Discipleship & Next Steps

You Were Made to Make Disciples

Discipleship

Discipleship at the Vineyard doesn't stop at growing your own faith. It's about becoming the kind of person who helps someone else grow too.

Our vision is simple: build a culture where every disciple becomes a disciplemaker — reproducing what they've received, one relationship at a time.

For more information, contact jennifer.shock@vineyardcincinnati.com

What is a disciple?

A disciple is one who is following Jesus, being changed by Jesus, and committed to the mission of Jesus.

Jesus said in the Bible: "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19).

This is an illustration of what it looks like to be a disciple, and our priorities as we follow Jesus. There are three components:

Being with Jesus

Becoming like Jesus

Doing what Jesus did

How do I grow?

Emotionally healthy spirituality deeply transforms us and leads to authentic love for God and others.


Join us for three studies that each deepen a different part of that growth.


Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Experience a deeper transformation 

Emotionally Healthy Relationships - Experience stronger relationships

Color Courageous Journey - Experience God's heart for multi-ethnic unity


Each study stands on its own, so take one or all three studies in any order you'd like   

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Videos: What is Discipleship?

Christian discipleship is the journey toward becoming the new creatures God has already made us in Christ, as we follow Him. Watch the videos below:

What does a disciple do?

KEY VERSE:
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:4-5


RESOURCES:

  • Moments with the Savior: Experience Jesus, the kindness in his face, the forgiveness in his eyes, and the power in his hand by Ken Gire (devotional)

  • The One Year Salt and Light Devotional: 365 Inspirations to Equip and Encourage You to Live Out Your Calling in the World by Chris Tiegreen (devotional)

  • Sacred Pathways: Nine Ways to Connect with God by Gary Thomas

  • Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton

  • Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund

  • Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

  • Bible Reading Plans

  • Lectio 365 (find it in your app store)

KEY VERSE:

“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” Galatians 5:16; 22-24


RESOURCES:

  • Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard Foster

  • Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation by Ruth Haley Barton

  • Color-Courageous Discipleship: Follow Jesus, Dismantle Racism, and Build Beloved Community by Michelle T. Sanchez

  • Emotionally Healthy Relationships (class, dates TBD)

  • Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren

  • Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer

  • Practicing the Way www.practicingtheway.org - Nonprofit started by John Mark Comer that created free resources to help people learn how to be with Jesus, become like him, and do as he did.

KEY VERSES:
“By this we may know that we are in him: whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.” I John 2:5-6

“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” James 1:22


HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT JESUS:

  • Jesus lived a generous life
  • Jesus served others
  • Jesus shared the gospel (God's good news)
  • Jesus lived in community
  • Jesus made disciples


RESOURCES (BY CATEGORY):

Generosity

Serving

Evangelism

  • Power Evangelism by John Wimber

Community

  • The Relational Soul: Moving from False Self to Deep Connection by Richard Plass and James Cofield

  • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks

  • The Art of Neighboring: Building Genuine Relationships Right Outside Your Door by Jay Pathak

Disciple-making

  • Walk with Me: Simple Principles for Everyday Disciplemakers by Bill Mowry