Practicing Christian Leadership, Student Workbook, SW11

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P R A C T I C I N G C H R I S T I A N L E A D E R S H I P

1. Instruct the new believers in the Church’s role in Christian discipleship (the importance of the unity of the faith), Phil. 2.1-2.

a. As the Family of God: the home where those who belong to God’s family live, work, and play, 1 John 3.2

b. As the body of Christ: the person through which God acts in the world, Rom. 12.4-8

c. As the Temple of the Holy Spirit: the place where God lives and is worshiped in the world, 1 Cor. 6.19-20

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2. Introduce them publicly to the believers in the fellowship, Rom. 15.7.

3. Connect them with godly friends who can ground them in the faith.

a. Gal. 6.2

b. 1 Pet. 3.8

c. Phil. 2.3-4

4. Link them to an active member, family, and cell (small group) who can ground them in the faith, 1 Cor. 12.24-27.

D. Assign new believers to pastoral oversight.