February 2010
2 posts
A New Model for Discipleship
What would a new model for discipleship look like? Well, a new model would of course be faithful to the oldest model - that utilized by Jesus and his disciples. Here are some elements of a new/old model for discipleship that migh be helpful for us in the old-line church to consider: 1. Discipleship is about forging relationships. A “disciple” is a student, which suggests that...
Figuring out discipleship
Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.” - Luke 5: 10b I wonder what happened to that idea. Somewhere along the way, the church stopped catching people. Or, I should say, the mainline protestant church in America stopped catching people.
The mission of the church, from the days when Jesus walked the earth to the present moment, has essentially been...