[You can read Part 1, What is the Discipleship Mirage?, at: http://www.marketfaith.org/2023/07/the-discipleship-mirage-part-1-what-is-the-discipleship-mirage/] My personal journey down the road of helping churches put a focus on discipleship training began with my missionary experience. My wife and I served nearly 17 years as missionaries in two different countries – nearly 12…

Back in the day when most churches had regular church programs on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, and Wednesday evenings, there was a predictable pattern regarding attendance. The largest attendance was in the Sunday morning worship service, with the next largest being in the Bible study program that happened prior to…