Comments on: Make Disciples http://nccftoday.com/2009/12/make-disciples/ Taking Good News to our neighborhood, Nevada County and the nations Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:05:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bo http://nccftoday.com/2009/12/make-disciples/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Bo Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:55:22 +0000 http://nccftoday.com/?p=908#comment-74 Happy morning after Christmas, Sadie! Good questions. On the first: yes, please keep me in the loop (offline, of course), so we can gauge how we're doing in moving toward our goal. Second, I would spend some time encouraging them to seek out a mentor in a Biblical and non-threatening way. Most of us do not come from a "discipling culture" -- we were taught, "just preach the Word." While that is part of making disciples, I would have to agree with Richard Baxter: "our private Meetings were a marvellous help to the propagating of Godliness... for thereby Truths that slipt away were recalled, and the seriousness of the Peoples minds renewed; and good desires cherished; and hereby their knowledge was much increased ... some, who have been so long unprofitable hearers, have got more knowledge and remorse of conscience in half an hour's close discourse, than they did from ten years' public preaching." I think it is wise and completely consistent with this age of the Spirit, that being and making disciples is woven through the entire fabric of the New Testament, yet without any programatic instruction for us to follow in a wooden way. Rather, the method to meet the needs of the individual will be found out through loving interaction, time in the Word and prayer. This proves much more effective. So, I would label what you're talking about as "informal" discipling, leading to a more structured situation. Try to lead that person to a mentor they respect and will compliment them... one who has the strengths the disciple needs to develop. Good job! Happy morning after Christmas, Sadie! Good questions. On the first: yes, please keep me in the loop (offline, of course), so we can gauge how we’re doing in moving toward our goal. Second, I would spend some time encouraging them to seek out a mentor in a Biblical and non-threatening way. Most of us do not come from a “discipling culture” — we were taught, “just preach the Word.” While that is part of making disciples, I would have to agree with Richard Baxter:

“our private Meetings were a marvellous help to the propagating of Godliness… for thereby Truths that slipt away were recalled, and the seriousness of the Peoples minds renewed; and good desires cherished; and hereby their knowledge was much increased … some, who have been so long unprofitable hearers, have got more knowledge and remorse of conscience in half an hour’s close discourse, than they did from ten years’ public preaching.”

I think it is wise and completely consistent with this age of the Spirit, that being and making disciples is woven through the entire fabric of the New Testament, yet without any programatic instruction for us to follow in a wooden way. Rather, the method to meet the needs of the individual will be found out through loving interaction, time in the Word and prayer. This proves much more effective. So, I would label what you’re talking about as “informal” discipling, leading to a more structured situation. Try to lead that person to a mentor they respect and will compliment them… one who has the strengths the disciple needs to develop.

Good job!

]]> By: Sadie Lou http://nccftoday.com/2009/12/make-disciples/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Sadie Lou Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:42:51 +0000 http://nccftoday.com/?p=908#comment-73 2 questions: If we are already, informally making disciples...should we let you know who they are so that you're aware of our partnering? and What if we have someone in mind that desperately needs the constant influence of a wiser, older, more mature brother or sister but they would be too shy to come forward on their own and ask to be mentored? ~S 2 questions:

If we are already, informally making disciples…should we let you know who they are so that you’re aware of our partnering?

and

What if we have someone in mind that desperately needs the constant influence of a wiser, older, more mature brother or sister but they would be too shy to come forward on their own and ask to be mentored?

~S

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