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

• In the apostles’ practice of discipling emerging congregations and leaders, certain key elements are seen again and again. These include their own personal example, their loving pastoral care, and faithful intercession and prayer on their behalf. We also see that they maintained ongoing personal contact with them, sent representatives to communicate to them, sent personal correspondence to them, and delegated to them both responsibility and authority as the need arose. • The roles of the disciple-maker in the church can be summarized in the images of the discipler as a model (personal example), as a mentor (as one who coaches another to excellence), and as a friend (as one who befriends another for mutual support and care). • All efforts toward the encouragement and training of developing disciples must be done with a commitment to and in the context of the local church. The local assembly of believers is the critical context of the church, not only for nurturing new believers to maturity, but also for identifying and equipping leaders for ministry. • As we assemble believers in the church and nurture them through follow-up and discipleship, we can see growth occur which will lead to a strong, healthy, and dynamic church being planted in the city.

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I. Equipping through Nurturing the Body: the Role of the Local Church in Effective Discipling

Video Segment 2 Outline

A. The local church brings in (incorporates) new converts in the body, Acts 2.42-27.

1. Evangelism takes place through the Church, Acts 2.47.

2. Follow-up is being incorporated into the Church, Acts 2.39.