Study Guide · Discipleship

Discipleship of Leaders

Discipleship of Leaders is a comprehensive study guide by Mary Banks designed to address one of the most urgent crises in the modern church: the absence of genuine, transformational discipleship among those who lead. Despite record numbers of Bible colleges, seminaries, and ministers, spiritual decline continues. This guide confronts that reality head-on and offers a biblically grounded path forward. Across seven chapters, readers will discover the core definition of discipleship and how it differs fundamentally from Bible study or sermon recaps. Mary Banks draws on the examples of Jesus and Paul to show that effective discipleship is always targeted, intentional, and responsive to the actual spiritual condition of those being led. Leaders learn why they themselves must be discipled first before they can spiritually develop others, and why moral goodness alone falls far short of the new creature God calls us to be. The guide explores practical methods and approaches to discipling leaders, how to set meaningful goals and expectations for leadership development, and why the wilderness seasons of life serve as God's advanced training ground for those He is preparing for greater responsibility. A self-assessment exercise called Judge Your Church helps leaders honestly evaluate the spiritual health of their congregations. This study guide is ideal for pastors, ministry leaders, elders, and anyone in a position of spiritual oversight who desires to move beyond surface-level church growth and into the kind of deep, lasting transformation that produces disciples who can disciple others. Exercises, reflection questions, and generous note pages make it suitable for both individual study and group settings.

Mary Banks · 1 chapter · 9k words