Read: Matthew 16:24-27
This brings us face-to-face with the question of how to replicate the process of discipleship. Throughout history, it has been approached in a number of ways. Some engaged in a monastic life. Others became crusaders. Some took vows of celibacy. There were many who devoted themselves to cross-cultural missions. Still others chose to live among the poor, the diseased and the outcasts of society.
In our modern era, we have in many instances reduced the discipleship process to a passive act of being taught about Jesus or studying others in history that have modeled true discipleship. This gap between learning and action has handicapped the modern church by producing passive “disciples”. We have taken discipleship off the streets and brought it into the classroom and the church pew.
While it is good to learn about becoming a disciple, there is significantly more that can only be understood through practice. In order to re-engage the discipleship process, we need to look at another word that better captures the essence of discipleship today. That word is apprenticeship.
Journal/Text Question: Have you ever had someone apprentice you in your faith?
Prayer Starter: Jesus, show me what needs to change in my life in order to fully pursue being an apprentice of you.
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