Equipping New Believers
The chapter links new-believer care with the Holy Spirit’s lifelong renewing work. Churches should convince people of the need for discipleship, equip them to do it, supply suitable materials, and connect initial care with the whole growth-to-service process.
Lesson goal: Equip and support disciplers with suitable resources that build a new believer’s faith in God’s love.
Watch the Lesson
Video length: 18:36
Read and Apply
Read Chapter 28: Equipping New Believers in The Life Core, pages 155–163.
Use the PDF or EPUB book from your enrollment links or Lesson 1.
Practical preparation includes demonstration, supervised practice, and encouragement. Resources should suit a learner’s language, literacy, and circumstances while retaining the basics of the gospel, forgiveness, God’s love, and participation in the church family.
Key Teaching Points
- Convince, equip, supply, and connect training with future service.
- Support new disciplers through modeled and supervised practice.
- Adapt resources to actual needs without losing foundational truths.
- Build assurance in God’s love and a place in His spiritual family.
Scripture to Consider
Titus 3:5–6; 1 John 2:1–2
For Reflection
- Evaluate a discipleship resource for a learner’s language, literacy, and current circumstances.
- Plan how an experienced discipler could model and review a beginner’s first meetings.
Reflection prompts help you apply the lesson; they are not graded quiz questions.
Three-Question Lesson Check
Answer all three questions; all three correct answers pass. After checking your answers, use Retake to clear the answers and explanations before trying again.