Our mission of Training Reproducing Disciples is growing by God’s Grace. God provides individuals to become trainers; participants to be trained; and donors to “pay-it-forward” for funding for this non-profit ministry.
QuickLinks:
Go to Training Disciples to Train for our initial and main study.
Go to Studies to find many sets of verses / studies such as In His Image. This a book written by Dr. Paul Brand. This offers my two-page study guides.
Go to A Lasting Promise – our newest study to blend biblical mentoring with discipleship training and marriage enrichment or premarital preparation.
Go to Updates for my recent prayer requests.
In Acts 8:30-31, Philip asked the Ethiopian Eunuch if he understood what he was reading from the Book of Isaiah. He replied, “How can I unless someone guides me?”. That is what a Biblical Mentor (Trainer) does – he or she helps guide those they train. Not just in Biblical understanding but how to train disciples to train others.
BOARD & ADVISORS: We now have 3 Board Members and 6 Advisors. In total, there are now 21 participants being trained to train disciple-makers.
We have resumed an emphasis on memorizing the key verse in each lesson. We use the English Standard Version (ESV) for these studies.
We consider every believer to be a disciple (student) and that every disciple is required to die to self and reproduce more disciple-making disciples.
We are: FOR Disciple-Makers BY Disciple-Makers ABOUT Disciple-Makers!
IMPORTANT: We “make disciples” as commissioned by Jesus in Matthew 28. However, we are focused more on “training the trainers” modeled after Paul’s instructions to Timothy: “You then my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” – 2 Timothy 2:1-2
Discipleship has just two key essentials: dying to self as Christ did and reproducing new life in Christ. Jesus gave us this example and He calls every believer in Him to follow His example. Personally, we have to know Christ before we can make Him known.
We offer mentoring to help one die to self but also training to help one reproduce. Both are emphasized in each of our weekly sessions. Discipleship that doesn’t end with reproduction is not the Great Commission of Jesus.
We invite you to join us to “go and make (train) disciples teaching them all that Jesus taught” which is Christ’s Commission found in Matthew 28:18-20.
After several years, we have had approximately 70 participants with 25% of those still actively involved in training and a few who are now mentoring /training others.
Depending on the Spirit of Truth as each person’s primary teacher, a Biblical Mentor is one who helps a participating mentee (trainee) who is willingly engaged in weekly phone or video training calls by interpreting the Bible, which is the Word of God, i.e., the Word of Truth, by which we live and make mature wise decisions.
We seek to train new participants consistently, for all of our life, with a life-to-life context in a one-to-one format, while training them to do the same. This one-to-one format makes this relational discipleship training. Today, it seems that discipleship is more about just spiritual growth without the training for multiplication. Spiritual growth with training for reproduction (multiplication) is the goal of Biblical Mentoring.
Every person who chooses to respond to the “Come, follow me” call of Jesus is instantly a disciple (student) of the Word of God that was written by those inspired by the Holy Spirit who becomes our Counselor, Comforter, and Teacher as we fulfill our duties as an Ambassador of God.
We speak His Truth(s) to reconcile others to God – the Father, and Son Jesus (who is our Redeemer by His one-time sacrifice on the Cross) and the Holy Spirit. Proclaiming and living by God’s Truth is God’s will for each of us regardless of our personal or professional roles in life.
Biblical Mentoring was established to teach and model the craft of becoming a life-long student of the Bible who mentors, trains and ultimately coaches disciple-making disciples globally.
We teach The Word of Truth:
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” – 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Through Biblical Mentoring, we learn the value and path of developing biblical character by:
Teaching – learning life’s path of Biblical character.
Rebuking – learning what is not consistent with the path.
Correcting – learning how to get back on the path.
Training in Righteousness – learning to stay on the path & become a disciple-making disciple.
Each person volunteers to help another person to reach a deeper faith in Christ and other higher goals. There is a mutual benefit from our encouraging and equipping each other.
Simple – No Charge – Supported by Volunteer Pay-It-Forward Donations
Remember – it is more about what you START that counts!
To get started, you only need:
1. Desire for true spiritual growth (a teachable spirit).
2. Thirty minutes for weekly training calls plus time it takes to memorize a verse and study.
3. A trained disciple-maker who is committed to his or her role as a trainer.
(Each person who has been trained prays for a trainee from their own network of friends.)
INTERESTED? Call 615-238-4035. WhatsApp: +16152384035
Note: We do not charge for the training sessions but we do encourage pay-it-forward donations to support the Board approved budget. Prayer for more financial support is appreciated. Click on Pay-It-Forward (Donate) if you wish to offer financial and/or prayer support. Our 501(c)3 non-profit approval was granted in 1996. Thanks.
In Christ, Ron
for the Biblical Mentoring Team
BiblicalMentoring.org
ronwlively@gmail.com; ron@biblicalmentoring.org
615-235-4035
Click HERE for a two page SUMMARY and PLEDGE FORM
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