{ "id": 1995, "date": "2025-09-26T21:32:05", "date_gmt": "2025-09-26T21:32:05", "guid": { "rendered": "https:\/\/www.summitbiblechurch.com\/?page_id=1995" }, "modified": "2025-09-27T23:37:48", "modified_gmt": "2025-09-27T23:37:48", "slug": "discipleship", "status": "publish", "type": "page", "link": "https:\/\/www.summitbiblechurch.com\/es\/?page_id=1995", "title": { "rendered": "Discipulado" }, "content": { "rendered": "
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\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el discipulado?<\/span><\/span><\/h1>
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Discipular es ayudar a otros a seguir a Jes\u00fas. Esta responsabilidad no solo recae sobre los pastores, sino sobre toda la iglesia:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\"M\u00e1s bien, al hablar la verdad en amor, creceremos en todos los aspectos en Aquel que es la cabeza, es decir, Cristo, de quien <\/span>todo<\/span> todo el cuerpo, estando bien ajustado <\/span>y unido<\/span><\/span> por la cohesi\u00f3n que las<\/span>coyunturas proveen, <\/span>conforme<\/span> al funcionamiento adecuado de cada miembro, produce el crecimiento del cuerpo<\/span> para <\/span>su propia edificaci\u00f3n<\/span> en amor \" (Efesios 4: 15-16)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>

\u00bfC\u00f3mo hacemos esto en la iglesia? En cierto sentido, casi todo lo que hacemos como iglesia local tiene que ver con ser y hacer disc\u00edpulos. Las canciones que cantamos, las oraciones que oramos y, por supuesto, los sermones que se predican tienen como objetivo hacernos crecer como disc\u00edpulos que glorifican a Dios. <\/span>Pero para este art\u00edculo tenemos algo m\u00e1s espec\u00edfico en mente cuando usamos la palabra \u00abdiscipulado\u00bb. Nos referimos particularmente a las relaciones individuales. M\u00e1s formalmente, el aliento y la edificaci\u00f3n de otros creyentes sobre la base de relaciones deliberadas y amorosas.<\/span><\/p>

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Jes\u00fas nos dice que nos amemos unos a otros as\u00ed: \u00abEste es mi mandamiento: que os am\u00e9is unos a otros como yo os he amado\u00bb (Juan 15:17). \u00bfC\u00f3mo amaba Jes\u00fas a sus disc\u00edpulos de manera que pudiera ser imitado? Los amaba intencionadamente, con determinaci\u00f3n, con humildad, con alegr\u00eda y con naturalidad. Reflexionemos sobre estas descripciones.<\/span><\/p>

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Intencional<\/strong><\/p>

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\u00abNo me eligieron ustedes a m\u00ed, sino que yo los eleg\u00ed a ustedes...\u00bb (Juan 15:16a). Jes\u00fas no se top\u00f3 por casualidad con sus disc\u00edpulos; tom\u00f3 una iniciativa amorosa. \u00c9l los eligi\u00f3. El amor cristiano no es pasivo; toma la iniciativa. Amar a otros cristianos como Cristo nos ama a nosotros significa tomar la iniciativa.<\/span><\/p>

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Con proposito<\/strong><\/p>

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\". . y los ha puesto para que vayan y den fruto, fruto que dure\" (Juan 15:16b). El amor de Cristo por sus disc\u00edpulos tiene un prop\u00f3sito. Los llam\u00f3 a dar fruto para gloria de Dios. En otras palabras, su amor no es meramente sentimental, sino que tiene una maravillosa agenda que glorifica a Dios. Si hemos de amarnos los unos a los otros como Cristo nos ha amado, seguramente compartiremos los objetivos de Jes\u00fas para con los dem\u00e1s, a saber, el bien espiritual de nuestro amigo y la gloria de Dios a trav\u00e9s de su gozo en el Evangelio.<\/span><\/p>

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Humilde<\/strong><\/p>

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Jes\u00fas dice: \u00abComo el Padre me ha amado, as\u00ed tambi\u00e9n yo los he amado a ustedes\u00bb (Juan 15:9) y \u00abEn lugar [de esclavos], los he llamado amigos\u00bb (Juan 15:15a). Jes\u00fas condesciende a ser nuestro amigo, aunque est\u00e1 infinitamente por encima de nosotros en majestad, santidad y honor. Seguramente, entonces, debemos relacionarnos con toda humildad con nuestros hermanos y hermanas ca\u00eddos. Los tratamos como amigos a quienes amamos, no como \u00abproyectos\u00bb o \u00abinferiores\u00bb. No nos ense\u00f1oreamos de ellos, los honramos y los apreciamos.<\/span><\/p>

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Gozoso<\/strong><\/p>

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\u00ab Les he dicho esto para que mi gozo est\u00e9 en ustedes y su gozo sea completo \u00bb (Jn 15,11). Jes\u00fas nos manda amarnos unos a otros para que conozcamos su alegr\u00eda. Ocuparse de otros cristianos, animarles a crecer en la gracia, puede ser un trabajo duro. Pero es un trabajo maravilloso, y Jes\u00fas dice que es un trabajo que produce alegr\u00eda.<\/span><\/p>

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Jes\u00fas hace de este tipo de discipulado personal su mandato b\u00e1sico para todo su pueblo y, por tanto, normal para todos los cristianos. No es sorprendente que en toda la Palabra de Dios se hable del discipulado cristiano b\u00e1sico:<\/span><\/p>

  • \u00abAnimense los unos a los otros cada d\u00eda, entre tanto que se dice hoy, para que ninguno de ustedes se endurezca por el enga\u00f1o del pecado\u00bb (Heb. 3, 13).<\/span><\/li>
  • \"Sean afectuosos unos con otros con amor fraternal; con honra, d\u00e1ndose preferencia unos a otros\" (Rom 12:10)<\/span><\/li>
  • Por tanto, conf\u00f3rtense los unos a los otros, y edif\u00edquense el uno al otro, tal como lo est\u00e1n haciendo (1 Tes. 5:11).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

    El Nuevo Testamento est\u00e1 lleno de exhortaciones de este tipo. Jes\u00fas y los ap\u00f3stoles no pretend\u00edan que el discipulado entre cristianos fuera algo excepcional, sino normal. \u00abEn esto conocer\u00e1n todos que son mis disc\u00edpulos, si se aman los unos a los otros\u00bb (Juan 13:35).<\/span><\/p>

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    \u00bfC\u00f3mo discipular a otros?<\/span><\/h1>

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    Una cosa es decir que los cristianos deben participar en relaciones de discipulado. Otra cosa es averiguar c\u00f3mo se lleva esto a la pr\u00e1ctica. \u00bfC\u00f3mo se hace? \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo se hace? \u00bfC\u00f3mo es?<\/span><\/p>

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    A menudo, el aspecto m\u00e1s significativo de cualquier relaci\u00f3n de discipulado no es exactamente lo que haces cuando te re\u00fanes, sino que construyes una relaci\u00f3n basada en la verdad b\u00edblica. El discipulado individual consiste esencialmente en que cristianos del mismo sexo se re\u00fanan para estudiar las Escrituras, rendirse cuentas mutuamente y orar. Un miembro mayor puede discipular a un miembro m\u00e1s joven, un cristiano m\u00e1s maduro puede discipular a un cristiano m\u00e1s joven, o compa\u00f1eros en la fe pueden discipularse unos a otros de manera eficaz.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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    Dentro de este marco b\u00e1sico, las relaciones de discipulado pueden adoptar diferentes formas:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

    • Re\u00fanete semanalmente para conversar sobre el serm\u00f3n del domingo anterior, un libro de la librer\u00eda o un libro de la Biblia.<\/span><\/li>
    • Atiendan juntos la escuela dominical y hablen sobre c\u00f3mo aplicar lo aprendido en la vida de cada uno.<\/span><\/li>
    • Qu\u00e9date despu\u00e9s de la conclusi\u00f3n de nuestros servicios y conversa, habla con los visitantes y con personas que no conoces, y establece contactos iniciales con otros miembros de la iglesia.<\/span><\/li>
    • Invita a los miembros o a los reci\u00e9n llegados a comer o a realizar alguna actividad.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
    • Invita a los miembros solteros a participar en las devociones familiares.<\/span><\/li>
    • Acompa\u00f1ar a las mam\u00e1s con ni\u00f1os peque\u00f1os mientras hacen sus mandados.<\/span><\/li>
    • Ayuda a los pap\u00e1s con las tareas del jard\u00edn y p\u00eddeles consejo.<\/span><\/li>
    • Programa \u00abcitas para jugar\u00bb para los ni\u00f1os y habla sobre la charla del domingo por la noche.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>
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      Los ejemplos abundan y los lugares son flexibles. Lo importante es que busques algo, algo en lo que tengas tiempo para relacionarte con otro miembro con el objetivo intencional de animar y ser animado por la verdad de la Palabra de Dios.<\/span><\/p>

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      No tienes que registrarte en nada ni obtener permiso antes de amar a los dem\u00e1s miembros de esta manera. Tampoco quieres una iglesia en la que el discipulado solo se produzca cuando el personal lo apoya. \u00a1Esa no es una iglesia sana! No, queremos que ores y pienses en c\u00f3mo puedes participar. Y habla con un anciano o con alg\u00fan otro miembro sobre tus oportunidades y responsabilidades \u00fanicas.<\/span><\/p>

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      Itinerario diario de un discipulador<\/span><\/span><\/h1>
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      Para presentar una imagen lo m\u00e1s clara posible, as\u00ed es como podr\u00eda ser el horario diario de un esposo y padre cristiano t\u00edpico que ha escuchado el llamado de Jes\u00fas para ser pescador de hombres:<\/p>

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      6:00 a.m.<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Ducharse y vestirse<\/p>

      6:30 a.m. \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 Devociones: Lectura de la Biblia y oraci\u00f3n. Oraci\u00f3n por la familia, los acontecimientos del d\u00eda, las relaciones de discipulado, las oportunidades evangel\u00edsticas, la iglesia, etc.<\/p>

      7:00 a.m.<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Ayuda a los ni\u00f1os a estar listos<\/p>

      7:30 a.m. \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 Quedar con Paul, miembro de la iglesia, en una cafeter\u00eda cercana para desayunar; comentar un cap\u00edtulo del libro de John MacArthur; hablar sobre el matrimonio y la crianza de los hijos; preguntarle por sus otras relaciones cristianas y no cristianas.<\/p>

      8:30 a.m.<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Trabajo<\/p>

      12:30 p.m. \u00a0<\/strong> Almuerzo con un compa\u00f1ero de trabajo no cristiano; hablar sobre la fe.<\/p>

      1:30 p.m. \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 Trabajo<\/p>

      5:30 p.m. \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 Recoger los art\u00edculos en la tienda para la cena de tu esposa; llevar a Ken, un hombre soltero de la iglesia que vive cerca. Hacerle preguntas deliberadas sobre su vida.<\/p>

      6:30 p.m. \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 Cena; adoraci\u00f3n familiar; jugar con los ni\u00f1os; rutina para irse a dormir.<\/p>

      8:45 p.m.<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 Postre con mi esposa y los Smith en la sala, una pareja joven de la iglesia que est\u00e1 pasando por dificultades en su matrimonio; conversaciones sobre el matrimonio y la oraci\u00f3n.<\/p>

      10:15 p.m.<\/strong> \u00a0 Oraci\u00f3n con tu esposa y en la cama.<\/span><\/p>

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      Por un lado, ese horario es muy ordenado. La vida nunca encaja perfectamente en bloques de 30 y 60 minutos. T\u00fa lo sabes. Cualquier d\u00eda puede haber m\u00e1s tiempo para estar con la familia, hacer reparaciones en casa, llevar a los ni\u00f1os a clases de nataci\u00f3n, trabajar hasta tarde o hacer otras cien cosas.<\/p>

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      Aun as\u00ed, te da una idea de lo que es un discipulador bastante normal. Nada excepcional ni revolucionario, pero esperemos que fiel y deliberado en medio de las muchas responsabilidades que Dios te ha encomendado en la vida. Cuatro puntos de contacto fuera de la familia (desayuno, almuerzo, recados, postre) pueden ser inusuales; lo m\u00e1s habitual ser\u00eda de uno a tres. Y algunos d\u00edas, puede que no haya ninguno.<\/p>

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      Discipleship What is Discipling? \u00a0 Discipling is helping others follow Jesus. This responsibility belongs not only to the pastors but to the whole church:\u00a0 \u201cSpeaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love\u201d (Ephesians 4:15-16) How do we do this in the church? In one sense, almost everything we do as a local church is about being and making disciples. The songs we sing, the prayers we pray, and certainly the sermons that are preached all aim to grow us as God-glorifying disciples. But for this article we have something more specific in mind when we use the word \u201cdiscipling.\u201d We are thinking particularly about individual relationships. More formally, the encouragement and building up of other believers on the basis of deliberate, loving relationships. \u00a0 Jesus tells us to pursue one another like this: \u201cMy command is this: Love each other as I have loved you\u201d (John 15:17). How did Jesus love his disciples in ways that could be imitated? He loved them intentionally, purposefully, humbly, joyfully and normally. Let\u2019s think about these descriptions. \u00a0 Intentional \u00a0 \u201cYou did not choose me but I chose you . . .\u201d (John 15:16a). Jesus did not merely stumble across his disciples; he took loving initiative. He chose them. Christ-like love is not passive; it takes initiative. Loving other Christians like Christ love us means taking the initiative. \u00a0 Purposeful \u00a0 \u201c. . . and appointed you to go and bear fruit\u2014fruit that will last\u201d (John 15:16b). Christ\u2019s love for his disciples is purposeful. He called them to bear fruit for God\u2019s glory. In other words, his love is not merely sentimental, but has a wonderful, God-glorifying agenda. If we are to love one-another as Christ has loved us, surely we will share Jesus\u2019 goals for one another, namely, the spiritual good of our friend and God\u2019s glory through their joy in the gospel. \u00a0 Humble \u00a0 Jesus says, \u201cAs the father has loved me, so have I loved you,\u201d (John 15:9) and \u201cInstead [of slaves], I have called you friends\u201d (John 15:15a). Jesus condescends to be our friend, even though he is infinitely far above us in majesty, holiness, and honor. Surely, then, we must relate with all humility to our fellow fallen brothers and sisters. We treat them as friends whom we love, not as \u201cprojects\u201d or \u201clessers.\u201d We don\u2019t lord it over, we honor and cherish. \u00a0 Joyful \u00a0 \u201cI have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete\u201d (John 15:11). Jesus commands us to love one another so that we would know his joy. Setting out to care for other Christians, encouraging their growth in grace, can be hard work. But it is wonderful work, and Jesus says it is joy-producing work! \u00a0 Jesus makes this kind of personal discipling his basic command to all his people and, thus, normal for all Christians. Not surprisingly, you will find talk of basic Christian discipling throughout God\u2019s Word: \u201cBut encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin\u2019s deceitfulness\u201d (Heb. 3:13). \u201cBe devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves\u201d (Rom. 12:10). \u201cTherefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing\u201d (1 Thess. 5:11). The New Testament is filled with such exhortations. Jesus and the apostles did not mean for discipling between Christians to be exceptional, but normal. \u201cBy this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another\u201d (John 13:35). \u00a0 How to Disciple Others? \u00a0 It is one thing to say that Christians should be involved in discipling relationships. It is another thing to figure out what this looks like practically. How do you do it? When do you do it? What does it look like? \u00a0 The most significant aspect of any discipling relationship, often, is not exactly what you do when you meet, but that you build a relationship with biblical truth at its core. One-one-one discipling essentially involves Christians of the same sex meeting to study Scripture, hold one another accountable, and pray. An elder member may disciple a younger member, a more mature Christian might disciple a younger Christian, or peers in the faith might effectively disciple one another.\u00a0 \u00a0 Within this basic framework, discipling relationships may take a number of different shapes:\u00a0 Meet weekly to discuss the prior Sunday\u2019s sermon, a bookstall book, or a book of the Bible. Attend Sunday School together and discuss specific application in one another\u2019s lives. Stay around after the conclusion of our services and talk, to speak to visitors and to people you don\u2019t know, and to make initial connections with others in the church. Invite members or newcomers over for a meal or out for an activity.\u00a0 Invite unmarried members to sit in on family devotions. Accompany mothers with young children as they run errands. Help dads with yard work and ask them for counsel. Schedule \u201cplay dates\u201d for kids and talk about the Sunday night talk. \u00a0 Examples abound, and the venues are flexible. What\u2019s important is that you pursue something, something where you have time to relate to another member with the intentional aim of encouraging and being encouraged by the truth from God\u2019s Word. \u00a0 You don\u2019t have to sign up for anything or get permission before loving fellow members this way. Nor do you want a church where discipling only happens when the staff sustain it. That\u2019s not a healthy church! No, we want you to pray and think about how you can jump in. 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This responsibility belongs not only to the pastors but to the whole church:\u00a0 \u201cSpeaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love\u201d (Ephesians 4:15-16) How do we do this in the church? In one sense, almost everything we do as a local church is about being and making disciples. The songs we sing, the prayers we pray, and certainly the sermons that are preached all aim to grow us as God-glorifying disciples. But for this article we have something more specific in mind when we use the word \u201cdiscipling.\u201d We are thinking particularly about individual relationships. More formally, the encouragement and building up of other believers on the basis of deliberate, loving relationships. \u00a0 Jesus tells us to pursue one another like this: \u201cMy command is this: Love each other as I have loved you\u201d (John 15:17). How did Jesus love his disciples in ways that could be imitated? He loved them intentionally, purposefully, humbly, joyfully and normally. Let\u2019s think about these descriptions. \u00a0 Intentional \u00a0 \u201cYou did not choose me but I chose you . . .\u201d (John 15:16a). Jesus did not merely stumble across his disciples; he took loving initiative. He chose them. Christ-like love is not passive; it takes initiative. Loving other Christians like Christ love us means taking the initiative. \u00a0 Purposeful \u00a0 \u201c. . . and appointed you to go and bear fruit\u2014fruit that will last\u201d (John 15:16b). Christ\u2019s love for his disciples is purposeful. He called them to bear fruit for God\u2019s glory. In other words, his love is not merely sentimental, but has a wonderful, God-glorifying agenda. If we are to love one-another as Christ has loved us, surely we will share Jesus\u2019 goals for one another, namely, the spiritual good of our friend and God\u2019s glory through their joy in the gospel. \u00a0 Humble \u00a0 Jesus says, \u201cAs the father has loved me, so have I loved you,\u201d (John 15:9) and \u201cInstead [of slaves], I have called you friends\u201d (John 15:15a). Jesus condescends to be our friend, even though he is infinitely far above us in majesty, holiness, and honor. Surely, then, we must relate with all humility to our fellow fallen brothers and sisters. We treat them as friends whom we love, not as \u201cprojects\u201d or \u201clessers.\u201d We don\u2019t lord it over, we honor and cherish. \u00a0 Joyful \u00a0 \u201cI have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete\u201d (John 15:11). Jesus commands us to love one another so that we would know his joy. Setting out to care for other Christians, encouraging their growth in grace, can be hard work. But it is wonderful work, and Jesus says it is joy-producing work! \u00a0 Jesus makes this kind of personal discipling his basic command to all his people and, thus, normal for all Christians. Not surprisingly, you will find talk of basic Christian discipling throughout God\u2019s Word: \u201cBut encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin\u2019s deceitfulness\u201d (Heb. 3:13). \u201cBe devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves\u201d (Rom. 12:10). \u201cTherefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing\u201d (1 Thess. 5:11). The New Testament is filled with such exhortations. Jesus and the apostles did not mean for discipling between Christians to be exceptional, but normal. \u201cBy this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another\u201d (John 13:35). \u00a0 How to Disciple Others? \u00a0 It is one thing to say that Christians should be involved in discipling relationships. It is another thing to figure out what this looks like practically. How do you do it? When do you do it? What does it look like? \u00a0 The most significant aspect of any discipling relationship, often, is not exactly what you do when you meet, but that you build a relationship with biblical truth at its core. One-one-one discipling essentially involves Christians of the same sex meeting to study Scripture, hold one another accountable, and pray. An elder member may disciple a younger member, a more mature Christian might disciple a younger Christian, or peers in the faith might effectively disciple one another.\u00a0 \u00a0 Within this basic framework, discipling relationships may take a number of different shapes:\u00a0 Meet weekly to discuss the prior Sunday\u2019s sermon, a bookstall book, or a book of the Bible. Attend Sunday School together and discuss specific application in one another\u2019s lives. Stay around after the conclusion of our services and talk, to speak to visitors and to people you don\u2019t know, and to make initial connections with others in the church. Invite members or newcomers over for a meal or out for an activity.\u00a0 Invite unmarried members to sit in on family devotions. Accompany mothers with young children as they run errands. Help dads with yard work and ask them for counsel. Schedule \u201cplay dates\u201d for kids and talk about the Sunday night talk. \u00a0 Examples abound, and the venues are flexible. What\u2019s important is that you pursue something, something where you have time to relate to another member with the intentional aim of encouraging and being encouraged by the truth from God\u2019s Word. \u00a0 You don\u2019t have to sign up for anything or get permission before loving fellow members this way. Nor do you want a church where discipling only happens when the staff sustain it. That\u2019s not a healthy church! No, we want you to pray and think about how you can jump in. 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