Apprenticeship – Building Block no.16
"A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher." Luke 6:40
Part of a master tradesmen’s responsibly is to train an apprentice. If that process continues generation after generation, then the mastery of the trade will continue for generations to come. In a way, that’s pretty much what Christians are called to do; not make apprentices, but disciples, fully trained to go on to make other disciples, who in turn can make other disciples.
A disciple of Jesus isn’t alone in his or her walk with Christ; he or she is actually walking holding someone’s hand, leading the way. As a disciple of Jesus, you should be in a discipling (apprenticeship) relationship with someone who wants to be a disciple.
Oh, be careful on this one. Simply meeting with someone to talk over their week, read a book or pray together on a regular basis is great – it shows a lot of pastoral care and love, but it’s not really intentional discipleship with the goal of making a disciple who can then go on to make a disciple.
Task to Complete:
"And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men,[a] who will be able to teach others also." 2 Tim. 2:2
The bottom line is that you need to find a willing apprentice who wants to be disciple. Ask God to connect you with someone (or maybe even two people) who have a desire to be fully trained to be a disciple. If no one comes to mind, you can contact the church office for a list of people who have already signed up to be discipled.
Once you’ve found an apprentice and have established an apprenticeship relationship, you can fill out the following boxes and click Submit.
