Message: “Toward a Discipleship Infrasystem: Integrating Communities of Learning, Communities of Practice and Communities of Faith (Professional Presentation)” from Randy Stone

This study presents research findings and implications for the contemporary evangelical and ecclesial audience to fulfill the biblical command to ‘make disciples’ (Matthew 28:19). In an era of technological advancement, societal shifts, spiritual decline, and educational upheaval the integration of different arenas of life is essential. However, the effectiveness of educational institutions, local congregations and professional organizations operating independently to fulfill the goal of disciple – making is in question. An anti-silo approach is imperative. The various environments of formal and informal education (communities of learning), the marketplace, home, and third spaces (communities of practice), and the church (communities of faith) function to serve inter-dependently and foundationally for each other. The research seeks to define the distinct communities, explore the relationship between them and explore areas of individual growth among participants. Reflecting the Holy Trinity, a servant inter-dependence, pragmatically integrates these three communities into an infrasystem of discipleship so the going, baptizing, and teaching of disciple-making are realized.

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From Series: "2024 National Conference"

April 8-9, FBC, Jonesboro, GA