WELCOME!The Practice Discipleship Initiative

November 13, 2014

Introducing…

Dawn TrautmanLutheranLifeCoach.com

Practice Discipleship InitiativeLeadership Development for the sake of Faith Formation

“FRAME”

1. “Framing Life Biblically”

2. “Framing Youth”

3. “Framing Failure with Forgiveness”

4. “Framing Christian Community”

5. “Framing the Vision: Seeing Things New”

6. “Framing the Path: Practicing Things New”

Introducing…

Rozella WhiteProgram Director for Young Adult Ministries, ELCAwww.elca.org/youngadults

Framing the Path:Practicing Things New

Lesson

Sessions

I. Look Before You Leap

II. Change and Fear

III. Making Friends with

Change

IV. Making Change

Happen

V. Evaluating Change

What makes

change hard?

What

characteristics

have made change

a positive

experience?

Biblical Reflection

Hebrew Scriptures

Exodus 14:13-14

Joshua 1:7-9

Psalm 23:4-5

New Testament

Luke 1:26-31

John 14:25-27

2 Timothy 1:6-7

Baptismal

Covenant

• To live among God’s faithful

people

• To hear the word of God and

share in the Lord’s supper

• To proclaim the good news

of God in Christ through

word and deed

• To serve all people,

following the example of

Jesus

• To strive for justice and

peace in all the earth

The Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell1. The Law of the Few:

Who are the people that

you should invite into the

process?

2. The Stickiness Factor:

What makes the change

sticky and inspires people

to act?

3. The Power of Context:

How can the environment

be manipulated to create

the best

outcome/situation?

The Faith Practices

Practice

Prayer

Invite

Study

Give

Serve

Worship

Question

What is the issue?

Who should be included?

What has worked?

What is needed?

How is it introduced?

How do you celebrate?

Evaluating

Change

• What was the starting issue?

• Why was it an issue?

• What was the hoped for outcome?

• What was the strategy for ushering in change?

• Did change happen? Why or why not?

• What was learned in the process?

Practice Discipleship Initiative

The Practice Discipleship Initiative fosters faithful, thoughtful and intentional leaders in congregations who follow Jesus in their daily

lives.

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Twitter: @ELCAPD

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EXTRAVAGANZA 2015!

JANUARY 30 – FEBRUARY 2, 2015

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“STORY”

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