Alan Hirsch and the DNA of Gospel movements : Part 3 – Disciple making
A seven-part short video series on the church
What dynamics lead to rapid, indigenous multiplication of the Gospel?
In this seven-part video series, Alan Hirsch introduces the DNA of Gospel Movements. This Missional DNA, or mDNA, is made up of six elements, each working together to bring about the advance of the gospel.
Video #3 - Disciple making
Another key ingredient of mDNA is discipleship and disciple making, because it involves the critical task of becoming more like Jesus, the Founder. It is about embodiment of Jesus and all that he stands for. Jesus movements that change the world are at core, disciple-making systems. At every level of the organization, and in every stage of life, it features significantly.
When dealing with discipleship, the capacity to generate authentic followers of Jesus, we are dealing with a crucial factor that will in the end determine the quality of the whole—if we fail in embedding this element of mDNA then we are guaranteed to fail in all the others.
It is such a critical task that Jesus focused most of his energy on it. For the follower of Jesus, discipleship is not the first step in a promising career, but the fulfillment of their destiny to be conformed to the image of Christ (Romans 8:29).
In his book, The Forgotten Ways, he defines the different elements of a movement, how they interact, and how we in the West can recover this ethos.
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