Ongoing coaching is crucial for effective disciple-making. While teaching provides initial knowledge, continual coaching offers the long-term support needed for successful multiplication. Coaching encompasses two key aspects: coaching others and being coached yourself.
Finally, continue the coaching journey by engaging in DMM Training, which provides an in-depth learning experience to enhance your disciple-making journey. This training includes national ongoing coaching to support your development.
- Coaching Others: This involves guiding others through the disciple-making process outlined below. Meetings typically shift to biweekly, monthly, and eventually "as needed." Ideally, the coaching relationship continues indefinitely, embracing the "life on life for life" paradigm.
- Being Coached By Others: Participating in existing DMM coaching meetings is just as vital for your growth as it is for those you are coaching. Form or join a coaching network, and if you have trouble locating a meeting, contact us through the button at the bottom of this page. Suggested resources for a coaching network includes weekly emails, monthly Zoom meetings, and quarterly face-to-face meetups.
Finally, continue the coaching journey by engaging in DMM Training, which provides an in-depth learning experience to enhance your disciple-making journey. This training includes national ongoing coaching to support your development.
PHASE 1: MULTIPLICATION
The multiplication phase involves a three-step process: Look Back, Look Up, and Look Ahead.
Look Back
Begin by asking, "How did your last 'I will' commitment from the previous meeting go?" Review past disciple-making experiences by reflecting on both successes and challenges. Use guiding questions such as, "What is going well in disciple-making, and what challenges are you facing?" or "What are you learning?"
Look Up
Engage actively with Scripture by reading a passage from the DBS Story Sets and asking, "What does this teach us about making disciples?" Or reviewing mission-related passages from your own devotions.
Look Ahead
Ask, "What is your next step?" Encourage responses in the form of an "I will" statement that someone records. Conclude with prayer, asking for God's help in sustaining these practices and deepening their understanding of Him.
PHASE 2: CHURCH
Encourage a multiplying Discovery Group to become a church by focusing on the three issues:
Identification: They refer to or view themselves as Church, rather than a Bible study.
Practices: They don't just do a Discovery Bible Study, but give attention to the Seven Sails when they gather. Further more, they engage in the habits such as baptism and communion, and those outlined in Acts 2:36-42.
Leadership: They operate autonomously, and are led by individuals who emerge as Elders from within the group.
Resources
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