Equipping the Members of Community of Grace Church in Buffalo, New York, for Disciple-Making Ministry

Abstract

This project seeks to help Community of Grace Church in Buffalo, New York, equip its members for disciple-making ministry. Chapter 1 presents the history and ministry context of Community of Grace and the goals of this project. Chapter 2 provides an exegesis of seven passages of Scripture to demonstrate that the church’s mission is to make, mature, and multiply Christlike disciples who glorify God and impact others with the gospel. Chapter 3 presents the practical steps a disciple-making church needs to take to equip its members to fulfill the church’s God-given mission. Chapter 4 describes the project itself, recounting the disciple-making knowledge and readiness assessment, the content and teaching methodology of the specific course curriculum, and the results of the disciple-making readiness interviews. Chapter 5 evaluates the efficacy of the project based on the completion of the specified goals.