At Live Oak, we are passionate about making disciples of Jesus Christ! We believe a disciple is an obedient follower of Jesus who is becoming like Jesus and committed to the mission of making other disciples. Making disciples is Jesus’ plan for taking the Good News to all nations (Matthew 28: 18-20). As Jesus modeled while investing in the lives of His twelve, life-to-life disciple making is the most effective way to accomplish His mission (2 Timothy 2:2). Jesus style disciple-making is highly relational, intentional, and easily reproduced in the lives of others.
Our heart’s desire is to help you grow as a disciple of Jesus Christ! We also want you to be equipped to come alongside another person in your life and help them become a disciple maker. On this page, which is an ever growing library, you will find tools to help you continue to grow as a disciple and learn how to engage with another person in life-to-life disciple making.
Jesus invites us to BE His disciple. He also tells us to “go and MAKE disciples”. A disciple is a learner of Jesus who is becoming more like Jesus. And disciples make disciples.
How do we get started making disciples? Discipleship happens best life on life; one person to another. So, the way to get started in anything is simply to start. Take a step. Here are some first steps you could take:
- PRAY –
Pray and tell God you want to be a disciple who makes disciples. Ask for wisdom of who you could approach wither to disciple you or for who you could disciple.
- ASK –
Make the ask. Go to someone and ask them to walk through this plan together for a set period of time.
- MEET –
Set a first meeting to get started on the plan. At your first meeting, decide the length of each meeting and the duration of how many weeks you will meet. Discuss any expectations practically for meeting together and hopes for how you hope God will use this discipleship relationship.
PRACTICAL HELPS-
- Remember, discipleship relationships can be peer to peer or an older person leading an younger person
- Suggested size of a discipleship relationship is 2 to 5 people
- Pair up with someone you already know from Small Group or a serving team. If your lives already overlap that helps so much with consistency and connection.
- If you re not in community a great first step might be to engage in community or serving so you can establish some relationships.
- Ask friends to help you match up with potential disciplers or disciple-es
- Learn more about discipleship! These are GREAT recommended BOOKS