Down to Earth Discipleship

	Down To Earth Discipleship . Some practical aspects of Christian discipleship for unmarried young adults Table of Contents Open Letter to Churches Contact Us Table of Contents Goto chapter a, p, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6 Down to Earth Discipleship A handbook for Christian mentoring Focused on some practical aspects of Christian discipleship for unmarried young adults "I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received" (St Paul, writing to the Ephesians) Ian Hore-Lacy and Will Jones © 2011 Table of Contents About the Authors Preface and Introduction 1. Fellowship in discipleship 2. Sexual Relationships - what and why 3. Establishing and Developing Sexual Relationships 4. Managing Mind and Body - enjoyment and control 5. Recreation - rest and rebuild 6. Stewardship versus consumerism 7. Hospitality - the forgotten ministry 8. Personal Prayer - how organised? 9. Witness - to who and what? 10. Guidance - experience and opportunity 11. Gifts, Vocation and Work 12. Forming a Christian Mind 13. Reflections Appendix 1: A young person's defences against sexual sin Appendix 2: Masturbation - a sensitive dialogue Appendix 3: Homophile orientation Appendix 4: Your body as a temple of the Holy Spirit Appendix 5: What Genesis does and does not teach us about Creation Appendix 6: Further reading Open letter to churches Initially published January 2007, text amended to June 2011