The task of every disciple is to make disciples! Disciples are followers of Jesus. The church is entrusted with the ministry of making disciples – beginning with those who have never heard the good news of Jesus and continuing right through until the believers in Jesus have become mature disciple-makers themselves. Therefore, discipleship should be the pulse of every local church on the planet!
Is discipleship in the core or on the periphery of your church’s ministry? Is discipleship a program at your church, or is it the pervasive aroma of everything you do? Do you understand how the various ministries of your church fit together as a cohesive whole? Do you understand how discipleship is the organizing principle allowing you to make wise ministry decisions? Do you know how discipleship works when life gets messy? When people have big problems? When relationships break? When hearts begin to harden?