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The curious, the convinced, and the committed

Posted on August 15, 2009 | Filed Under Discipleship, News 

Navigator full-time labourer and director of The NavTeens, Robert Yeun reflects and shares lessons he has learned about disciplemaking over the years from different sources and personal experience.

1. Disciplemaking must involve the heart, the head, and the hand. I’m better with the head and the hand than with the heart. I prefer to think, and I prefer to do. I must learn to make disciples using the heart. One of the new things that really intrigued me is this word “emote”. I am challenged to connect with those I disciple at the emotional level as well.

2. In discipling, there are three types of people: the curious, the convinced, and the committed. The curious is one who has just started out and is wanting to know more. The convinced is one who as you go through the process, will say, “This is it, this is it!” But they won’t throw everything in until they become the committed. Disciplemaking is getting the person from the curious to the committed stage.

3. Allow rope for people to fail in discipling – both the trainer and the trainees. I have seen a lot fail in discipling whether they intentionally or unintentionally do it. Many times I don’t give enough rope for people to fail. When they fail, the first thing I think of doing is to kick them out. Or I will make very strict demands on them until they scream and give up.

4. The three I’s of making disciples

a. Be intentional. Disciplemaking is not just about meeting with a person, but as I depend on God, consider what that person needs, and then come up with whatever is necessary to help him grow – it could be a training, syllabus, or other tools and materials.
b. Be intimate with God. I need to be intimate with God so they can imitate my walk with God. It’s not what I tell them, but what I do.
c. Influence the masses, impact the few. I need to influence so that I can create impact. Discipling is influencing people especially the masses and big groups so that I can impact the few.

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