Discipleship Unveiled: Recent Episodes

Rob Haley

Welcome to Discipleship Unveiled, where we unveil the process of biblical discipling and being a disciple, providing a path of discipleship for followers of Jesus Christ.

Where building fortitude means growing in an intimate relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, being transformed by the renewing of the mind and walking purposely and effectively with our brothers and sisters in the Lord.

Discussion style presentation.

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The Discipler’s Roles/Skills
Curiosity Leader
Mentor
Teacher
Trainer
Modeler
Nurturer
Coach

The Coach

Terms...
Coach/Coachee

Like a sports coach works on our physical technique and mindset for the big game, a Discipleship Coach helps us with our spiritual technique and mindset for everyday we go into the world. Then the coachee spends the week practicing the techniques with a renewed mind and purposeful obedience.

A new term?
Some misnomers…
But here is what Coaching for discipleship is…

Coaching is a lost art and critical for connecting…
1. values to thinking.
2. thinking to action.
3. action to overcoming and/or persevering.

Coaching instills the critical thinking, that we use to take for granted and we find out that it's another virtue that we have given over to the enemy… and now we have a hard time even understanding it.

Here is what Coaching gives us…
- Values discovery, focus, resolve, fortitude.
- EQ - is the capability of individuals to recognize their own emotions and those of others, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, and manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one's goal(s). Wikipedia
• This is what we might call MINDSET… and we need to choose it rather than "let the game come to us."
• The renewing of the mind isn't something that happens to us… it is a process we actively participate in.

• From Paul in the book of Ephesians…
So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.

But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. - Ephesians 4:17-24 NASB

This is describing how one thinks!

  • This approach of coaching disciples, opens the door to many fantastic benefits!
    • Clarity in their walk.
    • Planning.
    • Provides the space to create structures for success.
    • Has us looking forward to anticipate obstacles and overcoming them.
    • Key component? Curiosity! :-)
    • Give us Sustained action and obedience over time.

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What is a Discipleship Coach?
Coaching puts a turbo on the disciples ability to take action and maintain sustained action over time. It's an effective and compelling function that aids and informs the disciple in always moving forward.

Discipleship that includes coaching becomes a full immersion into discipleship.

Hear Paul's mindset that he is coaching…
I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings. Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified. - 1 Corinthians 9:23-27 NLT

It is the discipler's skill of Coaching that is effective in developing this kind of mindset in the disciple to overcome… just as we as disciples have been commanded to do!

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Discipleship is...
Walking with a disciple in being transformed by the renewing of the mind.

7 Role's of the Discipler (Not 12. Misspoke :-) )
Curiosity Leader
Mentor
Teacher
Trainer
Coaching
Modeling
Nurturing

Training - A companion to Modeling
The disciple performs and the Discipler observes.

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; - 2 Timothy 3:16 NASB

Yes training! Not just teaching and sending them on their way.

The disciple demonstrates learning. The trainer instructs, corrects and sharpens the disciple in their walk.
• Gains experience.
• A chance to fail.
• A chance to recover.
• An opportunity to grow.

Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives' tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly. - 1 Timothy 4:7 NLT

All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. — Hebrews 12:11 NASB

For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. - Hebrews 5:13-14 NASB

Senses | faculty of the mind for perceiving, understanding, judging

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Modeling - A companion to Training
The disciple observe the discipler in action, under duress.

The discipler demonstrates the walk.

For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. - John 13:15 KJV

"Our father is Abraham!" they declared. "No," Jesus replied, "for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example. - John 8:39 NLT

Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. - Philippians 3:17 NLT

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Nurturing
Recover perspective, healing, enforce fortitude, develop resolve.
• Empathy.
• Being present.
• Time spent.
• Lots of listening.
• Providing space to morn, process, think and not think.
• Bringing quietness and clarity.
• Revisit gratitude, love, purpose.
○ Who God is.
○ Who they are in Christ.
○ God's plan for them and those/situations they mourn.
• Revisiting values.
• Waiting patiently for the opportunity to help them look forward.
• Revisit fortitude and resolve.
○ Count the cost.
○ Galvanize your heart.

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Teacher
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; - 2 Timothy 3:16 NASB

This role has a tendency to squeeze out the other roles in the modern day church.
It's a gift of the Spirit! So we know this is very, very, very important.

In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. - Romans 12:6-7 NLT

Teaching should never replace the other discipleship roles.

But be sure that everything is done properly and in order. - 1 Corinthians 14:40 NLT

Main function is to teach doctrine.

Not just knowledge but more importantly… UNDERSTANDING!
We won't need an Apologetics class, an Eschatology class, Evangelizing class, a Faith class... if we have discipled correctly. With that said, we don't need to get rid of these classes either. We just want them in their proper order.
When we shift from a teaching only mindset to a full discipleship mindset we are going to end up in new territory.

We are going experience a vital change from a mostly ineffective body of Christ to a local church that is going to be informed, capable, and effective.

It's not going to look like what we have at all and that is another area that we will realize… because understanding is renewing the mind for the very change we are looking for.

Awareness of learning styles. Ask the student how they like to learn!
Confirm learning. Check for Student Understanding.
Test learning.

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Mentor - a mutual relationship of trust, with a recognized seasoned Christian. Both have expectations of the other.

The Mentor Set expectations…
The Agreement

The Mentor expects the Mentee

to be on time
show up prepared to learn
complete projects in a timely manner
maintain curiosity
What else?

The Mentee expects the Mentor

to be on time
show up prepared to teach, listen, be patient
provide ongoing feedback
encourage curiosity
What else?
Prepared to say, "I don't know"

Walk with the mentee when working through their thinking when a solution is not apparent.
Teach them how to deal with massive amount of information.

Teach biblically informed soft skills such as, demeanor, mindset, leadership, communication, organization, relationships, creativity, innovation, problem solving. What else?

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Discipleship is...
Walking with a disciple in being transformed by the renewing of the mind.

Defining discipleship is critical if we want to walk in it as a body.

It's already an illusive concept because it doesn't necessarily stand out in the scriptures.

… and although the command to make disciples is very clear, the work of a discipler just isn't… at least not on the surface.

Fortunately what we will discover is… the work of discipling is actually hiding in plain sight!

So, we need to define Discipleship!
- First and foremost… Because it hasn't been!
- It's not intuitive.
- We cannot be effective, orderly or of one mind.

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Discipleship is...
Walking with a disciple being transformed by the renewing of the mind.

The Discipler’s Roles/Skills

Curiosity Leader - The very core of thinking we have forgotten. The first/primary role of a discipler!
Mentor - a mutual relationship of trust with a recognized seasoned Christian and a novice Christian.
Teacher - Doctrine. This role has a tendency to squeeze out the other roles in the modern day church.
Training – Yes training! Not just teaching and sending them on their way. The disciple demonstrates learning.
Coaching - Another lost art and critical for connecting thinking to action.
Modeling - A disciple needs to observe the discipler in action, under duress. The discipler demonstrates the walk.
Nurturing - Recover perspective, healing, enforce fortitude.

  • Romans 12:2
  • Hebrews 11:1 at the 1:49 mark.
  • Psalms 119
  • 1 Corinthians 11:1
  • Matthew 28:19
  • 2 Timothy 3:16-17

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Picking back up with starting a disciple with prayer, reading and connecting with a seasoned Christian.
Three steps of obedience we want the disciple to walk in...
Prayer, reading and connecting with a seasoned Christian

  1. Prayer
    a. Prayer is the catalyst for walking in the Spirit.
    b. It is a spiritual function… NOT a practical function.
    c. Renewing the mind.
    d. Make a prayer list.
    i. Start small.
    ii. One prayer item for the first week.
    iii. Two prayer items for the second week.
    iv. Let 'em loose!
    e. A prayer list will grow all on its own.
    f. Praying in the noise.
    i. This is a good reason to have your list on you! :-)
    g. Check in on them… How is your prayer list coming?
    h. Consistency (in obedience) is the catalyst for growth.
    i. What are the obastacles.

  2. Reading
    a. Very short… just like the prayer list!
    b. Grow into longer segements.
    c. Consistency (in obedience) is the catalyst for growth.
    d. Renewing the mind.
    i. He who's mind is stayed on the Lord…
    ii. Think on these things…
    iii. Out of the abundance of the heart…
    e. Study is related to reading.
    f. Amos 3:3
    g. Acts 17:11

  3. Connecting with a seasoned Christian
    a. We are introducing the diciple to their Lord and Savior
    b. We are not their Father or Answer Man
    c. Building a foundation that anyone who teaches Christ can build on
    d. We are connecting two ideas
    i. Renewing the mind individually
    1) But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being
    transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit. - 2
    Corinthians 3:18 NASB
    2) and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in
    the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. -
    Ephesians 4:23-24 NASB
    ii. Of One Mind as a body
    e. Being of one mind.
    i. "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." - John
    13:35 NKJV
    ii. "that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be
    one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. - John 17:21 NKJV
    f. Our growth is measured in our relationship with each other.
    i. Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: 'Listen, O Israel! The LORD our
    God is the one and only LORD. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all
    your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.' The second is equally important: 'Love your
    neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these." - Mark 12:29-31 NLT
    ii. So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you,
    you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are
    my disciples." - John 13:34-35 NLT
    g. Prayer is the catalyst for walking in the Spirit.
    h. Consitency is the catalyst for growth!
    i. Curiosity is a catalyst for action.
    j. Romans 15:20
    k. Romans 3:10-11

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Picking back up with starting a disciple with prayer, reading and connecting with a seasoned Christian.

  1. Prayer
    a. Prayer is the catalyst for walking in the Spirit.
    b. It is a spiritual function… NOT a practical function.
    c. Renewing the mind.
    d. Make a prayer list.
    i. Start small.
    ii. One prayer item for the first week.
    iii. Two prayer items for the second week.
    iv. Let 'em loose! When they build consistency let them
    graduate to adding all their prayer requests to the list.
    They will need help managing it as it grows.
    e. A prayer list will grow all on its own.
    f. Praying in the noise.
    i. This is a good reason to have your list on you! :-)
    g. Check in on them… How is your prayer list coming?
    h. Consistency (in obedience) is the catalyst for growth.

  2. 1 Corinthians 2:13-14

  3. Romans 12:2
  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:17
  5. Hebrews 5:12-14, 6:3
  6. Matthew 10:16
  7. Revelation 2:1-7
  8. John 4:24

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Discipleship from the start!
Three steps of obedience for the new or novice Christian. These things need to be taught. We start a disciple off with the fundamentals and we start them small.
1. Prayer
a. Prayer is the catalyst for walking in the Spirit.
b. It is a spiritual function.. NOT a practical function.
c. Renewing the mind.
d. Praying in the noise.
e. Prayer list.
2. Reading
3. Connect with another Christian regularly.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:3-4
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:17
  • Romans 12:2
  • Matthew 10:16
  • Revelation 2:1-7
  • John 4:24

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This episode we are digging into the concept of a disciples perspective with an analogy. Using a large camping backpack as our focus we are going to look it from 3 different perspectives. A photo, a walk around the pack and then finally, handling the pack. What do these three different perspectives reveal about how we walk with the Lord?
- Romans 12:2
- Isaiah 55:9
- 1 Cornithians 2: 16
- Matthew 5:27-28
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Today we define disciplship and many of the foundational ideas that go along with understanding the process of renewing the mind. Just a test publish this time.