Excerpt: "There is much more to a talmid (disciple) than what we call a student. A student wants to know what the teacher knows for the grade, to complete the class or the degree or even out of respect for the teacher. A talmid wants to like the teacher, that is to become what the teacher is." ©That The World May Know Ministries

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No Magic Formula

Contents:
1. Begin with the end in mind
2. Adopt the Master’s approach
3. Recognize the fields of play: transformation of head, heart and hands
4. Extend the Master’s invitations, e.g.:
5. Collaborate in the Master’s process: laying a foundation of Vision, Intention and Means (VIM)
6. Pass on your life of discipleship through teaching, coaching, counseling, mentoring
7. Master and judiciously employ disciplemaking resources

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Dallas Willard

... The crucial thing is that, as disciples, we have a plan for carrying out the decision we have made to devote ourselves to becoming like our Master and Lord—to increasingly living in the character and power of Christ. Disciples are those who, seriously intending to become like Jesus from the inside out, systematically and progressively rearrange their affairs to that end, under the guidance of the Word and the Spirit. That is how the disciple lives.
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• Are or aspire to invest spiritually in the lives of others and would like to participate in the Disciplemakers’ Network.
• Personally desire a one-to-one or small group discipling experience.