... children is so impressive, that non-homeschooling Christians best not criticize them. Their mentoring discipleship approach is working much better than the methodology the average christian family or church is ... people to "OBEY everything I have commanded you". That requires connection. What is more, discipleship is really about making disciples - "who make disciples." It seems ...

... 'm involved with in Yeovil which are bringing about the strongest growth in discipleship - Street Pastors and the Growing Leaders course - are not churches. They both ... need 2 things that we currently don't have: a more relational way of being the church, so that relationships of discipleship are natural to the community, and time. The only way of achieving the latter, is to find less labour ...

... church across the country in a different context will work for them. Organic discipleship is the opposite. Organic discipleship is an organic understanding of the spiritual formation that begins ... , likewise the body of Christ must have an organic structure that can do the same. Organic discipleship is not a program or curriculum; rather it is about learning the natural rhythms of discipleship within ...

... Bonhoeffer, authored a powerful book entitled, The Cost of Discipleship; in which he outlines some of the challenges of being a disciple of Jesus, and describes the difference ... us at odds with the world around us, and with co-workers, and friends and even family. Discipleship does come with a cost. Without any disrespect to Bonhoeffer, however, I think it is just as important to remember that ...

... our staff people raised an interesting question.  She asked why we are so caught up in Discipleship but not in making Apostles.  A disciple, according to the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary, is a ... 39;m guessing that our church is like many churches around the country and world.  We value discipleship.  We value growing in our relationship with God.  We value learning.  ...

... correlation between reading and preaching and teaching? Should there be a relationship? Is reading an area of discipleship for the minister? I grew up in a tradition that delivered mixed signals regarding ministry ... to have a broader meaning. If Paul felt it necessary to cultivate the discipleship of reading it probably would serve us well too. Eugene Peterson suggests that ministers actually ...