Most of us are extremely familiar with the command Jesus left his disciples in Matthew 28 called the Great Commission. It is a call to action, specifically to baptize believers and make disciples. I have lamented for years that it would have been awesome if he had left the disciples a blueprint for a disciple making process we could use in the church. Recently, my podcast co-host Charla Sherbakoff shared an insight from a book she read that gave me a new perspective.

As pastors and church leaders, it is our responsibility to share the vision for a discipleship culture in our churches. But most of our people aren’t really sure what discipleship is and how to live into it as followers of Jesus. Here are some common questions around discipleship and some responses you can share with the people in your congregation, your small group, or just around the water cooler.

Pastors and church leaders are reading and talking a lot about discipleship these days. Most view it as a means to reconnect with our congregants that haven’t returned to worship, which I think is a feasible approach. But it won’t be successful if you are…