Discipleship and Spiritual Growth

Outreach Resources of the Year: Discipleship

Here are the top Discipleship resources of the year.

Keep It Weird

I like routine, and I like many “normal” things. I am a creature of habit. So, I am not going to talk about how churches need to be spontaneous and constantly “shake things up.”

Spiritual Disciples

Like so many I know and love, I can easily imagine how my path into the void could have led somewhere other than here, back home.

Why a Lamb Must Be One Year Old

Christ is our perfect, unblemished passover lamb who takes away our sin and reconciles us to himself.

Margaret Feinberg: Taste and See

Discovering God among Butchers, Bakers and Fresh Food Makers

True Leaders Use Their Gifts for the Good of Others

Following Jesus' example, leaders in the church are not rulers but servants equipping the body of Christ.

A.J. Swoboda: Subversive Sabbath

The Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World

Scot McKnight: Open to the Spirit

God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us

Why We Should Be Intentional About Rest

God places a great deal of significance on rest, so much so that it was his first word to Adam and Eve.

The Importance of Preaching the Theology of Suffering

God uses affliction as a loving tool to make us holy after the image of Christ.

What Is the Point of Suffering?

Hideous as it is, suffering is never for nothing.