The Meaning of Discipleship In this piece of coursework I will be writing about the meaning of
discipleship for the first disciples, and for Christians today. A
disciple is someone who believes in and helps to spread the teachings
of another. A disciple of Jesus is a follower of Jesus, they are like
students because they learn from Jesus and have faith in him.
Jesus’ disciples were normal everyday men. Jesus first saw his
disciples as he was walking along by the Sea of Galilee. He saw Simon
and his brother Andrew and told them to get up and follow him so that
he could make them fishers of men, they followed him immediately. He
then saw James and his brother john, he also told them to follow him
and they did. Jesus went out again to the shore of the lake, as he was
walking on he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting by the customs
house he told Levi to follow him and he immediately got up and
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and John 10: 43-44. He tells them "… if one of you wants to be great
Similarly to prayer buddies, discipleships are pretty much what the International Church of Christ is known for; without having a discipleship, one is not a true Christian (CARM). In this process of discipleship, an older member of the church is paired up with a newer member in order to oversee their lives and help mentor them onto the right path for salvation (Who Are We?). The discipler (older member who is the mentor), makes all these decisions for the disciple which can range from confessing their sins to them all the way to where they should live and who they should associate themselves with. Life decisions are dictated by the discipler, and the disciple is expected to submit to t...
Relational discipleship involves intimacy, partnership, mutual participation and usually takes place in a small group setting. Relational discipleship includes a transformation of the leader as well as the participants of the group. Ogden writes, “instead of inviting people to a program or class for which they sign up, attend and complete their assignments, they are invited to the relationship of mutual love, transparency, and accountability.” In a relational discipleship, it involves accountability and responsibility to another. The difference between relational and programmatic is relational discipleship involves intimacy, whereas programmatic discipleship involves focusing on information.
The Nature of Discipleship in Mark’s Gospel. A study of Mark’s Gospel can tell Christians lots of things about the Bible. nature of the nature of discipleship. There are many different aspects of discipleship.
There are many different ways that you can make disciples, but am going to talk about the way that I was a disciple. First I would have a meeting with some older man and woman in the church to ask them how do they feel about discipline some of the kids in our church? We are going to assume that each one of them said yes. And then I would explain
become a Christian, a disciple of Christ. In this we have to be a good
Similar to the Gospel of John the Epistles of John catalogues a variety of themes on discipleship. However, four main qualities of discipleship are highlighted in his letters, these are witness, obedience, chosen, and indwelling. These four qualities are announced in the first four verses of 1 John 1 by the apostle explaining how disciples of Christ are witnesses to the glory of Christ through their experiences of sight, sound, and touch (1John 1:1). While being able to experience the greatness of Christ is important to the reality of disciples, John exclaims that experience is not enough and one must publicly “testify to it” (1John1:2) and “proclaim to [the world] the eternal life that was with the Father and was made visible to us” (1John1:2). Witnessing to the faith is an important quality also presented in 3
When Jesus called His disciples, His invitation was simple. He invited them to follow Him. The same is true today. In Matthew 28, Jesus gave His last charge to His disciples, and the charge was simple. He called his followers to go and make disciples. Much effort has been placed by Christians to fulfill this charge, commonly referred to as the Great Commission. Jesus chose to fulfill the implementation of the New Covenant through 12 men who He called, appointed, and commissioned, and he only had a few short years to prepare them for the task (Willson, 1990). His methods were unconventional and were revolutionary for that time. His disciples were to be trained extensively by Jesus, living with Him for three years prior to His ascension. He taught about servant leadership and its meaning for both the leader and follower Matt. 20:25-28). From the beginning, Jesus put in place a careful plan, and an examination of His actions in the Gospels showed that Jesus left behind the pattern to be replicated. His methods, which included the incorporation of three different levels of discipleship, included His interaction with Peter, His closest three (Peter, James, and John), and finally the group of 12. This paper identified and analyzed the three levels of discipleship Jesus modeled, these discipleship methods were then measured against modern leadership theories, and Jesus’s level of involvement and interaction with his disciples were critiqued in light of these modern theories in an effort to determine the effectiveness of this approach.
of life to do this they need to take in account what Mark said about
rich man to rise to the challenge and give all his riches to the poor
by God to use their wisdom to help Him and to help others as a part of
Disciples of Christ A disciple is someone who is a follower of Jesus Christ. We are all
Discipleship According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a "Disciple" is one who takes another as his teacher and model. Christian Disciples have faith and commitment to God, they use their own time to give service others; they sacrifice their home-life possessions and money. Christian Disciples preach to others about the Good Doings of Jesus and the excellence of God. Christian Disciples resist other temptations.
to be great, he must be the servant of the rest. For even the son of