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What are we going to do?
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We are going to
discuss the following:
o The CDMCPM session sets the following DNA of
discipleship in the life of the disciples who participate in the session:
The authority of
the bible.
Prayer.
Making disciples who
obey Jesus commands.
o The CBS aligns the Catechized Disciple-Making
Church-Planting Movement (CDMCPM) with the discipleship principle of the
priesthood of all believers.
o The proceedings of the CDMCPM session can be used
outside of the CDMCPM context for the purpose of discipleship.
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What are we going to do?
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The CDMCPM session sets the
DNA of the authority of the bible in the life of the disciples who participate in
the session
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The focal point of every CDMCPM
session of CDMCPM is the study of the bible.
The study of the bible is the backbone of obedience-based discipleship in
CDMCPM. The obedience is to what Jesus
has commanded in the bible. That makes the
CDMCPM session bible-centric. The discipline of the authority of the bible
is instilled in the disciples through the CDMCPM process that ensures that
disciples who participate in it obey the bible as their authority. The surety comes from the mutual
accountability enforced for each stated goal of obedience disciples voluntarily
set for themselves as the Holy Spirit directs them upon completion of each
bible study. Thus
the authority of the bible as a necessary DNA of discipleship becomes ingrained
in the life of the disciples in CDMCPM.
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The CDMCPM session sets the
DNA of the authority of the bible in the life of the disciples who participate in
the session
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The CDMCPM session sets the
DNA of prayer in the life of the disciples who participate in the session
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Mutual accountability for
each stated goal of obedience and each stated goal of fishing for people a disciple
sets is lovingly enforced when one disciple
Intercedes on behalf
of another disciple throughout the week for a stated goal of obedience or a stated
goal of fishing for people the latter has made during a CDMCPM session.
Earns the right
to enforce accountability for the stated goal of the other disciple by virtue
of the loving kindness behind the intercession.
Actually enforces accountability for the stated goal of the
other disciple during the following CDMCPM session.
In the mutual accountability
for obedience and fishing for people the disciples care for one other and open
themselves up to be cared for by others through prayer. Just imagine what an isolated and
disconnected world it is if each disciple were to pray only for his/her own stated
goals and what a loving and kind world it is for each disciple to pray for one
another in the matter. The total amount
of prayer that will have been prayed in both scenarios is about the same but
the loving kindness in the latter makes a whole world of difference between the
two. Furthermore
fellowship of the disciples in the Holy Spirit through prayer is found only in
the latter but not the former.
Disciples who attend the CDMCPM
session feel cared for by one other. It
draws out the pastoral care of individual disciples for one another, enhances
their fellowship experience with one other, and makes for a more cohesive church. The responsibility of caring for the
disciples does not fall on the overseer of the church alone but is shared among
all disciples. The pastoral care of
individual disciples for one another through prayer is a step closer to
fulfilling Jesus commands for us to love one another.
The discipline of prayer is
instilled in the disciples through the CDMCPM process that ensures that
disciples who participate in it would pray for one another. Thus prayer as a
necessary DNA of discipleship becomes ingrained in the life of the disciples in
CDMCPM.
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The CDMCPM session sets the
DNA of prayer in the life of the disciples who participate in the session
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The CDMCPM session sets the
DNA of making disciples who obey Jesus commands in the life of the disciples
who participate in the session
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In addition
the discipline of making disciples who obey Jesus commands is instilled in the
disciples through the CDMCPM process that ensures that disciples who
participate in it would fish for people and teach them to obey Jesus
commands. Thus making
disciples who obey Jesus commands as a necessary DNA of discipleship becomes
ingrained in the life of the disciples in CDMCPM.
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The CDMCPM session sets the
DNA of making disciples who obey Jesus commands in the life of the disciples
who participate in the session
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The CBS aligns CDMCPM with
the discipleship principle of the priesthood of all believers
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The CBS is canned and
designed to make the study and interpretation of the bible less intimidating
and challenging. As a result of using CBS,
the CDMCPM session is less dependent on the bible expertise of the leader of
the CBS group and the overseer of the church.
The requirement of leadership is primarily faithfulness in executing its
responsibilities in accordance with documented procedures in the CDMCPM session. It enables more disciples to take on the role
of leadership and together with the disciples pastoral care for one another
through prayer aligns CDMCPM with the principle of the priesthood of all
believers.
Consequently the church does not easily fall apart when the overseer
is gone. Another disciple attending the church
would likely be able to take over the leadership responsibilities. In fact the
collective recollection of the whole church of how the former overseer used to
facilitate the CDMCPM session could assist the new overseer in taking on the
role, not to mention the step-by-step documentation for facilitating the
session that is available. It makes the church
more resilient to leadership changes.
Leadership changes in an active CDMCPM can be frequent when the more
enterprising disciples turn over their existing leadership responsibilities so
that they can be freed up to start a new CBS group.
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The CBS aligns CDMCPM with
the discipleship principle of the priesthood of all believers
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The proceedings of the CDMCPM
session can be used outside of the CDMCPM context for the purpose of discipleship
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Certainly so.
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The proceedings of the CDMCPM
session can be used outside of the CDMCPM context for the purpose of discipleship
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