Ken Boa continues to discuss principles of discipleship—why we disciple—picking up with the fifth in the list below (“Reproduction is a mark of discipleship”):
- We must be disciples to make disciples
- Discipleship is a dependent process (an ongoing event that relies on the work of the Spirit; God is the one who causes growth)
- Concentration is crucial to multiplication (training a few vs. spreading ourselves thin across the multitudes)
- People are not our disciples (they’re Jesus’)
- Reproduction is a mark of discipleship
- There is no maturity without ministry
- We cannot measure our ministries
- Discipleship is more than a program
- Discipleship requires a servant attitude
- Spiritual friendship is a component of discipleship
- Effective discipleship requires more than one method[note]These draw from chapter 30 of Boa, Conformed to His Image (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001), pp. 370–376.[/note]
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