Mid-Year Discipleship Challenge
- Rev. Zach Kingery
- Jul 15
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 28
July marks the halfway point of the year, which means it is a great time to pause for the spiritual discipline of self-examen and ask a vital question for your walk with Christ and for our mission as His Church: Who am I discipling right now?
To be a Conference where Every Church Plants, we must have a renewed focus on discipleship, not as a program, but as the daily, missional life of a disciple. Too often, discipleship gets reduced to a curriculum or a class, when, in fact, it is a call to intentional and reproducible relationships centered on Jesus Christ.
Discipleship is not a responsibility only for pastors; it is for every follower of Jesus. In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus commissions all of His followers to “go and make disciples.” That command hasn’t changed. Every Christian should be both growing in their own faith and helping someone else do the same.
Paul gives a clear picture of this in 2 Timothy 2:2 when he tells Timothy, “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” Disciples who make disciples who make disciples! This is multiplication, and it’s how the early church spread from a small group of followers to a global movement.
This month, we’re issuing a Mid-Year Discipleship Challenge to every leader, pastor, and believer in our Conference, and we encourage you to share this challenge with your family and congregation:
Ask yourself three simple questions:
Who have I personally shared Christ with in the past three months, and have I followed up?
Who are you intentionally discipling with the agreed-upon goal that they will disciple someone else?
In my role as a member of my local congregation (because we all have a role), who am I intentionally equipping to do what I do?
