Developing a Strategy for Reproducing Disciples at First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Mississippi

Humphries, Evan

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Developing a Strategy for Reproducing Disciples at First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Mississippi

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Humphries, Evan. Developing a Strategy for Reproducing Disciples At First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Mississippi. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/51b1c907-628d-4da7-b96a-723ec370dd31?locale=en.

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Abstract

This projects aim was to develop a strategy for reproducing disciples at First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, Mississippi, (FBC). In the first phase of this project, I explored existing discipleship methods to determine best practices and conducted a church survey to reveal the spiritual health of FBC. A demographic study revealed the spiritual health of Neshoba County. Third, with the deacon’s approval, I selected a strategy team from the FBC membership and included the ministerial staff. The team and I used the summary of best practices, results from the spiritual survey of FBC, and the demographic study of Neshoba County to develop a strategy. The strategy team evaluated the accumulated methods of making disciples and created a discipleship strategy for FBC. Finally, the strategy team helped establish a course of action for presenting the discipleship strategy to the deacon body and congregation. I presented the strategy and implementation plan to the deacon body for feedback and approval. The deacons unanimously approved the discipleship strategy. I am in the process of preaching through the discipleship strategy in Sunday morning worship, and some of the members of the strategy team have established pilot D-Groups. From this, along with other church members, five pilot D-Groups have been meeting this fall. Church members will begin meeting in D-Groups church-wide in January.

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