Gospel Discipleship Congregation Guide: 4 Pathways for Christian Disciples

Each congregation has a unique mission field. Several tools for developing disciples and for engaging in discipleship are available to churches; however the resources assume that the churches using them are similar to the church that created them. With Gospel Discipleship individuals and churches learn how to engage in self-reflection which then defines a path that fits their context. The discipleship path for each individual disciple is assessed and determined through the Gospel Discipleship Participant Guide while this Gospel Discipleship Congregation Guide guides the implemntation of the program and assesses the discipleship path for the congregation as a whole. Therefore the program leader(s) needs the congregation guide while individual particpants need their own participant guide.  With Gospel Discipleship churches can identify a pathway for discipleship applied from one of the four Gospel storytellers: Matthew Mark Luke and John. Each had a distinct approach to discipleship which can be applied to a given church's identity vision and mission. As disciples are encouraged by the church to step beyond the door and engage the needs of people they can be sent forth confidently with an awareness of personal unique gifts and insights into the actual mission field where they participate with God in changing the world.  "