Day 8: 3 Simple Skills Every Christ Follower Needs Welcome to Day 8 as you Take the Missional Challenge! Take the Missional Challenge is a 31 Day experience designed to help align believers with Jesus' mission. Each day's post includes missional concepts and activities. For more information - click here. "It is the nature of a disciple to make more disciples. They can't help themselves--this is who they are."            - David Watson Jesus was a disciplemaker. He started a disciplemaking movement. He not only made disciples, but He sent His disciples to make disciples (Matthew 28:19-20). In the 21st Century, the practices of being a disciple and making disciples aren't intuitive to Christians. Yet it should be the most basic missional activity for all believers. Jesus expects His followers to help others to follow Him.   3 Simple Skills   Every Christian needs to align with Jesus' mission. This includes developing personal skills that will result in fulfilling that mission.    Skill #1: Follow Jesus!     Skill #2: Help Others to Follow Jesus!     Skill #3: Help Others to Help Others to Follow Jesus!     Here's a brief video about these 3 skills. (3 min)       DAY 8 ACTION STEP: Discover Ways to Help Others Follow Jesus. 1. Develop daily habits as you follow Jesus.           + Faith habits - embracing the cross           + Love habits - experiencing community           + Hope habits - engaging the culture 2. Help someone you know to follow Jesus.           + Show them how you follow Jesus.           + Teach them to obey Jesus.           + Pass on habits of faith, hope, love Day 8 Missional Challenge: Commit yourself to follow Jesus fully. Help someone you know to follow Jesus! Related Posts: How Jesus Made Disciples Pre-Conversion Discipleship Making Disciples vs. Being Disciples