Beginning, The: First Steps for New Disciples by Lifeway Adults

Beginning, The: First Steps for New Disciples by Lifeway Adults

The Beginning Workbook includes an introduction to the weekly session topic, guided prayer options, and a complete story of the Bible with text and narrative explanation that drives the weekly meeting. (5 Sessions)

The Beginning is an intentional Bible study for new disciples of Christ that can be used in one-on-one discipleship or small groups. It introduces the basic practices and elements of the faith, including the centrality of Christ, the crucial practice of prayer and Scripture reading, community, and what it means to be on mission for God. Exercises put weekly topics into practice, and meeting times work as well in one-on-one discipleship relationships as they do with typical small groups. This resource is attached to the broader Disciples Path series, but can also serve as a stand-alone product.

This disciple-making resource includes discussion questions and group exercises every week to reinforce the primary teaching points of each topic. Individual study and out-of-group activities have all been crafted with a new believer's spiritual maturity and commitment level in mind. These optional activities include but are not limited to reading plans, prayer exercises, personal study, and journaling.

Sessions:

1. What Just Happened to Me?
   (Basics of salvation and what it means to live as a follower of Jesus.)
2. The Centrality of Christ
   (Forming a Christian worldview around the person and work of Jesus.)
3. Time with Jesus
   (The disciplines of prayer and Scripture reading.)
4. The Church
   (Basic understanding of community in the context of the local and universal church.)
5. The Mission
   (Introduction to our mission and responsibilities in the world as followers of Christ.)

Features:

• Bible study format, content, and activities created and written by practicing disciple makers
  
• Individual exercises to provide opportunities to practice discipleship
  
• A personal Bible study plan

Benefits:

• Facilitate transformation through modeling and practice
  
• Use as a handbook for one-on-one or two-on-one discipleship situations
  
• Examine five crucial elements for new disciples/believers
  
• Lead effectively--requires minimal leader preparation and allows the facilitator to model what it means to be a disciple
  
• Initiate an intentional discipleship path with individuals or groups
  
• Help those with doubts about salvation

David Apple serves as the national director of consulting/training for CORE 7 and as associate pastor at Big Canoe Chapel in Big Canoe, Ga.

Ken Braddy is LifeWay's director of Sunday School and a 30-year veteran of church education ministries in the local church. He is a blogger, author, trainer, and Sunday School practitioner.

David Francis retired from LifeWay as director of Sunday School in 2018. His books and accompanying training modules can be downloaded at lifeway.com/davidfrancis.

Bob Mayfield serves Oklahoma Baptists in the areas of personal evangelism and small groups. Bob previously served churches in Arizona and Texas as a minister of education.

Dwayne McCrary leads teams that create ongoing Bible study resources for LifeWay, is an adjunct professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and teaches ongoing Bible study groups in his church. Prior to coming to LifeWay he served churches in Texas and Tennessee.

Steve Parr is nationally known as an author, keynote speaker, practitioner, and advocate of church growth strategies. He currently serves as the executive director of missions for Georgia's largest association of churches, the Gwinnett Metro Baptist Network. His signature book, Why They Stay, is researched based and examines what keeps kids connected to churches into their adult lives.

Bruce Raley has served on church leadership teams in Arkansas, Florida, and Tennessee. He also served as the director of education ministries for LifeWay Christian Resources for ten years. Bruce has a passion for leadership development and the creation of new Bible study groups.

Alan Raughton was adult ministry specialist at LifeWay for more than 24 years before moving back to the local church where he serves Nashville First Baptist Church, Nashville, Tenn. as pastor of Christian Education and Discipleship. A sought-after Sunday School trainer and speaker, Alan has written and co-written three books on Sunday School in addition to numerous articles on Sunday School and church health.

Allan Taylor is the executive pastor of ministries at First Baptist Church Concord in Knoxville, Tenn. He served previously as director of Sunday School & Christian Education at LifeWay. He has written two books, The Six Core Values of Sunday School and Sunday School in HD, along with four DVD Training series: Sunday School Done Right, Forward From Here, A Sunday School Strategy That Works, and The Inspired Teacher.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781430035336
ISBN 10	1430035331
Title	Beginning, The: First Steps for New Disciples
Author	Lifeway Adults
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	LifeWay Christian Resources
Year published	2014-09-01
Number of pages	80
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.