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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Seven Functions of a Discipler

"...what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." (II Timothy 2:2)

Discipling is the effective means to mature growing Christians in order to be obedient to the great commission. This is the only plan for church growth in the Scriptures.


1.  Disciplers are crucial in the development of a growing Christian

2.  Disciplers are able to pace the growing Christian

3.  Disciplers are able to detect the warning signs of "spiritual illness" in the life of a growing Christian

4.  Disciplers are able to stimulate spiritual growth in the life of a growing Christian

5.  Disciplers are able to see signs of plateauing or stagnation in the life of a Christian

6.  Disciplers are able to identify the blind spots that develop in the life of a growing Christian

7.  Disciplers are able to be honest and direct with feed back, advice, and criticism in the life of a growing believer
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7 comments:

  1. RHYTHM AND RHYMEJune 8, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    Good day Gregg, loved the post,

    Take care.
    Yvonne.

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  2. LarriJune 8, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Wow...that quite a list to live up to as a discipler. Thanks for sharing.

    Are you going to write a post for each particular point on the list with its scriptural reference? Just curious to where you found all of them. :o)

    Happy Wednesday!

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  3. mikew116June 8, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    There's something to take inventory on, do we possess those qualities? Hmm. Thanks for posting.

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  4. AnonymousJune 8, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    I needed this today. Thank you Gregg.

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  5. kc bobJune 8, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    Good stuff Gregg. I have found that even the one who disciples grows spiritually.

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  6. AnonymousJune 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Good points, especially #7.

    Do you recommend one on one discipleship or small groups?

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  7. TrishaJune 9, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Gregg,
    Yay! Moms are disciplers, too. Helpful list! We'll be discussing this later today. I want our children to understand that they have the privilege of discipling one another, too. Thank you!

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Gregg Metcalf has served as the Teaching Pastor of Surprise Valley Baptist Church (Cedarville, CA) and the Mirror Lake Baptist Church (Federal Way, WA.) He graduated from Shasta Bible College in 1989. Gregg is married to Irene and the Lord has blessed them with four daughters and six grandchildren, with a great grandchild on the way. Gregg invites your comments and interaction concerning his posts and this blog! Gregg enjoys reading, boating, song-poem writing, and his family.