Steps for Leadership

Students need to learn different leadership qualities before they leave campus to be world changers. These Discipleship Cycles are all modeled along the leadership pathway, and each focuses on one step of leadership. When debriefing and asking questions, be sure to ask about how this would work at home as well!

For Guests, Friends, and Family

• "Come and See" Community Invitation
  • Using the scripture in John 1, how can you invite new people into community?
• "Come and See" Community Invitation #2
  • Using the scripture in John 1, how can you create a family environment to invite others into?
• Creating a Welcoming Community
  • Find ways to meet someone new and welcome them (good for NSO)
• Following Up with New Students
  • A model for following up with new students who your group interacted with
• Gathering as a Family
  • What can your group do to foster a family environment?
• Growing as a Fellowship
  • What can your group do to grow in community?
• Living In Community
  • Using the Acts 2 scripture, how can you live in community in a unique way?
• Network Map Prep Work
  • Think about your areas of influence and who you know in them
• Network Mapping
  • Find your areas of influence to invite someone new to your group
• Networks of Influence
  • Thinking about your areas of influence through the lens of the Great Commission

For Family, Little Bro/Sis

• Co-leading a Bible Study
  • Invitation to co-lead a group study
• Helping Prepare a Bible Study
  • Invitation to help write questions for a group study
• Serve in a Group
  • Invitation for the group to perform an act of service
• Serve in Mercy
  • Invitation to perform acts of service
• Share Gospel
  • Share the gospel story with someone else
• Share in Love
  • Share the gospel story in love
• Take a Risk
  • Do something for God that feels risky
• Bold Prayer
  • Pray risky, bold prayers
• Faithful Witnesses
  • Be the only Christian in a group as you discuss the Bible
• Crosscultural Evangelism
  • Practice telling the gospel story in a crosscultural setting
• Spiritual Gifts
  • Discover your gifts and how to use them to serve

For Brothers/Sisters (any)

• Considering Appropriate Apprentices
  • Think through the students in your group. Who might make a good apprentice?
• Help Out the Family
  • Invite an apprentice with the language of helping the group as a whole
• Invite an Apprentice for You
  • Casting vision with the Great Commission, invite someone to be mentored by you
• Invite an Apprentice
  • Using the scripture of God calling Samuel, invite someone to hear what God is calling them to

For Spiritual Development

• Living with Integrity
  • Think about places in your life where you are tempted to act in a way God doesn't like
• Listening to the Prompting of the Holy Spirit
  • Spend time in prayer to listend for the Holy Spirit's leading
• Prayer
  • Build a richer prayer life
• Waiting on the Holy Spirit
  • Invite the Holy Spirit in and wait
• Silence
  • Spend time in silence, removing distractions from God
• Christ's Lordship
  • Focus on the Lordship of Christ over your life
• Confession
  • Practice a regular confession
• Fruit of the Spirit
  • Live into the fruits of the spirit
• Identity in Christ
  • Understand the foundation of your identity
• Persecution
  • Understand persecution Christians face around the world
• Scripture
  • Deepen your appreciation of scripture
• Spiritual Conflict
  • Look at who is in conflict in the world, and who is in control
• Stewardship
  • Learn about stewarding your resources
• Worship
  • Look at ways you can worship God