IDP - Individualized Discipleship Plan

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In one of Young Life’s most recent podcasts regarding Forward, Lyn Brewer defined discipleship as:
"Discipleship is helping others grow in their love relationship with Jesus Christ by teaching them about their faith with the aim of maturity in Christ. But this is a relationship, a journey that we are going on for a lifetime. Our job to help set the table for their growth in Christ."

To help you set the table, we’ve put together an Individualized Discipleship Plan for you to use. This tool is designed to help you and your team, walk alongside of each of your friends in an individual way. We know that a one-size fits all approach will not be effective because our friends in Capernaum have so many gifts, abilities, talents, ways of learning and hopes for growing and serving. 


 

In a small group setting, have leaders go through this document with one of their friends. Encourage everyone to take their time with it, to be in a posture of listening with an unhurried spirit. If you only get part of it done in one setting, that’s great. The more we are really able to hear the hearts of our friends, the more accurate this will be and therefore the more effective. Remember, this is a journey. 

 
Words, pictures and drawings are all wonderful ways to answer these questions. And that’s not all! You know your friends the best, so consider what they need in order to answer the questions. Helping our friends creatively engage in the gospel and their own growth is a huge step for everyone when it
come to discipleship!

We can’t wait to see what continues to happen when our friends with various abilities are growing in their faith. We already know that God is using our friends for His glory in immeasurable ways! We know that they will continue to challenge our perspective of the kingdom and of what it means to grow in our relationships with Jesus. We know that they will teach us about the character of Jesus. We know that the ways in which we invest now, will stay with them for their lifetime!

If you have been using anything specific to help your friends with their growth, let us know! We’d love to continue learning together as we certainly believe that we are indeed, better together. Just another lesson from our friends in Capernaum!

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