If you were mentoring a new believer, what is one important thing you'd want to include in their basic training?
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For me I would have to say prayer time! It's hard to narrow it down to just one though. However, I think learning how to communicate with God in a two way conversation is essential. The five basics I cover in discipling are:
Prayer
Quiet Time
Membership in a local Body of Believers
Worship
Sharing your Testimony
Thanks, Ronnie!
I'll comment:)
I think it largely depends on their background, but having that been said...
I think it's vitally important for a new believer (or every believer for that matter) to surround themselves with good Christian friends that will encourage and disciple them. Most new Christians that I've had the privelege of mentoring/discipling have tons of questions regarding the bible, prayer, church, etc. I often take for granted my knowledge of basic bible doctrine because I was raised in church, but each time I disciple a new follower I'm reminded of how overwhelming it all can be. I think if a new believer is surrounded others who can/will encourage them in their new relationship with Jesus, they're more likely to grow in their personal walk with him (through prayer and personal Bible study). After all, aren't we all more encouraged to live for Christ if everyone around us is also living for Him?
Hope that helps :)
Time!
Or to paraphrase Paul, "follow my example as I follow Christ’s" I think far too often we get caught up in quantity rather than quality. This then leads us to try and find systematic or programmatic ways to achieve the task of making a disciple. No curriculum or program can replace the simplest and most effective form of discipleship, live life with me and let my life rub off on yours. Most of the essentials aren't taught their passed down. I know many who learned how to pray for example but that doesn’t mean they do it. don’t just teach the how’s let them see how you do it so much that it just becomes who they are not what they do.
Secondly mentor by mentoring. BY that I mean often Gods prevenient grace manifest through us to others becomes our sanctifying grace. Show them they have a role to play and a purpose to fulfill and that the Spirit can and already wants to work through them not just in them.
when i asked someone i respect for their thoughts on this, they said read Psalms, Proverbs (daily), Matthew, Romans, I & II Corinthians. Not having been raised in church or for that matter a home where God or the Bible was even discussed, a new christian needs to KNOW it's ok to not already have the knowledge that some other christians do. and the only way to get that is through personal studying, plus inhaling all the knowledge they can get through their church, i.e. Pastor, mentor, Sunday school..... when you've not grown up in a home where prayer was something that was seen, done..... it was very hard for me to understand that prayer is done in the car while driving and so on, it's not always on your knees with tears running down your face. so having said what i've said - teach them how to read, study and understand the Bible. i can remember reading the Bible for the first time, and oh my word - it might as well have been in the greek or hebrew.
ok the BIG second part of the comment above are my thoughts
Thanks, Tammy!! Good thoughts!
Oh--and thanks, Jeff!! Time is essential, huh?
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