Women

Mission Statement

As women united in faith and worship by the word of God, the Coats Baptist Church Women’s Ministry exists to make disciples throughout our church body by encouraging and equipping each other for the growing of our faith, to win the lost for Christ by reflecting His love, and to nurture believers to serve the Lord, His church, and His world, all to the glory of God.

Objectives

CBC Women’s Ministry by always using scripture, as its guiding principle, has the following objectives:

Encourage and model personal Bible study, so the gospel message may be proclaimed boldly and clearly in our daily lives.
Work together to fully understand how we are called to serve God.
Explore scripturally sound opportunities to serve others in our church, community, and the world.
Build relationships between the generations of women in our church.

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What does it mean to disciple?

A disciple is a follower, someone who learns from the teaching and example of the one they follow. To disciple, as a verb, is to help someone be a disciple. For Christians, that means helping someone follow Jesus. We all need someone in our life who is further along than we are (a Paul), who can help us to grow in our walk with Christ. We also need a Timothy, someone coming along behind us that we can help. We are also encouraged by friends who are in a similar season of life, with whom we can stand shoulder to shoulder (a Barnabus). We should also be pursuing relationships with lost friends, prayerfully persisting that they might become followers of Christ as well.

Why do we disciple? What is the goal?

The goal of discipleship is to see our fellow believers transformed into the image of Christ. We want to become more and more like the One we follow, and we want to help others in that same pursuit.

When should I disciple?

All Christians are called to both be discipled and to make disciples. Even a very new Christian can look behind them and see someone they can help along the way. Part of growing in wisdom and discernment is recognizing when you need help and when you can give help, but don’t feel that there will come a day when you have reached full spiritual maturity and then you can begin to make disciples.

How am I equipped to disciple?

We are equipped to disciple through the power of the Holy Spirit, through the Word of God as we sit in personal study and under faithful preaching, and by the example and guidance of the saints as we fully participate in the body of Christ in the local church. Discipleship is supported by spiritual disciplines: prayer, Bible intake, worship, and so on. We are training our hearts, hands, and minds for the work of discipleship.

How do I initiate a discipleship relationship?

The simplest (and possibly scariest) answer to this question is: just ask. Whether you are asking a more mature believer to disciple you or you are offering to disciple someone who is coming along behind you, it is easy to feel intimidated or awkward. But, we are made for relationships, and forming intentional relationships built on discipleship is essential for the Christian life.

Discipleship Tips

TIME

One way that forming a discipleship relationship can seem daunting is the perception that entering such a relationship means committing to weekly meetings with the other person for the rest of your life. An ongoing, decades-long discipling relationship is a beautiful testimony of the Lord’s work, but you can also start small. You may commit to reading a book of the Bible with another believer over the course of a few weeks. You may ask a spiritual warrior to meet with you once a month for four months to talk about prayer. As you reach an end date for your season of discipling, celebrate together and then make plans–that might mean starting again together on a new topic or new book, or it might mean going out separately to form new discipling relationships.

TOPICS

What do we talk about? Discipling can cover the full range of aspects of the Christian life, but at its core, it’s going to be Word-based, encouraging each believer to know God and to grow in Christ-likeness. Intentionally pursuing sanctification is the difference between a discipling relationship and mere friendship. A good place to begin is reading the Bible and praying together, discussing what it means to faithfully live out the truth of God’s word in your specific life circumstances.

TOGETHERNESS

“Doing life together” has become a bit of a catch-phrase in Christian circles, but in the context of discipleship, it makes sense. Your discipleship may involve some more formal meetings, but it can also happen over coffee, on a walk, or during a mission trip. It may look like a young mom inviting a college girl she’s discipling to fold laundry and talk about Jesus. It may look like co-workers getting lunch and praying together. In some seasons, it may mean phone calls and text messages, but the goal should be to live out the Christian life together.