Details for NAT11088002 Disciple a church member

Effective discipleship is pivotal for fostering spiritual growth within a church community. This subject prepares students to guide church members through a structured discipleship program, focusing on spiritual disciplines and personal growth goals. Learners will develop skills in creating and maintaining supportive relationships, modelling Christian values, and evaluating discipleship outcomes.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: NAT11088002
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Plan to disciple a church member

• An inclusive, safe, and accountable discipleship relationship is established with a church member.
• Spiritual disciplines and their benefits are explained to the disciple.
• The most appropriate short-term and long-term spiritual and personal growth goals for the disciple are collaboratively determined.
• A discipleship plan to meet these goals, specifies the responsibilities of both parties and is in accordance with church policies and traditions is collaboratively developed.

2.Support a disciple to grow

• Social gatherings are participated in with the disciple to develop the relationship
• The disciple is regularly met with individually in an official discipleship capacity
• Further impromptu contact is made with the disciple when prompted through prayer.
• Spiritual disciplines and Christian integrity are modelled to the disciple.
• Active listening is employed to determine the disciple’s progress and assistance needed
• Encouragement is provided through prayer, personal experience and scripture where appropriate
• Healthy boundaries and confidentiality are maintained throughout the discipleship relationship in accordance with church policy

3.Review and conclude the discipleship relationship

• The tutor’s performance is evaluated by both parties against the particulars of the discipleship plan
• The disciple’s growth is evaluated by both parties with respect to their stated goals.
• Where necessary to achieve the disciple’s growth goals, suitable tutor candidates are discussed and approached to continue the discipleship process.
• The discipleship relationship is concluded.

Subject Content

This course may be offered in the following formats

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

Assessment 1: Develop a plan to disciple another church member to enable growth over 7 weeks (about 2 months)

Identify a person to disciple within your church, then collaborate with them to develop a discipleship plan that lasts at least 7 weeks (approximately 2 months). This must include at least four formal meetings (discussing the discipleship plan, goals, progress, etc.) and at least two informal connections (phone calls, text messages, conversations in the church foyer, etc.).

You will need to obtain consent from the disciple to create a written record of the process throughout the term.

Assessment 2: Disciple a church member for 7 weeks

Follow the discipleship plan from Assessment 1 over 7 weeks (approximately 2 months), keeping a log of your own progress and the discipleship process.

The person you disciple will need to fill out an evaluation at the end of the time, so please make sure they are aware of this before they begin.

Prescribed Text

Level 1 (easiest to digest)

Breen, Mike. Building a Discipling Culture: How to Release a Missional Movement by Discipling People Like Jesus Did.  3^rd edition. Greenville, South Carolina: 3DM Publishing, 2017.

Level 2 (more complicated and technical)

Hull, Bill. The Complete Book of Discipleship: On Being and Making Followers of Christ. Colorado Springs, Colorado: NavPress, 2006.