Disciple-Making Q & A

“I want to be involved in the Great Commission, but I feel so overwhelmed with the business of life and responsibilities as a wife and mother. What are some practical ways that I actively share my faith and make disciples as a part of my daily lifestyle?”   As a

Why Is Apprenticeship So Important? The disciples’ evangelism grew out of a lifestyle seasoned by many hours in Jesus’ presence.  They were apprenticed in real-life situations and were not only taught how to evangelize, they were trained how to evangelize, preach, and teach firsthand. Jesus’ pattern was, “Come, follow Me,…and

What is the Difference Between Teaching and Training? Many of the church’s past failures in evangelism have resulted from attempting to impart through teaching, skills that can best be instilled in one’s spiritual life through training.  Historically, knowledge has always been transferred through one of these two complementary but distinctively

What is Disciple-Making? Jesus talked about four kinds of people in Mark chapter 4 and used four seeds to illustrate their response to the gospel: The first seed was immediately picked up by birds. These are people who hear the gospel and simply ignore it.  The second seed fell on

What is the Difference Between a Church Program and a Church Process? A wide range of programs are usually offered for most church members.  However, most of them have a projected time for conclusion.  A church process on the other hand has no projected time for conclusion because it trains

How Did Jesus Make Disciples? Jesus taught and trained His disciples through association before giving them the Great Commission. If there had been a better way to accomplish His spiritual mission, He would have used it. His strategy was to reproduce His divine life, values, and resources in the lives

How does one become an effective Christian disciple-maker? “…go make disciples…” (Matthew 28:19) What we individually experience and learn from the Scriptures is personally passed on to others during a disciple-making relationship. This is a rewarding lifestyle that implements Jesus’ selected methodology of small group teaching combined with observation during