Four Season of GrowthHow to people grow from conversion to maure Christian leadership.For each season we need to know

our goals the focus of teaching

the type of group culture.

Read 1 John 2:12-14 and define three phases of growth and their characteristics

Based on the Focus Chart of Gene Tabor and the Philippine Navigator and Reach, Lakas-Angkan movements. © Viv Grigg, Oct 1989

Growth-Oriented Theology1 John 2:12-14

CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE FATHERS &MOTHERS

Know the Father Strong Have spiritualchildren

Word of Godabides

Companionshipwith the Father

Have overcome theevil one

Four Seasons of GrowthEVANG-ELISM

SECURITY COMMITMENT QUALITY CALLING

1. With God 1. To Christ as Lord 1. Of character Faith Hope Love

1. Discernment

2. With the Body 2. To God’s Familyrelating in love

2. Of MinistryDevotionKnowledgeSkill

2. Development

3. Self-Acceptance- Deliverance- Healing

3. To the word asfood and authority

3. Deployment

Teaching at Each of the Four Seasons

EVANG-ELISM

SECURITY COMMITMENT QUALITY CALLING

The Nature of God 1. Faithfulness,

Love, Grace,

1The Nature of God Holiness etc

The Character of God – Gal 5:22,23, Sermon on the Mount

Leadership Large Group Leadership

The Basics of Christian Living Word, Prayer, Fellowship etc

Discipleship: The Response of Obedience 7 Areas

Ministry training Devotion Knowledge Skill

Ministry Experience Reflections

Evangelism, Discipleship

Small group Leadership

Economic discipleship

Economic Leadership

Goal for Each of the Four Seasons

EVANG-ELISM

SECURITY COMMITMENT QUALITY CALLING

Disciple Basic Labourer Complete

LabourerConvert Beginning

Disciple

7 Characteristics of a Slum Disciple? Puts Christ first in all areas of life (Luke 14:26-33; Matt 6:33),

and separates from sin. Spiritually Socially (Luke 14:26) Economically (Luke 14:33)

The Word of God is food and authority (John 8:31) Fellowships regularly with other believers showing love and

unity (John 13:34,35)

Growing in devotion to Christ, and developing a prayer life (John 15:7)

Growing in Christlike character (John 15:16) Witnessing regularly (John 15:16) A learner, open and teachable (Matt 28:18-20)

What is a Basic Labourer?Takes 4-5 years to develop a workerThis is a season of one to one relational training

Christlike CharacterEssentially healedFruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22,23)Healthy marriage

Skill in MinistryAble to lead someone to ChristAble to discipleAble to lead a small group and

larger groupAble to teach

Heart for Ministry

Four seasons of growth in our lives and ministry……

Security – We become members of a new happy family. We experience new ways of having fun and celebrating.

Commitment – Through committed relationships we become disciples or disciplined leaders in groups with authority to minister reconciliation, healing and deliverance. We bear fruit and start a second generation.

Quality – Through experience, testing, and trials, we become mature quality leaders, delegating ministries to others while mentoring and supervising a number of groups. A third generation is birthed. ( we now have grandchildren).

Calling – Apostolic and prophetic roles enable us to serve others in pioneering and establishing their ministries. Multiple families of great grandchildren are birthed….See pages 168-180 “Cry of the Urban Poor”

A Typical Lifelong Pilgrimage Phase 1: Disciplines of Word and Prayer Phase 2: Entering into Empowerment:

Experiencing signs and wonders Phase 3: Disorientation: burnout, catastrophe,

disillusionment, sickness, pain, failure, grief, marital strife etc.

Phase 4: Orientation: Integration of Gifting, success, completion

Phase 5: Return to God in the depth of your being (Silence)

These phases also run in parallel.

Making a Timeline Draw a line along top of page and mark yearly or

5 yearly or 10 yearly Identify the four seasons of growth in your lives

then various seasons of maturity (Bobby Clinton, Phases 1-6)

Identify family influences, divine encounters, foundational promises

Major boundary events or paradigm shifts Areas of training or mentoring, discovery of gifts Crises, catastrophes, pain, damage Seasons of preparation and fruitfulness Primary life’s work, types of leadership Areas of character development

Group DiscussionDetermine at which season youeach

are in. Work together on a work plan for

key areas of teaching for on of those seasons

Strategic Issues in Discipling The Purpose of Discipling

Rom 8:29 Col 1:27-29 Eph 5:27 Everyone mature in Christ

Discipling Damaged People Discipline Needed Create trouble, grace

needed Lots of counseling time

needed Healing by Holy Spirit

Urban Poor Issues Anger Debt Those who oppress Fatherless families Envy Demonic activity….

The Centrality of an Open Home