Course Description

Intentional Disciple-making Church (MS125)

Jesus has called us to make disciples in all nations. The aim of this course is to provide a theological and practical understanding of the Church’s purpose in disciple-making. Using our Lord Jesus’ disciple making process as the primary model, the course will cover a broad-range of contemporary aspects of developing a practical and versatile approach to disciple-making in the church. This includes developing a church infrastructure and culture that will be conducive and intentional in disciple-making.

This is a course relevant to pastors, lay leaders, small group leaders to focus on becoming an intentional disciple-making church by every member to grow as an effective disciple and eventually to become a disciple-maker. This will allow for church growth in disciples and not just mere numbers.

[1.5 Credits, Elective]



Registration closing date:
8 Jan 2025

  • Date : 2025


    (Saturdays)
    Jan: 11, 18
    Feb: 8, 22

  • Time

    (9:30am-2:30pm)
    (Jan 11 & Feb 8)
    9:30am-1:00pm
    (Jan 18 & Feb 22)

  • Location


    BGST
    50 Kallang Pudding Road
    #07-01 AMA Building
    Singapore 349326

Instructors

Rev Dr Keith Lai

Lecturer

Rev Dr Keith Lai, was Senior Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church and has been with this church since his conversion in 1974. He served as an OM missionary with LOGOS for 4 years. Later he returned to serve as Youth pastor and in 1982, before becoming the Senior Pastor in 1989. He served for 38 years till his retirement in 2023. Keith graduated from WEC missionary training College (Tasmania), Singapore Bible College, Regent College (Vancouver) and DMin from Teleo University (Minnesota). He served as SYNOD Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Singapore and President of National Council of Churches in Singapore. He is now the International Director for Intentional Disciple making Network. He is married to Mui Fong who also served as Pastor of Family Life ministries in Covenant.

Rev Dr Richard Loh

Lecturer

Rev Dr Richard Loh is Senior Pastor of Eternal Life Baptist Church. He was previously the Congregation Pastor of Queenstown Baptist Church. Richard had over 20 years pastoral experience. Prior to this, he worked in the marketplace for 17 years. He was also Adjunct Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University. He is a national coach for the TNet Disciplepath. He had a BSc (Hons) in Marine Engineering and MBA, both from the U.K., MDiv. from the Singapore Baptist Theological Seminary, and DMin from Fuller Theological Seminary in the U.S. He had written three books. He is married to Nancy and they have two adult daughters.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

  • 2

    Session 2: How Jesus modelled His Commission and Developing Macro-description of the four phases in Disciple-making

    • Workshop
  • 3

    Session 4: How to structure the curriculum and small group disciple-making process on the four phases

    • Workshop
  • 4

    Session 6: Developing the church infrastructure for intentional disciple-making

    • Workshop
  • 5

    Session 9: Numerical growth in disciple-making and the three “A” strategies

    • Workshop