Why one on one for discipleship
Discover why discipleship is more effective one on one. There are numerous Biblical reasons and examples but this section speaks to the practical reasons:
The needs of the individual surface in the privacy of one to one meetings. Not everyone can speak to a group but anyone can speak to one person. The life of the discipler will illustrate the truth of the Word of God.
The disciple has a living example to follow.
Most importantly, Jesus gave us the example by having a one on one disciple called the “disciple whom Jesus loved.” Check the many special connections between that disciple and the Lord.
Journey is designed to lead someone to Christ and then stay with them until they can lead others to Christ and be authorized by their Pastor to disciple them to do the same.
You can begin meeting with a lost or saved person because the first lesson is “A to Z” on Salvation and one of our most popular lessons…it lays the foundation for everything else.
Everyone is unique, they are at different levels of spiritual maturity and so is their way of learning.
The ideal training has a personal touch corresponding to your disciples’ personality, individual needs, and unique expectations.
Disciples are not being produced through group training. Group training has it’s place but after a person is an active discipler. Pastors have less than 10% of their adults that they can trust to care for new Believers. Trying to produce reproducible disciple makers in a group has not worked and there is no reason to believe that will change.
As a Discipler, through meeting one on one, your gifts, aptitudes, and knowledge are best brought out.
In the disciple self-confidence is established in the first lessons. You save time by concentrating on what they need. Every Believer has “gaps” in their spiritual understanding which can’t be easily found in a group meeting. This provides more spiritual satisfaction and motivation for the disciple.
- Anyone can make time for one person.
- A Discipler helps the new believer when they are most vulnerable to false teachers.
- A Discipler meets the new disciple's needs rather than the group’s needs.
- One on one produces closeness, love and deep friendship between the disciples.
- A Discipler provides the disciple with a friend to replace ungodly friends.
- One on one provides the disciple with personal advice to make right decisions.
- Exhortation, correction and admonition are quickly and easily done one to one.
The needs of the individual surface in the privacy of one to one meetings. Not everyone can speak to a group but anyone can speak to one person. The life of the discipler will illustrate the truth of the Word of God.
The disciple has a living example to follow.
Most importantly, Jesus gave us the example by having a one on one disciple called the “disciple whom Jesus loved.” Check the many special connections between that disciple and the Lord.
Journey is designed to lead someone to Christ and then stay with them until they can lead others to Christ and be authorized by their Pastor to disciple them to do the same.
You can begin meeting with a lost or saved person because the first lesson is “A to Z” on Salvation and one of our most popular lessons…it lays the foundation for everything else.
Everyone is unique, they are at different levels of spiritual maturity and so is their way of learning.
The ideal training has a personal touch corresponding to your disciples’ personality, individual needs, and unique expectations.
Disciples are not being produced through group training. Group training has it’s place but after a person is an active discipler. Pastors have less than 10% of their adults that they can trust to care for new Believers. Trying to produce reproducible disciple makers in a group has not worked and there is no reason to believe that will change.
As a Discipler, through meeting one on one, your gifts, aptitudes, and knowledge are best brought out.
In the disciple self-confidence is established in the first lessons. You save time by concentrating on what they need. Every Believer has “gaps” in their spiritual understanding which can’t be easily found in a group meeting. This provides more spiritual satisfaction and motivation for the disciple.