A Spiritual parent has been parented by someone else.

2 Timothy 2:2

Spiritual parents should eventually see spiritual grand kids.

2 Timothy 2:2

Spiritual parents are critical for a disciple making church.

What does a Spiritual Parent look like?

• Intentional about building relationships so discipleship can happen.
• Reproduce the process they have learned as a disciple.
• Able to feed themselves spiritually on God's word.
• Work within a team of disciples, acknowledging that they don't possess all a disciple needs to be well rounded.

How can we identify a Spiritual Parent?

• "A guy at work asked me to explain the Bible to him. Pray with me."
• "We get to baptize someone from our Life Group. We're excited to help them get plugged into ministry somewhere."
• "Our Life Group is going on mission, and I have given everyone a specific task to do."
• "I realize discipleship happens at home too. Will you hold me accountable to spending time discipling my kids?"

What does a Spiritual Parent need?

Hebrews 3:12-13

• Ongoing relationships with other disciple-makers
• A church family-discipling people as part of a team
• Peer accountability and encouragement

What spiritual habit does a Spiritual Parent need?

• Making Disciples

When you are in a relationship with someone who is a spiritual parent they need you to release them to DISCIPLE...

• Explain the disciple-making process
• Release to disciple another with help
• Release to disciple alone

What characteristics do you need to develop in order to be ready to be a spiritual parent?

In What areas are you most ready to be a spiritual parent?

To make disciples, we must first be disciples. Therefore, ask yourself...

• Who am I discipling to follow Jesus?
• What is my intentional plan for helping them grow through the stages?
• Who in my life is encouraging and challenging me to keep growing as a disciple-maker?