Back in the 1990s, TODAY IN THE WORD told the story of the famous concert violinist, Jascha Heifetz, leaving a tremendously successful career to accept an appointment as a professor of music at UCLA. Someone asked him what had prompted his decision.
Heifetz replied, "Violin playing is a perishable art. It must be passed on as a personal skill; otherwise it is lost."
I think making disciples for Jesus fits in the same category. Churches cannot make skilled disciples simply by urging members to sit down and listen to gifted preachers and teachers “perform.”
Discipleship is an art—and a skill. It must be passed on at a personal level, or it will be lost.
