Discipleship + Growth

Discipling others

Growing as a disciple of Christ is a life-long process and happens through many avenues. Below are a few resources to help you help others grow spiritually.  

1. Making and Multiplying Disciples. What does it mean to make disciples? Start here for a framework for discipleship.

2. Discipleship Packet. How do I start discipling someone? This packet will give you the big picture and some tracks to get started in discipling another person.

3. Collaborative Discipleship. What should I do during discipleship? Collaborative Discipleship is a resource that will give you tracks to run on. It is full of content, studies, and ideas for discipleship.

4. The Compass. The Compass is a tool designed to help staff and student disciplers guide other students through the process of becoming mature disciples.

Helping a New Believer Get Started in their faith

The following lessons are designed to help a new or young believer become established in their faith. Download and print each lesson to go through it together.

• Stepping From Uncertainty to Confidence

• Stepping From Feelings of Unworthiness to Forgiveness

• Stepping From Being Unable to Empowered

• Stepping From Being Unprepared to Equipped

• Stepping From Being Undeveloped to Maturity

• Follow-up Series for Getting Started

Helping a non-Christian Explore Faith

• Simple Exploratory Bible Study - (helps explain Biblical storyline)

• Every Student - (great website to answer hard questions)

Topical Resources for Growth and Discipleship

Assurance of Salvation

• Follow Up 1 – Stepping From Uncertainty to Confidence

• That you may Know (cru.org)

• Assurance of Salvation (collaborative)

Beginning with God and Spiritual Growth

• Beginning with God (cru.org)

• StartingWithGod.com

Bible Studies

• Aggie Cru Bible Study Material for the groups you lead or for you to do on your own.

Biblical Justice

• Justice (collaborative)

• Justice Video (Bible Project)

• Biblical Justice vs. Social Justice (Dr. Tony Evans)

Church Involvement

• The Compass- The Importance of the Church

Community and Friendships

• Christian Fellowship - (Collaborative)

• Cru Community Article- All You Need is Love – Our Need for Community

• Friendships (cru.org)

Confession

• Follow Up 2 – Stepping From Feelings of Unworthiness to Forgiveness

• The Compass– Confession

• How to Confess & Breath Spiritually - (Collaborative)

Dating and Marriage

• Relationships and Dating (cru.org)

• Marriage (cru.org)

• Why we oppose same sex marriage (Family Life)

Devotionals and time with the Lord

• Devotionals and time with the Lord (cru.org)

Decision Making & Discerning God’s Will

• Discerning God’s Will - (Compass)

  • Dan’s Notes

• Decision Making Tool- This tool  is very helpful in making well-rounded decisions. Download this form to help you make better decisions.

• Cru Community Article– Trying to Find the Lightswitch – Guidance

Discipleship

• Discipleship (cru.org)

• The Discipleship Training Packet - Good discipleship times start with prayer and some intentionality. Planning is part of this. Download: The Discipleship Training Packet for you and your multiplying disciples to get started.

• Making and Multiplying Disciples - This visionary tool will help you to discover where your disciples are and to challenge them in the next step of making disciples. This helps define the mission of Aggie Cru. This is also included in the "Discipleship Training Packet." Download:  Making and Multiplying Disciples document.

• Growth Circles-  This will help you and your disciple identify areas they want to grow and develop in. This tool can also be found in the "Discipleship Training Packet."

• The Compass- Spiritual Multiplication

• The Compass- Challenging to Discipleship

• The Compass- A Primer on Discipleship

Eternal Perspective

• The Compass- Eternal Perspective

• Collaborative - Eternal Perspective

Evangelism

• Evangelism Principles (cru.org)

• Prayer, Care, Share -  Try this with your disciples to help them look outward, pray, and take steps of faith in sharing the gospel. Download this helpful document.

• "Why is there something instead of nothing?" This resource briefly looking at the existence of God and the claims of Christ.

• Steps for Sharing the Gospel in My Circles - an article that helps you start sharing your faith in the places God has you.

•  Exploring John and Encountering Jesus- Here is a way to share the gospel with others by exploring John together.  It is a tool with simple questions to explore Christ with others

• The Compass- Sharing the Gospel

• The Compass– Initiative Evangelism

• The Compass- Successful Witnessing

• The Compass- Transitions to the Gospel

• The Compass– Sharing Your Story

• Short Films- Global Short Film Network (GSFN) is a part of The JESUS Film Project. Their goal is to help you discover a person’s story through the theme of the films. As you listen to their story, you can share your own and connect the viewer to the person of Christ.  These short films are great tools for engaging in spiritual conversations with family, friends, and even strangers.

Forgiveness

• How to forgive others - Collaborative

• I thought I knew how to forgive - Cru

• God’s Love and Forgiveness - Collaborative

Family/Parents

• Getting Parents Approval - Cru Press

• Respectfully leaving your parents - Family Life

God’s Heart for the Nations’ 1040 Window

• God’s Heart for the World - Cru

• World Vision - Compass

• The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few - Traveling Team

• From stained glass to 1040 - Traveling Team

Guilt & Shame

• The difference between guilt and shame - Gospel Coalition

• The Gospel for the Ashamed - Cru

• 5 Steps to overcome shame - Ben Bennett

Holy Spirit

• Who is the Holy Spirit?

• Follow Up 3 – Stepping From Being Unable to Empowered

• Follow Up 4 – Stepping From Being Unprepared to Equipped

• The Compass – The Spirit Filled Life

Identity in Christ

• Who am I? - Cru

• Our Identity in Christ - Collaborative

Knowing God Personally Booklet

• New KGP with Videos

• Clarifying questions for the KGP

Leadership

• Leading a Small Group (cru.org)

• Developing as a Leader (cru.org)

• Leadership Challenge-- a challenge to lead with Cru

Mental Health

• Mental Health Resources

• How do I help others understand depression and anxiety?

• Five truths to know about Mental Health - Ben Bennett

Multiplication (Spiritual Multiplication)

• The Compass- Spiritual Multiplication

• Making and Multiplying Disciples Document

• Spiritual Multiplication vs. Spiritual Addition

• Stages of Discipleship

Outreach Ideas

• Outreach Strategies (cru.org)

Perspective Cards

• How to use Perspective Cards

Prayer & Fasting

• Prayer (cru.org)

• The Compass– Prayer

• Fasting Starter Kit

• 7 Steps to Fasting

Pride

• Pride and Submission - Compass

Purpose

• What is my purpose?

Relationships

• Life and Relationships (cru.org)

• Biblical Reconciliation - Dr. Tony Evans

• Dating - Cru Resources

Sanctification (Regular Spiritual Growth)

• Follow Up 5 – Stepping From Being Undeveloped to Maturity

• The Compass– Growth

• Position in Christ

Scripture Memory

• Scripture Memory - Compass

• Why memorize Scripture - Desiring God

Sexuality / Sexual Wholeness

• Sexual Wholeness Toolkit

• The last time I looked at porn - Ben Bennett

Small Groups

• Leading a Small Group (cru.org)

• Beginning and Leading a small group

Short Films

• Global Short Film Network (GSFN) is a part of The JESUS Film Project. Their goal is to help you discover a person’s story through the theme of the films. As you listen to their story, you can share your own and connect the viewer to the person of Christ. These short films are great tools for engaging in spiritual conversations with family, friends, and even strangers.

Soularium

• How to use Soularium

Stewardship

• Stewardship - Compass

Stress/Worry

• Worry - Compass

• How to handle pressure - Cru

Summer Missions

• International and U.S. Summer Missions

Summer Reading Challenge

• Use this helpful guide to help you get into God's Word over the summer.

Temptation

• Cru Community Article- I Made Me Do It – Temptation

Testimony/Sharing your story

• Preparing your personal testimony (cru.org)

The Word

• How to study the Word (cru.org)

• When it is a challenge to read Scripture (cru.org)

• Ideas for a "Quiet Time" (cru.org)

• Time with the Lord

Training to Pass on to others

• Training that is Transferable (cru.org)

Trials

• Cru Community Article- Consider it Joy – Trials