesus Equipping the Seventy-Two
Session 4
Making Disciples—Preparing Teams & Places
Other Teams
Places: Where You will Make Disciples
Session 5
Making Disciples—Preparing by Prayer & Connecting
Connect with Key People
Connecting with the Person-of-Peace
Session 6
Sowing Gospel Seed
Eat Their Food
Tell God’s Story
Session 7
Gospel Presentations—Telling God’s Story
Gospel Presentations: Three Circles & the Bridge
Session 8
Discovery Bible Reading
Ideas & Suggestions
Healthy Groups Multiply
Session 9
Harvest Model – Parables and Equipping
Harvest Model – Insights
Jesus Equipping the Seventy-Two
Session 10
Value Adding to Discovery Bible Reading
Introducing Elementary Teachings
Introducing Seminars & Evangelistic Teaching
Session 11
Gathering & Multiplying
Multiply—Disciples & Groups
Are You Counting Movement Numbers?
New Disciples and New Churches
Session 12
Roadmap—Evaluation & Feedback