How to Create a Healthy Discipleship Pathway in Your Church

Our panel shared on the significance of discipleship in churches at this present age. 

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, Chinese ministers and leaders of the Assemblies of God gathered for the year’s first Chinese 2TIP. The panel sharing revolved around the significance of discipleship in our churches today, especially in light of MM33 – the vision of the World Assemblies of God to witness Kingdom expansion through advanced evangelism, discipleship, and church planting.

Rev David Lim opens the session with an overview of six pillars that should govern our discipleship: The gospel as the motivation of discipleship, Christ as the goal of discipleship, the Bible as the content of discipleship, the Holy Spirit as the Empowerer of discipleship, the church as the environment for discipleship to take place and mission as the embodiment of discipleship.

Yet, how do we practically break through the challenges of discipleship?

Rev Christina Onn shares that to overcome the challenges of discipleship, we must first change how we disciple – awaken our members’ spiritual hunger. To do so, we need first to understand the vision God gave the church and communicate this to our members. In addition, we must understand the direction of new discipleship before its implementation, be clear of its purpose or philosophy, and be both convicted and committed to it for the long term.

Ps Chai Tze Joon rounds off the session by sharing where evangelism – specifically outreach – finds its place in our discipleship. He shares that intentional discipleship and fostering of church culture will naturally lead to outreach.

As we step into this new year and continue in our movement to advance the gospel globally, we pray that as we humbly seek the Lord to lead us in building healthy discipleship in our churches, we will witness empowered individuals grow to be the salt and light of this generation.

如何在教会中建立健康的门训之旅

许秀琴姐妹译，ACTS College

2024年2月22日星期四，神召会中文牧师和领袖们齐聚一堂，参加了今年的第一次中文牧者同工团契。座谈会围绕着门徒训练在我们教会中的重要性展开分享，特别是在考虑到 MM33——世界神召总会通过先进的福音传播、门徒训练和教会植堂来见证国度扩展的愿景。

林函辉牧师在开场中概述了六个门训的支柱：福音作为门训的动机，基督作为门训的目标，圣经作为门训的内容，圣灵作为门训的能力，教会作为门训的环境，以及使命作为门训的体现。然而，我们如何实际突破门徒训练的挑战呢？翁瑞玉牧师分享说，要克服门徒训练的挑战，我们首先必须改变我们的门训方式——唤醒我们会众的属灵饥渴。为此，我们首先需要理解上帝赐给教会的异象，并将其传递给我们的会众。此外，我们必须在实施新的门训之前理解其方向，明确其目标或理念，并对其长期执着和致力。蔡子云牧师总结了本次会议，分享了传福音——特别是外展——在我们门训中的位置。他分享说，有意识的门徒训练和培养教会文化将促成外展。

当我们踏入这个新的一年，继续推动全球福音的传播之际，我们祈求，在我们谦卑地寻求主，在建立教会内健康门徒训练方面引领我们的过程中，我们将见证那些受赋能的个人成长为这一代的盐和光。