Disciples Path: The Journey Personal Study Guide Volume 1

Disciples Path: The Journey Vol. 1 Personal Study Guide offers a mix of group discussion, personal study, and practical application. It includes questions for reflection, prayer guidance, a session introduction, Scripture passages, commentary, a weekly activities checklist, a Bible reading plan, and devotionals.

For a long time, the church has put an emphasis on introducing people to Jesus and getting them saved. Certainly that is a worthy goal. But does it go far enough? Jesus’ final instructions were not “go and get people saved.” They were, “Go, therefore, and make disciples….”

But discipleship is a process. And who has the time to disciple an entire church? Fortunately, your best disciple-makers are already sitting in the congregation. Disciples Path: The Journey was created just for them. It’s a one-year intentional plan of discipleship that’s designed to make disciples who make disciples.

Disciples Path was originally created by 14 disciple-making church leaders who were brought together to think through how to instill biblical principles and practices of discipleship. The group included senior pastors, education ministers, and small group pastors from various churches, ministry areas, and traditions.

They realized that the disciple’s path should be progressive, relational, disciplined, and replicable:

• The Journey is progressive in that each study builds on the previous one with a destination in mind.
• The Journey is relational because discipleship is taught and caught—time spent with the disciple-maker helps the disciple ask questions, observe practices, and learn specific skills, truths, and principles that will be exercised for the lifetime of the disciple.
• The Journey is disciplined because what happens between meetings is more important than what happens during them. The end of each session presents a set of expectations that the growing disciple agrees to accomplish on his own before the next session.
• The Journey is replicable in that discipleship is an ongoing practice. The disciple should become a disciple-maker. By using The Journey resources, even the first-time disciple-maker will be equipped to take on this important but sometimes intimidating role.

Volume 1 Study Plan:

1. What Just Happened?
2. The Centrality of Christ
3. Baptism
4. Time with Jesus
5. The Blessing of Community
6. Joining Jesus on Mission
7. The Importance of Discipleship
8. Defining a Disciple
9. Jesus Calls His Disciples
10. Jesus Teaches His Disciples
11. Jesus Equips His Disciples
12. Jesus Sends His Disciples
13. Review/Fellowship

Features:

• A practical plan for group engagement and discussion
• Content for individual use during the time between group gatherings

Benefits:

• Become a disciple that will be able to disciple others.
• Gain confidence to share your biblical knowledge and life experience.
• Reap the benefits of a becoming a mature disciple of Christ.
• Help your church expand its reach and influence in the community. reach and influence in the community.