{"id":5028,"date":"2025-07-23T06:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T06:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/?page_id=5028"},"modified":"2025-07-24T05:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:13:35","slug":"discipleship-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/discipleship-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Discipleship Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5028\" class=\"elementor elementor-5028\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-561070b scheme_default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"561070b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b386a6 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"7b386a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260aa96 sc_height_huge sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"260aa96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e3850 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"c6e3850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\" ><h2 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_center sc_item_title_style_default\"\n\t\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">Nurturing Discipleship<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85f68b3 elementor-section-content-middle scheme_light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"85f68b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcc9bcc sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"fcc9bcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd3f8f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd3f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every believer should grow as a disciple of Christ. Such growth has three dimensions, which we can summarize as knowing, being, and doing:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Knowing<\/strong>: God, His Word, and His plan for all nations<\/li><li><strong>Being<\/strong>: Conformed to the image of His Son<\/li><li><strong>Doing<\/strong>: Glorifying God through life and ministry<\/li><\/ul><p>Our Lord tells us we are to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. This document helps us to do that. We encourage everyone at Desiring God Community Church to read the details of these dimensions, and identify components to focus on in the months ahead. We encourage you to spur one another on through partnering with others at DGCC or at likeminded area churches through focusing together on certain components: Reading and discussing a book together, sharing the Gospel together, discipling a new believer together. We pray that in this way we may fulfill\u00a0Ephesians 4:15-16:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0877fd6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0877fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006be17 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"006be17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This document is a draft, and may be revised in the months ahead. But please use it now as a guide for the God-glorifying growth that we long to see among us.<\/p><p>For those considering cross-cultural missions, there are additional components to fulfill under each of the three dimensions. Please discuss these components with a Cross Cultural Missions team member or an elder.<\/p><p>Note that all links below are to free resources. Books that are not linked are available for purchase through the standard bookstores.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64d2926 elementor-section-content-middle scheme_light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"64d2926\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-298fb9c sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"298fb9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca14d2d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"ca14d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\" ><h3 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_left sc_item_title_style_default sc_item_title_tag\"\n\t\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">Three Dimensions of Growing as a Disciple<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1379c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"df1379c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_accent\" ><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_title_subtitle sc_align_left sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_accent\">Dimension 1: <\/span><h6 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_left sc_item_title_style_accent sc_item_title_tag\"\n\t\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">KNOWING: God, His Word, and His Plan for All Nations<\/span><\/h6><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c5ee8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09c5ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Components<\/strong><\/p><p>1. The Storyline of the Bible<br \/><b>Suggested Resources:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqotw.org\/documents\/creationtoculmination.pdf\">Creation to Culmination: A Summary of the Bible\u2019s Storyline<\/a><br \/>The God Who is There\u00a0by D.A. Carson (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/audio-and-video-for-d-a-carsons-the-god-who-is-there\/\">audio<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/search?q=the+god+who+is+there+carson\">video<\/a>)<\/p><p>2. Inductive Bible Study Methods<br \/><b>Suggested Resources<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicaltraining.org\/read-bible\/george-guthrie\">How to Read Your Bible<\/a>, online class at biblicaltraining.org taught by George Guthrie<\/p><p>3. Theology<br \/><b>Suggested Resources<\/b><br \/>Knowing God\u00a0by J.I. Packer<br \/>The Pleasures of God\u00a0by John Piper (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.expository.org\/pleasures.htm\">DGCC Study Guide Available<\/a>)<\/p><p>4. Missions<br \/><b>Suggested Resources<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perspectives.org\/\">Perspectives on the World Missions Movement course<\/a><br \/>Let the Nations Be Glad<\/p><p>5. Christian Hedonism and Discouragement<br \/><b>Suggested Resources<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/books\/when-i-dont-desire-god\"><i>When I Don&#8217;t Desire God<\/i>\u00a0by John Piper<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/eqotw.org\/dgcc\/WDDGStudyGuide.pdf\">DGCC Study Guide available<\/a>)<\/p><p>6. Marriage and Singleness<br \/><b>Suggested Resources<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expository.org\/marriagecbts.pdf\">Teaching Notes on Marriage and Family<\/a>\u00a0by Coty and Beth Pinckney<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqotw.org\/media\/?p=835\">The Goodness of Singleness<\/a>\u00a0audio sermon by Fred Balbuena<br \/>One of these two books:<br \/>\u2022 The Meaning of Marriage\u00a0by Tim Keller<br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/resource-library\/books\/this-momentary-marriage\"><i>This Momentary Marriage<\/i>\u00a0by John Piper<\/a><\/p><p>7. Worldview<br \/><b>Suggested Resources<\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frame-poythress.org\/new-testament-worldview\/\">New Testament Worldview<\/a>\u00a0by Vern Poythress, Chapter 3 in\u00a0<i>Revolutions in Worldview<\/i>, edited by Andrew Hoffecker<\/p><p>8. Key DGCC Teaching<br \/>\u2022 What is God&#8217;s Plan for Church Leadership? (6 sermons)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqotw.org\/media\/?cat=32\">audio<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/category\/blog\/church-leadership\/\">text<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqotw.org\/media\/?p=749\">The Lord Added to Their Number Daily Those Who Were Being Saved<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqotw.org\/media\/?p=163\">What Changed At Pentecost?<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqotw.org\/media\/?p=263\">The Gospel for Two-Year-Olds &#8211; Like You!<\/a><br \/>\u2022 The Grace of Giving (<a href=\"http:\/\/expository.org\/2cor8a.mp3\">audio<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/expository.org\/2cor8a.pdf\">text<\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44f148d elementor-section-content-middle scheme_light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"44f148d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cf043c sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"2cf043c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4c0c9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"3f4c0c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_accent\" ><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_title_subtitle sc_align_left sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_accent\">Dimension 2: <\/span><h6 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_left sc_item_title_style_accent sc_item_title_tag\"\n\t\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">BEING: Conformed to the Image of His Son<\/span><\/h6><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a59089 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a59089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Components<\/strong><\/p><p>1. Understand the Goal<br \/><strong>Suggested Resources<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqotw.org\/documents\/qualitativemeasuresofspiritualmaturity.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qualitative Measures of Spiritual Maturity<\/a><\/p><p>2. Create a plan for regular devotional life: Prayer, Bible study, memorization: personal and family<br \/><strong>Suggested Resources<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expository.org\/biblereadingplan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bible Unity Reading Plan<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expository.org\/biblereadingplanshort.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Shorter Bible Unity Reading Plan<\/a><\/p><p>3. Regular attendance at churchwide services and meetings<\/p><p>4. Regular involvement in a small group<\/p><p>5. Becoming a reproducting disciple<br \/><strong>Suggested Resources<\/strong><br \/>T4T\/Reproducing Discipleship Seminar<br \/>What Jesus Started: Joining the Movement, Changing the World by Steve Addison<\/p><p>6. Develop Biblically sound skills in transforming interpersonal conflict<br \/><strong>Suggested Resources<\/strong><br \/>The Peacemaker by Ken Sande<br \/>Resolving Everyday Conflict by Kevin Johnson and Ken Sande<\/p><p>7. Develop Biblically sound skills in transforming spiritual conflict<br \/><strong>Suggested Resources<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicaltraining.org\/seminar\/spiritual-warfare\/gerry-breshears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spiritual Warfare<\/a>, online class at biblicaltraining.org taught by Gerry Breshears<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79e07a6 elementor-section-content-middle scheme_light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"79e07a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a52618b sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"a52618b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef79de sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"2ef79de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_accent\" ><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_title_subtitle sc_align_left sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_accent\">Dimension 3: <\/span><h6 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_left sc_item_title_style_accent sc_item_title_tag\"\n\t\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">DOING: Glorifying God Through Life and Ministry<\/span><\/h6><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-781eabe sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"781eabe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Components<\/strong><\/p><p>1. Practice T4T\/Reproducing Discipleship<br \/>Share your story and disciple others regularly<br \/>2. Serve your family<br \/>3. Serve the body of Christ through ministry and giving<br \/>4. Serve your colleagues\/employer<br \/>5. Serve your community\/city\/country<br \/>6. Serve the nations<br \/>7. Develop action points in the areas relevant for where you are in life in discussion with an elder, mentor, or small group leader<\/p><div id=\"mp-brick-2106-first-content-type-container\" class=\"mp-brick-content-type-container mp-stacks-content-type-singletext\"><div id=\"mp-brick-2106-first-content-type\" class=\"mp-brick-first-content-type\"><div class=\"mp-stacks-text-area mp-stacks-text-area-2\"><div class=\"mp-brick-text\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Draft 4\/12\/2013, links updated 9\/6\/2018<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a07e10 elementor-section-content-middle scheme_light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"4a07e10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51ba884 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"51ba884\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c27048 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"5c27048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\" ><h2 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_center sc_item_title_style_default\"\n\t\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">Resources for T4T\/Reproducing Discipleship<\/span><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd384a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"dd384a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d48941 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1d48941\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3864f65 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3864f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> DGCC creation to culmination<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/DGCC-creation-to-culmination-story-10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">DGCC creation to culmination story 10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e60e06 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"3e60e06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a470292 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a470292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/How-to-lead-the-seven-stories-of-Hope-in-a-Home.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How to lead the seven stories of Hope in a Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Relationships-Story-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Relationships Story 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Relationships-Story-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Relationships Story 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Relationships-Story-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Relationships Story 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Relationships-Story-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Relationships Story 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Relationships-Story-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Relationships Story 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Relationships-Story-7.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Relationships Story 7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqotw.org\/dgcc\/2kingdoms.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Two Kingdoms Gospel Presentation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgodchurch.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Guidelines-for-the-Public-Reading-of-Scripture.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Guidelines for the Public Reading of Scripture<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-262837a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"262837a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-568a393 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"568a393\" 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