What is a disciple and how are they made? If Jesus’ call to each person is to be a disciple and His commission to His church is to make disciples, we had better know what this means.

We might learn about disciple making by thinking about the perfect chocolate chip cookie. First of all, no way a great one comes from store-bought dough. To get the perfect recipe, you have to start with the goal of knowing the texture, taste, and aroma for the perfect cookie. Then you will need to develop a recipe with a combination of the right ingredients, mixed and baked, to get that cookie.

In the same way, if we are to be a disciple making church, we need to begin with the definition of a disciple and then discover the ingredients Jesus gave and the conditions necessary to make disciples in our culture.