Discipleship and Leadership: Discipleship Pathway | The Synergy Initiative
How do we move people from unbelievers to new believers, then into disciplers and leaders who can multiply the church? This teaching unpacks a clear pathway for discipleship and leadership development that equips every Christian to grow in their character, convictions, and ministry competencies while helping others do the same.
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In this session from The Synergy Initiative, Dr. Jeremy Kimble, Professor of Systematic and Applied Theology and Director of the Synergy Initiative at Cedarville University, outlines a clear process that moves people from unbeliever to new believer to discipler to leader — all for the sake of Gospel multiplication.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction: Discipling new believers
0:41 The pathway: unbeliever to new believer to leader
1:06 Needs of unbelievers and new believers
1:47 Growing believers and their role in evangelism and discipleship
2:20 Training spiritual leaders with character, theology, and skills
3:02 The process of recruiting, selecting, and training leaders
7:32 Equipping through character, knowledge, skills, and affections
9:17 Multiplication and disciple-making disciples
10:01 The role of knowledge, coaching, and ministry experience
12:02 Empowerment and the transfer of authority in ministry
13:14 Every member as a disciple and discipler
14:22 Creating a process to grow believers into leaders
This video explores practical and biblical steps to raise up disciples who multiply and lead in the church. The process includes:
– Reaching unbelievers with the Gospel and inviting them into Christian community
– Helping new believers grow in Bible knowledge, doctrine, and godliness
– Training growing believers in evangelism, discipleship, and holiness
– Equipping spiritual leaders to teach, disciple, and take initiative in ministry
– Recruiting, selecting, training, and deploying members into meaningful ministry roles
– Providing ongoing coaching, mentoring, and evaluation for effectiveness
– Empowering leaders through the intentional transfer of authority
– Multiplying disciple-making disciples to see the church grow and thrive
Discipleship development and leadership development go hand in hand. Churches that establish a clear pathway — from unbeliever to new believer to growing believer to leader — create a culture of multiplication where every member sees themselves as both a disciple and a discipler.
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