The purpose of this paper aims to explore the method of reproducing discipleship training to fulfill the Great Commission. Ongoing reproductive discipleship training is the command and teaching of the Bible and the Lord.
Jesus started the discipleship training, rooted in the Old Testament, in a concrete way, and it was successful. The redemptive work of Jesus would not be completed without the reproducing discipleship training, as described within the history as recorded in the book of Acts (Mark 16:15). Jesus was the founder of discipleship training and a competent trainer, both knowing the principles and methods. Jesus chose a few people, lived with them, and set an example. He repeatedly examined the lives of his disciples and helped them reproduce their lives. The primary reason for Jesus calling the twelve disciples was to preconceive the potential of reproduction, with the full intention to bring about an explosive revival and growth in a short period. The strategy for all nations to return to God, the strategy to conquer the world, was only possible when the discipleship training continues to reproduce. Such is the Lord's command (Matt. 28:18-20).
The book of Acts shows us how the disciples had faithfully followed the strategy set by the Lord. The Gospel movement started in Jerusalem and expanded vigorously throughout Asia, Europe, and the Roman Empire for a short period. The history in the book of Acts of the early Church shows us how rapidly the Churches were established, and the gospel expanded as the disciples continued to preach. The apostle Paul is at the center of this dynamic church growth and expansion. He imitated the Lord more than anyone else (1 Cor 11:1) and taught Timothy the principles of effective reproducing discipleship training to move forward the Great Commission commanded by Jesus (2 Tim 2:2). The book of Acts teaches us the method of Paul's discipleship training and church growth. The history in the book of Acts covers only 20-30 years. The gospel movement, which began in Jerusalem, reached Rome, the world's great empire, within 30 years (Acts 28:16).
Is the reproducing discipleship training possible today? I want to review today's discipleship training programs in Korea. I examined the discipleship training currently being conducted in Korea by conducting a survey of pastors implementing discipleship training. From the research results, the discipleship training, which started enthusiastically, but was on the verge of discontinuity, due to the dearth of reproduction.
For reproduction to occur, it is necessary to introduce T4T (Training for Trainers) to be implemented in the Church Planting Movement (CPM). Visiting seminars and conferences, I witnessed that the Gospel was vividly and powerfully expanding. This method is desperately necessary for the Korean church.
Evangelism and discipleship training (T4T) for unreached ethnics in the 1980s have been exploding. This growth is due to continuous reproduction. I tried to introduce the sites of discipleship training where unprecedented revival and reproduction were occurring and explored their methods. T4T is, however, a revival and discipleship training focused on evangelizing the unreached ethnic groups. My initial skepticism, whether such revival and growth are possible in Korea, where the missional and cultural environments are different, was confirmed. Although several pastors, including myself, experienced poor results even though the interest on the T4T was high.
To apply T4T in the Korean church context, I reconstructed the reproducing discipleship training to fit in the Korean situation as I participated in and studied it with 20 other pastors for 12 weeks. During the project, I studied the theory and methods of T4T, repeated the training I made up for the problems and improved it.
I discovered that it is better to start the T4T with a few people. The few must train themselves and repeat the practice so that evangelism and growth can occur. They also need to take risks of sharing the Gospel with people, helping them accept the Gospel in faith, and equip them by promptly encouraging the new believers to share the Gospel themselves. The focus of discipleship training must be on reproduction. In order for reproduction to occur, field-oriented leadership and training must precede. Training people and education in the field, not textbooks, must be given priority. There is an urgent need to change the method of evangelism. The evangelism method must be active and abundant. The strategy of team evangelism is beneficial in the T4T ministry. The combination of team evangelism and T4T produced good results of evangelism and growth.
Currently, the Korean church continues to decline. A candid review and a radical transformation in discipleship training are needed to escape from this situation and experience the same level of revival and growth as the early church did. Reproducing discipleship training is required. I pray and hope that this paper contributes to my church as well as the Korean church.
Title
재 생산하는 제자훈련을 지역 교회에 접목시키기 위한 연구(지구촌교회 사례 중심으로)
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Korean
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2744972555
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