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Discipling the Laity for Disciple Making (09)
Paul Jang  2008-03-24 03:31:59, hit : 3,517


Discipling the Laity for Disciple Making (09)




And he also suggests the nine ways of motivating the disciples: (1) by an unconditional love, (2) by encouraging the disciple, (3) by challenging the disciple to greater faith, (4) by conveying enthusiasm, (5) by a consistent walk, (6) by seeing the potential of the disciple, (7) by emphasizing practical training, (8) by praying for the disciple, and (9) by getting your disciples into the Bible (Hadidian 1979, 141-158). These are very good ways for the motivation of the disciples. Reginald M. McDonough suggests four keys to effective motivation: (1) stability, (2) teamwork, (3) affirmation, (4) challenge (McDonough 1979, 79, 80).

At any rate, pastor is responsible for creating an atmosphere of the motivational climate for the disciple making in the congregation. Especially, a "we" atmosphere is an important motivational feature in a healthy congregation. Motivation is serious business as such (Dale 1989, 97).

And also the pastor must have an experience in learning and training before he teaches and trains other people. Paul says in Romans, "You, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself" (Rom. 2:21).
In a sense, teaching and training are different from each other. One gives theoretical knowledge, and the other practices practical behavior. These must not be confused with each other. Billie Hanks analyzes such as:

Many of the church's evangelistic failures of the past have resulted from attempting to impart through teaching those skill which were designed by God to be instilled in one's spiritual life through training. (Hanks and Shell 1981, 95; Ibid. 1981, 93)

As a matter of fact, the work of making disciples has need of three processes in building up their Christian living: teaching, training, and transforming. Teaching involves knowledge and principles. Training involves practical skill. Transforming involves conviction and perspective as the results of these. These three processes do not necessarily build on each other, nor are they exclusive of each other because training includes teaching, and the transforming process takes place in teaching (Hadidian 1979, 92). Those are necessary for a pastor to make disciples.

Teaching is, in general order, the first stage in spite of the fact that training includes it, and the transforming process takes place in it. Teaching in disciple making requires the transmission of ideas and concepts. Typically words as an instrument of teaching are used to convey his thoughts, and he needs little else to get his point across.

In this sense the Lord's illustrations and parables are beyond equal (Hanks and Shell 1981, 96). "Teaching" in the first Gospel is always to be distinguished from both "preaching" and "making disciple" (Shenk 1983, 233). In making disciples people should be taught "to observe all that I have commanded you" (Matt. 28:20).

The discipler should teach his people to only observe all that Jesus has commanded him. Nevertheless, there is an indissoluble connection between "teaching" and "preaching" because preaching is but another form of teaching (Rein 1962, 49). In fact, lively teaching of the Christian faith will reinforce preaching (Williamson and Allen 1991, 47).

How then to begin the teaching program? The writer suggests its method in two aspects. One is educational system, and the other Bible study for making disciples. First of all, class unit may be small size, for example 3 to 5 people because this is not a simple Bible study group but a disciple making group. In disciple making, teaching is very different from the teaching in a simple Bible study.

This is a simple communication of the knowledge of the Bible, that is a teaching of the transform of personality from person to person. Of course, it may begin with the maximum 12 people as Jesus did. But Jesus did it for three years. John C. Maxwell suggests "Don't start with the whole country. Start with a friend" (Maxwell 1985, 104). If possible, it may be small size, namely 3 to 5 people whose group is the basic group size of the Body of Christ (Ott 1989, 132) because the period of training must be short.





And he also suggests the nine ways of motivating the disciples: (1) by an unconditional love, (2) by encouraging the disciple, (3) by challenging the disciple to greater faith, (4) by conveying enthusiasm, (5) by a consistent walk, (6) by seeing the potential of the disciple, (7) by emphasizing practical training, (8) by praying for the disciple, and (9) by getting your disciples into the Bible (Hadidian 1979, 141-158). These are very good ways for the motivation of the disciples. Reginald M. McDonough suggests four keys to effective motivation: (1) stability, (2) teamwork, (3) affirmation, (4) challenge (McDonough 1979, 79, 80).

At any rate, pastor is responsible for creating an atmosphere of the motivational climate for the disciple making in the congregation. Especially, a "we" atmosphere is an important motivational feature in a healthy congregation. Motivation is serious business as such (Dale 1989, 97).

And also the pastor must have an experience in learning and training before he teaches and trains other people. Paul says in Romans, "You, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself" (Rom. 2:21).
In a sense, teaching and training are different from each other. One gives theoretical knowledge, and the other practices practical behavior. These must not be confused with each other. Billie Hanks analyzes such as:

Many of the church's evangelistic failures of the past have resulted from attempting to impart through teaching those skill which were designed by God to be instilled in one's spiritual life through training. (Hanks and Shell 1981, 95; Ibid. 1981, 93)

As a matter of fact, the work of making disciples has need of three processes in building up their Christian living: teaching, training, and transforming. Teaching involves knowledge and principles. Training involves practical skill. Transforming involves conviction and perspective as the results of these. These three processes do not necessarily build on each other, nor are they exclusive of each other because training includes teaching, and the transforming process takes place in teaching (Hadidian 1979, 92). Those are necessary for a pastor to make disciples.

Teaching is, in general order, the first stage in spite of the fact that training includes it, and the transforming process takes place in it. Teaching in disciple making requires the transmission of ideas and concepts. Typically words as an instrument of teaching are used to convey his thoughts, and he needs little else to get his point across.

In this sense the Lord's illustrations and parables are beyond equal (Hanks and Shell 1981, 96). "Teaching" in the first Gospel is always to be distinguished from both "preaching" and "making disciple" (Shenk 1983, 233). In making disciples people should be taught "to observe all that I have commanded you" (Matt. 28:20).

The discipler should teach his people to only observe all that Jesus has commanded him. Nevertheless, there is an indissoluble connection between "teaching" and "preaching" because preaching is but another form of teaching (Rein 1962, 49). In fact, lively teaching of the Christian faith will reinforce preaching (Williamson and Allen 1991, 47).

How then to begin the teaching program? The writer suggests its method in two aspects. One is educational system, and the other Bible study for making disciples. First of all, class unit may be small size, for example 3 to 5 people because this is not a simple Bible study group but a disciple making group. In disciple making, teaching is very different from the teaching in a simple Bible study.

This is a simple communication of the knowledge of the Bible, that is a teaching of the transform of personality from person to person. Of course, it may begin with the maximum 12 people as Jesus did. But Jesus did it for three years. John C. Maxwell suggests "Don't start with the whole country. Start with a friend" (Maxwell 1985, 104). If possible, it may be small size, namely 3 to 5 people whose group is the basic group size of the Body of Christ (Ott 1989, 132) because the period of training must be short.





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