Church leaders must think strategically and thoughtfully about how to help new believers live out their journey with Christ.
Whenever you start a new job or begin attending a new school, there are always more questions than answers. What type of people will I be working with? Who do I sit with at lunch? What will life be like here?
Work and school are incredibly important, but consider how new believers feel after they give their lives to Jesus. They are excited about what the future will hold, but they have no idea where to begin. Because of this, we who are in leadership in churches and have been walking with Jesus for longer need to think strategically and thoughtfully about how to help new believers begin their journey with Christ. Coming to faith in Jesus is the starting line; the discipleship journey is the rest of a person’s life.
In Follower: Beginning Your Walk with Jesus, I wanted to help new believers and church leaders have an idea of where to start the discipleship process. Although the book was written with teenagers in mind, the principles apply to people of all ages.
The following are eight areas of concentration for church leaders to keep in mind as they disciple new believers:
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