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2. Primary misconceptions about being a model

a. Becoming like you as the goal

b. Inability to allow for difference

c. You cannot personally reproduce yourself in another

3. Christlikeness the goal of the Christian life

4. Imitation – good, bad, or ugly?

B. The responsibility to be a Mentor (what the discipler does)

1. The modern example: coach

2. Primary misconceptions

a. Being a task master: accountability alone (pretending to be the Holy Spirit in another’s life)

b. Low expectations – non-interference as the goal

c. Inability to balance encouragement and challenge

3. Tasks, skills, and “playing your position”

4. Excellence derived from continuous application (faithfulness): The primary standard for stewarding God’s mysteries

C. The responsibility to be a Friend (how the discipler relates)

1. “Yoke fellow,” Phil. 4.3 – the discipler as a fellow stranger and alien

2. Primary misconceptions

a. Friends must be indirect in their teaching

Context Values/Vision

b. Friends do not interfere

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c. Friendship precludes admonition and accountability