What would you like to see in the next senior pastor? Should he be someone who makes disciples? Or should he be someone who helps the church to make disciples?
The distinction is important. If a pastor makes disciples, well and good, but if he equips the whole church to make disciples, what a powerful dynamic occurs! So, we must ask, how does a pastor help a church to make disciples? I see three key ways that pastors do this well…
The disciple-making process at East White Oak revolves around three Pathways: Corporate Worship, Bible Fellowships, and Small Groups.
These Pathways are designed to produce three effects in the life of our church. Those are our Vital Signs. They include: Rooted in Scripture, Growing in Christ, and Making Disciples. Among other things, people who are disciple-makers are being equipped to share their faith, nurturing relationships with people who don’t know Jesus, and engage in conversations which lead to the presentation of the gospel or one’s personal testimony. May this edition of the OakLeaf intensify your zeal for being a disciple-maker yourself.
“Though fewer opportunities exist to share my faith, I know God doesn’t want me to ‘sit on the sidelines.’ He has impressed upon me the need to intentionally nurture relationships with some of my former colleagues, and to intentionally cultivate new relationships….” [Read full article]
“To become a disciple, you put yourself under the authority of another person, learn from them, and imitate them. Would you be a disciple of Charley Lau if you didn’t swing the bat like he would? Of course not…” [Read Full Article]
“The problem with the ‘It’s only one Sunday’ thinking is that it’s only one Sunday for you. For someone else, it’s their first Sunday. It’s the first shot they’re giving your church, maybe any church.” [Read Full Article]
“While traditional ministry focuses on discipling after conversion, relational evangelism focuses on discipling to conversion. Focusing on a long-term relationship journey rather than a quick ‘presentation’…” [Read Full Article]
“Even in ordinary, mundane tasks, like baking bread, we need to point our children to God, to see Him at work and to be in awe of who He is. I have carried this disciple making principle into my classroom…” [Read Full Article]
“Jesus said, ‘Go and Make Disciples.’ Considering this bold command, we believers realize we should be going and moving in life to impact other people for Christ. We should be looking to have a discipling influence on others.” [Read Full Article]
