The assumption of Jesus' program for his people on earth was that they would live their lives as his students and co-laborers.

The basic question 'will I obey Christ 's teaching?' is rarely taken as a serious issue. For example, to take one of Jesus' commands, that is relevant to contemporary life, I don't know of any church that actually teaches a church how to bless people who curse them, yet this is a clear command.

In Spiritual formation we are aiming at a character and life that is so shaped that the deeds of Christ routinely and easily come from what is inside.

Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.

The disciple of Jesus is not the deluxe or heavy-duty model of the Christian-especially padded, textured, streamlined, and empowered for the fast lane on the straight and narrow way. He stands on the pages of the New Testament as the first level of basic transportation in the kingdom of God.

A leader enables people to love and honor the role they play in the organization or group they are part of

We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were true.