4. Being and Becoming

Discipleship can often feel like a confusing topic in churches today. What makes you a disciple of Jesus? Is it primarily about attending a worship service on a regular basis? Is it about knowing the Bible really well? These habits can certainly help, but are they the main attributes of a follower of Jesus? Let’s look at the ministry of Jesus and his early followers. Discipleship wasn’t that complicated back then. This radical rabbi called a few young men saying, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Follow and fish. They were used to fishing for fish, so they could imagine what it might be like to fish for people. We can summarize discipleship under these two headings: following Jesus and fishing with Him. Another way to say it is being with Jesus and becoming like Him. That was the goal of discipleship in Jesus’ time: it was like an apprenticeship with the goal of learning from your teacher so you could do the kinds of things He taught and modelled. 

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