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• Discipleship TrainingChristian Life

  Discipleship training is a form of Christian education in which church members receive systematic instruction over a set period, through small-group Bible study, prayer, and examination of daily life, so that they may live as disciples of Jesus Christ. In Korea it spread widely as a program of lay training through Ok Han-heum and SaRang Community Church.

• Discipleship Training MovementHistory

  The discipleship training movement seeks to train laypeople as disciples of Jesus Christ so that they share in the ministry of the church. In South Korea the movement spread from 1978 onward, when Oak Han-hum and SaRang Community Church brought discipleship training, previously the work of parachurch mission organizations, into the local church.

• One-to-One DiscipleshipChristian Life

  One-to-one discipleship is a method of spiritual nurture in which an experienced believer is paired with another church member to study the Bible together over a set period using a prescribed curriculum, with the aim of establishing the foundations of the Christian faith.

• Bible StudyChristian Life

  Bible study is a learning activity, undertaken individually or in groups, in which participants read the biblical text, learn its meaning, and apply it to their lives. In Korean Protestant churches it takes many forms, including district (guyeok) and class (sokhoe) meetings, discipleship training, and doctrinal instruction.

• Disciple-making Ministries InternationalInstitutions

  Disciple-making Ministries International (DMI) is a discipleship training ministry affiliated with SaRang Community Church in South Korea. Founded in 1986 by Pastor Oak Han-hum, it has conducted the CAL Seminar, a discipleship leadership seminar for pastors.

• JOY MissionInstitutions

  JOY Mission is an interdenominational university student mission organization in South Korea, begun in 1958 by Korean university students who gathered on their own initiative. It carries out evangelism and discipleship on university campuses.

• Ok Han-heumPeople

  Ok Han-heum (玉漢欽, 1938–2010) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong). He founded SaRang Community Church, and through his book *Called to Awaken the Laity* he spread lay discipleship training in the local church throughout Korean Christianity.

• Cheap GraceDoctrine & Theology

  Cheap grace is a term for grace that involves no repentance, obedience, or transformation of life. It became widely known through the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who contrasted it with "costly grace" in The Cost of Discipleship.

• YokeBible

  A yoke is a wooden frame placed on the neck of a draft animal such as an ox so that it can pull a plow or cart. In the Bible it is a figure for domination and bondage, and also for obedience and the life of discipleship.

• The NavigatorsInstitutions

  The Navigators is an interdenominational mission organization founded by Dawson Trotman in the United States in 1933. It is known for discipleship training centered on one-to-one mentoring and Scripture memorization. Its ministry in Korea officially began in 1966.

• Dawson TrotmanPeople

  Dawson Trotman (1906–1956) was an American evangelist. In 1933 he founded The Navigators, and he popularized an approach to discipleship centered on Scripture memorization and one-to-one follow-up.

• Scripture MemorizationChristian Life

  Scripture memorization is the devotional practice of committing passages of the Bible to memory and taking them to heart. Its purpose goes beyond recall to using the memorized Word in meditation, prayer, and evangelism. In Korean Protestant churches it is widely practiced through memory verses in Sunday school, discipleship training, and the training programs of mission organizations.

• Matthew 7:13–14Bible Verses

  A saying of Jesus contrasting the wide gate that leads to destruction with the narrow gate that leads to life. It is read as a warning that the path of discipleship is not easy, and it frequently appears in discussions about the number of the saved and the exclusivity of salvation.

• Matthew 16:24Bible Verses

  "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me" is a saying of Jesus. Often regarded as a summary of discipleship, the verse is widely cited in discussions of martyrdom, daily devotion, and the meaning of suffering.

• John 8:31Bible Verses

  John 8:31 records Jesus' words to the Jews who had believed in him: "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed." The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and discipleship and of persevering in faith to the end (the perseverance of the saints).

• Mark 8:34–35Bible Verses

  A passage in which Jesus tells the crowd and his disciples to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow him. It is frequently cited as a key text on discipleship, the life of following Jesus. Interpreters differ on the meaning of self-denial and on its relationship to salvation.

• Matthew 28:19–20Bible Verses

  In this passage the risen Jesus commands his disciples to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe all that he has commanded. Known as the "Great Commission," it serves as a foundational text for missions, baptism, and discipleship.

• Mark 10:38–39Bible Verses

  In this passage, James and John ask for places of glory, and Jesus asks whether they are able to drink the "cup" that he drinks and to be baptized with the "baptism" that he is baptized with. He then tells them that they will indeed receive both. The text is frequently cited in discussions of suffering, martyrdom, and discipleship as service.

• John 8:12Bible Verses

  John 8:12 is the verse in which Jesus, speaking at the Jerusalem temple around the time of the Feast of Tabernacles, declares himself "the light of the world" and promises "the light of life" to those who follow him. It is one of the "I am" sayings in the Gospel of John and is frequently cited in discussions of who Jesus is and of the life of discipleship.