The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity

Imagine Project

Disciplemaking Churches Resources

This section is for leaders and those who are interested in seeking change in their context. These resources will help you understand the change process in greater depth and understand come of the challenges to the growth of disciples.

Tools for Leaders

How Whole-life Is Your Church Survey

This survey has been developed for leaders to use with their congregation to build a picture of what is happening in their church and understand the needs that people have.

For more details on the survey and how to use it click here.
Download a copy of the survey to gain a snapshot of your church. click here
Download the excel spreadsheet click here.

One Degree Shifts

Begin the culture shift process by making small changes. For an explanation of the idea click here.

Frontline Exercise

Use this exercise to help groups discover the significance of the places in which they live and work on a daily basis. click here

 

Other Resources

growLet My People Grow Book

Edited by Mark Greene and Tracy Cotterell, this is a rich and practical collection of essays from fifteen multi-disciplinary experts and practitioners representing a breadth of churchmanship who reflect deeply on this key issue for the UK church: how can we grow whole-life missionary disciples and disciple-makers who can make a difference in today's rapidly changing world?

Catalysed by Mark Greene's 'Imagine How We Can Reach the UK', this collection of essays is intended to encourage the growth of a diverse movement seeking to create mature, mission-oriented, disciplemaking churches in our radically changing society.

Avoiding 'faddism', the collection brings insights from the Old and New Testaments, from the experience of the early church, Wesley and a number of contemporary pioneering experiments in disciplemaking from a variety of church streams. It looks at the implications of such a radical shift in church culture for leadership teams by asking, 'What are leaders for?' and explores how a deeper consideration of what it means to be human is so vital in developing our picture of Christian discipleship.

The book is not a 'ten-point plan', rather it is a collection that will stimulate reflection, stir the imagination and point towards pathways for church communities and individuals committed to growing as missionary disciples and disciple-makers who make a difference in today's world.

  • Chapter summaries are available here
  • Download the chapter 'The 'end' of Discipleship: John Wesley's vision of real Christianity' by Philip Meadows, Director of Studies at Cliff College here
  • Download the Chapter 'Why do churches resist disciplemaking' by Steve Davie, Team Rector at St Bartholomew's Horley. here
  • Download a set of discussion questions intended for use with a small group. here

 

2121st Century Disciples

In this 4 part audio CD set recorded at a training and workshop day held at LICC in 2007, Graham Cray, Bishop of Maidstone, draws on his extensive experience as a theologian, teacher and church leader to encourage Christians engaging with the challenge of whole-life contemporary disciplemaking in the local church.

Four sessions of teaching and question time on biblical frameworks and practical wisdom.

Listen to the first session 'Awakening' here
Download the workbook and slides that accompany the CDs. click here

Purchase the CD set (£10) here.

Session Outlines:


1. Awakening: Foundations for contemporary whole-life discipleship

What is the theology that renews our minds as we face up to this challenge of whole-life discipleship in the 21st century? What builds hope, strengthens faith and increases our capacity to embrace this challenge?
Talk (49 mins), Questions (13 mins)

2. Fresh eyes: The landscape of contemporary whole-life discipleship

What, therefore, should whole-life disciplemaking churches look like? Are there churches today where we see the signs and shoots of such communities?
Talk (50 mins), Questions (21 mins)

3. Repainting my world: The implications for leadership

What difference will all this make to church leaders? How does it affect their role, responsibilities, priorities, personal and professional growth?
Talk (43 mins), Questions (21 mins)

4. Engagement & Transmission: Creating a whole-life disciplemaking community

How might church leaders start to engage with their congregations in a movement, a culture shift, towards becoming whole-life disciplemaking churches? How do they 'pass it on'?
Talk (17 mins), Questions (15 mins)

 

bibThe Bible & Whole-life Discipleship Pack

Intended for leadership teams and small groups, this is a provocative and helpful integrated resource that will stimulate reflection in your church about the ways in which the Bible is used in your church, the role of the Bible in forming disciples and provide ideas for engaging your community with the Scriptures in fresh ways.

The pack consists of a DVD, informally filmed at a recent Imagine workshop. Or, for those who prefer, an audio recording is also available. These are accompanied by written material, including discussion questions, a questionnaire, handouts and further content, and reading lists. Download the written material:

 

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