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Welcome To Disciple Making Training!. The US Church in decline. The US Church in decline. Charles Arn reports: Not one county had an increase in the percentage of Christians in a 10 year period. The US Church in decline. The average rate for mega-church growth was at 1.3% in 2015.
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The US Church in decline Charles Arn reports: Not one county had an increase in the percentage of Christians in a 10 year period.
The US Church in decline The average rate for mega-church growth was at 1.3% in 2015. 96% of church growth is biological or transfer. Only 4% is through conversion.
The US Church in decline The average rate for mega-church growth was at 1.3% in 2015. Census data shows that the US population growth is at 0.9% per year.
The US Church in decline Researchers tell us: 80% of the children of evangelicals lose their faith at a secular university.
The US Church in decline Researchers tell us: 80% of the children of evangelicals lose their faith at a secular university. Most studies show that 90% of active church going evangelicals are not sharing their faith with someone other than a family member.
The US Church in decline Researchers tell us: There are now 195 million non-churched people in America and we are now one of the top four largest “unchurched” nations in the world.
The US Church in decline According to Pew Research, from 2007 to 2014:
US Sent Missionaries – Full Timers • 1996 – 65,000 • 2010 – 36,000 ouch!! From a Kyle Idleman sermon delivered at Southeast Christian Church.
Our vision... • Training people to be “self – feeders”. • Training people to lead their families to grow. • Training people to impact their world by being a disciple that makes disciples. • Instilling a high level of life changing, transformational, God honoring, loving accountability in community. “To make this possible we need to rethink some things…”
Let’s Rethink… • What we believe God can and will do…
GodisDoingAmazingThings! Baptisms – CP’s Year One: 53,430 - 3,535 Year Two: 104,542 - 9,320 Year Three: 90,648 - 9,307 Year Four: 121,859 - 12,548 Year Five: 153,625 - 15,193 Year Six: 204,055 - 18,194 Year Seven: 210,951 - 19,921 Year Eight: 313,598 - 28,602 Year Nine: 279,231 - 24,005 Year Ten*: 206,204 - 18,368 TOTALS: 1,738,143 - 158,993 * First 9 months of year 10 A Church Planting Movement in Southern China.
Let’s Rethink Some Things… • What we think is possible… • What we think the average Christian can do…
To be fruitful does he/she need… • A Bible College or Seminary degree? • Years of preparation? • Lots of commentary work? • To be a paid staff member?
Or can anyone make a disciple? • Can anyone obey Jesus and teach others to obey Him? • Do we believe in the “priesthood of ALL believers”? • Does God long to work through ALL of us? We believe that God wants ALL of us to be disciples that make disciples.
Let’s Rethink Some Things… • What we think is possible… • What we think the average Christian can do… • Our concept of discipleship and maturity…
Discipleship is more than knowledge… Discipleship is simply following…
Pleaseread John 14:21-24 Let’s talk about this… What importance doesJesusattribute to obeyingHiscommands? What are the results/benefits/blessings of obedience?
Matt 28:18 - 20 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Matt 28:18 - 20 18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Let’s Rethink Some Things… • What we think is possible… • What we think the average Christian can do… • Our concept of discipleship and maturity… • Our role in the process… 2 Tim 2:2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.
Our vision... • We see a Disciple Making Movement that will transform Louisville, our state, our country and to the ends of the earth. • 100’s of DMM groups in Louisville. • Churches being renewed and revived. • Racial divisions being healed in Christ. • Christians getting out of the stands and onto the playing field. • We’d like you to be a part.
The tools we use… • The 3/3rds group. • The CHAT accountability group. 25 chapters a week. (Check your progress, Hear the Word, Act on it, Tell others) • Testimony Training. (Your story, my story, God’s story) • Gospel presentation. • The Zume Project. (A training tool). • Prayer Wheel – pray for an hour. • Prayer walking – engage the community. • We MAWL all the tools. (Model, Assist, Watch, Launch.)
