When Jesus began His earthly ministry, He wasted no time in getting started on discipleship. He intentionally called out 12 disciples to follow Him. Over the next three years Jesus spent almost every hour with these disciples. More than a weekly bible study and simple seminar on being like Jesus, He spent more than 26,000 hours of living with his disciples and training them on following Him.
We understand the heart and strategy behind Jesus’ approach with his disciples, and while we may have some practical differences today, we still take up His charge to make disciples. (Matt. 28:19). It is our desire that every man, women and child at The Avenue is in a discipleship relationship. This is why we believe so strongly in community and our life groups. Life Groups are where close, trusted relationships can develop.
The Avenue’s Men’s Ministry & Women’s Ministry
We have a unique approach to men’s and women’s ministry at The Avenue. Instead of building up large gender-specific ministries, we focus our efforts to equip and resource individuals to disciple each other. It is an expectation of every one of our leaders to be discipling others. While we focus the majority of our efforts on building up men and women to disciple one another; we do have study groups and retreats for our men and women, too.
Men & Women Upcoming Events
In 2012, we have the following upcoming discipleship opportunities for men & women:
- Men’s Retreat
- Men’s Study Group
- Discipleship Training
- Women’s Retreat – fall 2012
- Women’s Bible Study
- Various Hangout times for men and women
- Life Groups
We believe in an incarnational, missional, sacrificial model of discipleship which seeks depth over width. We pray, and work hard to ensure that our practice lines up with our vision of discipleship.
How can I be discipled at The Avenue?
In order to be discipled at The Avenue, we encourage you to first JOIN COMMUNITY. You’ll find relationships with others that naturally connect, and over time, build trust and grow spiritually. Also, look to your life group leaders and pastors if you’re in need of discipleship, as they can help you as you look to deepen your spiritual walk.
The Avenue Men’s Ministry is led by Danny Burns and Donna Mash heads up the Women’s Ministry. Please contact Danny or Donna with questions about our discipleship approach or ministries.
