What Is a Disciple? Defining the Target Before We Chart a Course (Playbook Ep. 3)

Everybody talks about making disciples.Churches want to make disciples. Parents want to raise disciples. Youth pastors want to disciple students.But before we can build a process, measure success, or decide what matters most, we have to answer a more basic question:What is a disciple?In this episode, I begin developing a working definition that will shape everything that follows: "A disciple is saved by Jesus, is transformed by Jesus, and lives to know Him and make Him known."We'll explore why Jesus is the actor in salvation and transformation, why behavior is evidence rather than the cause of salvation, and why following Jesus demands everything while being worth everything.This is the guiding point, the North Star we're pointing our kids, students, and new believers towards...In this episode:• Why definitions matter before methods• A working definition of a disciple• Grace, transformation, and purpose• Matthew 9, Matthew 16, James 2, Titus 1• Why discipleship is about progress, not perfectionNext Episode: Based on that definition: What is discipleship?#HolyHypocrites #Discipleship #GenAlpha