{"id":638,"date":"2020-11-11T11:16:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T01:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplingasyougo.com\/?p=638"},"modified":"2020-11-11T11:34:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T01:34:46","slug":"discipleship-passing-it-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplingasyougo.com\/?p=638","title":{"rendered":"Discipleship: Passing it on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Jesus said to make disciples of all nations, He did not intend for our disciple-making to begin with those who are already churched Christians. <strong>Jesus saw us making new disciples out of those who are not yet followers. With that in mind the goal is not for the pastor to run courses on discipleship but for all disciples  <\/strong>to make disciples who go on to make other disciples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dallas Willard put it this way \u2013 \u201c<em>does the gospel you share naturally lead people to become disciples of Jesus? Or is discipleship something you must add on later?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Passing it on is the difference between one generation and multiple generations. So whatever we do has to be something easy to pass on. We need a simple, reproducible disciplemaking pathway. So what type of simple and reproducible method are you using in discipleship that moves people from not knowing Jesus to following and helping others follow Jesus. Remember that intentional discipleship always includes passing it on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus; <sup>2&nbsp;<\/sup>and what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well. (2 Timothy 2:2)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The problem we face<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the major reasons for the demise of Biblical discipleship and the introduction of the &nbsp;curriculum-dependent version used by most churches today comes down to our view of God and the Gospel. Alan Hirsch and Mark Nelson in their book Reframation have this to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cEvangelicalism, the theological tribe we are a part of, has often displayed spiritual, moral, and theological bankruptcy in its portrayal of God and the gospel over the last few decades. I\u2019m sure the same critique can equally apply to many other sectors of Western Christianity as well\u201d.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If what Alan and Mark are saying is true it explains why discipleship has become a program people attend rather than a lifestyle people adopt. This approach is not only wrong but also risks introducing people to becoming curriculum-dependent and, if it\u2019s too complex, it won\u2019t be passed on. It can also be viewed as a course or class that, once completed, is never revisited. You\u2019ll need something transferable, ongoing, and relational. You also need something flexible enough to allow people to listen to the Holy Spirit and address issues in a different way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alan and Mark go on to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cFrom what we can discern, the core of the problem is that the church does not sound or act a whole lot like our Founder, Jesus. Evangelicalism in particular seems to have arrived at a form that Bonhoeffer termed \u201cChristless Christianity,\u201d in which Jesus is celebrated as Saviour but rejected as Lord. As a result we have ended up with a gospel that excludes the necessity for relational discipleship. In addition to this, we have lost the disciple\u2019s sense of responsibility to actually embody (incarnate) everything that our Founder and Lord represented and taught. Even a cursory reading of the Gospels indicates that Jesus himself would never allow people to bypass his sovereign claim on their lives. He clearly taught that to be a follower and a disciple required death to self, submission to his Lordship, and a decision to grow in increasing levels of conformity to his life and teachings. If we follow the Jesus-logic, \u201cyou will know a tree by its fruit\u201d (see Matthew 7:16\u201320), we can safely assume that any organisation is perfectly designed to produce the fruit or outcomes they are currently producing. Applying the same rationale, we conclude that if what we offer to the world is a constricted belief in God, then it is probably because we have a constricted&nbsp;<\/em><em>view&nbsp;<\/em><em>of God in the first place. Something is deeply wrong with our fundamental conception of God\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe one of the reasons why many people in the Church today are not making disciples is because they are not disciples themselves. Is our fruit constricted by our view of Jesus? <strong>We know we are disciples of Jesus because we make disciples.<\/strong> That\u2019s how the kingdom spreads. That\u2019s what we do. The history of Christianity revolves around every disciple making disciples. This isn\u2019t a ministry relegated to a few; <strong>it is the mission of every follower of Jesus.<\/strong> We are fishers of men. Every disciple of Jesus has the Spirit in them to guide them to those that God has prepared beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resourcezone.com.au\/product\/as-you-go-make-disciples-hard-copy\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/disciplingasyougo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/As-Yo-Go-Front-Cover-450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-645\" width=\"225\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/disciplingasyougo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/As-Yo-Go-Front-Cover-450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/disciplingasyougo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/As-Yo-Go-Front-Cover-450-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Jesus said to make disciples of all nations, He did not intend for our disciple-making to begin with those who are already churched Christians. 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