Moulton Baptist Church
We are all familiar with the Great Commission — or are we? “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 28:19).
We are told by Jesus to go and make disciples and many have understood this to mean evangelism. However, making disciples includes so much more. Making disciples also means helping believers to have a growing relationship with Jesus that results in acts of service and evangelism.
The problem with these other aspects is that they are hard to measure and some take a long time to reach. The problem is more than lack of zeal for evangelism by most believers. It also is a lack of spiritual maturity, service and multiplication. We have not come close to completion of our task until a new believer is brought to the level of a true disciple.
What does that look like? A believer that is spiritually mature, actively engaged in ministry in their local church and seeking to share their faith with others. Maybe it is time to expand our vision to encompass the whole ministry of making disciples.
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