I'm currently reading the new nine marks journal on Discipling in the Church http://www.9marks.org/journal/discipling-church, and here are some great ideas I want to implement in being a better disciple-making disciple:

1. Give Ministry Away

In other words, DELEGATE. I like this acrostic, Determine the ministry, Examine the duties, Lay out the leadership selection, Educate the leader, Guide the leader, Authorize the leader, Trust the leader, Evaluate the leader (taken from Pastoral Ministry, pg. 244, Alex Montoya's Article on Leading). I should let some of the younger men lead the discussions on Friday Bible Study, let some of the elders lead the Prayer meeting, and let other mature godly men teach the Sunday School.

2. Celebrate Grace in the New Disciples

Encouragement goes along way. Look for evidences of grace in people's lives.

3. Be a "gospel-father" and by discipled by a "gospel-father"

Imitate your leaders. Paul imitated Christ. Timothy imitated Paul who imitated Christ, and so on (Heb 13:17; 1 Cor. 4:15). We look for men to "gospelize" and men to "goseplize" us. Find a godly man in the church and imitate his example. My example is my very own Pastor Ed.

4. Teach Other Elders to Model Disciple-Making

Exhort other Elders to teach and preach the Word (2 Timothy 4:1-2), show hospitality (love of strangers) to church members and strangers, counsel and shepherd people in difficult situations with the Word of God, and let others see their lives in the "everyday" so that they can see how the grace of God is at work in them not only in the church, but also in the home and workplace.