Beyond Discipleship to Relationship

Anyone who wants to grow and wants to help others to grow in the Lord will find a practical approach within Beyond Discipleship to Relationship. Are you interested in growing a more intimate relationship with Christ?

Think about how you first decided seriously to follow Jesus. Was it initiated in the midst of a crowd or during an intimate talk with one or two other believers?

Reach Me with Smiles

Reach Me with Smiles is a useful resource that will enhance teacher effectiveness, merging six approaches that can be used in any teaching context. How do you teach a lesson that will assist with growth? Teachers and leaders stimulate, motivate, involve, love, encourage, and strengthen students. The concept is recommended for teacher development to improve existing skills for independent or group study:

Examine how to equip persons who make disciples of others, a core value of Christian ministry
Keep lessons fresh as you remain equipped and updated with what God has called you to do
Consider unique characteristics of God’s creation—your students
Discover how to be intentional about teaching others how to demonstrate their faith
Distinguish between “disciple” and “disciple maker” as a part of increasing effectiveness
Examine processes to assist Christians with equipping the body of believers
Explore how to escort church members toward becoming more mature Christians
Equip servants to build strong foundations for transformational ministry in the church and community
Uncover practical strategies for the local church or in service to the community

Blooming for Christ

Spiritual growth and a plant’s growth cycle are not different. Like the balloon plant, Christians grow in stages. Our spiritual timeline begins once we accept Christ. Then a seed germinates into a young plant that eventually blooms and shares faith experiences, which reproduces more faith and spreads seeds according to God’s plan. Finally, the plant develops into a mature Christian who is God’s harvester in preordained gardens.

In the conclusion of her discipleship trilogy, Reverend Barbara A. F. Brehon shares scripture, wisdom, and a plant lifecycle comparison to gently move believers toward the light of the Lord in their respective growing seasons. Through her guidance, believers will learn how to strengthen their faith and sow seeds that encourage new believers and others to bloom where they are planted, clarify and fulfill their divine purpose, and grow intimacy with the Lord, who refines the mission.