Disciple-Making
Disciple-Making is defined by the life and practice of Jesus. It is the intentional, inter-personal process of helping someone grow in the Lordship of Jesus, in their likeness to him, and in walking on life-on-life mission with him ([3] The Three Ls). The practice and process of Disciple-Making involves physically, mentally, and spiritually1 walking with people as they become disciples2 of Jesus and learn to walk in his Way. Disciple-Making is a supportive process and role that can be executed in any of the modes of discipleship: Missional Community, Spiritual Friendship, Coaching, and Servant Leadership. The Disciple Maker (DM) offers themselves, their story, and their relational network in support of the Disciple’s growth.
Disciple-Making is currently being developed into a course around the metaphor of Journeying with Jesus where Jesus is the map that helps both the disciple and the DM know their location on the journey and what to expect along the Way.
Pages in this Section
- About the Disciple-Making Course
- Disciple-Making Applications and Contextualizations
- Why Disciple-Making?
- What Is Disciple-Making?
- What Does Disciple-Making Do?
- The First Disciple-Making Commitment
- Who Can Be Discipled and Who Does It?
- How: The Disciple-Making Process
- Belong: LM1: Mercy | LM2: Story | LM3: Revelation
- Become: T1: Baptism & Warfare | LM4: Growing | LM5: Flow
- Believe: T2: The Cross | LM6: Mission | LM7: Message
- The Second Disciple-Making Commitment
- When and Where Will You Make Disciples?
- To What Extent Will You Take This?
- Communities of Disciple-Makers
Besides the navicable “map” above, this framework can also be conceptualized and navigated as a Frame called [7] Discipleship based on [7] The Matrix, the seventh systems shape of the Semantic Ontology Framework (SOF).
Meta
Framework Underpinnings
The course uses [7] The Seven Questions frame for its over-all structure.
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References & Notes
- Note: disciple-making involves helping people grow holistically, paying attention to the complete Tricotomy: body, soul, and spirit or, to put it more commonly: mind, body, and spirit.
- In the Christian faith, a disciple is a life-long learner who identifies and is devoted to growing in connection with Jesus resulting in living with and pursing mission with him.