Weekend Musings A friend (Miguel, over at Making Disciples on Facebook) asked what my simplest definition of discipleship was. How about this one: “Leading people to believe in, and to love and live more like Jesus for a lifetime.” When people say they want to make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20), what is it we are making? … More A Simple Definition of Discipleship
Friday is for Heart Songs My failures as a parent are too many and too embarrassing to recount. But there are a couple of things I did right. One was marrying Stephnie. A better wife and mother a man could not ask for, … well he could, but he’d be stupid! I’m not stupid. Another … More Family Slogans and Lasting Values
Thursday is for Discipleship How does the simplicity and obviousness of certain passages escape our notice? Perhaps we are just too familiar with some passages. We grow dull of eye and ear and neither see nor hear what is so obvious. Take the “Great Commission” of Matthew 28 for an example. “Go therefore and make … More The Mission is Not to be Educators
Thursday is for Discipleship (The following are excerpted from Bill Hull, The Disciple Making Pastor, p.12-15, bold emphasis added.) “The condition of the heart, … determines the body’s ability to function normally.” “The evangelical church has lost the will to ask the right questions and the courage to face the answers. The critical decision facing … More For The Pastor Who is Serious About Making Disciples
Revised and Re-posted It’s time to begin to think about mid-term elections and this came up on my random post generator. It’s a post I did after the election and not inappropriate to remember the whole year. Now would also be a good time to buy and read or buy and give or recommend my … More That Christ and the Gospel, Not Elections, Would Be the Center of Our Joy
Thursday is for Discipleship All churches are challenged by the need to insure that its ministries are led by men and women who are committed to the same values and vision that the church itself espouses. How does a church insure that all leaders share the same vision, and commit themselves to the same values … More Disciples Who Don’t Teach Aren’t Disciples
Thursday is for Discipleship “Discipleship is evangelistic before it is formative.” I’ve written about this before (see here). When we fail to understand this we truncate the process of real spiritual formation that is truly biblical and Christ-like. Even as I write that sentence I become aware of another aspect of the problem. Words have changed … More If We Aren’t Fishing for Men, We Aren’t Following Jesus
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