DISCIPLE MAKING PLAN ASSIGNMENT

Disciple Making Plan
Assignment Overview
Jesus had a plan
to make disciples. We must follow His plan to help people come to know Him,
grow in their relationship with Him and ultimately follow Him into His mission.
This plan is a culmination of your work so far and follow 5 P’s… Passages/
Principles/ Philosophy/ Practices and Proof.
You
will create a 10 page minimum, detailed explanation of your personal plan to
develop disciples for Jesus Christ within a ministry context. To develop your
plan, thoroughly cover the 5 P’s of ministry:
1.
Passages—What are the main discipleship passages
that guide your ministry? Who are you focusing on? What regions, demographics,
groups, ages, etc., are you to aiming to reach and disciple?
2.
Principles—What are your core values in ministry?
What passages and principles are you basing your plan upon? How do these
passages apply? Try to simplify to 3 statements.
3.
Philosophy—What are your most important ministry
perspectives? What are your definitions for key terms within your ministry?
Example terms include:
a.
Church,
b.
Pastor,
c.
Saints,
d.
Gospel,
e.
Evangelism,
f.
Disciple/Discipleship,
and
g.
Leader/Leadership.
4.
Practices—What are the methods by which you will
drive the discipleship process? How will you practically implement your plan?
What church structure and systems will accomplish your vision? Be sure to cover
the following items:
a.
Church/organization
structure,
b.
Small
group philosophy (With/Of/Is),
c.
Calendar
and events,
d.
Budget
personnel,
e.
Curriculum,
f.
Slogans,
and
g.
Communication
plans.
5.
Proof—What factors will you track to measure
the success of your plan? What empirical evidence will you use to show the
progress of your plan? How will you use these statistics and measures to
further refine your Disciple-Making Plan? Example measures include:
a.
Ratios
and numbers measuring the health of the disciple, leader, group and church.
b.
Other
measures of ministry success.
Your plan must
cover all 5 of the sections listed above. You must use at least 1 biblical
reference per major section of your plan as well as at least 10 other scholarly
sources to support your plan. Note that your plan must include a table of
contents and bibliography; these will not contribute to the overall page count.
Current Turabian format must be used. It is strongly recommended that you refer
to the lecture notes in the course as you develop your Disciple-Making Plan.

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