Thoughts on discipleship

Biblical discipleship is about following Jesus - becoming like Him, embracing His purposes, and obeying Him in every area of life. It’s not about church membership.

True discipleship is a relational and experiential process that affects root beliefs and values and results in inner and outer transformation into the ‘image’ of Jesus.

God’s word (truth), the Holy Spirit, and the community of believers are intrinsic to this process.

When Jesus taught His disciples, the backdrop was God’s Kingdom purposes and perspectives and their impact on how we think and live, esp as it affects others.

From the beginning, Jesus chose disciples to train them for apostolic ministry, not merely to be ‘good people’, members of His group, or ‘knowledgeable theologians’.

Jesus often used the ‘teachable moment’ principle. The classroom for discipleship was life with Jesus as He pursued God’s Kingdom purposes.  This has real implications for how we disciple.

Jesus made specific statements regarding discipleship. These have real implications for both the disciple and disciple-maker.