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cultivate a culture of
discipleship?
Answer
1. Obey Scripture. The Bible gives all Christians the responsibility of building
up and encouraging one another in the faith (Rom. 15:14; Eph. 4:13-16).
Scripture also commands older Christians to set an example for younger
Christians in a way that enables them to imitate their entire way of life (Titus
2:3, 6-7; Heb. 13:7).
2. Care for younger Christians. Like children, Christians learn by imitation (1
Pet. 2:21; 1 Thess. 1:6). Today many young Christians have never
even seen a healthy marriage, or godly submission to authority, or sacrificial
service at church. In order to mature, younger Christians benefit from seeing
older saints live the Christian life, not just hearing about the Christian life.
3. Promote unity. In a culture of discipleship, Christians come together to work
out the kinks of the Christian life. They wrestle with hard doctrines together.
They fight through trials and temptations together. They serve the church and
evangelize the lost together. All this fosters a vibrant, tenacious unity.
4. Train leaders. Through personal relationships current leaders can model
godly leadership, train younger leaders, and identify new leaders as the fruit
of their ministry becomes evident. In a culture of discipleship, leaders can be
identified not just by their personality or native gifting but by their character
and fruitfulness in ministry.
5. Multiply ministry. In a culture of discipleship, people will be far more likely to
equip others in areas they excel in. Faithful evangelists will raise up other bold
witnesses. Prayer warriors will teach others to intercede. A culture of
discipleship multiplies the gifts and ministry of the whole church body, not just
the pastor or a few select leaders.
Por que uma igreja local deveria cultivar uma cultura de discipulado?
2. Cuidar dos cristos mais novos. Como crianas, os cristos aprendem por imitao (1 Pedro
2:21; 1 Tessalonicenses 1: 6). Hoje, muitos jovens cristos nunca viram um casamento saudvel,
ou uma submisso piedosa autoridade, ou servio sacrificial na igreja. Para amadurecer, os
cristos mais jovens se beneficiam de ver os santos mais velhos viverem a vida crist, no apenas
ouvindo sobre a vida crist.