These foundation essentials guide Steve and his team as they design tools that help believers learn, understand, and live out their faith consistently. The 7 foundation essentials include:
- Life of Christ/Christology: Focused on knowing Jesus completely - who he is and what He has done for us.
- Spiritual Disciplines - Forming habits like Bible study, scripture memory, and prayer.
- Biblical Studies - Learning the unfolding story of God's love and His calling.
- Theology - Understanding core biblical truths.
- Healthy Relationships - Learning to live and grow together.
- Missions and Evangelism - Being on mission and sharing Jesus all along the way.
- Servant Leadership - Becoming a servant leader like Jesus was.
When you examine your own life or the life of those whose spiritual development you guide, you should consider how you are going to address these 7 spiritual foundation essentials. It requires some intentional evaluation, planning, and ongoing implementation in order to keep building for each believer the foundation needed to become a stronger follower of Christ.
As you consider his 7 foundation essentials, what other foundation essentials might you add? How might you evaluate your church using the essentials to determine if you are approaching discipleship in a balanced and intentional way?
You might want to check out all that Steve is doing and consider how you could use his model to help you as you develop your own intentional model of discipleship.
