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2. Effective disciple-making must be biblical: The word of God is the central basis for making disciples. A
disciple is a follower of Christ. How better to understand who you follow than to read about who he
was, how he thought, and what he did.

3. Effective disciple-making must be applicable: If a disciple-making process does not impact how people
live out in the world, it is merely religious ritual. Disciples bring the Kingdom of God into the realms they
have been placed. They need the foundation to do this.

4. Effective disciple-making must be accountable: Accountability is the runt of many a disciple-making
process. This accountability goes beyond getting assignments completed. It holds those serious in
following Christ to living out that faith in daily life.

5. Effective disciple-making must be reproducible: Reproducing other disciples is often the missing piece
of disciple-making. Genuine disciple-making has happened when other disciples have been multiplied.
The going and making of disciples is a lifelong process.

These five principles should be the filter used in developing, implementing, and evaluating disciple-
making in our ministries. Consistently ask the five disciple-making questions:
What is the relational impact?
How is the bible used?
How are you applying what is being discovered in daily life?
How are people being held accountable?
How is what you are doing begin reproduced?
Disciple-making is the call of every Christ follower. The call to “Go and make disciples” continues to be
the intent of Jesus’ mandate to his church. What will we do to fulfill this mandate in our lives and faith
communities?

15.4 Let’s Practice…

1. What does Christ call His disciples to be compared to “others”?

2-6. List the five tips to a personal discipleship program.

7. What does it mean when discipleship must be relational?

8. What does it mean to make your discipleship program applicable?

9. Why is it important that your discipleship program be accountable?

10. What is the missing piece in most discipleship programs?

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