Today’s world can seem apathetic towards Christians. In an environment like this, how can we even begin to dream of growing the church and equipping future disciples?
Jo welcomes David and Paul Watson to the show, and they offer answers from the book they co-authored titled . We learn about the influence people of faith can bring to a community of indifference and hear valuable tips for leading the next generation of church planters.
David and Paul share a call to contagious disciple making. It’s a term patterned after the same way that a contagious disease moves from one place to the next without knowing about it. Our disciple-making should be a lifestyle, and not simply a plan or a program, of caring for people and loving people.
The Watson’s talk about their vision for where this concept can lead. They deeply want to see all people in our world fall in love with Jesus. They say that to reach this next generation with that goal in mind, we’re going to have to something a little different as a church.
David and Paul reflect on what it means to take the gospel into places that make us feel uncomfortable.
So what does it really mean to be a disciple? The basic meaning is that a disciple seeks to follow and know Christ.
Why are we so shy when it comes to potentially sharing our faith with others? At a certain level, we don’t really like it when others try to do the same thing with us. But part of successfully sharing our faith is how we treat people at the beginning of our relationship. Noticing that people exist and treating them with kindness can pave the way to tremendous witnessing opportunities.
