Leader of Followers to Leader of Leaders
Help the leaders that you are pouring into get their disciples to become leaders as well!
Multiplying Disciple D-Group Curriculum Sessions
In the drop-down section below, you will find the curriculum and meeting flow for each D-Group session for Multiplying Disciple Part 2: Leader of Followers to Leader of Leaders. The purpose of this curriculum is to help the leaders that you are pouring into multiply their skills and resources into those that they are discipling so that they can become competent leaders themselves.
Connect
- How has your week been?
- How can we pray for you?
Accountability
From your personal time with the Lord…
- What is God saying to you?
- Through scripture
- Through your time in prayer
- Through your time with your family/in community
- What are you going to do about it?
- How can we help?
From the preparation for this session…
- How are you feeling about getting into this curriculum?
- Who are you shepherding right now and what does your discipleship relationship look like with them?
- You have people that you are leading right now, how prepared do you think they are to go out and shepherd others?
- How much time do you usually spend with those that you are shepherding outside of scheduled group times?
Intentional Learning
Main Idea
When Jesus called His disciples, He called them to a lifestyle of constant connection and frequent time together. He got close with the 12 that He discipled and gave them access to His life as He also got access to theirs. If you are going to help your disciples be disciple-makers, it is going to take more than once-every-other-week meetings with each other. Learn how to connect with those that you are leading outside of formal group settings.
Learning Materials
Investing in Others- Jo Saxton
Discussion
- Re-teach me what you watched in these videos and read in these articles
- What does it take to truly invest in others the way that Jesus has called you to?
- What is an example of somebody doing life-on-life really well with you?
- How would it be possible to do life-on-life with busy schedules?
- What would you need to say no to in order to say yes to life-on-life?
Practice
- Take some time to look open personal calendars and determine when a good tie each week would be to have life-on-life with their disciples
- Brainstorm different activities that each person does in their day-to-day lives that they can invite their disciples into/different activities that their disciples do that they can join them in
- Have each person send a text to one of their disciples inviting them to do something outside of a regular group time within the next week
Plan
Guided Prayer
- Pray for…
- Availability of your disciples to have that life-on-life time with you
- The Lord to provide sweet moments for you and your disciples during the times of life-on-life
- Opportunities to teach and disciple the people that you are shepherding during those non-group times
Conclude
Connect
- How has your week been?
- How can we pray for you?
Accountability
- What is God saying to you?
- Through scripture
- Through your time in prayer
- Through your time with your family/in community
- What are you going to do about it?
- How can we help?
From the last session’s action steps…
- Were you able to spend life-on-life time with your disciples?
- What would you do differently with your life-on-life time moving forward?
- What touchpoints do you have planned with your disciples in the future?
From the preparation for this session…
- What were some of the biggest “ah-ha” moments from the content that you went through?
- Do you think that you have already been stewarding all that God has given you well? What are some highlights and lowlights of your history with resource stewardship?
Intentional Learning
Main Idea
To lead your people to be the best disciple-makers that they can be, they need to recognize all that God has given them and how they can use it all for the sake of the Kingdom. Whether it be the time that God has gifted them with, the talents and personality that he knit into them, or the resources that God is trusting them with, it all can be used to advance the Kingdom and to help others become disciples of Jesus. Learn what it takes to see nothing as truly yours, but as God’s resources that you are to use to bless others and glorify Jesus with.
Learning Materials
- “Give to the church- John Piper”
- “Selfless Serving”
- You can’t outgive God sermon
- Give God Your Best
- What Does it Mean to Serve the Lord?
- Serving God
Discussion
- Re-teach me what you learned
- What are the biggest road blocks in your life that keeps you from being generous with your resources?
- What is the resource that you have that is the hardest for you to be open-handed with? Time? Money? Possessions? Energy?
- What is a new perspective that you gained after going through the content?
- Are there people in your life who steward the resources that God has given them well? How has their generosity affected your life and other lives around them?
Practice
- Take some time to write out in your journal all that God has given you to steward. Apartment, house, car, electronics, finances, talents, hobbies, gifts, relationships, etc. Whatever stands out most in your head, write it out.
- Write next to the items that you listed, name one way that you can utilize that resource to bring God more glory.
- Highlight the top 3 gifts that God has given you that you have not stewarded well. Write out why it has been hard for you to be open-handed with that resource.
Plan
- Write out a goal for how you are going to better steward one of the resources that you listed out.
- List out the steps that it is going to take to accomplish this goal. Who are you going to bless? When would it need to take place? How would you need to prepare?
- Share that goal with your group. Ask them to critique it and to push you to be more open-handed with the resources that God has given you.
- Start the first action step within the next week.
Guided Prayer
Pray for…
- Open eyes to see the ways that God wants you to use your resources to make disciples who make disciples.
- A humble heart that does not see your time or your stuff as your own.
- Blessing upon blessing to flow from God using your generosity.
Conclude
Connect
- How has your week been?
- How can we pray for you?
Accountability
From your personal time with the Lord…
- What is God saying to you?
- Through scripture
- Through your time in prayer
- Through your time with your family/in community
- What are you going to do about it?
- How can we help?
From the last session’s action steps…
- How have you been more generous with your time and resources?
- What was the hardest part about stewarding what God has given you wisely?
- How can you see yourself becoming a better disciple-maker through stewarding your resources better?
From the preparation for this session…
- What is some of the most compelling vision-casting that you have ever heard?
- How have you heard our pastors cast vision before? How do they speak when talking about prayer, baptism, etc.?
Intentional Learning
Main Idea
God has called each and every one of use to make disciples who make disciples. He’s called some of us to do that on big stages and some of us to do that in small living rooms. Some of us are supposed to do that overseas, whole some of us are supposed to do that in our hometown. God has called us to different, wonderful things and the enemy would love nothing more than for us to never live into that calling. The enemy will either try to discourage your disciples from living into that calling or he will make them oblivious to that calling for the rest of their lives. In this session, we are learning how to lift the eyes of our disciples to see what God has called them to do, and to empower them to live into that calling, no matter the consequences.
Learning Materials
Discussion
- “Re-teach me what you learned”
- What are some points that particularly stood out to you?
- What are some questions that you still have about casting vision?
- In your opinion, what are the most important components of casting vision well?
- What are some examples of people casting vision in your life that has empowered you? How did that affect your life?
Practice
- Cast vision for something using the words “imagine if…” And “one day there will be…”
- Cast vision for something, this time incorporating a call to action
- Think of your disciples and what you want to call them into. Think about their lives and what God can do with them. Write down what kind of vision you would want to cast for their lives.
- Practicing casting that vision for your disciples with the people in this group.
Plan
- Each person should pick one disciple that they are planning to cast vision to this week
- Share who that disciple is and what you want to tell that disciple when you get together
Guided Prayer
- Pray for…
- The Spirit to move through you when you cast vision to your disciples
- Receptiveness from your disciples and a buy-in to the vision that you cast
- Your disciples to follow through and live into the calling on their lives
Conclude
Connect
- How has your week been?
- How can we pray for you?
Accountability
From your personal time with the Lord…
- What is God saying to you?
- Through scripture
- Through your time in prayer
- Through your time with your family/in community
- What are you going to do about it?
- How can we help?
From the last session’s action steps…
- How did your disciples respond to you casting vision to them?
- What would you do differently the next time that you cast vision to a disciple or to a group of people?
- What action steps are your disciples taking after catching a vision for how God can use their lives?
From the preparation for this session…
- During your time in church, have you seen the Body of Christ as a family on mission?
Intentional Learning
Main Idea
Every person that you are leading has been created by God and has been gifted with different personalities, gifts, and passions that can be used for the Kingdom. As a leader and a disciple-maker, it is important to identify those things in your disciples, activate them, and release them to do the work that God has created them to do. It’s important as you create a family on mission to not value some gifts higher than others and to not value the people who are most like you higher than others, but to see every person’s gifts as helpful and worthy to be used by God and to help you build a well-rounded family on mission.
Learning Materials
Discussion
- Re-teach me what you learned
- What stood out from the videos and articles?
- What is your APEST?
- Does your APEST make sense to you?
- How do you see your APEST play out in your life?
- What is the APEST of the people in your group?
- What would it take for your community to partake in a “family on mission” kind of activity?
- In what ways have you already led your group towards being a family on mission?
Practice
- Brainstorm one thing that you could change about your community group to accommodate for more non-believers being present
- Brainstorm a job for every Christian that attends your community group that aligns with their APEST gifting
Plan
- Have the people that you are discipling take the APEST test
- Meet with your community group and decide how you want to reach non-believers after going through some of the ideas on your brainstorm list
- Plan an outreach event with your disciples
Guided Prayer
- Pray for…
- A shared vision for mission within the lives of your disciples
- Opportunities to meet non-believers through your groups efforts
- Willingness from your disciples to use their gifts for the kingdom
- New people to regularly get connected to the Gospel through your family on mission
Conclude
Connect
- How has your week been?
- How can we pray for you?
Accountability
From your personal time with the Lord…
- What is God saying to you?
- Through scripture
- Through your time in prayer
- Through your time with your family/in community
- What are you going to do about it?
- How can we help?
From the last session’s action steps
- What did you end up doing with your group to meet non-believers?
- What was each of your disciples’ APEST? Are they what you expected?
- How are you going to continue fostering your people to become a family on mission?
From the preparation for this session…
- How have you seen people model things to you really well? It could be a discipleship experience or something like a job experience or something your parents taught you.
- What skills would you not have today if you didn’t see it first modeled for you?
Intentional Learning
Main Idea
Have you ever heard the saying, “do as I say, not as I do?” That is actually the opposite of discipleship. In the life of Jesus, His disciples walked with Him and were able to see first-hand what a life lived for the Kingdom is supposed to look like. In order for the people that you are discipling to become proficient in skills that are necessary for ministry, you will need to model those skills to them first. After modeling to them how to do something, you will then be able to put the ball in their court and have them practice what they first saw you do. By doing this, you are setting your disciples up for success and helping them become proficient in ministry skills.
Learning Materials
Discussion
- Re-teach me what you learned
- What are some questions that you still have about the video and the document?
- How have you seen people do a good job modeling skills to you?
- What are biblical examples of Jesus modeling things to His disciples? (the Lord’s prayer)
Practice
- Take some time for each person to identify either a weak point in their disciples’ ministry or a skill that they have not taught their disciples yet
- Map out how each person would have a pre-brief discussion, model the skill to their disciple, and then have a debrief discussion with them
- Take some time to practice having these conversations by role-playing the scenarios with each other
Plan
- Text one of your disciples right now to set up a time to teach them how to model ministry skills
- Show your disciples the Square and walk them through it with a skill that they are needing to learn
- Have them commit to taking somebody that they are pouring into through the Square
Guided Prayer
- Pray for…
- Disciples who are willing to learn and grow
- Responsiveness and availability to have ministry skills modeled to them
- Growth in your disciples as they eagerly learn new skills
Conclude
Connect
- How has your week been?
- How can we pray for you?
Accountability
From your personal time with the Lord…
- What is God saying to you?
- Through scripture
- Through your time in prayer
- Through your time with your family/in community
- What are you going to do about it?
- How can we help?
From the last session’s action steps…
- How did it go modeling ministry skills to your disciples? Were they receptive?
- How are you going to continue modeling ministry skills to your disciples?
From the preparation for this session…
- What people have you met that have had the biggest impact on your life? What did they do to have that impact?
- How have you seen people turn from things that God has called them to turn from without having to hit rock bottom in their lives? How did that happen?
- How have you seen people come alongside you to help you become more like Christ?
Intentional Learning
Main Idea
In 1 Corinthians 3:6 Paul says, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth.” Obviously, we cannot change peoples’ hearts but we can plant the seed and water the soil of their hearts so that when they do encounter the Holy Spirit, they are more likely to respond in a way that is Christ-like. With this curriculum, you will learn how to lead the people that you are leading to hear from the Lord, recognized the action steps that they need to take after hearing from him, and take steps towards obedience on their own.
Learning Materials
Discussion
- What were your biggest take-aways from the articles you read and the videos you watched?
- Are there any questions based off of the materials that you went through before this session?
- Do you think the people in your life experience life-change? Why or why not?
- What areas do you personally need to grow in so that there can be more repentance and belief in your life?
- What is the hardest part of the Kairos Circle for you?
- Which of the Big Five do your disciples lack in the most?
- What section of the Invite/Challenge Matrix are your disciples in?
Practice
- Each person should take some time mapping out where each of their disciples are in the Invite/Challenge Matrix. Discuss with the group what actions need to take place to move your disciples into an empowered state of discipleship.
- Write down each of your disciples’ names and write down which of the Big Five they most need to work on in order to experience life-change. Practice having that conversation with them by role-playing the situation with members in the group.
- Walk through a recent “Kairos Moment” that one of your disciples have had. Take some time to walk through how you would assist them through each step of the Kairos Circle.
Plan
- Plan a meeting with one of your disciples where you can start to make progress towards the “empowering” quadrant in the Invite/Challenge Matrix. Prep for the meeting beforehand and leave the meeting with action steps for both you and your disciple.
- Take some time before the next time this group meets to teach the Kairos Circle to somebody that you are discipling. Ask them about a Kairos moment that they have had recently and how you can assist them in growing in obedience to Christ.
- You and your disciples won’t experience consistent life change if The Big Five are not foundational in your life. Take some time to talk with your disciples about which component of the Big Five is the weakest for each of you and come up with a game plan of how to combat that weakness together.
Guided Prayer
- Pray for…
- The Lord to give you wisdom and guidance as you help your disciples take their next steps in their journeys of looking more like Christ.
- Humility as you are used by the Holy Spirit. You are not the one changing lives, it is the Holy Spirit through you.
- Your disciples’ hearts to be softened and receptive towards guidance and correction from the Spirit.
Conclude
Connect
- How has your week been?
- How can we pray for you?
Accountability
From your personal time with the Lord…
- What is God saying to you?
- Through scripture
- Through your time in prayer
- Through your time with your family/in community
- What are you going to do about it?
- How can we help?
From the last session’s action steps…
- How did it go meeting with your disciples?
- How have you and your disciples grown in invitation and challenge since your meetings?
- What steps do you still need to take with your disciples to help them live lives that are worthy of replicating?
From the preparation for this session…
- Have you ever led someone who eventually became a leader of others? Was that an intentional process or did it just happen?
- How did you become a leader? Who first taught you how to lead others?
- What do you worry about the most when teaching people how to become leaders?
Intentional Learning
Main Idea
- You are not just called to make disciples… You are called to make disciples who also make disciples! You have shepherded your disciples over the last couple of months to have eyes for the people around them and to start pouring their lives into others through the power of the Holy Spirit. Now it is time to release them to take what they have learned and lead the next generations of Kingdom Workers!
Learning Materials
- How to lead a D-Group
- Equipping Resources
- 15 Disciple-making principles
- How to Launch a successful D-group
- How to find your role in the world Christian movement
Discussion
- What stood out the most in the resources that you have read?
- When you think about your disciples discipling others, what scares you the most? What excites you the most?
- What has been the hardest part of discipling others for you personally?
- What is one piece of advice that you would give everybody who is stepping into making disciples for the first time?
- How far off do you think your disciples are from being ready to send their disciples?
- Out of all the resources that you have taken in since our last session, which one do you think would be the most helpful for your disciples as they seek to multiply their groups?
Practice
- Take some time to write out the steps for a game plan to get your disciples to multiply their groups.
Plan
- Before you leave, send a text to the disciple that is most ready to start sending their disciples. Set up a time to get together where you can challenge/encourage/empower them to take that step of obedience.
- Take some time to meet with every disciple, whether they are ready to multiply or not, and talk about what their next steps are in discipleship. Lead them towards opportunities of higher responsibility in the Kingdom and continued progression towards what God is calling them towards.
Guided Prayer
- Pray for…
- Your disciples to run full speed towards God’s calling in their lives.
- The Spirit to move through you as you encourage your disciples to go off and send their disciples to go make disciples.
Conclude