Myths of Discipleship/Mentoring

Austin Gardner • August 6, 2023
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The following are myths that many hold on to about discipleship


  1. Thinking that discipleship is lessons from a book

  2. Thinking that a person has to grow to a certain point to be involved in ministry

  3. Not understanding the difference between basic discipleship, mentoring or training
  4. New convert lessons is basic discipleship practiced by the church since I was a child
  5. Teaching them individually is great but it is still basic
  6. Mentorship is going to take a person from 0 to full participation in ministry

  7. Thinking I can't disciple or lead other people

  8. Building a church without training leaders

  9. Thinking that you need to treat everyone equally

  10. Thinking you can't have favorites

  11. Thinking that no one is interested in preaching
  12. They don't understand what the call means and get little help with it
  13. Not taught how they can be used of God
  14. There is no environment that leads to being called of God

  15. Thinking you need to pay all your disciples

  16. Thinking it just doesn't happen when you really need to learn that you must make it happen, teach them

  17. Thinking that your people will never whatever

  18. The secret is not the teaching and preaching but the living.

  19. it is the impact of one life on another. life on life
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