Discipling is the answer today.

Large ministries, like large bank accounts, most often become monsters that devour their leaders. Our goal as church leaders should not be to grow large ministries that reach unchurched people but to build discipling ministries that develop mature followers of Christ who, in turn, reach large numbers of unchurched people.

As I sit here and type, I am listening to a friend who has called me and is talking to me about his passion for the Lord! How often do we hear passion for the Lord in our day to day conversation. How often have we had opportunity to speak with passion but we have none to be found. I believe it is in being radically saved that we are radical for Christ. I love the heart at which a new believer often speaks of his love for Christ to unbelievers. I am saddened by the unwillingness of "mature" believers to not share the Gospel to the unchurched. It is interesting to me that we have taken the word "mature" and made an assumption that any people who are of years in the Gospel faith are mature believers.

Mature believers are believers that understand the need for prayer, the need for meditating over the word, people whose heart break for the lost and ache for their Saviors touch! They do not judge harshly for they know they will be judged harshly, they have empathy yet they do not water down the Gospel, they discern when and how to rebuke, teach and be silent. This is what discipling is and this is who should be discipling. When we learn to disciple we will reap the souls of the harvest.