Leading for Discipleship

Be equipped to cultivate intentional, transformative discipleship within your church community and ministry setting. You will explore the biblical vision of discipleship and develop a theologically informed understanding of how Christian communities are shaped by the Spirit into the increasing likeness of Christ. Drawing on historical and contemporary models of discipleship, as well as local case studies from diverse New Zealand churches, you will examine discipleship through a holistic, embodied, and relational lens and develop contextually appropriate discipleship strategies, sensitive to the socio-cultural landscape of Aotearoa. Break out tracks in youth and adult discipleship enable focused application within specific ministry demographics.