The Discipleship Training Christians Need

When those who are called into vocational Christian ministry enter theological training, they generally expect it to take at least three to four years. Even with that, though, no one goes into their education thinking they will come out knowing everything there is to know about theology or church leadership.…
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Discipleship Training in the Local Church

Every church, regardless of its size or programming, does some level of Christian discipleship training for its people. Any kind of teaching that shares what the Bible teaches about God and His will for believers’ is a Christian discipleship training event – even if it is not billed or generally…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 7: Using a Worldview Paradigm in Discipleship Training

You can read part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/ You can read part 2 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-2-the-quest-for-a-comprehensive-approach-to-discipleship-training/ You can read part 3 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-3-creating-a-disruptor/ You can read part 4 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-4-an-introduction-to-christian-worldview-discipleship-training/ You can read part 5 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-5-what-is-worldview-and-why-use-a-worldview-paradigm/ You can read part 6 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/08/the-discipleship-mirage-part-6-unity-in-diversity/ Since discipleship training, by its very nature, tends…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 6: Unity in Diversity

You can read part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/ You can read part 2 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-2-the-quest-for-a-comprehensive-approach-to-discipleship-training/ You can read part 3 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-3-creating-a-disruptor/ You can read part 4 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-4-an-introduction-to-christian-worldview-discipleship-training/ You can read part 5 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-5-what-is-worldview-and-why-use-a-worldview-paradigm/ Is there any difference between baseball, golf, and tennis? After all, in all three sports…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 5: What Is Worldview and Why Use a Worldview Paradigm?

You can read part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/ You can read part 2 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-2-the-quest-for-a-comprehensive-approach-to-discipleship-training/ You can read part 3 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-3-creating-a-disruptor/ You can read part 4 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-4-an-introduction-to-christian-worldview-discipleship-training/ What is a Worldview?
The word “worldview” is much used these days – particularly in Christian literature. There is a problem, however,…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 4: An Introduction to Christian Worldview Discipleship Training

You can read part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/ You can read part 2 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-2-the-quest-for-a-comprehensive-approach-to-discipleship-training/ You can read part 3 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-3-creating-a-disruptor/ Let me start you out with a question: What good are random facts or acts without a unifying theme? For instance, can you identify any tasks you do related…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 3: Creating a Disruptor

You will find Part 1 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/ You will find Part 2 at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-2-the-quest-for-a-comprehensive-approach-to-discipleship-training/ You may be aware that there have been various companies over the last couple of decades that have been genuine disruptors in their industries – companies that have caused radical change in an existing market because…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 2: The Quest for a Comprehensive Approach to Discipleship Training

[You can read Part 1, What is the Discipleship Mirage?, at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/] My personal journey down the road of helping churches put a focus on discipleship training began with my missionary experience. My wife and I served nearly 17 years as missionaries in two different countries – nearly 12…
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The Discipleship Mirage – Part 1: What is the Discipleship Mirage?

Back in the day when most churches had regular church programs on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, and Wednesday evenings, there was a predictable pattern regarding attendance. The largest attendance was in the Sunday morning worship service, with the next largest being in the Bible study program that happened prior to…
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