THE CULTURE OF OUR DISCIPLE-MAKING COMMUNITY:
1️⃣ We practice gratitude in everything (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
2️⃣ We pursue the joy of the Lord as our strength (Nehemiah 8:10).
3️⃣ We celebrate victory over sin and death (1 Corinthians 15:57).
4️⃣ We affirm new identity in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).
5️⃣ We intentionally pray with one another (Matthew 18:19-20)
6️⃣ We bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2)
7️⃣ We communicate honestly, clearly, directly, and timely (Ephesians 4:25).
8️⃣ We practically contribute to our community (Ephesians 4:16)
9️⃣ We hold one another accountable in truth and love (Proverbs 27:17).
🔟 We minister to the entire spirit, soul, and body (1 Thess. 5:23).
➡️ We strive towards spiritual maturity like Christ (Colossians 1:28-29).
➡️ We practice the one another passages - welcome (Romans 15:7), love (John 13:34), forgive (Colossians 3:13), accept (Romans 15:7), encourage (1 Thessalonians 5:11), exhort (Hebrews 3:13), serve (Galatians 5:13), submit to (Ephesians 5:21), stir up (Hebrews 10:24), pray for (James 5:16), teach (Colossians 3:16), and show hospitality towards one another (1 Peter 4:9)…
➡️ We immitate Jesus who purposefully 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 through their specific giftings and callings.
➡️ We implement strategies that replicate disciple makers to the third and fourth generations from their local community to the ends of the earth.
FAITH ✝️ Faithful + Available + Intentional + Teachable + Humble
SMART🧑🎓 Specific + Measurable + Achievable + Relevant + Time-bound
GRITS 🍜 Generational + Relational + Intentional + Transformational + Spiritual
“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)