Joey Bonifacio, author of “The Lego Principle,” once addressed a group of pastors with a question. “I’m going to say a brand or a popular trademark,” he told them. “I want you to answer, in only one word, the business the company represents. Let’s start here: ‘Starbucks.’” The room answered, “Coffee.” “Toyota.” “Cars.” “Rolex.” “Watches.” With each brand, the attendees chimed in without hesitating until he got to the final one—“the Church.” Silence.

At that point, you would have thought the question had been posed to a room full of crickets. Imagine a group of church pastors, thinking a mile-a-minute, desperate to find the one word that would best describe the “business” of the Church. Imagine you were one of those pastors. How would you answer the question? What one word would be the best description of the “business” of the Church? Hopefully, at least one of those pastors finally jumped up and shouted, “Discipleship!” 

So here's a simple question you might want to ponder: To what extent are you confident you have been trained and equipped to disciple others?

A. Very confident

B. Somewhat confident

C. Not confident at all

You might be surprised to know that in our experience, a majority of professing Christians answer B or C. That's why Calling All Disciples exists. We develop resources and training to give people rails to run on to help them understand the gospel and what it means to be a disciple of Jesus who can move forward to make disciples.

Perhaps this is the right time for you to discover how we can help you or your organization make disciples who make disciples--and don't forget to look for new articles here on our website as we continue to explore discipleship and disciple-making.

Disciple on in Jesus' name!