Mentor Training
WorkshopThis 3-hour workshop is designed to help your church equip disciples who make disciples using the pursueGOD tools.
Leadership Edition:
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Session #1
Key Points:
- Jesus came to the earth to help people pursue God, and his strategy was to empower generations to do it.
- Jesus picked fishermen instead of Pharisees to make a point: regular people can do this. Matthew 4:19
- The crowds had sermons, but they needed shepherds to disciple them. Matthew 9:36-37
- Making disciples is a command, not a suggestion. Matthew 28:19-20
Podcast:
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What do you think of when you hear the word “mentoring?” Have you ever had a mentor at school, in sports, or at work? Describe the relationship.
- Read John 1:43. Is it surprising to you that Jesus picked a bunch of fishermen as his closest disciples? Explain.
- Make a list of the activities you consider to be “normal” in the Christian life. Is disciple-making on that list? Have you actually ever done it?
- Read Matthew 28:19-20. Do you think the disciples felt qualified to become mentors? Do you feel qualified? Why or why not?
- Who personally helped you to pursue God? How did they do it?
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
Session #2
Key Points:
- Disciple-making is simply a series of conversations, and our content at pursueGOD.org empowers you to actually do it (see the FLEX Method).
- The process of disciple-making involves three phases in the big picture: invite, invest, and empower.
- When you start investing in a discipleship relationship using our tools, remember three core principles: discovery, ownership, and humility.
- The pathway for discipleship gives you clarity on how to help someone go full circle. Start with topics (at the top of any Start Page) and work toward The Pursuit, a 12-week discipleship track that graduates your mentee.
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Podcast:
Talk About It
- What’s your initial reaction to this topic?
- Invite, Invest, Empower – which one seems the most difficult to you? Explain.
- Describe the three mentoring principles in your own words. Which one resonates with you most?
- Read 1 Corinthians 3:7. How do you see this principle at work in your own story of faith?
- Describe the pathway for disciple-making in your own words. What’s the point to taking someone through a discipleship track?
- Do you feel qualified to make disciples? If not, what would qualify you?
- Make a list of a few people who might be interested in going through a discipleship track with you. Begin praying for those people.
Session #3
Next Steps:
- Cover more training topics (below).
- Practice with the topics in this discipleship track.
- Pray for God to open a door for disciple-making.
- Follow up with your trainer after you’ve started discipling.
Podcast:
Talk About It
- What’s your initial reaction to this topic?
- Who in your life can you invite into a discipling relationship? Which discipleship track would be best for them?
- Read John 15:16. Do you think the disciples would have ever mobilized if Jesus hadn’t been so direct about it? Explain.
- Imagine that you’re discipling someone a year from now. What does your follow up relationship look like with your trainer? How often are you still connecting?
- What are some roadblocks that might keep you from helping someone pursue God? How can you eliminate those roadblocks?
- What are some training topics that you’d like to cover with your mentor?
