DiscipleWay top 10

In case someone reading this blog is unfamiliar with DiscipleWay, here is a "top 10" list I gave to a conference of Christian Education professors last October.

DiscipleWay Top 10

1. DiscipleWay is biblically based. It is initiated from the Great Commission.

2. The 7 Disciplines of DiscipleWay’s curriculum are based solely on biblical mandates of spiritual disciplines resulting in spiritual formation.

Bible Study (2 Tim. 2:15)

Prayer (1 Thess. 5:17)

Worship (Psalm 95:6-7)

Giving (Acts 20:35)

Witnessing (Matt. 28:19)

Serving (John 13)

Leading (Reproducing) (2 Tim. 2:2)

The first discipline is Bible study. Bible study is the key foundation for all spiritual growth. Therefore, inductive Bible study is part of every lesson of every discipline. Disciples are challenged with opportunities to teach what they have learned throughout the DiscipleWay curriculum. The final discipline, Leadership, is intended to guide the disciple in finding someone to disciple and providing support and supervision. The goal of DiscipleWay is to make disciples who go out and make disciples, who go out and make disciples.

3. DiscipleWay research conducted by a Rainer Research survey of 383 BMA churches

found that “the BMAA knows what discipleship is; they’re just not doing it.”

4. DiscipleWay is for faithful believers as illustrated in 2 Timothy 2:1-7.

5. DiscipleWay’s philosophy is that it is better to make a disciple maker than to

make a disciple.

6. DiscipleWay emphasizes experiential/active learning with each spiritual discipline.

7. DiscipleWay curriculum is a tool. Training is required before purchase to emphasize

the fact that tools do not make disciples, the Lord uses people to make disciples. The

tool gives structure and helps keep doctrine sound.

8. DiscipleWay is designed for one disciple maker with one to three disciples.

9. DiscipleWay seeks to train disciple makers who are able to teach others how to

perform key disciplines independent of a teacher and then teach someone else.

10. DiscipleWay has gotten positive feedback from pilot churches.