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How to build a discipleship framework / life transformation path | Gear Up 4

churches Apr 15, 2024

Your mission with the discipleship framework needs to be…

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Deploy your people back on mission. Don’t see “filling your building” as the end goal. Empower people to go back into the community with the resources of the church.

7 things to note about this process…

#1 = People want to know the next step— they don’t want to be controlled or forced, but they do want to be shown.

Examples—

⚾️ Rick Warren’s “bases” (Purpose-Driven Church)

📈 Growth Track (Church of the Highlands / ARC)

⚛️ Transformation (Word Alive)

⭐️ LifeLift & Purpose (get free access to each at www.Jenkins.tv/free and www.Jenkins.tv/purpose)

#2 = The tool you use— or create— needs to fit with your culture, so don’t just import something.

#3 = The path needs to be simple to understand— and it needs to work for the average person who gives it an honest try.

#4 = Not only do they need to be able to do it, people need to be able to explain it or it’s too complex (and they won’t be able to do it if they can’t say / communicate it).

Note: people can explain Rick Warren’s “bases,” or 101… 201… 301…

Or, they can articulate four steps….

If they can’t re

state it, they can’t replicate it.

#5 = This means you will need to clearly state your path on your website (which is the front door of your church), as well as repeat it from the stage often.

#6 = And, remember, you will need to eliminate “inside language” and acronyms from your vocabulary.

Pro tip: confused people move on. And, they don’t like to feel stupid, so they’ll likely not tell you they’re confused.

#7 = Define a path that outlines what people do, as well as what’s unique at each step along the way, and they will walk it. They want direction— so much so that if you don’t give it to them they will look for it somewhere else.

A framework for life-change always has:

🏁 A clear destination of where you are taking people

🧭 A path that’s guaranteed to get them there

📍Milestones / checkpoints along the way— so they see progress and can celebrate “wins” in the moment.