Who should I disciple?
Pray. Pay attention to who you have connected with. Look for someone who loves God, wants to grow, and is faithful, available, and teachable.
Who should I disciple?Make disciples who make disciples.
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Discipleship is intentional friendship that helps someone walk with Jesus, communicate their faith, and eventually multiply their life into others.
How do I invite them?
Explain what discipleship is, what you are committing to together, and that growth involves friendship, faith steps, ministry, and multiplication.
How do I invite them?What does a meeting look like?
Keep it relational and simple: look back at life, look up to Jesus in Scripture, then look forward to a faith step and prayer.
What does a meeting look like?Who should I disciple?
Pray & SeekWho has God already put around you? Who have you genuinely connected with? Who might He be leading you to pursue?
Look for FaithfulnessAre they faithful, available, and teachable? Do they show up, follow through, and want to grow?
Look for Initiative & MultiplicationDo they move toward people, take initiative, and show potential to eventually multiply into others? They do not need to already know how to lead, but are they willing to invest in others as they grow?
How do I invite them?
Discipleship is intentional friendship that helps someone walk with Jesus, communicate their faith, and eventually multiply their life into others.
The commitment you are inviting them into
Meet RegularlyWeekly or bi-weekly. Consistency creates room for growth.
Walk by FaithPrayer, Scripture, and dependence on the Holy Spirit are foundational.
Communicate Your FaithStep outside your comfort zone and initiate spiritual conversations.
Grow TogetherBe honest, teachable, and willing to do hard things.
Do Ministry TogetherModel, assist, watch, and eventually let them lead.
MultiplyWhat you learn is meant to be passed on to others.
What does a meeting look like?
Use the Three Thirds Model.
A normal discipleship meeting does not need to feel like a class. Give space for real life, turn your eyes toward Jesus together, and finish with a concrete step of faith.
Looking Back
How are you?
- Academically
- Socially
- Emotionally
- Spiritually
- How did last week's faith step go?
Looking Up
Seek the Lord.
- Open Scripture
- Work through a lesson
- Ask questions
- Talk about what obedience looks like
Looking Forward
Take a faith step.
- What will you do this week?
- Who can you share this with?
- Pray for one another
- Write down the next step
Discipleship Pathway
Where are they spiritually?
1
Professing Believer
1 John 5:11–13
2
Faithful Disciple
Mark 8:34–36
3
Fruitful Worker
2 Timothy 2:15
4
Spiritual Multiplier
2 Timothy 2:2
Use the Making & Multiplying Disciples guide
Use this graphic to help discern where your disciple is now and what growth could look like next.
Discipleship Content
What should we work through next?
Choose the column that matches where your disciple is spiritually.
Professing Believer
The River Assurance of Salvation Experiencing God’s Love and Forgiveness How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit How to Study the Bible How to Pray and Worship The Uniqueness of Jesus Christian Community The Bible 101 The Importance of Church How to Study God’s Word - Part 1 Evangelism Article - Rejection How to use the KGPFaithful Disciple
The River Check in How to Study God’s Word - Part 2 The Gospel for Christians How Disciples Grow Loving By faith The Surrendered Life How to Resolve Conflict Sexual Purity Position in Christ Eternal Perspective Spiritual MultiplicationSome additional resources
Books to walk through together
The Master Plan of EvangelismRobert Coleman
The Gospel-Centered LifeRobert H. Thune and Will Walker
WithSkye Jethani
The Lost Art of DiscipleshipLeRoy Elms
Emotionally Healthy SpiritualityPeter Scazzero
SentHeather Holleman
Spiritual LeadershipOswald Sanders