What is ROCK?

ROCK is modeled after Spiritually Authentic Leadership Training (SALT) which was created by Focused Living Ministries. This tool helps men make Christ's last command of discipleship our first concern (Mt 28:16-20).
It is one way to be intentional about your own spiritual life while sliding alongside one other man for encouragement and accountability. There are individual, one-on-one, small group and large group components of ROCK. The format is offered two times per year, Spring (Feb-May) and Fall (Sept-Dec).
Here is the application.

The distinctives of ROCK include:

• "train tracks" for unhurried times alone with God
• face-to-face time between disciples
• small group to express what God has been impressing
• exhortations to press on
• reminder of the basics: gospel and our dependence on God
• practical life assignments that helps us grow in Him
• expectation of "passing on" biblical principles to family
• commitment that is entered into formally with an application
• evaluation: Do I love Christ more now than when I began?

Why ROCK? We don't claim that ROCK is the only discipleship tool or even the best tool. But we have found, after many years of refining ROCK, that many men find the structure helpful for their own spiritual growth and an easy way to reproduce themselves in the life of one other man. Additionally, many churches have found ROCK a helpful discipleship track for their men without having to recreate the wheel.

Why an application? ROCK is a commitment that will take time and is not something to casually add to an already full schedule. We want your family (wife/children) and your church family (pastor/elders) to know what you are doing so we ask that they sign off on your involvement.

Why the Building Motif? Several years back we adopted a building motif for ROCK. We want to join God in the process of building our lives to look more like Jesus. In keepinng with that theme, we use the following terms:

• Crew Chief = Small Group Leader. Shepherds between meetings and facilitates small group time.
• Contractor = Man responsible for the ROCK pairing. Takes the initiative for face-to-face meetings,and models authentic relationship with God.
• Sub-Contractor = Man going through ROCK for the first time who is paired with a contractor.

Here are some of the Life Assignments we do during a semester of ROCK.