MODULE 0: Discipleship — Meeting 2

Meeting 2

Discuss the following questions from the Discipleship Training Session 1 video.

Starter Questions

1. What stuck with you the most from the video?
 

2. List some examples from your own life where you needed training. It could be for a job, orientation for school, or hobbies, like riding a bike or playing the saxophone. Why was your training essential to learning these activities?
 

3. How could discipleship be a form of “training”?
 

4. Read Matthew 28:18-20. Then review the three key phrases for why we’re called to discipleship:
    

    (1) “All authority has been given to me” / God commands discipleship
    (2) “Make Disciples” / Discipleship matures faith
    (3) “Go” //Discipleship fuels mission
 

5. God commands discipleship because Jesus’ cultural context—over 2,000 years ago—understood discipleship as the key to life transformation. Masters did everything with their disciples, from training them how to do their jobs to teaching wisdom for character development.  As Pastor Jake said, “Discipleship was, and still is, the most efficient method for life transformation.” How could this be the case?
 

6. It would be a lot more efficient if God just snapped his fingers and made us more like him. But instead he chooses to use us to help others grow. Why do you think God trusts human beings so much to help each other grow in their faith?
 

7. “Making disciples” is all about maturing faith, and it’s done by digging deep into the things of God. What are some specific ways you would like to grow deeper in your faith?

Discipler Tip: These things include prayer, reading Scripture, confession, Sunday worship, serving, ministry, contemplation, guidance, community, Sabbath, seeing God in the everyday, hearing God’s voice, sitting in God’s presence, etc. 
 

8. The command to “Go” is designed to fuel mission. Fueling mission, then, simply means reaching out to others. How could you foresee people maturing in their faith from discipleship, inspiring them to reach out and do the same for someone else? Question over this.
 

9. Discuss what your hopes are for this discipleship relationship together. How are you hoping to grow? What are you hoping to learn?
 

DISCIPLER: To conclude your discipleship meeting, remind your disciple to keep in mind that they will someday disciple another person themselves—because that’s how discipleship multiplication works! Disciples ought to make disciples who make disciples. That’s how movements are born.

Ask your disciple how they feel about the thought of reaching out and discipling someone else in the future. Remind them that it doesn’t have to happen immediately! But someday, they get to walk through this journey with someone else—and it will be one of the most exciting things they could ever be a part of.

Understanding the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18–20)

​

Matthew 28:18–20 is often called the Great Commission. They are some of the last words Jesus spoke to his followers before his ascension, and they shape everything the Discipleship Pathway is trying to do. Notice how the passage moves:

​

• "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me." Discipleship is not a church programme someone invented; it is a command from the risen Jesus, who has every right to direct our lives.

• "Therefore go and make disciples." The main verb in the original Greek is "make disciples." Going, baptising and teaching all serve that one purpose.

• "Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." Discipleship is not only passing on information but helping people obey — learning to live the way Jesus lived.

• "I am with you always." We never make disciples alone. Jesus promises his presence to every discipler and every disciple.

​

Discipleship as Training

​

The Discipleship Training Session 1 video compares discipleship to training for a job, a sport or an instrument. Nobody becomes a skilled carpenter or pianist by reading a book about it; they learn by watching someone else, practising, receiving feedback and practising again. In Jesus’ day, a disciple lived alongside a master and learned by imitation. The Pathway recovers that pattern: the discipler models, the disciple practises, and both talk honestly about what they are learning.

​

That is also why each module includes an assignment. Practices like prayer, fasting or hospitality become real only when we try them. Your discipleship meetings are the place to debrief, troubleshoot and celebrate.

​

Going Deeper: Questions for Further Discussion

​

If you have time left, or want to keep reflecting during the week, consider these:

​

• Read Mark 3:13–15. What did Jesus call the twelve to do first, before sending them out?

• Who "trained" you in your faith, formally or informally? What did they do that helped most?

• Which area of your life feels least "trained" by Jesus right now — your words, your money, your time, your relationships?

• What might change in your church or community if every believer discipled one other person?

​

A Word for Disciplers

​

Your disciple may feel intimidated by the idea that they will one day disciple someone else. Reassure them: they are not expected to be ready yet. The whole Pathway is designed to prepare them, and they will not be doing it alone. For now, simply plant the seed and keep it in view as a shared goal.

​

Before you finish, confirm your next meeting time and remind your disciple to watch the Discipleship Training Session 2 video for Meeting 3.

​

ASSIGNMENT: Watch the Discipleship Training Session 2 video by Pastor Jake Thurston from The Ransom Church. Take notes and come prepared to discuss the video at your next meeting.

​

Continue the Pathway — You are in Module 0: Discipleship, Meeting 2 of 4. Previous: Meeting 1 — Starter Questions & Covenant. Next: Meeting 3 — Fears & Excuses. Every essay, worksheet and video for this module is collected on the Module 0 resources page.