香港華福聚會后個人化勉導、門徒訓練的反思

我昨晚參加了CCCOWE舉辦關於華人教會的勉導/教練門徒的會議。

會議的幾個亮點：
1.對基督教教會進行門徒訓練的必要性是毫無疑問的。問題是如何實踐？
2.有效的門徒訓練不僅僅是訓練/計劃，而是通過在較小規模的個人/關係互動中展示榜樣和與導師/教練/顧問互動來更新信徒在教會內外的生活方式，符合聖經的價值觀并與現實生活接軌。沒有適合所有處境的必勝解決方案。
3.勉導/教練門徒實踐的結構和使命功能的方面必須在個人層面和堂會層面靈活處理和度身定制。

與會者提出的問題：
1.如何匹配和勉導和被勉導者？
2.有什麽過去的成功模式的經驗和先例可參考？
3.指導關係有什麼潛在的危機、缺陷， 如：濫用？
4.實施有效門徒訓練需要什麽資源，結構和策略？
5.如何應付改變和創新在教會領導和會眾中的阻力？

我的問題：
1.新酒，新皮袋？ - 舊約和新約聖經中關於信仰實踐的家庭/個人參與以及培養門徒的有什麽是新酒？還是新的皮袋？我們如何在當今的環境下使如何符合現況？
2.全球性的國際差會/組織分享領導/培訓門徒的經驗如何回饋華人教會、當地機構？
3.如何在機構間和教會間的環境中分享、共用資源和外判教練/指導，並發揮協同作用？
4.我們如何培養實施健康有效的學科功能的能力？技術？技能？行政？

Mentoring/discipling Lifestyle-- a reflection of mentoring/coaching disciples of Chinese churches in GOSP4EL context

I attended an evening meeting about mentoring/coaching disciple in Chinese churches context held by CCCOWE last night.

A couple of highlights of the meeting:
1. There is no question about the necessity/mandate of discipling of the Christian churches. The question is how?
2. Effective discipling is not mere training/program but transforming of lifestyle within and beyond the church by showing example and connection of a mentors/coach/advisor in a smaller scale personal/relational interaction. There is no one fit all silver-bullet solution.
3. Structure and mission of the relational discipling components have to be flexible and customized at individual levels and the church levels.

Concerns raised by participants:
1. How to match the mentor and mentees?
2. What are the experience and precedences of successful models in the past?
3. What can be the potential pitfall about abuse/exploit of the mentoring relationship?
4. What can be the resources, structure, and strategy for implementing effective discipling?

My questions:
1. New wine, new skins -- is there anything new from the Old Testament and New Testament Biblical perspectives about family/personal engagement of religious practice and making the disciples? How can we make the model relevant in today's context?
2. How can global international mission/organization with precedences about leadership/mentoring program share/connect/coach the local Chinese churches?
3. How possible is to share resources and outsource coaching/mentoring discpleship in inter-agency and inter-church setting and bring the synergy?
4. How can we develop the competence to implement healthy and effective discipling functionality? technology? skill sets? administration?