His task is to teach and train his congregation, by his word and his life, to become disciple-making disciples of Jesus. - Colin Marshall

There are not two sorts of disciples — the inner core who really serve Jesus and his gospel, and the rest. To be a disciple is to be a slave of Christ and to confess his name openly before others: “So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven” (Matt 10:

We have to conclude that a Christian with no passion for the lost is in serious need of self-examination and repentance.

However, if we keep the gospel first and central, then learning to do particular activities more effectively can simply be a godly part of our service of Christ and other people.