The Power Of Relational Discipleship

Connecting Points is built on the premise that there is no discipleship without relationship. That means that we must build relationships with everyone we are called to disciple. We must build relationships with believers and pre-Christians that we intend to impact for the sake of the Gospel. Try giving Spiritual instruction to the next stranger you meet and see how well that goes, or for that matter just walk across to the other side of the church where all those other people sit and share a little direction with them. The badge of discipler is earned through relationship. Without relationship we have no license to lead others, and they have no responsibility to respond. We respond to instruction and counsel from those who, through relationship, we have given the right to do so. Connecting Points is a ministry designed to facilitate discipleship for believers and for people who do not yet know Christ. When Jesus began discipling His followers, they had not yet connected with God personally. Relational discipleship brings people to the place where the conviction of the Holy Spirit can be effective and conversion takes place. After conversion the same relational atmosphere facilitates the work of the Spirit to build and strengthen lives. Imagine couples in your church building Connecting Points around camping or fishing or Nascar racing or antiquing or any other interest they may have. They already do these things and they want to do them with people they enjoy being around. Let’s release them to do what they are already doing, only now for the sake of the Gospel. Just as Jesus is the model for relational discipleship, Connecting Points is committed to its premise: “There is no discipleship without relationship.”