When my friend and I interviewed ministry leaders about spiritual growth, many outlined habits that help us grow. Three habits in particular received the most mention — reading the Bible, talking to God, and learning together with other Christ-followers. Consistently doing these things is to spiritual maturity what diet, exercise, and rest are to physical […]
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Doing discipleship as a church
Let’s say the goal of church is to help us become like Jesus Christ. Not just a few of us, but all of us, together. This theme is signaled by Jesus and repeated elsewhere in the New Testament. But what does it look like? A friend and I once interviewed scores of authors, pastors, and ministry […]
Four essentials of a church: discipling
I know a flight instructor. His goal is to work himself out of a job. Through months of instruction, discussion, and simulations, he pours his experience and expertise into his students. They cover everything from engines to air frames to instruments to navigation to pilot-speak. Eventually, they go airborne together, and then the student goes […]
“They began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.”*
Following Jesus isn’t learning a new lifestyle, it’s becoming a different person. A person who does what Jesus would do by learning to think like Him. It’s not enough to know about Jesus. We have to understand Him — because He’s the only person who understands what’s real and true. This is called discipleship. Spending time […]
“Walk with me and work with me — watch how I do it.”
That’s Jesus Christ inviting us to follow Him (read it here). What would that look like? When you read about Jesus, you notice that people were drawn to Him. Crowds followed Him around and felt safe with Him — even the outcasts. He was kind to children. He served His followers. His words brought healing. When challenged to condemn, He […]
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