Now you've made it to the end of the book, you have probably just made a disciple who is ready to go and make a disciple for themselves. Help them to think about who this could be. You could even buy a copy of the book and give it to them to use for themselves.
For this discipling relationship, you both now have a choice to make....If you want to carry on in the same discipling relationship:
- Have a review conversation - ask the disciple what they've found most helpful, if there's anything they would have liked more or less of, and how they have found having these conversations with you. There are more question ideas on the "What To Do Next" page at the back of the book. This is a great way to grow as a discipler and hearing feedback is one of the best ways to learn. Make sure you take some time to reflect on the feedback and consider what you might want to change or do differently going forwards.
- Decide together what you will do in future sessions. You could continue with the same format by picking a topic, researching some scripture around it, and then asking great questions. Or you could pick a Christian book and read through it together, reflecting on what they are learning through reading. Or you could pick a book of the Bible, or a biblical theme, to go through. Or you could go back through some of the topics already covered and ask the disciple how their life has changed/what is different for them following you conversation. If they decided to do something (or stop doing something!) in your discipleship meeting, you could ask them how it is going.If you don't want to carry on in the same discipling relationship:
- Still have a review conversation - their feedback will still help you to grow as a discipler even if you aren't going to be discipling them any more. It will help you disciple the next person!
- Think about who else you could disciple - now you've done it once, you'll be even more confident the next time round! Could you disciple a couple of people at the same time?