The Bicycle Illustration: Disciple Making Is Just Like Riding a Bike

By: Gravitt, Justin G.

Pastors and church leaders everywhere are asking the same question: How do we get everyday people to make disciples? A Barna study commissioned by The Navigators found the top reasons Christians don't. They haven't thought about it. No one has asked them. They don't feel qualified or equipped.

The Bicycle Illustration will empower you to become a disciple maker. Using a simple, memorable picture, this booklet shows you the essential elements of disciple making, the common challenges that hinder progress, and the practical steps to overcome them.

You'll learn the Disciple's Wheel and the Disciple Maker's Wheel. You'll learn six practical steps: teach him what, tell her why, show him how, get her started, keep him going, and help her pass it on.

You'll also discover who to invite: people who are faithful, available, and teachable. You'll see how to invite someone in a way that isn't weird, through relationship building, life and ministry skills, and character development. You'll learn to balance relationship and intentionality, pace the relationship, and face the two-faced fear that keeps would-be disciple makers on the sidelines. And you'll receive God's "Dad Guarantee," the promise of Jesus that backs every disciple maker with His authority and His presence.

This booklet is short, practical, and easy to use. It's ideal for pastors, church leaders, and every believer who wants to obey the Great Commission. Best of all, you can use it to help others become disciple makers too

Justin G. Gravitt has served with The Navigators since 2000. He is the author of The Foundation of a Disciplemaking Culture (NavPress, 2024)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CW7PKNRC
• ISBN13: 9798218359379
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: One Disciple to Another Press
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 4.3" x 7.0"