What Disciple Training Works Best?
5 Essentials Of Disciple Making & Training Others
With all the different opinions throughout the global church on the question above, maybe you have also wondered the same thing? Which discipleship method is best? My family and I don't claim to have it all figured out, but we know this one thing; the bible has all the answers. The life of Jesus is the best model of all. That is where we have looked, followed, and found results.
The month of January was a fantastic beginning of sharing some of our stories and teachings from the mission field the last decade. We are excited to continue writing and encouraging you in the call of God on your life! What discipleship is in the bible and loving our neighbors are the main focus of our calling here in Africa, but we desire to hear from you on topics that might be useful for us to write on as well. Please comment or reach out to us if God prompts you with ideas of what we could serve you or your communities with.
Many of the posts we released in January were on the topic of discipleship definition. All of those posts were intentional. Inside a few of the articles were five key essentials pertaining to what does discipleship mean and scripture verses about discipleship. In this post I want to highlight those essentials quickly and then direct you to a place you can find a few more.
What we have found in the disciple making process is there are some essentials to be ready for and apply. Below they are listed along with a link to a related post we wrote about it.
Some Essentials in disciple making
Essential 1: Discipleship begins with an invitation.
This one is a three part blog post! We journey together through bible verses from John chapter 3 along with true stories about a young man named Vida and how he became a disciples maker.
When Does The Discipleship Process Truly READ 👉 HERE
When Does The Discipleship Process Truly Begin? (part 2) READ 👉 HERE
When Does The Discipleship Process Truly Begin? (part 3) READ 👉 HERE
Essential 2: Discipleship Requires obedience.
Looking at the real-life story of a disciple here in Mozambique helps us explore what growing in obedience to God may look like.
Did you know Discipleship Grows Obedience? 👉 READ HERE
Essential 3: A disciple is taught and trusted to hear and obey God on their own daily.
One of the most googled topics in the world is hearing God's voice. For believers of Jesus this should be a foundational part of our faith! For many in the church it continues to be an area of needed growth. Jesus continually pointed his disciples to this very thing. This post explores my own personal journey of hearing God's voice and how we applied it here.
How To Lead True Disciples Of Jesus-They Must Hear God: READ 👉 HERE
Essential 4: Jesus told us to baptize them.
This essential has been so powerful in our context we had to write about it and share the stories. How does God want you to apply this incredibly important part of the Great Commission?
What Does It Mean To Be Baptized? READ 👉 HERE
Essential 5: There is a cost to following Jesus and discipling others.
Counting the cost in following Jesus has been the content of many books through centuries. What it can look like in a disciple making context was the focus of this post. It looks different for everyone but make no mistake every believer is faced with it! This is a bit of our story and some practical questions to help you with yours.
What Is The Cost For You-Following Jesus? READ 👉 HERE
Now What-How Can You Continue To Grow In Disciple Making?
If you have enjoyed these posts I encourage you to dive a bit deeper. There are three more essentials we find through out the gospels and the ministry of Paul. We may write a bit on each one in the future. For now I am going to list them here and point you to a resource where we cover all 8 essentials.
The eight essentials are uniquely explained through our life experiences in our book 'Making Disciples and Leading Others to Make Them'. We have written a practical guide on applying the essentials based on our own current and real-life experiences in the mission field.
The Final Three Essentials
Essential 6: Challenge and release disciples quickly.
Essential 7: Pay attention to and be willing to obey the new thing God may be doing.
Essential 8: A disciple-maker is a true disciple of Jesus, not just a student of Scripture.
We would love to hear from you on what essentials you have been using, and what you have learned in the process. Please reach out or start a dialogue below that we all can grow from.
To finish hearing more of our current story and continue learning these discipleship essentials check out our book 👉 HERE
