EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP IX. Discipleship A disciple is a learner or “pupil.” 4 The Great Commission teaches us to make disciples. In Christian theology, the process of making disciples is called “discipleship.” Scripture teaches disciples to become mature. The Apostle Paul wrote that people within the church should work together to bring disciples to maturity. Disciples become mature by becoming like Christ 11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ maybe built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of
