The Grace Discipleship Group

Jeff Vandersteldt of Soma makes the following observations:

1. The Church exists to BRING GLORY TO GOD in all things and in all ways (see Ephesians)
2. God is glorified when the Church is MAKING DISCIPLES who Love and Worship God in all of life (Consider Jesus’ commands and Paul’s instructions to equip the Church to grow up into maturity)
3. This does not nor will not happen if the Church isn’t sending her people to make disciples of All Nations All the Time - in order to fill the whole earth with God’s glory through His people in all places.
4. In order for this to happen the Church needs to see all that she does as disciple-making - Not just the gatherings but the everyday life of her people all week long - people are being formed and informed in all of life and showing others what it means to follow Jesus in everything.
5. Discipleship happens largely through informal means: you don’t make disciples in a class room but in ministry and on mission. Formal training is more supplemental: filling in the gaps; processing through experiences; preparing for real ministry; etc.

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