Meet Your Professor
Jay Wegter (course author & facilitator)
Jay Wegter is an experienced pastor, Bible teacher, and author. He has a B.A. degree from Christian Heritage College and a Master of Divinity degree from The Master’s Seminary. He is adjunct professor of Theology, Christian worldview (Apologetics and Evangelism), and Grace-Driven Sanctification at The Master’s University. He also teaches Introduction to Christian Theology for biblical counseling majors.
Jay is the founder and Executive Director of Gospel for Life established in 2005. GFL is a training ministry which assists local churches in fulfilling The Great Commission through evangelistic outreach and through curriculum designed to keep the Gospel central in discipleship. GFL provides equipping in leadership development, evangelism, apologetics and discipleship, and in grace-driven sanctification (www.gospelforlife.org
). Jay’s week is typically occupied with men’s ministry, worldview mentoring and discipleship. He is a traveling speaker, providing workshops on Men’s Ministry; Evangelism and Discipleship Training; and Christian Worldview. He regularly presents his course on Worldview Evangelism at churches and Bible institutes.
Some of his publications include - 30 Days of Transforming Grace, Christ’s Pattern for His Church: Disciples making Disciples, The Purity Workbook for Men, How to Share the Gospel in a Post-Christian World, and A Man and His Convictions.
Contact Information
Phone: 661-476-9713 Email: jwegter@masters.edu
Degrees
BA Christian Heritage College Masters of Divinity from The Master's Seminary
Course Description & Objectives
Course Description
BIB430 Principles of Discipleship (3) This course will explore the Great Commission Mandate. In doing so, it will seek to unpack a biblical definition of discipleship, examining its practices and carefully considering its implementation within the local church. Students will be encouraged to strengthen their commitment to the practice of discipleship and thereby live out its reality as Christ-followers who are committed to disciple-making. Prerequisites: B101, B102, B201, B202, B340, BIB310, BTH321, BTH322.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Systematically arrange the reasons for the Apostle Paul's optimism and effectiveness as a disciple-maker and explain how one logically proceeds or leads to the next.
- Articulate and support from Scripture why all church ministries should ultimately serve The Great Commission.
- Demonstrate and justify from Scripture why discipleship is at the very heart of the life in the Body of Christ.
- Demonstrate how to utilize the gospel and the cross in disciple-making.
- Articulate and make a biblical case as to why discipleship is central to the doctrine of the church.
Textbooks
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all course materials, including textbooks are obtained by the first week of the course. Students are responsible for completing assigned reading and submitting assignments according to the syllabus. Extensions are not granted for reasons which include not having access to course textbooks.
For more information, see Student Handbook § 3.03
Required Textbooks
- Christ's Pattern for His Church; Disciples making Disciples by Jay Wegter
- Eight Life-changing Questions for Disciple-makers by Jay Wegter
Both of the books above are published by Jay Wegter through the organization Gospel for Life. There are no ISBN numbers available. Students order the two texts through Gospel for Life.