The document outlines a plan for discipleship based on Jesus' commands and emphasizes the need for Christians to actively engage in discipling others. It highlights the importance of teaching, mentoring, and accountability in developing mature believers who can share their faith and lead others. Without a structured discipleship approach, churches risk losing passionate converts and failing to pass on their faith across generations.

1. The Plan of Discipleship
2 Timothy 2:2
God’s plan for
the growth of
the Church

2. Plan for Discipleship
Jesus’
command to
his disciples
(Matt. 28:19-20)

3. Plan for Discipleship
GO to the
people of all
nations

4. Plan for Discipleship
Go to them;
don’t just wait
for them to
come to

5. Plan for Discipleship
Make them my
DISCIPLES.

6. Plan for Discipleship
Not just
converts!

8. Plan for Discipleship
Baptize them!

9. Plan for Discipleship
Teach them to
OBEY my
commands!

10. Plan for Discipleship
EVERY
Christian is to
be involved in
LIVING for
Christ!

11. Plan for Discipleship
Every Christian
is to be
involved in
clearly
SHARING the
Gospel message

12. Plan for Discipleship
Every Christian is
to be involved in
DISCIPLING
converts to
maturity, so they
can disciple

13. Plan for Discipleship
The problem:

14. Plan for Discipleship
Most churches
are more
concerned
about
EVANGELISM
than

15. Plan for Discipleship
Most churches
do not have
a PLAN for
discipleship

16. When converts
are not
discipled,
they are likely
to lose
PASSION;

17. When converts are
not discipled, they
are unlikely to
pass on their
FAITH
to family

18. resulting in later
generations
turning away from
GOD
And the eventual
“DEATH” of local
congregations

19. Paul’s teaching
about
Discipleship (2
Timothy 2:2)

20. “And the things
which you have heard
from me in the
presence of many
witnesses,
these entrust to
faithful men, who will
be able to teach
others also.”

21. Be taught
(mentored) the
ESSENTIALS of
the faith (2
Tim.1:13-14)

22. Do you know
Christ
personally?

23. Are you a
student of
God’s Word?

24. Are you
teachable?
Are you
growing in
knowledge?

25. Can you
discern false
teaching from
the truth of
God’s Word?

26. Do you know
what “things”
are essentials
for new
believers?

27. Do you know
how one
becomes a
mature
Christian?

28. Are you
accountable to
a more mature
believer?

29. Do you SHARE
what you learned
about being a
believer with
others so they
can do the
same?

30. Are you being an
EXAMPLE of what
a true Christian
should be?
(part of
discipleship)
(1 Cor. 11:1)

31. Have you PRAYED
that God would
lead you to
someone to
disciple?
(Lk. 6:12-13)

32. Are you faithfully
passing on God’s
TRUTHS to those
around you?

33. Someone with
whom you have a
RELATIONSHIP,
not a stranger

34. Men with men,
women with
women

35. Someone who is
already a person
of faith &
FAITHFULNESS.

36. How to pass on
SKILLS:
I do it- you watch
I do it- you help
You do it- I help
You do it- I watch
You do it.

37. ENCOURAGE your
disciple to
disciple someone
else.

38. The result

39. Believers
grow in
MATURITY.

40. People are
SAVED.

41. Believers are
trained

42. Leaders are
developed for
SERVICE in the
church

43. Multiplication
grows the
church Acts
6:1, 7; 9:31