Focus on Reproduction, Mentor's Guide, MG12

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F O C U S O N R E P R O D U C T I O N

• To provide friendship, connection, fellowship for believers, Acts 2.42; 1 Cor. 1.9; 2 Cor. 8.4; 13.14; Gal. 2.9; Phil. 1.5; 2.12; 1 John 1.3, 6–7 • To care for one another in our time of need, especially the widow and the orphan, 2 Cor. 8–9; 1 Tim. 5.1–16; James 1.27 • To prepare saints for their future responsibility as co-heirs with Christ, Rom. 8.17; 2 Tim. 2.12

• To do good to all people, but especially to the household of faith, Gal. 6.10

~ Adapted from H. L. Willmington. Willmington’s Book of Bible Lists . Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House. 1987.

Planting Urban Churches: Tending

Segment 2: Equipping the Church through Discipleship

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

The local assembly of believers is the place that God has ordained for the ongoing care and feeding of new and growing Christians. As faithful, mature believers care for new converts in the life of the local assembly of believers, these same converts will be established in every dimension of the Christian life, including their spiritual walk, their understanding and application of Christian doctrine, and their discovery and use of their gifts as they are equipped for the work of the ministry. Our objective for this segment, Equipping the Church through Discipleship , is to enable you to see that: • The local church is the context for beginning and sustaining effective discipling for new and growing Christians, especially in the sense that the local assembly of believers is the place which incorporates new converts into the faith, establishes them in their walk and doctrine, and equips them for the work of the ministry. • The Scriptures provide a number of clear examples of God’s leaders in a mentoring and modeling role. This includes notable cases such as Moses and Joshua, Elijah and Elisha, David and his “mighty men,” Naomi and Ruth, Jesus and the Twelve, and Paul and Timothy.

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Summary of Segment 2