IT ALL STARTS WITH JESUS
It is through knowing Jesus and having faith in Him that our own growth is fueled. Cultivating our personal relationship with Jesus means many things. But it starts with the gospel and proceeds from there. As we learn and apply His ways, His truths, and experience His love, He invites us to take greater steps of faith, He invites us to say ‘YES’ to Him continually. From this growing relationship with Jesus, we are then able to best invite others into that journey with us and disciple them. This is how we fulfill our mission of helping people say ‘YES’ to Jesus
WHAT IS THE DISCIPLESHIP JOURNEY?
The Discipleship Journey is simply a framework for helping every person at Generation grow in their relationship with Jesus. It is the ‘operating system’ for making disciple-making followers of Jesus.
Here at Generation we define a disciple as someone who is following Jesus, is becoming like Jesus, and are helping others do the same.
Our desire is to help every person know Jesus and help them take their next step of faith in Jesus as a disciple, and the Discipleship Journey assists in that process.
WHERE ARE YOU ON YOUR DISCIPLESHIP JOURNEY?
EXPLORING
In this stage you will explore what it means to follow Jesus. Meaning you will start to understand Jesus and His good news of salvation and what it means to surrender to Jesus. If this is where you are, that okay!
BEGINNING
In this stage you will begin to follow Jesus. Jesus will become your example for everything in life. You will publicly acknowledge your new faith, begin to understand your new identity in Jesus and tell your story of salvation (Be Baptized). You will begin to study your Bible, learn to pray about everything, and worship along with other believes.
One of the main ways you will start to grow is getting connected into community and growing alongside other disciples. You will discover how God has gifted you by identifying your purpose.
THRIVING
In this stage, you’ll continue to thrive by becoming like Jesus. Becoming like Jesus is when we do the things Jesus did like serving others and loving instinctively. You will start loving your neighbor intentionally and will learn how to share the Gospel.
You will start to give generously; not through just money but through you time and talents. Along with being generous you will commit to the Local Church and personally engage in mission locally and/or globally
MULTIPLYING
In this stage, you’ll start to multiply by helping others do the same. You will rely on the Holy Spirit personally disciple those who are exploring, beginning, and thriving in their discipleship journey.
You will be using your gifts to help others use their gifts. You will impart knowledge through modeling and leading others the way Jesus did. You will be equipping others to do the works of service and then releasing those raised up to multiply and do the same.