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Gospel Leader ‘PDP’ Resource Sheet

January 19, 2012

The following is designed as a sort of leadership development “cheat” sheet because we want you to have many different options for developing men and women as gospel leaders in your local church.

This resource sheet is designed to help you draw from a wealth of potential action items in order to develop your own Gospel Leader Personal Discipleship Plan (PDP) or help someone else in your local church do the same. For some of you, we suggest you take these action items and begin implementing them immediately in a Gospel Leader PDP. For those of you that like thorough processes, we suggest you complete the Gospel Leader Pre-Assessment and then based on your perceived strength and growth areas, you can use this resource to develop your PDP accordingly. That said, we have designed this resource for to help you, so please use it however you think is best for the development gospel leaders.

The actions items that are bolded are items that we have used several times and have found to be effective. This means the items in bold come highly recommend and encouraged.

Directions for Gospel Leader Resource PDP

  1. Review your Gospel Leader Pre-Assessment prayerfully
  2. Determine what action items from the Gospel Leader Resource PDP best fit your areas of growth
  3. List these action items (with up to 1-5 items for each sub-category–be sure to include dates for completion) on your Gospel Leader PDP
  4. Begin using your Gospel Leader PDP items for training

Gospel Leader PDP Resource Sheet

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LEARNER
This Category May Include Goals Related to the Spiritual Vitality, Study, Theological Clarity

  • Write a one-page description of your current typical devotional pattern (Word and prayer) and how you specifically plan to develop this area.  (Spiritual Vitality)
  • Determine a Scripture memorization plan to develop love for Jesus, God’s Word, and Fighting Particular Sin (Spiritual Vitality)
  • Memorize and mediate on 2-3 biblical passages that focus on the glory of Christ (Spiritual Vitality)
  • Develop and implement a prayer list/chart/journal/spreadsheet with categories for adoration, thanksgiving, praise, and intercession and room to track prayer requests and answered prayers over time (Spiritual Vitality)
  • Read CJ Mahaney’s Living the Cross-Centered Life and write a reflection on how the importance of the gospel in your daily life (Gospel)
  • Read selected chapters from Don’t Call It a Comeback and write short reflection  (Theological Development)
  • Read Wayne Grudem’s Christian Beliefs and write short reflection on questions, agreement, disagreements supported by Scripture  (Theological Development)
  • Read select chapters from Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology and write short reflection on questions, agreement, disagreements supported by Scripture (Theological Development)
  • Read Sam Storms’s Chosen for Life: The Case for Divine Election and write a short reflection on questions, agreement, disagreements supported by Scripture (Theological Devleopment)

 

MISSIONARY
This Category May Include Goals Related to Personal Evangelism, Living on Mission, and Missional Engagement

  • Develop 2-3 friendships with non-Christians in the next 2 months and engage in gospel conversation.
  • Pray regularly for salvation of 2-3 local non-Christians acquaintances and pursue them in friendship
  • Read Porterbrook Module: Missional Community Life and write a short reflection
  • Read Porterbrook Module: Apologetics and write a short reflection
  • Set up a time to Interact with Your Gospel Community Leader on how to present the gospel and call for a response
  • Co-lead a discussion or training session on Missional Engagement/Gospel Conversations in your Gospel Community
  • Write a short reflection on how the gospel addresses “fear of man” and the implications for you and evangelism and share with your Gospel Community
  • Read the “Ordinary Lives with Gospel Intentionality” Redeemer Blog Post and write a reflection of how you can develop this type of missional living in your life and in the lives of those that you disciple

 

SERVANT
This Category May Include Goals Related to Serving in Your Neighborhood, Church Family, and Beyond

  • Organize and lead a monthly prayer night for your Gospel Community
  • Brainstorm ideas with your Gospel Community Leader and organize and cast vision for a service opportunity for your Gospel Community.
  • Begin discipling 1-2 people and work with them through a Pre-Assessment and help them develop their own condensed PDPs
  • Work with your Gospel Community leader to identify area of Sunday service in local church and begin serving

 

FAMILY
This Category May Include Goals Related to the Local Church, Gospel Community, and Marriage if Married

  • Help develop and implement a PDP for your spouse and family
  • Read Ephesians and write a short reflection on how the gospel impacts and unites a church community
  • Read the Gospel of John and write a reflection on how Jesus made disciples and how you can begin to implement what you’ve learned
  • Read “Local Church” chapter from Don’t Call It a Comeback and write a short reflection

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