This document discusses values, vision, discipleship, and building a discipling culture. It provides definitions and Bible passages about discipleship. The key points are: 1. Discipleship involves following Jesus' invitation to be in relationship with Him and investing in others. 2. Discipleship is a spiritual journey undertaken in community as apprentices of Jesus to learn and spread His teachings. 3. Jesus' plan was to change the world by making disciples who would continue multiplying and discipling others.

2. // WE VALUE // - The authority of Scripture in all matters of faith & practice - Abiding in Christ through consistent prayer, reading of the Word & other spiritual disciplines - Communicating the unchanging truths of the Gospel in ways that are meaningful for today

3. // WE VALUE // - Being & becoming who God has uniquely called us to be as a community of faith - People finding & creatively expressing the truest version of themselves in Christ - Doing life in relationship with the Lord & with one another

4. // WE VALUE // - Sharing the life & love of Jesus with the spiritually disconnected in our lives - Being the hands & feet of Jesus to those in Lawrence & the world - Equipping & sending out leaders for Kingdom impact, wherever God calls them

7. // VISION // “The Future belongs to those who have vision to see their dreams”

8. // VISION // “The Future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”

9. // VISION // “Visualize your Dreams and make them Happen”

10. // VISION // “How Can the Future be so Hard to Predict when all of my Worst Fears keep coming True?”

11. // VISION // “Any Vision Can Be Achieved If You Have Enough Slaves”

12. // VISION // “If you can’t see the Solution to a Problem, try a Neural Implant”

13. // VISION // “Without vision the people are unrestrained….the people perish” -Proverbs 29:18 (NASB, KJV)

15. // DISCIPLE // a. A person who is a pupil or adherent of the doctrines of another. b. One who embraces & assists in spreading the teaching of another. c. An Apprentice; a person who works for amaster craftsman, to learn at trade

17. // DISCIPLESHIP // “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master.” (Matt 10:24-25, ESV)

18. // DISCIPLESHIP // As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. (Matthew 4:18-20, NIV)

19. // DISCIPLESHIP // Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve—designating them apostles—that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority…. (Mark 3:13-15, NIV)

20. // DISCIPLESHIP // Jesus called his twelve disciples to him…and sent them out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.(Matthew 10:1,6-8 NIV)

21. // DISCIPLESHIP // Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20, NIV)

23. // DISCIPLESHIP // As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. (Matthew 4:18-20, NIV)

24. // DISCIPLESHIP // 1. Discipleship is for Ordinary People

25. UP (God) IN (Fellowship) Out(Outreach)

26. // DISCIPLESHIP // Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve—designating them apostles—that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority…. (Mark 3:13-15, NIV)

27. // DISCIPLESHIP // 1. Discipleship is for Ordinary People 2. Discipleship is an Invitation into a Relationship with Jesus Christ

28. CHALLENGE INVITATION

29. // DISCIPLESHIP // 1. Discipleship is for Ordinary People 2. Discipleship is an Invitation into a Relationship with Jesus Christ 3. Discipleship is a Spiritual Journey in Community

30. INVITATION IMMITATION INNOVATION

31. // DISCIPLESHIP // Jesus called his twelve disciples to him…and sent them out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.(Matthew 10:1,6-8 NIV)

32. // DISCIPLESHIP // 1. Discipleship is for Ordinary People 2. Discipleship is an Invitation into a Relationship with Jesus Christ 3. Discipleship is a Spiritual Journey in Community 4. Discipleship is Investing my Life in Others

34. // DISCIPLESHIP // 1. Discipleship is for Ordinary People 2. Discipleship is an Invitation into a Relationship with Jesus Christ 3. Discipleship is a Spiritual Journey in Community 4. Discipleship is Investing my Life in Others 5. Discipleship is Jesus’ Plan to Change the World

35. // DISCIPLESHIP // Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20, NIV)

36. // DISCIPLESHIP // “The careful, painstaking education of the disciples secured that the Master’s influence on the world should be permanent, that His Kingdom should be founded on deep and indestructible convictions in the minds of a few, not on the shifting sands of superficial impressions on the minds of many.” (A.B. Bruce)

37. // DISCIPLESHIP // “Jesus, it must be remembered, restricted nine tenths of His ministry to twelve Jews, because it was the only way to reach Americans today.” (Eugene Peterson)

39. BUILDING a DISCIPLING CULTURE 8 6 6 4 4

40. THE POWER of MULTIPLICATION X6 X4 D 25 150 600 GROUPS PEOPLE PEOPLE