Just What is a Disciple?

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Christ’s parting words to His Church command us to “go therefore and make disciples of all the nations.” To make disciples, we must become disciples, as Christ describes them. Just what is a disciple according to the Bible? Are we the disciples Christ would have us be?
Rick Shabi

Rick Shabi (1954-2025) was ordained an elder in 2000, and relocated to northern Florida in 2004. He attended Ambassador College and graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Business, with a major in Accounting. After enjoying a rewarding career in corporate and local hospital finance and administration, he became a pastor in January 2011, at which time he and his wife Deborah served in the Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida, churches. Rick served as the Treasurer for the United Church of God from 2013–2022, and was President from May 2022 to April 2025.