Disciple Making in the Local Church: Core Values of Discipleship (Essay Sample)

Disciple Making Plan
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Introduction
Discipleship is a process that most individuals find hard to adopt because it involves a lot of sacrifices on our end of the line. In His ministry, Jesus commissioned the twelve disciple who would help spread the gospel and later become the witnesses of all the deeds that Jesus did in His life. After the death of Christ, the disciples were lost of hope. They did not know where to start and how to cope without Jesus. Soon after He had resurrected from the dead, Jesus appeared to them and lifted their hopelessness to a meaningful purpose. He sent them the Holy Spirit so that they would be guided by Him in their missionary activities. Jesus then commissioned the disciples to become bearers of the Gospel that Jesus had manifested in the world. The disciples were to make other disciples and baptize them in the name of the Father and the Holy Spirit (Mathew 28 vs. 29).
Vision
Introduce the gospel to those who have not received the good news by involving volunteers in the church so that they may also become Disciples of Christ and also help in spreading the gospel further after they have been brought to light. We also intend to continue travelling across such regions spreading the gospel and hopefully making more and more followers of Christ.
Core Values of Discipleship
A disciple must be transformational. When introducing one to discipleship, it like bringing a baby to the world. The parent bring up the kid to being totally independent. In the same way, when we are making disciples, it is important that all they need in all the development stages they are provided with all the spiritual needs that they desire.
The followers of Christ must have a purpose to live and abide by. In other word all disciples should be intentional. They should be able to understand what the will of God is upon them and also that they have an obligation to God. They also should be able to discover what God uniquely desires of them since God has a purpose and a way for everyone (Isaiah 29 vs.11).
The commitments that disciples make to God should be long lasting. Our being in Christ should not be for the sake of convenience only but also have a desire to have a life in God at all times whether there is a problem or not. Our hearts and faith should be centered at discovering God in times of happiness and strife.