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A Great Commandment Purpose

“Love God: Worship and Serve

Him Only”

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with

all your mind.” “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-40)

A Great Commission Mission

“Make Disciples”

•“Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey

everything I have commanded you.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

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Our Disciple Making Strategy

•Fellowship “baptizing them…”•Discipleship “teaching them…”•Service “Love your neighbor…”•Evangelism “As you go…”•Worship “Love God…”

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Disciple Life @ IBCB

Disciple Life @ IBCB

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The Disciple Life @ IBCB

Multiplying and mobilizing disciple-making followers

of Jesus Christ.

Strategy Values•Movement –the sequential steps in the intentional process that cause people to move to greater areas of commitment.•Clarity –the ability of the process to be communicated and understood by the people.•Alignment –the arrangement of all ministries and staff around the same simple process.• Focus – focus is the commitment to abandon everything that falls outside of the simple ministry process.

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Strategy Structure

Fellowship Discipleship Service Evangelism

Love Grow Serve Go

Membership Maturity Ministry Mission

Bringing Changing Training Sending

Assimilating Transforming Equipping Commissioning

Strategy Structure

•Bringing is assimilating a person from being an un-churched, non-believer to being a follower of Jesus Christ who is committed to the life and mission of the local church.•Changing is transforming a person, or group of people, to become increasingly mature in the Christian faith (i.e. more like Christ) brought about by a submission to the guidance and leading of the Holy Spirit through Scripture.

Strategy Structure

•Training is the equipping of a person to support the mission of the local church with a special focus on disciple-making through evangelism and mentoring.•Sending is the commissioning of a person, or group of people, to engage un-churched, non-believers as part of the mission of Jesus Christ.