ONE YEAR

DISCIPLESHIP PLAN
MARANATHA TEMPLE
By Yvonne Y. A. Gameti
 DEMOGRAPHICS
• The country of Togo, located in Western Africa between
Benin and Ghana has an area of 56,785 square kilometers.

• Togo has a population of 7,991,000 with an excess mortality

due to AIDS. It has a high birth rate and 60% of the
population is under 25 years old.
POPULATION BY AGE
• Togo has a Young Population. Females are more than
Males.
• The Seventh-day Adventist church came in Togo in 1964
and gained the status of Conference in 2017.
• The Conference has 61 Churches and 9,188 members as of
June 2018.
• The Church considered in this presentation is called
Maranatha Temple.
FACTS ABOUT MARANATHA TEMPLE
• Maranatha Temple is the Oldest Seventh-day Adventist church in Togo.
Members call it “The Mother Church”.
• It obviously contains generations of families since the establishment of the
church in Togo.
• The church currently has more than 200 members and most of its veterans are
out of the country.
• The church has a very young and promising population, and there is a familial
bond among its members – they protect their own.
• The families and most of the young adults in the church are well established
financially, making outsiders who do not have the same status feel excluded.
• Most of the Church members are scattered in remote places form the church , yet
they stay faithful in attendance to Sabbath Worship.

• The church has been trying for a long time to reach the population surrounding it
without success.

• Though from an outside look, the church looks beautiful and united, its members
have “outgrown” the faith and they have become cold participants or at worse,
spectators.

• The young generation that is coming out is energized into leadership, but their
roots are not spiritually grounded. The only thing keeping the church from falling
is the relationship the members have with each other. Everyone has someone and
to the outside world, it looks like a tightly knit enclosed cocoon that cannot be
broken.
 DISCIPLESHIP PLAN
“And the things that you have heard from me among many
witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach
others also.” 2Timothy 2:2 – The Timothy Approach

The Four point Discipleship Plan by Rick Warren in The Purpose

Driven Church, p.144-145.
Commitment to Christ
Commitment to Church
Commitment to Ministry
Commitment to become a Lay Minister
 My Discipleship Plan Is On A Care Group
Ministry. Here Are My Reasons:
• Young Population
• Family and Friends driven
• Teach the church teamwork, unity, spiritual protection and accountability
• Prepare them to receive new converts
• In extension, they become missionaries
• “In laboring where there are already some in the faith, the minister should at first seek
not so much to convert unbelievers, as to train the church-members for acceptable co-
operation. Let him labor for them individually, endeavoring to arouse them to seek for
a deeper experience themselves, and to work for others. When they are prepared to
sustain the minister by their prayers and labors, greater success will attend his efforts.”
Ellen G. White, Gospel Workers, 196.
 Dynamics Of The Plan
• November – December: Prayer, Preparation, Propaganda.
• January – March: Training of the Small Groups Leaders – The Faithful Men
• April – September: Three different Small Groups for Couples, Young Adults and
Teenagers in different places.
• Meetings will hold every Wednesday evening and Sunday night in a member’s house.
• The Meetings will hold for an hour and thirty minutes.
• The Small Group Leaders will meet with the Pastor twice a month for briefing and
evaluation.
• There will be a Campaign in October after all the disciples have gone to look for
disciples in September.
Preparation Period (November-December)
• The Success of the plan will be decided in this period.
• The Pastor will spend a week in prayer and fasting for God’s direction, the Spirit’s
guidance and members’ reception of the plan.
• She will preach sermons series on discipleship and revival to inform and prepare the
heart and mind of the church members.
• The Leader will meet with the church board, then the church to present to them the
Discipleship plan and the vision for the church with Biblical evidences.
• She will visit the members, listen to them, take note of their suggestions and pray
with them, allowing them to feel included in the process.
Small Group Leaders(January-March)

• Carefully selected and willing leaders will be trained for the discipleship Plan.

• They will be the Timothy’s that will commit the teachings to faithful church
members who in turn will teach others. 2 Timothy 2:2.

• The Church Pastor will meet on an individual basis every two weeks with one of
the group leaders to evaluate the teaching and growth.
Families Care Groups (April-September)
• April: Spiritual Disciplines • May 3-13: Church History

• Week 1: How God communicates; • Week 1: The Birth and Growth of

The ABC’s of Prayer the Adventist Movement
• Week 2: How to have an effective
devotional life; Prayer Journaling.
• Week 2: A Look on the Identity and
• Week 3: The Five levels of How to Life of the Church Pioneers.
get a Grip of the Bible; Private and
Public Worship – Develop a Practice
for both.
• Week 4: 50 Promises of the Bible to
make Yours.
 Families Care Groups (April-September)
• May 17-July 1: Doctrines of the Church • July: Healthy Cuisine on a
Budget
• Week 3: The Holy Scripture – The Holy
Spirit • Week 1: Food groups and their
• Week 4: Creation – The Life, Death and Importance
Resurrection of Christ • Week 2: Recommended Amount of
• Week 1: The Experience of Salvation – The Different Food Groups
Remnant and Its Mission • Week 3: Personalized plans for
• Week 2: Unity in the Body of Christ – Group Members
Spiritual Gifts and Ministries • Week 4: Sample Healthy Meal
• Week 3: The Gift of Prophecy – Stewardship Preparations on a Budget
• Week 4: Christian Behavior – The Second
Coming of Christ
• Week 1: Death and Resurrection – The New
Earth
 Families Care Groups (April-September)
• August: Personal Testimony • September: Become a Lay
Minister
• Week 1: Evaluation • Week 1: Visit a Friend
• Week 2: Sharing and Listening • Week 2: Attend to the Needs
to Testimonies of a Friend
• Week 3: Sharing Continues • Week 3: Study with the Friend
• Week 4: Recommendations • Week 4: Invite the Friend to
the Evangelistic Campaign.
 Young Adults Care Group (April- September)
• April: Spiritual Disciplines • May 3-13: Church History

• Week 1: How God communicates; • Week 1: The Birth and Growth

The ABC’s of Prayer of the Adventist Movement
• Week 2: How to have an effective
devotional life; Prayer Journaling.
• Week 2: A Look at the Identity
• Week 3: The Five levels of How to and Life of the Church Pioneers.
get a Grip of the Bible; Private and
Public Worship – Develop a
Practice for both.
• Week 4: 50 Promises of the Bible to
make Yours.
 Young Adults Care Group (April- September)
• May 17-July 1: Doctrines of the Church • July: Spiritual Gifts

• Week 3: The Holy Scripture – The Holy • Week 1: Administration

Spirit
• Week 4: Creation – The Life, Death and • Week 2: Nurturing
Resurrection of Christ
• Week 1: The Experience of Salvation – The
Remnant and Its Mission • Week 3: Outreach
• Week 2: Unity in the Body of Christ –
Spiritual Gifts and Ministries • Week 4: Youth Life
• Week 3: The Gift of Prophecy – Stewardship
• Week 4: Christian Behavior – The Second
Coming of Christ
• Week 1: Death and Resurrection – The New
Earth
 Young Adults Care Group (April- September)
• August: Biblical View on • September: Become a Lay
Contemporary Issues Minister

• Week 1: Abuse; Premarital Sex. • Week 1: Visit a Friend

• Week 2: Self-Esteem; Work • Week 2: Attend to the Needs of a
Ethics. Friend
• Week 3: Relationships: Marriage • Week 3: Study with the Friend
with an Unbeliever; Divorce. • Week 4: Invite the Friend to the
• Week 4: Personal Testimony; Evangelistic Campaign.
Recommendations.
 Teenagers Care Group (April – September)
• April: Spiritual Disciplines • May: Church History

• Week 1: How God communicates; • Week 1: The Birth and

The ABC’s of Prayer Growth of the Adventist
• Week 2: How to have an effective Movement
devotional life; Prayer Journaling.
• Week 3: The Five levels of How to
get a Grip of the Bible; Private and • Week 2: A Look at the
Public Worship – Develop a Identity and Life of the
Practice for both. Church Pioneers.
• Week 4: 50 Promises of the Bible to
make Yours.
 Teenagers Care Group (April – September)

• July: Biblical View on

• June: Spiritual Gifts
Contemporary Issues

• Week 1: Administration
• Week 1: Self Esteem; Bullying.
• Week 2: Nurturing
• Week 2: Entertainment; Social
• Week 3: Outreach Media.
• Week 4: Youth Life • Week 3: Fashion; Premarital Sex.
• Week 4: Friendships;
Relationships.
 Teenagers Care Group (April – September)
• August: Personal Testimony • September: Become a Lay
Minister
• Week 1: Evaluation
• Week 2: Sharing and Listening to • Week 1: Visit a Friend
Testimonies • Week 2: Attend to the Needs of a
• Week 3: Sharing Continues Friend
• Week 4: Recommendations • Week 3: Study with the Friend
• Week 4: Invite the Friend to the
Evangelistic Campaign.
 REAPING CAMPAIGN
• The First week of October will serve as Preparation and Invitation
Week for the Campaign.
• Campaign from October 10 to 24.
• The New Converts will be linked to various small groups and the
original small groups will be divided.
• Upon a small group’s leader recommendation, a faithful member
will be appointed to lead a new small group and the process
restarts.
 One Week Discipleship Program for the
Teenagers Care Group in the 1st Week of May
• Wednesday Meeting Sample Program: • Minutes:

• Singspiration and Welcome 10

• Testimonies and Prayer 15
• The day’s Scripture for Reflection
5
• Review of Past Lesson
• Lesson of the Day: William Miller and the
10
Coming of Christ. 30
• Discussions; Questions and Answers. 10
• Announcements 5
• Closing Prayer 5
 One Week Discipleship Program for the
Teenagers Care Group in the 1st Week of May
• Wednesday Meeting Sample Program: Minutes:

• Singspiration and Welcome 10

• Testimonies and Prayer 15
• The day’s Scripture for Reflection 5
• Review of Past Lesson 10
• Lesson of the Day: From Sabbatarian to 30
Seventh-day Adventists. 10
• Discussions; Questions and Answers. 5
• Announcements 5
• Closing Prayer