Disciple Making Ministry Plan: Part 2 – the Final Assignment

Joo Won Lee

LU ID Number: L########

DSMN 500: Discipleship Ministries

March 8, 2026

Table of Contents

The Main Discipleship Passages---------------------------------------------------------------3

The Core Principles------------------------------------------------------------------------------5

The Most Important Philosophies------------------------------------------------------------- 6

The Practices---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11

The Proof----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

Bibliography-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Main Discipleship “Passages” That Guide My Ministry

     Great Commission command by the Lord unequivocally states that “All powers is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” (Matt. 28:18b-20 KJV). The faithful saints have been trying to follow and uphold the stated Great Commission ever since then. The crux of the Great Commission command seems to be the Discipleship, its multiplication, and the steadfast Leadership of Christ as the Faithful Guardian, who holds all the power in the cosmos and beyond. To the very end, He will be with His disciples according to His kingly authoritative promise.

     Additionally, however, this student pastor author has always felt that the guiding discipleship (biblical) passages should be derivatives of the very sacrificial life Christ has shown to the world, which was purely and prophetically borne out of His Suffering Servant earthly mission (cf. Isaiah 52:13-53:12; John 1:11; John 3:16: Matt. 27:12-14, etc.) that was completed on the cross at Calvary nearly two thousand years ago. To have a successful ministry a Christian brother/sister ought to exhibit such loving characteristics to one another, e.g., “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another,” (John 13:34 KJV; cf. John 13:1-17); indeed, we ought to exercise such humble and demonstrative service as in “For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” (John 13:15 KJV).

     Hence, the foundational passages which this future pastor would like to incorporate into his own (discipleship) ministry are 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Romans 12:4-5 as well as “You Shall Know the Truth, and the truth shall set you free” passage (John 8:32). John 8:32 passage is particularly important as it takes a graver and even weightier importance as we are living in the age and generation of the much deception and lies, which are prevalent at every level and dimension wherever we turn. We ought to be able to tell the truth from lies and deception as we should relay the correct information and facts to one another and our neighbors. 1 Corinthian passage together with Romans passage above illustrate that we are all individual constituents which together complete and comprise the church of Christ carrying out each specific functions and responsibilities tasked to us with no one part being superior or inferior to others. “These terms indicate that the church is not like a body, but the church is Christ’s body, and he is the head of the body. Paul elaborated on this in letters written to the churches at Rome (Romans 12) and Corinth (1 Corinthians 12).”[1] And this sense of deep humility, respect and love for one another stems from the Lamb of God, the originator of love itself, who bore it all for us pouring out every last drop of bodily fluid on the cross. Yes, there needs to be order and law in a church organization just like any functional and viable organization would call for. There would be ordinations and regulations to follow with a possible disciplinarian action even excommunication to be practiced as a last resort should there be an absolute need. However, the very spirit to guide the future discipleship ministry emanates from the deep humility and fraternal love one should bear for one another, which the Lord Himself amply and categorically illustrated through His sinless and blameless life on earth (cf. 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22) for all to see and benchmark against.

    As far as region(s) is concerned, this author is not particularly looking for specific regions per se, but it will most likely be contained within the continental USA. The specific region within the USA will be determined following wherever I finish my doctoral studies. This author has no regional preference. Generally-speaking, on the world scene, after the American continent having taken the cultural and educational background into consideration, this author could have been compelled to explore the Asian continent, specifically Korean peninsula. Nevertheless, due to its extremely volatile political climate of late, which has heavily become socialist, if not downright communist in its rhetorics, leanings and public policy executions, this author feels no inclinations to start his ministry in S. Korea for a foreseeable future. It will not be completely ruled out, however, but a change and recovery in political course towards democratic society once it was for almost seven decades must take place; this possibility, however, now, seems largely next to impossible.

     When demographics is concerned,  this author would feel comfortable with mostly English-speaking congregation or bilingual speakers in Eng/Kor languages or even native Korean speakers as well. I would welcome any groups or age groups. Yes, my goal is to reach and disciple people.

     The proven thing is that this humble but confident author has amply demonstrated in his previous ministry works, once as a Sunday School director and once as an English Ministry director, that he is more than up to the challenge of handling a diverse group of people, and fully capable of ministering unto them in multiple functions/capacities be in bible study teaching leadership  or preacher roles. One can say that he has passed the trial by fire with flying colors, but with deep humility and devotion to his vocation while at it.

The Core “Principles” in My Ministry

     The three guiding core principles in my ministry would be that it would be based on three principles which guide the discipleship in Christ as discussed by the course instructors:  they are 1) love for God; 2) love for one another; and 3) love for our neighbors. “Where the gospel is being proclaimed by word and deed. Luke describes the mission of Jesus this way: “He also said to them, ‘This is what is written: The Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead the third day, and repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things’” (Luke 24:46-48). We are to preach the gospel (1 Cor 15:1-4) to every creature, and any church not proclaiming and showing this message is not healthy.” [2] This statement alone pretty much covers the three relational aspects with emphasis put on the Great Commission aspect regarding the discipleship itself: one toward God, one toward our fellow Christians, and one toward unsaved people (groups) of the world in our neighborhood.

     First, (my) love for God in future ministry should be demonstrated by steadfast immutable commitment and keeping of His laws/commandments which would be visible not only in public but private parts of life as well (cf. Matthew 6:6; 10:33). Toward that that end, we shall work diligently with the Holy Spirit being our guide and comforter.

     Secondly, the Holy Spirit-driven and -led ministry is the goal of this author and his wife, and towards that end we are furthering our education and training. This day and age we are living in, once again as aforementioned in previous page, is simply wicked (cf. 2 Tim. 3:1-5)  to overcome without the full empowerment of the Holy Spirit. One CANNOT live in full discernment and sync with Scripture as it is without having the Holy Spirit fully guiding one’s life. It is even more so and desperate in this day and age, which according to many markers has most likely entered the last chapter in human history. And this Holy Spirit-filled life would drive our love and care for one another in its pristine purity and natural willingness. One thing this author has had real trouble accepting and coping with at a local church where we attend regularly is its “forced” and “unnatural” showing of camaraderie/fraternity or showing of presence of the Holy Spirit: it is staged, manufactured in most likelihood, which is very regrettable and almost repugnant to say the least. True love for Christian brother/sister is not manifested in such repulsive and unbiblical fashions.

     Thirdly, in our future ministry when dealing with our neighbors who need to be reached and evangelized to, we’d like to use extreme caution of prudence and wisdom: this endeavor is energy intensive requiring not only the great amount of pre-planning, designing, but also significant financial commitment as well. Therefore, we’d like to be careful when embarking on such tasks and be wise as snakes but pure as doves in our intentions and actions maximizing our tools and resources. Let’s not forget that Jesus delegated the work of love for neighbor to us as one of the primary goals in our earthly ministry: “The work of reaching a lost world begins with our primary relationships in life—the people in our neighborhood, the people we work with, the people we spend time with day after day. God may have placed certain individuals in your life right now where you can naturally invest in a relationship. God loves them; you can show his love by your actions.” [3]

The Most Important Ministry “Perspectives/Philosophies”

     The disciple making takes a great effort to be completed through years of repetitive training and ministering unto, and to accomplish that goal many different levels of training and field work would be required. In the end producing someone “who is willing to die for Christ/His gospel” is the stated goal of the discipleship making. Healthy church is the one which most likely would produce healthy disciple: the healthy church is defined as “1. Where the gospel is being proclaimed by word and deed…2. New believers are baptized. 4. New believers are intentionally and individually nurtured and developed…8. Where the saints are growing in maturity (connecting them to Jesus through the discipleships—spiritual formation)…9. Where the saints are growing in unity and love for one another…19. Where the mission of Christ is being accomplished locally, regionally, nationally, and globally by members from within the local body. 20. Where new churches are being planted as a result of effective discipleship and effective leadership development.”[4] Essentially, as Bonhoffer wrote, “Discipleship is commitment to Christ. Because Christ exists, he must be followed. An idea about Christ, a doctrinal system, a general religious recognition of grace or forgiveness of sins does not require discipleship. In truth, it even excludes discipleship; and a Christianity without discipleship is always a Christianity without Jesus Christ. It is an idea, a myth.”[5] Indeed, discipleship and being a Christian go hand in hand, mutually inclusive and is a mark for being a truthful follower of Christ our Risen Lord, who is sure to return.

     Body of Christ (TAHO Chart) is the one which comprises the full spectrum (“body”) of aspects/elements which shows what a healthy functional church should be like: these elements include structural/organizational aspect of a church (complex or simple), physical aspect of a church, the offering/gifting side of a church, how budget is carried out, how worship/prayer should be done; the philosophical aspect and development of leadership, the role of sr. pastor, saints, attitude/training of saints , missions/church planting aspects are outlined. Depending on the nature of a church be it traditional, attractional, hybrid (which we aspire to become in the future) or organic, the elements listed could vary. In order to be fully functional healthy church of Christ, it is expected that each church should operate at the satisfactory level all across the different elements mentioned above.

     The results of the assessment (my) church or ministry based on the healthy church assessment is largely inconclusive since this author does not fully know everything about the local church we regularly attend: however, after completing the assessment to the best of (my) abilities based on what this authors knows the following is found: this local church we attend is most strong in its devotion and love for God. It is evident and self-explanatory through the powerful and heart-felt worship and prayer the members carry out. And they constantly seek to be controlled by the Spirit. They also exhibit great love for one another from what we can tell; the laity/members are friendly, cordial and kind from the limited interactions we have. This author cannot say anything conclusive in regard to the leadership, particularly the senior pastor and associate pastors. This author does not know them well, but they sometimes put me at guard and make me repulsive by the way they preach and approach us. For instance, this author could benefit much more when a preacher does not have to yell all the time  while preaching, threatening  to burst eardrums every Sunday. However, they could mean well. As said, we do not know them well. The preachers as a group appear to be kind and decent enough folks alright: the question is, “Are they genuine truthful leaders?” That is a significant and important question well worth exploring moving forward for all parties concerned. However, when a pastor is true disciple of Christ, what a joy, privilege and gift that is not only to a local church but to a whole Christendom at large! As Dever contemplated, “What a gift pastors or elders are to the church! Peter is a great example of this. He preached evangelistically at Pentecost. And he wrote letters to the saints. Both teaching and writing, furthermore, were expositions of God’s Word from the Old Testament.”[6] Amen. We all look forward to meeting the second and third coming of Paul and Peter. 

     Naturally-speaking, this author is skeptical by temperament and is not easily persuaded by public shows or whatnot, especially by those in authority position. God bless them! Obviously, the role and importance of the local church, pastor, and saints cannot be emphasized enough and has been elaborated in the previous pages. How about the role of the spiritual gifts? They are absolutely essential but let us also be reminded of this assertion by apostle Paul: “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I would remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.” (1 Cor. 13:1-3). Then what is true love/charity one can show to one another and his/her neighbor? Sometimes outside confrontational and direct or indirect unwanted approach, interferences, the true love and considerateness we can all exhibit is let people breathe by giving them space and time. Let people enjoy what they truly want as the Bible says, “Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee” (Prov. 25:17 KJV): wise and prudent disciples of Christ in successful and thriving ministry/mission should stick to this stratagem of considerateness and quiet well-wishing accompanied by consistent prayers since militant and all-out non-stop evangelism would backfire more often than not. Let God and the Holy Spirit work in the appropriate time and space as is often the better case study to follow. In His Time, God will move mountains and realign oceans to expand His Kingdom to save the long-lost souls. To Him, thousand years is like a day, and a day is like thousand years. However, it will be all accomplished right down to a jot and tittle. Amen.

The Real Get-Your-Hands-Dirty “Practices”

    The practices of discipleship making plan should be centered around the three relational foundational pillars of “loving God, loving one another, and loving your neighbor”, which has been the rallying cry, motto or the point of contention for the whole course as the authors Dempsey and Early contend in their book/video lectures: that is how the discipleship should be built among the followers of Christ as the leadership is forged among them over time—on love. What else? That is how God expressed His agape love for His children sending His Only Begotten Son to die on the cross so that the world would not perish but receive the everlasting life through the Son Jesus. What we reciprocate in gratitude to His love is what we do among ourselves and toward our unbelieving unsaved neighbor (per the Two Greatest Commandments), the remainders of the three-pronged duties of love, naturally. In the end, it is all an expression of loving God first and foremost manifested in loving one another and even the total strangers in this author’s humble opinion burning with desire to preach the word to the ends of the earth,

     First and foremost, this author firmly believes that prayer should be the foundational practices of discipleship and leadership building ministry plan: it is like a “journaling” which Dempsey and Early describe as “Many of the psalms contain the spiritual journal of David. He tells us what he was thinking and how he was feeling at the best and the worst times of his life…Some of the psalms are raw and real, painful and poignant. As we read them, we discover that developing stark honesty and painful thoroughness in the presence of God helps us become whole.”[7] Keeping a journal could be a good practice as it could be “legacy, meditation, pep talk, remembrance, discernment and direction, gratitude, awareness, reflection, organization, developing transparency, listening, trust, and enhancement of the other disciplines,”[8] as the authors talk about. It is essentially a prayer expressed in written or literary form with potential for permanent storage, which can be brought out, rehashed, and reused for beneficial instructional purposes in discipleship and leadership training sessions. (Regular) Prayers should be practiced all the time with frequent fasting (cf. Daniel 9:3-19; Daniel 10:2-3, 12; Esther 4:16; Matt. 6:16-18; Matt. 17:21 / Mark9:29, etc.) mixed in on need basis as that is how the Lord demonstrated the very essence of discipleship among His disciples and followers (cf. “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed”—Mark:135 KJV). This author will not have to be the first one to tell his own eyewitness accounts where certain miraculous things have happened through passionate prayers, which God answered, particularly through intercessory prayers, from rescuing the greatly stressed on the doorsteps of death, granting unexpected financial gifts/deliveries to the financially strapped, healing the ill to even solving the future paths of academically-driven ambitious students. From the very experiences of this author, regular fervent prayer coupled with a faithful teaching of the word should form the very foundation of discipleship making practices. It just would combine the best of both worlds from this humble author’s perspectives—the clinical and the theory sides of the discipleship and leadership ministry. And that is the ultimate future goal of the Lee household moving forward to the future.

     Not everyone can be a teacher, a pastor (“bishop”) or an elder, however: 1 Timothy 5:17 KJV defines eldership as in “Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.” 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 further define that the man in the offices of such a leadership should be “blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;…not a novice…Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.” The pastorship, who would normally run and operate the discipleship program, requires a skill to teach per apostle Paul, and the high bar set for exemplary behavior and reputation, which should not be even a point of contention inside one’s own church. Henceforth, when such a reputable and competent person, who ought to automatically beckon and draw out natural respect, deference, and acknowledged seniority from the mentees, is in charge of  “running the show”, be it a small group of 3-4 or a group of 100 or 1000 no matter, then the multiplication of discipleship should be expected as the fruits it will bear will be huge. That is just a normal progression and consequence to be expected. Let’s not forget as Putman and Harrington adroitly point out, “Paul makes it clear that when we are in the world, we represent Christ, and in what we do, we do not simply work for other people; we work for the Lord. In this sense, our work affects God’s reputation…Paul gives specifics in this area as well: people are to work hard, not be lazy, and be sincere and gracious even to people who aren’t that way in return. He teaches disciples to be ethical and consistent and to live in such a way that even if someone accuse them of doing wrong, the unbelievers will see their good deeds and glorify God.”[9] We are all ambassadors for the kingdom of God, but such a burden of responsibility falls even more heavily and emphatically on the shoulders of the pastorship/leadership since more often than not, regrettably to a certain extent, that is how the outside world or novices in faith would perceive at the initial point of contact.

     The church structure/organization which this author feels the most comfortable, confident, and at ease with is the Hybrid Model since in his opinion it just combines best the strengths of the traditional church settings/parameters with the flexibility, conveniences, and adaptability of the modern contemporary worship, discipleship conducive to the 21^st century living while eliminating some of the weaknesses the former might present. Personally, number one drawback of a traditional church has been, “the church members are supportive of the pastor yet often resist or are suspicious of change…there is little vision for church planting, in part because the model is ultimately based upon addition and not multiplication.”[10] The problem actually worsens or becomes almost impossible to overcome when the person who resists a dynamic change which will benefit the church altogether happens to be the pastor himself. If that is the case, then church is not very healthy at all, and is barely growing if at all from this author’s personal observance, and that is the model to be abandoned at all costs for the benefits of all parties concerned.Aforementioned small groups of 3-4 will be emphasized as a building starting block when given a chance, but as the discipleship ministry grows, a (simultaneous or separate) group of 10-15 should also be explored to fit the particular discipleship needs of a church in transition. 

     Preferably, Sunday morning prior to worship service and/or Wed evening times should be utilized to the maximum effects per this author’s past experiences: somehow, Sunday afternoon post the morning worship service/lunch fellowship did not work too well, nor the other weekdays although there is some merit to holding a discipleship or even worship session on Thursday evenings, but to limited success. Budget should be prudently allocated and planned with frugality. The pastor(s) on church payroll should be the only paid staff while the volunteers are encouraged to help out in service capacities, e.g. worship band members, SNS coordinator, connection point personnel, etc., to smooth  out the discipleship and leadership training sessions.

Curriculum should be heavily planned with a good amount of biblical passage instruction/bible study class, emphasis on communal/intercessory prayer with a roundtable discussion Q&A session allocated for more intimacy and interpersonal communication among the members. The manuals/textbooks could be internally self-created, but more often than relying on and purchasing the reputable publisher with history in discipleship/leadership prints for churchwide usage is preferable, convenient, and hassle-free. If not a weekly then a monthly eat-out, coffee shop gathering (people’s favorite) must be encouraged and budgeted in if not self-paid by the prospective participating members. There is something about the experience of sharing food together which never fails to bring the people in a group together (cf. John 21:9-13) as all five senses are at high alert.

    On a side note as a wish list item, not advocating for social justice or anything like that, however, this author feels that an event or a forum at least among the church leadership at the top of food chain which focuses on the honest talk regarding the topic of diversity, equity, inclusion (or even potentially controversial topic of racism), cultural sensitivity et al could be included or looked into to bridge the gap in possible ongoing misunderstanding or mistreatments where an individual or a particular group of victims might be involved. Perhaps as a probing brainstorming internal audit or inspection at first as not to generate any unneeded unwelcomed controversy to the church at large as we have had enough of these to deal with lately. It is unfortunate, unbiblical/unchristian like and quite damning, but that is a reality out there too.

    Inspirational, biblical yet “catchy”,  creative, simple slogans such as “One Body in Christ,” “Fishers of Men,” “Rise to Tomorrow,” “From Here to Eternity,” “Upper room of Mark,” “5 Loaves of Bread,” “2 Fish”, “The Way to Emmaus,” “The Road to Damascus,” “11 and One,” “Eleven Plus,” etc., could be employed. Let the Spirit guide and dictate your imaginative and creative mind wild!

   Personal emails, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, or some kind of popular user-friendly chat app such as WhatsApp for communication purposes could be explored: for younger generation, obviously the Instagram et al should work fine. However, for older generation of groups, normally personal emails alone should suffice.

The Living “Proof” of Successful Discipleship Ministry

     This discipleship “business” is indeed a serious matter as it should be at the heart of any conscientious truthful Bible-upholding healthy church: before there were 3,000 converts at the day of Pentecost (cf. Acts 2:41) as Peter spoke while fully immersed in the Holy Spirit, there were three long arduous years of discipleship program Peter and his cohort had to go through to graduate from to be fully born again as the servants of the servant: as Don N Howell, Jr writes, “ “As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning” (11:15).” The baptism of the Spirit, predicted by Jesus (Acts 1:5; 11:16), brought life both to the Jewish believers in Jerusalem and, without distinction, to the Gentile believers in Caesarea (11:17-18). His course of action was the only one possible.”[11] The empirical evidence should be whether the disciples have indeed become the servants of the servant in mold of Jesus who demonstrated it firsthand to all of us to emulate and benchmark against. That sounds pretty naïve or impractical. After all, how to measure that? As the Ten Kingdom Principles lay out a healthy church is the one where the discipleship is thriving by multiples since that is where only the King Jesus is the only recognized supreme leader of us all. That too, how to measure that quantitatively? Leadership gets concerned and starts worrying when the amount of financial giving starts shrinking as it has been the case for the past several decades, but particularly in the last decade as it has become intensified. No one seems to be too worried whether Jesus is the Lord and Savior with His Word (the Bible) as the Ultimate over-riding authority over anything else as long as the giving keeps coming.

     “Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed?” (Acts 19:2 KJV) was a question apostle Paul put unto a group of disciples as he encountered them in the city of Ephesus. Evidently, receiving the Holy Ghost and having the Holy Ghost living inside a believer as manifested by his/her daily living was, is, and will be a proof of one’s legitimate discipleship as endorsed by Paul as in case of speaking in tongues, healing power, prophesying, interpreting et al (Cf. Galatians 5). But, then again, how to measure and know that? These seem to be pretty qualitative characteristics which may not yield any numerical data for people to dissect and analyze. Count the number of people who speak in tongue at the end of 2-month long discipleship training? Perhaps. What is the cutoff acceptable percentage?

     Empirical evidence or statistics to look at is obviously the church growth data: whether the church is declining, growing or even thriving as in multiplying should be a dead give-away sign. If the church membership is dwindling, then it is a clear sign that the church as a whole is amiss with something serious/deleterious. Really? Can it not be a case where the pastor is doing and saying all the right holy things, but the seeds are planted on rocky, hard or thorny roads? The culprits could be the hardened hearts who reject the gospel (cf. Exodus 8:15; Provers 28:14; Hebrews 3:7-8; Mark 6:52), but that kind of analysis could only work for a church which has had a short-term discipleship ministry. Over long haul, the Good News should prevail over (cf. Matt 16:18, “The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”)

     The slowed growth does not always translate to a worrisome sign for churchwide concern as to call for emergency deacons meeting so to speak; however, if the slowed down church growth has persisted on long-term basis, like for 5-10 years (God forbid for over a decade and more), and is a norm rather than an exception after having all the socioeconomical elements factored in, then that should be a cause for concern in this author’s opinion. More often than not, the “insiders” know the reasons as to why. Then, perhaps it should call upon decisive brave people to come together to formulate a plan to buck and reverse the trend.

     From a personal experience when a churchwide participation in discipleship program such as Sunday morning or Wednesday evening bible study has reached around 50-70%, then it indicates  a healthy church with the gap metric being normally thirty out of one hundred individuals. Anything above that means that church goers at least love attending the bible study or discipleship training sessions and the church is relatively in good shape. To grow and thrive in multiples, no single church cannot do without the Guidance and Power of the Holy Spirit. Additionally, as Ken Blanchard et al point out “a good performance coach realizes that people are not all the same level of development. Some need a lot of direction, others need a lot of support, and still others need both direction and support. Good carpenters and good leaders must be willing to be both lifelong learners and lifelong teachers.”[12] 

     In closing, church growth as in discipleship ministry largely hinges upon leadership and its competence. It has been proven over and over. Competent skillful spirit-filled and -led leadership, who is a true disciple in likeness of King of Universe Christ Jesus will not only bear the fruits but by thirtyfold, sixtyfold and hundredfold (cf. Psalm 37:37; Matt 13:23; James 3:1, etc.) as a true slave to the gospel whereas the opposite incompetent flesh-bound leader would eventually bring a great destruction to the church and the Christendom at large.

Bibliography

Blanchard, Ken, Hodges, Phil and Hendry, Phyllis, Lead Like Jeus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time, Nashville, TN: W. Publishing Group, 2016.

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, Discipleship, Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2003.

Dever, Mark, Discipling, Wheaton, Il: Crossway, 2016.

Early, Dave and Dempsey, Rod, Spiritual Formation Is…How to Grow in Jesus with Passion and Confidence, Brentwood, TN: B&H Academy,  2018.

Early, Dave and Dempsey, Rod, Disciple Making is…How to Live the Great Commission with     Passion and Confidence, Brentwood, TN: B&H Academy, 2013.

Howell, Don, Jr., Servants of the Servant: A Biblical Theology of Leadership, Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003.

Putman, Jim & Harrington, Bobby, Discipleship Shift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Reflective, 2013

[1] Dave Early, Dave and Rod Dempsey, Rod, Spiritual Formation Is… How to Grow in Jesus with Passion and  Confidence, (Brentwood, TN: B&H Academy, 2018), 185.

[2] Early, Dave and Dempsey, Rod, Disciple Making is…How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence, (Brentwood, TN: B&H Academy, 2013), 213.

[3] Jim Putman & Bobby Harrington, Discipleship Shift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who         

Make Disciples, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Reflective, 2013), 156.

[4] Early, Dave and Dempsey, Rod, Disciple Making is…How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence, (Brentwood, TN: B&H Academy, 2013), 212-213.

[5] Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Discipleship, (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2003), 59.

[6] Mark Dever, Discipling, (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016), 60.

[7] Dave Early, Dave and Rod Dempsey, Rod, Spiritual Formation Is… How to Grow in Jesus with Passion and  Confidence, (Brentwood, TN: B&H Academy, 2018), 132.

[8] Ibid., 132-135.

[9] Jim Putman & Bobby Harrington, Discipleship Shift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who         

Make Disciples, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Reflective, 2013), 89.

[10] Early, Dave and Dempsey, Rod, Disciple Making is…How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence, (Brentwood, TN: B&H Academy, 2013), 231.

[11] Don, Howell Jr., Servants of the Servant: A Biblical Theology of Leadership, (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003), 216.

[12] Ken, Blanchard, Ken, Phil Hodges, and Phyllis Hendry, Lead Like Jeus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of All Time, (Nashville, TN: W. Publishing Group, 2016), 176.