THE CULTURE OF OUR DISCIPLE-MAKING COMMUNITY:
1. We practice gratitude to God (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
2. We pursue the joy of the Lord as our strength (Nehemiah 8:10).
3. We celebrate victory over sin and death (1 Corinthians 15:57).
4. We affirm new identity in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
5. We regularly pray for and with one another (Matthew 18:19-20)
6. We bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2)
7. We communicate directly, clearly and honestly (Ephesians 4:25).
8. We intentionally build up the online community (Ephesians 4:16)
9. We hold one another accountable in truth and love (Proverbs 27:17).
10. We minister to the whole spirit, soul, and body (1 Thess. 5:23).
11. We intentionally strive towards spiritual maturity (Colossians 1:28-29).
12. We love one another (John 13:34), forgive one another (Colossians 3:13), serve one another (Galatians 5:13), submit to one another (Ephesians 5:21), teach and admonish one another (Colossians 3:16)…
13. We follow Jesus Christ who engaged in disciple-making relationships, established followers firm in their faith, equipped the saints for the work of ministry, and empowerd followers to make disicples within their unique callings.
14. We intentionally practice disciple-making processes that multiply disicple makers to the third or fourth generation from our local communities to the ends of the earth.
“SERVANTHOOD EVALUATION”
“The following instrument is provided for you to measure your growth as a servant of Christ. Read each statement and evaluate the attitude of your servant mind in regard to that attribute. Use the following scale and place the appropriate number in each blan. The higher your total score, the closer you believe you are attaining to servanthood.”
(page 240, The Mind of Christ, by T.W. Hunt and Claude King, 1994, Lifeway Press, Nashville, TN)
1. No, that’s not me 2. That’s sometimes me. 3. That’s often me. 4. Yes, that’s definitely me.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN THE SPIREK TEAM?
David and Kim Spirek have relaunched disciple making ministries through GoSendMe Global and are currently seeking new partners for their team. Your participationon on this fivefold ministry empowers them for more productive outcomes. Would you consider serving on one of the teams?
1. Accountability: (3 individuals to meet monthly)
2. Prayer: (>=100 individuals to pray daily)
3. Advancement: (2 individuals to help advance the cause)
4. Care and Crisis: (1 individuals to help in time of crisis)
5. Support: (many individuals to give financially)