We Need Someone to Walk With Us
When I look back over my life, I can clearly see the people God used to help shape me into the follower of Jesus, husband, father, and pastor I am today.
My discipleship began at home. I owe so much to my parents, who raised me in God’s Word and showed me what it looked like to love Jesus and faithfully serve His church. Long before I understood the word discipleship, I was experiencing it.
But God also placed men in my life at different seasons who invested in me personally. Charlie Harrisberger taught me how to serve the church and how to be a young married man in ministry. Ken Baldwin taught me how to evangelize and become a disciple maker. Walter Ballou invested in me and taught me how to lead in student ministry. And there have been many other men along the way who have encouraged me, challenged me, and modeled what it looks like to follow Jesus. I am forever grateful for them.
That is discipleship. It is more than completing a Bible study. It is one person walking alongside another person, helping them follow Jesus.
Before Jesus ascended to heaven, He gave us a clear mission: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19, CSB). Paul later showed us what that multiplication can look like when he told Timothy, “What you have heard from me...commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” (2 Timothy 2:2, CSB).
At Green Acres, we want every person who says yes to Jesus to have someone to walk with them.
That is why I am so excited about our Discipleship Guide and the opportunity for one-on-one discipleship at GABC. Right now, we have over 65 Discipleship Leaders who are ready to walk alongside someone using our six-session Discipleship Guide. The goal is not simply to work through another book. The Guide gives you a starting point for a relationship centered on God’s Word, prayer, spiritual growth, and ultimately helping you become someone who can disciple others.
Maybe you are a new believer and need someone to help you understand what it looks like to follow Jesus. This is for you.
Maybe you have followed Jesus for years, but you would love to have someone intentionally pour into you. This is for you.
Maybe you are walking through a difficult season and need a mature believer to walk alongside you. This is for you.
You don’t have to grow alone.
If you are interested in being discipled, simply fill out our Discipleship Leader Form. The form helps us learn a little about you so we can intentionally match you with a Discipleship Leader who can begin walking alongside you.
Someone did that for me. My prayer is that we can do the same for you—and that one day, you will do the same for someone else.
JASON HUMPHREY
ADULT DISCIPLESHIP PASTOR
