Key Discipleship Tool: The Phrase from the Stage

 One of the key ways that we can help people grow in their faith is by understanding where they are on the discipleship process.  By really listening to people, we can learn what is important to them, what their beliefs are, and what their goals are. Then, you can help determine next steps.

Listen to how the book Discipleshift by Putmam and Harrington describe it.

Again, we teach our people to recognize these phrases so that they can know where a person is — not to judge them or condemn them but to help our people better know how to pray and respond, to understand what part Jesus wants to play in their lives right now. Just as a teacher will assess a student to better grasp where he or she needs help, a discipler can use these identifying phrases to assess a disciple (or potential disciple) to better understand where he or she needs help in their journey toward spiritual maturity in Christ (p. 62)

For a review of “Phrase from the Stage,” re-read pages 211-215 in the Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual by Putman, et.al.