Hispanic clergy and laity focus on being disciple-makers

On Saturday, July 29, 2023, the pastors serving in Hispanic congregations in the South Georgia Annual Conference and several of their local church members met in Cordele to receive training on “How to be a Disciple-Maker.” This program, which will be used in each of the congregations, promotes a system to develop leaders by training them to intentionally reach and disciple new persons and form small groups whose "disciples" will also reach others for Christ and their church.
 
The training was led by Rev. Alejandro Fernández, pastor in Uruguay and president of Making Disciples for Latin America. Rev. Fernandez was assisted by Rev. Carlos González, retired pastor of the Methodist Church of Costa Rica who resides now in the Macon area and is the coordinator for the southeastern USA. 
 
This program is designed to help in the areas of evangelism, discipleship, friendship, and caring. Twenty-six people were trained, and they will begin this Fall gathering their small groups after they have received a second training. This program is being widely used in Methodist churches in Latin America where it has given great results.
 
--Submitted by Rev. Daniel Medina, conference director of Hispanic ministries