Third making disciples has been neglected for so long that there is now a crisis of discipleship in the american church few professing christians are living as disciples of jesus and fewer still are making disciples this failure to be salt and light in our decaying society has contributed greatly to the undermining of the church robbing us . Christs church exists for one purpose to make disciples of nations however in this intellectual adventure the author has discovered that the structures and strategies that churches put in place for achieving this mandate is at an all time low this is what prompted the author to come up with a sustainable structure and proven strategies for the churchs exponential growth thus this . The current state of making disciples of jesus christ who are observing all that jesus has commanded is woefully grim this author believes what we have in place for making disciples is inadequate. Knowing that every disciple of jesus christ belongs to god encourages us to have healthier relationships with those we help disciple it also reminds us that god is more committed to their growth and well being than we are god causes his disciples to grow we do not