Fulfilling the Discipleship Mandate

Disciple-Making Churches For Every People And Place 101

• Why we gather
  Come this Sunday, hundreds of millions of Christians will converge all across the world in their local fellowship. ‘Going to church’ we often say. And the sheer variety of expressions, denominations, and liturgies is dizzying.
• A Bigger Purpose
  For in simplest terms, ‘the plural of disciple is church’
• Whole-life Disciples
  Disciples are life-long learners, sticking close to their Saviour and listening to how the word of God relates to the world in which they exist, encouraging one another to grow more like Christ in everyday life.
• The Logic of Church
  Gathering is not a spectator sport
• The Great Omission?
  we must prioritize life-on-life formation as we learn together to follow Christ in a broken world, especially in and through our occupations.
• Proving Christ Right
  So, was Christ right? Is disciple-making truly the heartbeat of global mission, the call of the church, and the vehicle to live and share the reign of God among every people in every place? Is this your priority, particularly in your local fellowship? Simple one-degree shifts in church culture can re-center why we gather: cast a whole-life vision; focus on the frontline; shift from pastoral care to pastoral equipping; share stories of how God is at work in everyday life . . . the biggest issue is not our imagination, but our will. Is this what we truly want?

For more information go to Fulfilling the Discipleship Mandate on the Lausanne Movement website.
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