One on One
In his book The Master Plan of Evangelism Robert Coleman points out the example of Jesus in his ministry as individual instruction, small group instruction and preaching to large congregations. These three are at least helpful in considering how a church should organize the discipleship ministry of the church. Making disciples is a direct command in Scripture (Mt 28:18-19). Jesus’ example of making disciples when working with individuals, small groups, and larger gatherings is strategic for the modern church. This blog post focuses on one to one discipleship. Richard Baxter (1615-1691) in his book “The Reformed Pastor” describes how he traveled from home to home teaching the catechism. He had a clerk arrange appointments for the members of the parish. Rev. Baxter would visit each family in the parish. The church provided printed catechisms which he left with his congregation members. His approach was to talk with all members of the household but the time spent with the chi