The Discipleship Deficit: Who's guiding the spiritually curious?

In the final episode of this season, Peter and Katherine ask whether today’s surge in spiritual curiosity is hiding a discipleship deficit: many people are encountering Jesus through online content without anyone guiding them into ongoing faith.

They share personal discipleship stories and highlight the vital role relationships has to play in the discipleship journey. They discuss the rise of online “baby Christians,” including a former tarot reader who publicly converted to Christianity, and note survey findings that 40% of people come to Jesus without someone present at the moment of faith.

The conversation explores why local church community matters, how the online world can be a great tool for evangelism and practical ways churches can respond by offering community, intergenerational relationships, clear signposting, and helping new believers connect to a local church.

00:00 Intro

00:59 Discipleship deficit

01:52 Discipleship stories

03:50 What is discipleship?

04:52 Online conversions

08:23 From screen to church

12:00 Why church matters

14:40 Social media formation

15:31 Healthy online boundaries