Discipleship Foundations Parts 3 & 4

Part 3: The Transformation Formula & Foundational Principles

The Formula (): Information plus Formation equals Transformation. Head knowledge alone fails without experiential faith formation.

Foundation 1: Family/Household: The home is the primary place for faith formation (“the domestic church”); the church exists as a support system.

Foundation 2: Generational Connections: Age-segmented “silos” disconnect youth from older believers. Faith deepens through cross-generational relationships and shared experiences.

Part 4: Formational Pillars 1–4

1. Serving on Mission: Children are active participants in God’s mission, not just recipients of instruction.

2. Responding with Compassion: Involve young people directly in seeing, feeling, and serving real community needs.

3. One Big Story: Move away from disconnected moralistic Bible stories to showing how all Scripture forms one grand narrative in which they play a part.

4. Encounters with Jesus: Create quiet, intentional spaces within active schedules so youth can learn to hear God’s voice directly.

This series was first recorded for D6 Asia Family Conference organized by the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA). To watch the full series and discover many other key family discipleship resources go to https://asiaea.org/familychildren