Reflection on Course
DSMN 500
Lecture Notes: Creating a Discipling Culture
1. Determine the key passages (Vision).
2. Extract the core principles (Values).
3. Define your terms (Views).
a. Church
b. Pastor
c. Saints
d. Gospel
e. Evangelism
f. Disciple/Discipleship
g. Leader/Leadership
4. Decide on your structure (Vehicles).
a. Church structure (Traditional/Attractional/Hybrid/Organic)
b. Group system (A church… “with” groups, “of” groups, or “is” groups)
5. Describe what success looks like (Verifiers).
Existing church:
1. Recruit core team
2. Train team
a. Initial agreement
b. Ongoing accountability
3. Change the language
4. Lead by example
5. Show and share the gospel
6. Begin new missional groups (pray/win/grow/send)
7. Gather the groups (teach)
8. Stop doing things or DNR
9. Handle criticism
10. Be patient
11. Continue 1–7
12. Make the change, be the change, or be changed (compromise)
New church:
1. Recruit core team
2. Train team
a. Initial agreement
b. Ongoing accountability
3. Create the language
4. Lead by example
5. Show and share the gospel
6. Begin new missional groups (pray/win/grow/send)
7. Gather the groups (teach)
8. Reward the right behavior
9. Mentor leaders
10. Multiply groups
11. Release new leaders
12. Plant new works