The Lost Art of Disciple Making

By LeRoy Eims (summary by Jeffrey Bush)

• Every baby will grow if you provide the food and care they need, and the same goes
  with a new Christian.
• The pastor does not have to be the only spiritually qualified person in the church; in
  fact, he should definitely not be the only one.
• God has given leaders in the church to help the members build the body of Christ.
  Everyone can and should be involved in ministry. Ephesians 4:11–12
• Multiplying disciples is biblical, and it works.
• When you start spending time with another person for the purpose of spiritual
  growth, something happens in your life, as well as in the life of the other person.
• Jesus spent all night in prayer before choosing His disciples. He did not go out
  hastily, and choose the first volunteers He saw.
• To learn to lead one must learn to serve.
• Elijah never urged Elisha to go with him or continue with him in the work.
  Contrariwise, he told him Elisha should leave. Every disciple must count the cost.
• Every Pastor has within his congregation men that are merely spectators, but there
  are some willing to pay the cost to spend time with him and be involved in the
  ministry.
• First John 3:16 teaches that our Lord laid down His life for us, and we should do so
  for others. It will cost you something to invest in the lives of others.
• The training Jesus did with the disciples was on-the-job training.
• Three things that are a must if you are going to disciple another person:

1. You must know what you want them to know.
2. You must have a clear picture of what you want them to become. What
   elements of Christian character they need.
3. You must have a vivid vision of you what you want them to do and plan to
   help them accomplish it.

• Do not overlook the power of personal example. The disciples knew how to act
  because they saw Jesus. The same could be said with the early Christians watching
  the apostles.
• To get people involved in discipleship, they need three things:

1. Motivated to become disciples
2. Regular fellowship with Jesus
3. Witness to the Lord.

• People, not angels, are God’s means to witness to a lost world.
• Spiritually mature people that are prepared to make other disciples is a rare thing
  today.
• The basic needs of a growing Christian are

1. Protection (from false cults, sins, lies of the devil)
2. Fellowship (other people to befriend and help us)
3. Food (regular food from the Word – teach them the Word and teach them
   how to study the Word and feed themselves)
4. Training (teaching the how-to’s).

• Help a growing disciple to have desire and consistency.
• To train and develop workers, one needs to teach:

2. Conviction — the why’s of doing what they do
3. Perspective — see the world beyond themself
4. Excellence — all he does needs to be done in the right manner because it’s
   for the Lord
5. Depth of character — 1 Cor 4:20.
6. Continuance of growth — 1 John 3:20

• 1 Thessalonians 1:5 — they saw the example of Paul, not just heard his teaching.
• For your life to transmit effectively to another, two things are required: availability and
  transparency.
• No one can know you unless you open yourself to them.
• To see a sermon is more affective than hearing one.
• You must concentrate on a few.