Women's Discipleship International
Year 2
Contending for the Faith
This year’s “Knowing God” section is spent delving into difficult topics that the church has written volumes on and multiple Christian university courses are devoted to each of these subjects. Spending time searching various resources to understand what Christianity is all about, how to describe difficult topics such as: the Trinity; how do we know God, what God is/isn’t; who is Christ & the Holy Spirit; what is creation, sin, man, satan, etc; and other topics that make Christianity uniquely different from other faiths. This year’s “building community” unit deals with strengthening the first year (1 on 1) relationships they have built and then broaden to include another individual. In both cases, they are building these within the group of leaders being trained currently. Sharing experiences in evening debriefs help others to understand one another more deeply and trust one another. We see this as critical in discipleship before they begin to go out and work with others. Just as Christ walked with his inner circle for three years, here we are building that intimate relationship with a couple “inner circle” individuals.
This year’s “Knowing God” track is more like a theology course at the university level. Of course, depending on the audience, pastors or laypersons, the materials were modified, however the topics are still intense. Even building the next level of “living in healthy community” during this year has its challenges.
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Understanding God’s attributes, such as transcendence, His 3- “Omni” attributes, and His immanence are looked at before an in-depth look at the Trinity. We continue with topics including heresy vs. orthodoxy, church creeds, and creation before discussing Christ’s attributes of being fully God and fully human and the Holy Spirit’s divinity.
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As we delve deeper into community, DIA’s shift to a combination of spending time together and hearing from God. Participants begin to explore spiritual giftedness as well as ways to deepen their prayer life through various strategies for contemplative prayer and more.
