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Proposed TopicMatthew 28:18-20 taught by the central protagonist of the Christian faith, Jesus Christ, shares the goal of the Christian faith regarding functional Christian ministry and the advancement of mobility of Christian faith in Christian education. This passage of scripture explains the need to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and spreading the gospel both abroad and at home in an effort to make more disciples of Jesus Christ. Ultimately, making disciples is the crux of action on the part of the Christian in order to spread the Christian faith and fulfill the command of Jesus Christ. The word “disciple,” “μαθητεύσατε,” (Aland, Aland, Black, Martini, Metzger, & Wikgren, 1993) within this passage can mean “to be a follower” (Swanson, 1997) or “to be a student, with the implication of being a follower of the teacher." (Arndt, Danker and Bauer, 2000). Ultimately, a disciple is someone who models their life on that of their teacher, who in the Christian religion is Jesus Christ. In the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John Jesus is often identified as the "Master" and is seen using a unique pedagogical approach that ignites transformation of the individual's life. The theological model in practice for this type of transformation is that the individual would return to their social sphere in which they reside and make an impact for Jesus Christ, in turn triggering the sociological transformation. Scripture passages such as Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 22:23-44, Mark 12:28-40, Luke 9:18-27, Luke 8:26-39, and Luke 20:1-18 show glimpses of Pedagogy of Jesus in his role as a teacher/facilitator within a dialogue that asks probing questions using a Socratic method...... middle of document...... Lexington, Kentucky.Shah, M. (2008). The Socratic Teaching Method: A Therapeutic Approach to Learning. Teaching Philosophy, 31(3), 267-275. Extract on 11 October 2013 from the EBCOHOST website: http://ehis.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&sid=2C32ed6d-4e51-40ff-952B- %3d%3 d# db =ehh&AN=34491730Stewart, J. S. (2000). The life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press.Swanson, J. (1997). Dictionary of Biblical Languages ​​with Semantic Domains: Greek (New Testament) (electronic ed.). Oak Harbor, Washington: Logos Research Systems, Inc. Vu, MA (2009, February 2). The most religiously devout group of African Americans. The Christian post. Retrieved October 9, 2013, from The Christian Post website: http://www.christianpost.com/news/african-americans-most-religiously-devout-group-36736/