Discipleship
To believe in Jesus is to be his disciple. We can’t separate our faith from the call to follow him. Every Christian is a disciple of Jesus that is apprenticing to Jesus’s way of life. The journey of apprenticeship to Jesus looks like an ever increasing capacity to be with Jesus, become like Jesus, do what Jesus did, together.
Discipleship is the process by which a person leads or mutually supports another in their lifelong journey of apprenticeship to Jesus, motivated by the driving outcome to be formed into the image of Jesus (an integrated person of love).
Discipleship is the process by which a person leads or mutually supports another in their lifelong journey of apprenticeship to Jesus, motivated by the driving outcome to be formed into the image of Jesus (an integrated person of love).
The Discipleship Meeting
Discipleship is more than a recurring meeting, but nonetheless, it requires a consistent, repetitive, scheduled meeting. The aim of these meetings is to help the individual be with Jesus, become like Jesus, and do what Jesus did. The discipleship process requires the right environment, the right ingredients, and intentional care. Relational warmth creates the “oven” where trust and transformation can rise, while the recipe—soul care, encountering Jesus, and kingdom accountability—provides the ingredients that shape a life formed in the likeness of Jesus.
Relational Warmth
Relational warmth is you showing up like the person of Jesus. It’s your presence, countenance, how you’re presenting yourself to build trust and value for one another. Examples: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness.
The Recipe
Care (Listening, Empathy, & Question Asking)- These help us get to the heart of the matter. What belief or worldview is God uncovering? Listening, empathy, and question asking allows us to listen to God and love others through them feeling known.
Encounter (Prayer) - This is where we model our dependence on God and need for His grace. Prayer sets our attention on God in the meeting.
Tools: Discovery Bible Study, Inner Healing, Deliverance, Tending Your Heart, Prophetic Ministry, Thanksgiving.
Accountability - We want to teach others how to follow Jesus by modeling and teaching different practices to empower others in their own discipleship to Jesus. This can be facilitated by asking the question, “How are you being with Jesus, becoming more like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did?”
Tools: Encounter Practices, Core Values, VIM Plan, Rule Of Life, Oikos Map, Confession.
Encounter (Prayer) - This is where we model our dependence on God and need for His grace. Prayer sets our attention on God in the meeting.
Tools: Discovery Bible Study, Inner Healing, Deliverance, Tending Your Heart, Prophetic Ministry, Thanksgiving.
Accountability - We want to teach others how to follow Jesus by modeling and teaching different practices to empower others in their own discipleship to Jesus. This can be facilitated by asking the question, “How are you being with Jesus, becoming more like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did?”
Tools: Encounter Practices, Core Values, VIM Plan, Rule Of Life, Oikos Map, Confession.
Commitment
Ideally, discipleship groups should meet consistently on a weekly or bi-weekly basis for at least a year. It’s in the consistency—meeting week after week, walking through highs and lows together—that we learn to follow Jesus in the rhythms of real life. Growth that lasts is rarely instant; it’s formed over time through faithful presence and shared obedience.