There are number of points very-concisely stated in this article.

For an opening statement: If we claim to be making disciples, while we are failing to equip them for their mission, it’s not difficult logic to see that we are failing at a most fundamental level. The irony is that this kind of practice is standard in most churches. The contrast is that we change the way we think and do being to disciple them with intent – for which some of the  benefits are listed below.

Here they are.