In Episode 423 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss how and why you should be measuring discipleship growth.
“What’s the most biblical and healthy way to measure discipleship growth?”
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- Biblical teachings on discipleship growth
- How eight biblical signposts are measurable
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
- “The most biblical way to measure discipleship growth is to measure it against the biblical teaching.” – @edstetzer
- “There are eight attributes that healthy disciples exhibit.” – @danielsangi
- “We often disciple the way we’ve been discipled.” – @danielsangi
- “There are things in common that all believers need to know and grow in.” – @edstetzer
- “God is not going to be contradictive to His Word, so we need to know what His Word is.” – @danielsangi
- “The reason why an assessment like this is helpful is so that you can have different metrics to measure rather than it being all hearsay.” – @danielsangi
- “We need to honestly look at our situation to make sure of where we are and how we are growing because in the process we might learn that people are stuck.” – @edstetzer
Additional Resources:
- Learn more about the Discipleship Pathway Assessment
- Read No Silver Bullets by Daniel Im
- Listen to the Unseen Podcast
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Published September 19, 2019