Establishing a discipleship ministry using a Pauline athletic metaphor: Evangel Temple Assembly of God, Grand Prairie, Texas

Douglas B Shafer

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Establishing a discipleship ministry using a Pauline athletic metaphor: Evangel Temple Assembly of God, Grand Prairie, Texas

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Douglas B Shafer. Establishing a Discipleship Ministry Using a Pauline Athletic Metaphor: Evangel Temple Assembly of God, Grand Prairie, Texas. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/9c9e0714-67ba-470c-b70b-61babeb693ca.

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D. B. Shafer. Establishing a discipleship ministry using a Pauline athletic metaphor: Evangel Temple Assembly of God, Grand Prairie, Texas. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/9c9e0714-67ba-470c-b70b-61babeb693ca

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Douglas B Shafer. Establishing a Discipleship Ministry Using a Pauline Athletic Metaphor: Evangel Temple Assembly of God, Grand Prairie, Texas. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/9c9e0714-67ba-470c-b70b-61babeb693ca.

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Douglas B Shafer

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Almost everyone enjoys a good competition. From athletic endurance on a football field to intense concentration in a chess match, to Olympic figure skating, people are drawn to a contest. The Apostle Paul understood this human tendency when he used the theme of running a race in I Cor. 9:24-27 to exhort the Corinthian believers to Christian excellence. The purpose of this project is to create a motivating and challenging approach to discipleship at Evangel Temple Assembly of God in Grand Prairie, Texas. It will involve teaching seven to twelve people biblical principles of discipleship tailored around Paul's racing metaphor. The writer hopes that the process will result in a greater interest and participation in active ministry within the local church. The project will consist of ten lessons which will be taught on a weekly basis as a part of the regular Wednesday night program and a concluding session which will incorporate a Sunday evening service allowing participants to minister and testify. Each lesson will teach an area of discipleship and will include both written and hands-on ministry assignments. Lessons will also include an evaluative mechanism which will illustrate both cognitive understanding of the material covered in class as well as show increased involvement in functional ministry. A group ministry project will also be developed.

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