Transformational Discipleship

Philip Nation@philipnation

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DISCIPLESHIP DEFICIENCY

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Deficiency

• 47% have been discipled• 38% have discipled another person• 43% have done neither

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Deficiency

How do we move believers from simply being “good” to being dedicated disciples?

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RESEARCH

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Research

• Survey of 4,000 Protestants in North America

• Qualitative interviews of international leaders in discipleship

• Survey of 1,000 Protestant pastors in North America

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8 Attributes of Discipleship• Bible Engagement• Obeying God and Denying Self• Serving God and Others• Sharing Christ• Exercising Faith• Seeking God• Building Relationships• Unashamed

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Research

• Significance• Correlated• Interdependent

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HOW PEOPLE REALLY GROW

Truth

PostureLeaders

Transformational Sweet Spot

Truth

• Gospel• Identity• Discipline

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PostureLeaders

Transformational Sweet Spot

Posture

• Weakness• Interdependence• Outward Focus

Truth

PostureLeaders

Transformational Sweet Spot

Leaders

• Indispensible• Applying

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Truth

PostureLeaders

Necessity of Leadership

 And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

- 2 Timothy 2:2 (HCSB)

Necessity of Leadership

A person who has been discipled is 7.3 times more likely to disciple another believer.

Transformational Discipleship

Philip Nation@philipnation