A disciple is a follower or student of a teacher, mentor or method. In the Christian faith a disciple imitates and worships Jesus Christ, and in learning to do this God employs many people. One person helps us learn theology, another how to think about our vocation, another perhaps how to better parent. But while discipleship may involve many people and methods, Jesus says that the essential character of it is the same for every person – it is a kind of death; a dying to live.