Ready to make disciples with the tools at pursueGOD.org? Remember these five important essentials, and then go out and start helping people pursue God!
Disciplemaker Essentials:
- Commit to a real relationship. Discipleship is relationship, and none of this matters if you don’t care about the person you’re mentoring. John 15:12-17
- Share the right truth at the right time. Pay attention to the kinds of topics that they need to talk about, and don’t cram your favorite conversations down their throats. Luke 12:12, 1 Corinthians 2:14
- Just do your part, not God’s. You can’t make someone else pursue God; just walk alongside them and keep showing up, even if they don’t! Acts 8:29
- Point it all to Jesus. Remember, you’re not just helping someone become a better person; you’re helping them meet Jesus.
- Pray, pray, pray. Keep a prayer journal and make a habit of praying for the people you are mentoring – and let them know you’re doing it.
Discussion:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- What are some ways you can show your mentee that your relationship with them matters more than the content you’re covering? Make a list.
- Share about a time when someone shared the right truth at the wrong time. How did it make you feel? How could they have timed it differently so you had ears to hear?
- What’s your part in a mentoring relationship? What’s their part? What’s God’s part? How does knowing this information take the pressure off of you as a mentor?
- For someone who hasn’t had their defining moment of faith, how do you know when it’s time to point them to Jesus?
- How would it make you feel to know that your mentor was regularly praying for you?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
