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Taking Our Discipleship Temperature Important news from the Discipleship Committee College Church is committed to equipping individuals to be disciples—growing in their intimacy with Jesus and obedience to his commands, and to make disciples—encouraging and supporting others as they seek to grow in Christlikeness. Whether the venue is corporate worship, classes, small groups or one-on-one mentoring, we want the ministries of our church to facilitate both personal discipleship and shared disciplemaking. In either case, the goal is the same: to see people grow in conformity to the image of Christ for his glory.
Here’s where you come in.
In order to foster our growth in both areas, the Discipleship Committee determined that we first needed to take and understand the current “discipleship temperature” of College Church. We wanted to see what people are already doing in their personal discipleship practices and in their life-on-life discipleship with others.
Third, rekindle your own passion for discipleship and disciplemaking. We hope that this will become the ruling desire of all our lives, both individually and corporately.
By now, most of you should have received a “Discipleship Survey” in your inbox. The survey is intended to help our committee as we seek to make plans regarding the future of discipleship ministries in our congregation. This survey will enable us to discern areas of strength and areas of need. It will also allow us to propose classes, programs and ministries that will fuel our passion for discipleship for years to come.
First, complete the survey. It is anonymous and should take no longer than 10 minutes. We truly appreciate you taking the time to help us take the current discipleship “pulse” of our congregation. Second, pray. Pray for the committee as we interpret the results and then make plans for the future of discipleship ministries at College Church.
We are so thankful for your participation in this important survey. Keep an eye out in the coming months as the Discipleship Committee decides how to best communicate the results to the congregation. May we continue to encourage one another in our common commitment to making disciples of Jesus Christ! Gratefully, your 2019-20 Discipleship Committee: Jeff Oslund (chair), Faith Bair, Dave Setran, Josh Stringer (pastor of discipleship), Mike Solis and Erick Solomon (pastoral residents)
God Centered Life Radio Touching Lives Pastor Josh Moody’s radio program, “God Centered Life” (GCL), is bearing ministry fruit. Heard nightly here in Chicago on WMBI FM 90.1 at 10:30 p.m., “God Centered Life” reaches between 5,000 and 10,000 people every day. Recently a couple visiting College Church from Michigan shared with Pastor Josh the way the broadcast had touched their lives. The wife mentioned how his teaching had reached her heart and challenged her to grow more deeply in her faith. A young man involved in a cult happened to hear the broadcast on the radio one night, dedicated his life to Christ and came to church on another weekend. We are grateful for the growing impact of GCL. Join us in prayer as we seek to grow the radio network and increase our online broadcast presence. “God Centered Life” can be heard Monday through Friday nights on WMBI at 10:30 p.m., as well as on Sunday evenings at 7:30 p.m. The broadcast can also be shared online at www.godcenteredlife. org, at www.oneplace.com/ministries/god-centered-life/ and soon at www.twr360.com, a global ministry impact platform. During 2020, GCL anticipates expansion to radio markets beyond the current markets of Chicago, Des Moines and Canton (Atlanta area). Please pray for the ministry’s growing impact.
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