The Startling Truth About Disciple-Making

Discipleship remains one of the most talked-about topics in the church — and one of the least practiced. We hold conferences, preach sermon series, launch programs. But most followers of Jesus still have no idea how to make a disciple. Something is deeply wrong with that picture. In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, Caesar gets honest about the startling gap between what we call discipleship and what Jesus actually meant. What's blocking it, why it's so rare, and what it really looks like to live as a disciple who makes disciples. Not just a better church member. An actual disciple. In This Episode You’ll Learn: Why we're probably not even talking about the same thing when we say "discipleship" A practical definition of discipleship that finally makes sense Why discipleship matters just as much for not-yet believers as for Christians 7 roadblocks keeping you, your pastor, and your church from true discipleship Get started here... From this episode: "The way many leaders approach maturity is to assume that knowledge produces maturity. But knowledge in and of itself is not a hallmark of Christian maturity. As Paul says, knowledge puffs up. Love builds up." Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started. Download today’s BIG 3 right now . Read and think over them again later. You might even want to share them with others… Thanks for Listening! Thanks so much for joining us again this week. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Join us on Facebook and take part in the discussion! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of this page or right below. Also, please leave an honest review for The Everyday Disciple Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Coaching and Mentorship in Missional Living by Caesar and his wife Tina Resources for missional living and group training - Missio Publishing Start to experience a richer, day-to-day faith ALL WEEK LONG! Registration for Caesar’s “7 Moves to Missional Course” is open now.

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The Startling Truth About Disciple-Making is an episode from Everyday Disciple Podcast by Caesar Kalinowski.

This episode is 31:28 long.

This episode was published on Apr 6, 2026.

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