Discipleship Treks

Here is an overview of CR's plan to support discipleship. This plan is evergreen: it is regularly reviewed and improved, as God's Spirit leads. It is assumed that people start with an interest in Jesus and thrive when they disciple disciplers. Three treks are provided to foster spiritual growth. The general weekly commitment for each trek is to participate in one large-group discipling gathering (e.g. a worship service) and one small-group discipling gathering (e.g. a Connexion Group or a meeting with a pastor).

Starting and Thriving States

• Starting State: Interested in Jesus

• Thriving State: Discipling Disciplers

Discipleship Treks

• "Being Discipled" Trek :
  

  • Goal: Grow as a disciple of Jesus.

  • Tools:

    • Participating in a Connexion Group (CG):

      • Being led through the 3-book 2:7 series from Nav Press

      • Meeting frequently with a CG Leader

• Attending a CR Baptism Preparation Class

• Attending a CR Membership Class

• Participating in CR's Members Meetings (3 meetings per year)

• Participating in CR's congregational worship services

• Reviewing resources found at ConnexionRockland.ca (including CRFoundation).

• Meeting regularly with a pastor (e.g. every other month)

• Privileged Commitment:

  • Large Group Discipling: once a week, both of the following

    • Worship Service (weekly) and

    • Members Meeting (3 times a year)

• Small Group Discipling: once a week, one of the following

  • CG (weekly)

  • Meeting with a pastor (every other month)

• "Discipling People" Trek:
  

  • Goal: Grow as a disciple of Jesus who disciples students of Jesus.

  • Tools:

    • Participating in a Connexion Group (CG):

      • Leading people through the 3-book 2:7 series from Nav Press

      • Being led through The Ways of the Alongsider (Nav Press)

      • Meeting frequently with a CG Leader

• Participating in congregational worship

• Reviewing resources found at ConnexionRockland.ca (including CREssentials).

• Meeting regularly with a pastor (e.g. every other month)

• Privileged Commitment:

  • Large Group Discipling: once a week, both of the following

    • Worship Service (weekly)

    • Members Meeting (3 times a year)

• Small Group Discipling: once a week, one of the following

  • CG (weekly)

  • Meeting with a pastor (every other month)

• "Discipling Disciplers" Trek:
  

  • Goal: Grow as a disciple of Jesus who disciples students of Jesus who actively disciple other students of Jesus.

  • Tools:

    • Participating in Multipliers Training:

      • Studying and applying Titus at CR

      • Conducting Service Reviews

      • Learning to lead a CR ministry, e.g. Administration, Finance, Hospitality, Evangelism, Compassion, Music, and Communication

• Serving as deacon/deaconess or elder

• Taking CR's church planting internship

• Reviewing resources found at ConnexionRockland.ca (including CRChallenge).

• Meeting frequently with a pastor (e.g. every month)

• Privileged Commitment:

  • Large Group Discipling: once a week, both of the following

    • Worship Service (weekly)

    • Members Meeting (3 times a year)

• Small Group Discipling: once a week, one of the following

  • CG (weekly)

  • Multipliers Training (once a month)

  • Meeting with a pastor (every other month)